Ethnic Religions people group listing

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People Groups
Total

2,509

Est. Population
of Adherents

732,518,000

People Groups Unreached

796

Est. Adherents in
Unreached Groups

137,599,000

People Groups Frontier

353

Est. Adherents in
Frontier Groups

15,123,000

Map Notes

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Photo	People Group	Country	Population	Primary Language	Primary Religion	Scripture Status	Progress Scale	% Evangelical Range	% Christian Adh Range	Est. Workers Needed *
	Ndendeule	Tanzania	231,000	Ndendeule	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Ndigiri	Kenya	3,400	Gikuyu	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	4	2-5% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Ndombe	Angola	60,000	Ndombe	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Ndop-Bamessing, Ndob	Cameroon	43,000	Kenswei Nsei	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Ndreme, Pelasla	Cameroon	22,000	Vame	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	4	2-5% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Lakonde	Brazil	-1 Unknown	Portuguese	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	2	-1 Unknown	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Senoufo, Niangolo	Burkina Faso	118,000	Senoufo, Senara	Ethnic Religions	1 Translation Needed	2	0.1-2% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Ngalik, South	Indonesia	8,500	Silimo	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Ngalkbun	Australia	-1 Unknown	Gunwinggu	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	4	2-5% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Ngamo, Ngamawa	Nigeria	135,000	Ngamo	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Ngarinman, Hainman	Australia	-1 Unknown	Ngarinyman	Ethnic Religions	0 Unspecified	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Ngbaka Mabo, Bwaka	Congo, Democratic Republic of	41,000	Ngbaka Ma'bo	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Ngoshe Sama, Ngossi	Cameroon	2,100	Gvoko	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Ngoshe Sama, Nggweshe	Nigeria	49,000	Gvoko	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Ngete	Chad	43,000	Ngete	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Nguon	Laos	900	Nguon	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	4	2-5% ●	2-5% ●	-1 -
	Mambila, Nigeria	Nigeria	224,000	Mambila, Nigeria	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Mamboru	Indonesia	12,000	Mamboru	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Mambwe-Lungu	Tanzania	672,000	Mambwe-Lungu	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Mamprusi	Togo	20,000	Mampruli	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	4	2-5% ●	2-5% ●	-1 -
	Nimbari	Nigeria	200	Nyam	Ethnic Religions	1 Translation Needed	4	5-10% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Ninggera, Negira	Papua New Guinea	300	Ningera	Ethnic Religions	1 Translation Needed	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Ningil	Papua New Guinea	2,000	Ningil	Ethnic Religions	1 Translation Needed	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Ninzo	Nigeria	150,000	Ninzo	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	4	2-5% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Nkangala	Angola	64,000	Nkangala	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
Totals:	2,509 Peoples		732,518,000				796 ◼︎ (353 ✸︎)			3,030

* An estimate of the number of pioneer workers needed for initial church planting among unreached people groups by country. Estimates are calculated only for unreached people groups and are based on ratio of 1 worker-unit (single person or married couple) per 50,000 living in an unreached people group by country, or for example one team of four worker-units per 200,000 people. Some workers may already be onsite. Many more workers are needed beyond this initial estimate.

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Level	Description	Criteria
1a	Unreached (Frontier) - Less than 1 in 1,000 (0.1%) identify as Christians in any way. ✸︎	Evangelicals <=0.1% Professing Christians <=0.1%
1b	Unreached (non-Frontier) - Few evangelicals and little, if any, history of Christianity. ◼︎	Evangelicals >0.1% and <=2% Professing Christians >0.1% and <=5%
1	Unreached (All) - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity. ✸︎+◼︎	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
3	Superficially reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest to moderate presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

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