Ethnic Religions people group listing

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People Groups
Total

2,510

Est. Population
of Adherents

728,731,000

People Groups Unreached

798

Est. Adherents in
Unreached Groups

138,838,000

People Groups Frontier

354

Est. Adherents in
Frontier Groups

14,941,000

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 *
	Mbeere	Kenya	213,000	Kiembu	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Mbelime, Niendi	Benin	94,000	Mbelime	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Mbelime, Niendi	Togo	3,200	Mbelime	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Mboi	Nigeria	43,000	Mboi	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Mbonga, Mboa	Nigeria	2,300	Mbonga	Ethnic Religions	1 Translation Needed	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Mbosi	Congo, Republic of the	655,000	Mbosi	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Mbowe	Zambia	1,000	Mbowe	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Mbugwe	Tanzania	55,000	Mbugwe	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Mbukushu, Gova	Botswana	41,000	Mbukushu	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Mbukushu, Kusso	Angola	18,000	Mbukushu	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Mbula-Bwazza, Bere	Nigeria	142,000	Mbula-Bwazza	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Mbunga	Tanzania	95,000	Mbunga	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Me'en	Sudan	3,100	Me'en	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Mebu	Papua New Guinea	1,100	Ma	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Media Lengua	Ecuador	3,300	Media Lengua	Ethnic Religions	0 Unspecified	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Mefele	Cameroon	21,000	Mefele	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	2	0.1-2% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Megili	Nigeria	122,000	Migili	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Mehinaku	Brazil	300	Mehinaku	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Mekem	Brazil	-1 Unknown	Portuguese	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Mel	Cambodia	3,600	Mel-Khaonh	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	4	5-10% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Mendriq	Malaysia	200	Minriq	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
	Meneng	Uganda	2,300	Ateso	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Meng	China	5,200	Hani	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	4	2-5% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Mengwu	China	24,000	Sani	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Meoswar	Indonesia	1,100	Meoswar	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
Totals:	2,510 Peoples		728,731,000				798 ◼︎ (354 ✸︎)			3,028

* 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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