Ethnic Religions people group listing

Religion: Ethnic Religions What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

742,600,000

% of World Population

9.1 %

People Groups

2,649

Unreached Groups

932 (35.2 %)

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 *
	Qiang, Mianchi	China	26,000	Qiang, Southern	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
	Qiang, Sanlong	China	25,000	Qiang, Southern	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Qiang, Taoping	China	8,300	Qiang, Southern	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Qiangyi	China	13,000	Qiang, Southern	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Rao	China	13,000	T'en	Ethnic Religions	1 Translation Needed	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Samadu, Eastern	China	800	Chinese, Mandarin	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
	Samadu, Western	China	9,900	Chinese, Mandarin	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Saman	China	3,300	Chinese, Mandarin	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
	Sanie	China	8,700	Sanie	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
	Sanqiao	China	6,900	Dong, Southern	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Suan	China	300	Lalo, Central	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Ta'er	China	1,400	Language unknown	Ethnic Religions	0 Unspecified	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Tagu	China	4,600	Talu	Ethnic Religions	1 Translation Needed	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
	Tai Kao	China	15,000	Tai Don	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Tai Don, White Tai	United States	14,000	Tai Don	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Tai Long	Laos	2,300	Tai Long	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Talu	China	15,000	Talu	Ethnic Religions	1 Translation Needed	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
	Tanglang	China	1,400	Tanglang	Ethnic Religions	1 Translation Needed	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Tibetan, Boyu	China	4,300	Tibetan, Central	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
	Tulao	China	5,200	Language unknown	Ethnic Religions	0 Unspecified	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Tusu	China	42,000	Lalo, Central	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Xialusi	China	3,900	Chinese, Mandarin	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Xibe, Western	China	56,000	Xibe	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
	Xijima	China	39,000	Chinese, Mandarin	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Xiqi	China	18,000	Sani	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	1	0-0.1% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
Totals:	2,649 Peoples		742,600,000				932 ◼︎ (440 ✸︎)			3,437

* 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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Prayer Cards

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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