Ethnic Religions people group listing

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People Groups
Total

2,509

Est. Population
of Adherents

729,511,000

People Groups Unreached

796

Est. Adherents in
Unreached Groups

137,437,000

People Groups Frontier

353

Est. Adherents in
Frontier Groups

15,048,000

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 *
	Zhoa	Cameroon	4,200	Zhoa	Ethnic Religions	1 Translation Needed	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Zauzou	China	3,800	Zauzou	Ethnic Religions	1 Translation Needed	4	2-5% ●	2-5% ●	-1 -
	Zaomin	China	47,000	Dzao Min	Ethnic Religions	1 Translation Needed	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
	Zaiwa	China	119,000	Zaiwa	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	2
	Zaiwa	Myanmar (Burma)	60,000	Zaiwa	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Zafisoro	Madagascar	146,000	Malagasy, Merina	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Ywom	Nigeria	13,000	Ywom	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Yuruti	Brazil	-1 Unknown	Wajiara	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Yuracare	Bolivia	6,200	Yuracare	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Yuqui	Bolivia	400	Yuqui	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Yupik, Naukan	Russia	500	Russian	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	1	0.1-2% ●	2-5% ●	1
	Yulu	South Sudan	2,800	Yulu	Ethnic Religions	1 Translation Needed	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Yukagir	Russia	1,800	Russian	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	1	0.1-2% ●	2-5% ●	1
	Yukaghir, Chuvan	Ukraine	200	Ukrainian	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	1	0-0.1% ●	2-5% ●	1
	Yuhupdeh	Brazil	700	Macuna	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Yuhup, Guariba Maku	Brazil	400	Yuhup	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Yuana	Venezuela	1,500	Hodi	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Yoy	Laos	13,000	Yoy	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
	Younuo	China	22,000	Bunu, Younuo	Ethnic Religions	0 Unspecified	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Youmai	China	2,700	Iu Mien	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Yotti	Nigeria	4,300	Yotti	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Yoruba	United States	204,000	Yoruba	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Yora, Manu Park Panoan	Peru	400	Yura	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	4	2-5% ●	2-5% ●	-1 -
	Yongchun	China	17,000	Chinese, Mandarin	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Yogad	Philippines	31,000	Yogad	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
Totals:	2,509 Peoples		729,511,000				796 ◼︎ (353 ✸︎)			3,029

* 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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