Ethnic Religions people group listing

Religion: Ethnic Religions What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

740,686,000

% of World Population

9.2 %

People Groups

2,641

Unreached Groups

913 (34.6 %)

Map Notes

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Progress Scale: ☀︎●●●●● (
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= Frontier Unreached Peoples)
Photo	People Group	Country	Population	Primary Language	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Scripture Status	Est. Workers Needed *
	Jewish, Cochin	Israel	12,000	Malayalam	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.10 %	0.05 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Jewish, Croatian-speaking	Croatia	1,700	Croatian	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Jewish, Slovak-speaking	Slovakia	2,600	Slovak	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Yaroame	Brazil	500	Yaroame	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	4.00 %	2.00 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Paleni	Burkina Faso	400	Paleni	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	5.00 %	2.00 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Katang, Southern	Laos	44,000	Katang, Southern	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.08 %	0.08 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Toromono	Bolivia	300	Spanish	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Alugu	China	3,600	Alugu	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Khlula	China	35,000	Khlula	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Pholo	China	35,000	Pholo	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Kamchadal	Russia	1,500	Russian	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	4.00 %	0.90 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Banna	Ethiopia	49,000	Hamer-Banna	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	3.00 %	1.30 %	4 New Testament	1
	Borari	Brazil	800	Portuguese	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Koiupanka	Brazil	700	Portuguese	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Arara do Rio Branco	Brazil	300	Arara, Mato Grosso	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Turiwara	Brazil	-1 Unknown	Turiwara	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Baena	Brazil	-1 Unknown	Portuguese	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Kulina Pano	Brazil	200	Kulina	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	4 New Testament	1
	Arara do Rio Amonia	Brazil	500	Language unknown	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Kujubim	Brazil	100	Purubora	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	2 Translation Started	1
	Satere-Mawe	Brazil	16,000	Satere-Mawe	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.50 %	0.40 %	4 New Testament	1
	Gamela	Brazil	1,600	Portuguese	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Katokim	Brazil	900	Portuguese	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Kaman	Myanmar (Burma)	54,000	Rakhine	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	4 New Testament	1
	Enn	Myanmar (Burma)	1,200	Wa, Parauk	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	4.20 %	2.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
Totals:	2,641 Peoples		740,686,000			913 ●				3,427

* 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
1	Unreached - 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 presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%