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 *
	Pygmy, Bayaka	Central African Republic	25,000	Yaka (Central African Republic)	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Bobo Fing	Mali	46,000	Konabere	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	4	2-5% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Bobo Fing	Burkina Faso	83,000	Konabere	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Manobo, Binukid	Philippines	207,000	Binukid	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Itneg, Binongan Tinguian	Philippines	11,000	Itneg, Binongan	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Bintulu	Malaysia	13,000	Vaie	Ethnic Religions	0 Unspecified	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Birifor, Southern	Ghana	226,000	Birifor, Southern	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Birifor, Southern	Côte d'Ivoire	10,000	Birifor, Southern	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Birifor, Northern	Burkina Faso	270,000	Birifor, Malba	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Birwa	Botswana	21,000	Birwa	Ethnic Religions	1 Translation Needed	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Birwa	South Africa	13,000	Birwa	Ethnic Religions	1 Translation Needed	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Birwa	Zimbabwe	135,000	Birwa	Ethnic Religions	1 Translation Needed	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Bisis, Yambiyambi	Papua New Guinea	6,100	Bisis	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Biyo	China	156,000	Biyo	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	4	5-10% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Bo, Po	Papua New Guinea	200	Bo (Papua New Guinea)	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Borghom	Nigeria	186,000	Boghom	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Boko, Bokonya	Benin	156,000	Boko (Benin)	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Kulango, Bondoukou	Ghana	49,000	Kulango, Bondoukou	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Bonggi	Malaysia	5,900	Bonggi	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Banda, Mid-Southern	South Sudan	2,800	Banda, Mid-Southern	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Bongo	South Sudan	21,000	Bongo	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Bororo	Brazil	1,700	Bororo	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Brong	Côte d'Ivoire	298,000	Abron	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Kulango, Bouna	Ghana	38,000	Kulango, Bouna	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Bouye	Papua New Guinea	1,900	Pouye	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	4	5-10% ●	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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