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 *
	Yashi	Nigeria	6,500	Hasha	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Yaruro, Pume	Venezuela	8,400	Pume	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	2	0.1-2% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Yaruro, Pume	Colombia	200	Pume	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	4	2-5% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Yaroame	Brazil	500	Yaroame	Ethnic Religions	1 Translation Needed	1	0.1-2% ●	2-5% ●	1
	Yari	Colombia	900	Spanish	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Yanyuwa	Australia	200	Yanyuwa	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Yanomamo	Venezuela	8,500	Yanomamo	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Yanomamo	Brazil	2,200	Yanomamo	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Yanomami	Brazil	2,400	Yanomami	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	2	0.1-2% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Yanomam	Brazil	19,000	Yanomami	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	2	0.1-2% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Yankunytjatjara	Australia	700	Yankunytjatjara	Ethnic Religions	0 Unspecified	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Yangum Dey	Papua New Guinea	400	Yangum Dey	Ethnic Religions	1 Translation Needed	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Yanghuang	China	16,000	T'en	Ethnic Religions	1 Translation Needed	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Yangdang Waka	Nigeria	11,000	Waka	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Yaminawa, Arara	Peru	400	Yaminahua	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	2	0.1-2% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Yaminawa	Brazil	1,400	Yaminahua	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	4	5-10% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Yaminahua, Chitonajuas	Peru	300	Yaminahua	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Yaminahua, Acre	Bolivia	300	Yaminahua	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Yaminahua	Peru	1,000	Yaminahua	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
	Yala	Nigeria	317,000	Yala	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Yakut	Russia	477,000	Yakut	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	1	0.1-2% ●	2-5% ●	10
	Yakut	China	2,900	Yakut	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Yakarawakta	Brazil	-1 Unknown	Uru-Eu-Wau-Wau	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Yakaikeke	Papua New Guinea	200	Yakaikeke	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Yagua	Peru	8,000	Yagua	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	4	5-10% ●	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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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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