Ethnic Religions people group listing

Religion: Ethnic Religions What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

742,568,000

% of World Population

9.1 %

People Groups

2,651

Unreached Groups

933 (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 *
	Korapun-Sela	Indonesia	7,200	Korupun-Sela	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Dayak, Kendayan	Indonesia	398,000	Kendayan	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Dayak, Kendayan	Malaysia	17,000	Kendayan	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	2	0.1-2% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Murut, Selungai	Indonesia	900	Murut, Selungai	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Murut, Selungai	Malaysia	1,000	Murut, Selungai	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Semai, Central Sakai	Malaysia	65,000	Semai	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	4	2-5% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Semandang	Indonesia	106,000	Semandang	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Murut, Sembakung	Indonesia	4,400	Murut, Sembakung	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Murut, Sembakung	Malaysia	3,200	Murut, Sembakung	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Sentani, Buyaka	Indonesia	127,000	Sentani	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Shal, Shall-Zwall	Nigeria	16,000	Shall-Zwall	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Shama	Nigeria	10,000	Shama-Sambuga	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	2	0.1-2% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Sere	Congo, Democratic Republic of	14,000	Sere	Ethnic Religions	0 Unspecified	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Murut, Serudung	Malaysia	1,000	Murut, Serudung	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	2	0.1-2% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Seta	Papua New Guinea	300	Seta	Ethnic Religions	1 Translation Needed	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Setaman	Papua New Guinea	500	Setaman	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Seti	Papua New Guinea	300	Seti	Ethnic Religions	1 Translation Needed	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Gbe, Seto	Benin	48,000	Gun	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	2	0.1-2% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Karen, S'gaw	Thailand	216,000	Karen, S'gaw	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Sha	Nigeria	6,500	Sya	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Sherbro, Southern Bullom	Sierra Leone	232,000	Sherbro	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	4	5-10% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Shilluk, Dhocolo	South Sudan	524,000	Shilluk	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Shilluk	United States	6,200	Shilluk	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Senoufo, Central	Burkina Faso	72,000	Senoufo, Sicite	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	4	2-5% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Tatar, Shorian	Kazakhstan	300	Shor	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
Totals:	2,651 Peoples		742,568,000				933 ◼︎ (440 ✸︎)			3,438

* 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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