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Population of Adherents

743,426,000

% of World Population

9.5 %

People Groups

2,624

Unreached Groups

951 (36.2 %)

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Photo ▲ People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
Needed *
Pygmy, Twa Rwanda 242,000 Kinyarwanda Ethnic Religions ● 9.00 % 6.00 % Complete Bible -
Qabiao Vietnam 800 Qabiao Ethnic Religions ● 0.50 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Qabiao, Pubiao China 500 Qabiao Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Qanu China 15,000 Miao, Northern Qiandong Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Qiang, Dajishan China 13,000 Qiang, Southern Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Qiang, Heihu China 28,000 Qiang, Southern Ethnic Religions ● 0.80 % 0.73 % Translation Needed 1
Qiang, Jiaochang China 33,000 Qiang, Southern Ethnic Religions ● 0.70 % 0.30 % Translation Needed 1
Qiang, Longxi China 5,700 Qiang, Southern Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Qiang, Mianchi China 27,000 Qiang, Southern Ethnic Religions ● 1.00 % 0.74 % Translation Needed 1
Qiang, Sanlong China 26,000 Qiang, Southern Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Qiang, Taoping China 8,500 Qiang, Southern Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Qiangyi China 14,000 Qiang, Southern Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Quechua, Chachapoyas Peru 8,600 Quechua, Chachapoyas Ethnic Religions ● 40.00 % 2.00 % Translation Needed -
Rao China 13,000 T'en Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Raute Nepal 900 Raute Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Reel, Atwot South Sudan 104,000 Reel Ethnic Religions ● 14.00 % 8.00 % Translation Needed -
Rejang Kayan, Lisum Malaysia 8,300 Kayan, Rejang Ethnic Religions ● 18.00 % 6.00 % Translation Needed -
Rendille Kenya 81,000 Rendille Ethnic Religions ● 15.00 % 4.20 % New Testament -
Riang Myanmar (Burma) 15,000 Riang Lang Ethnic Religions ● 3.00 % 1.00 % Bible Portions 1
Riang China 2,100 Riang Lang Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Roglai, Cacgia Vietnam 3,600 Roglai, Cacgia Ethnic Religions ● 29.00 % 0.20 % Unspecified -
Roglai, Southern Vietnam 67,000 Roglai, Southern Ethnic Religions ● 30.00 % 8.62 % Unspecified -
Romam Vietnam 600 Romam Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Sa'och Cambodia 500 Khmer Ethnic Religions ● 18.00 % 16.00 % Complete Bible -
Saek Laos 4,000 Saek Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.03 % 0.03 % Translation Needed 1
Totals: 2,624 Peoples   743,426,000     951 ●       3,578
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