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 *
	Sisaala, Western	Ghana	54,000	Sisaala, Western	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	2	0.1-2% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Sisaala, Tumulung	Ghana	190,000	Sisaala, Tumulung	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Siriano	Brazil	-1 Unknown	Portuguese	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Sino-Native	Malaysia	33,000	Chinese, Mandarin	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	2	0.1-2% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Sin	Laos	300	Language unknown	Ethnic Religions	0 Unspecified	4	5-10% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Silur	Laos	5,600	Phu Thai	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
	Silowana	Zambia	36,000	Language unknown	Ethnic Religions	0 Unspecified	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Sila	Laos	3,500	Sila	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
	Sila	Vietnam	1,000	Sila	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	1	0.1-2% ●	2-5% ●	1
	Sihanaka	Madagascar	834,000	Malagasy, Merina	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Sida	Laos	2,800	Sila	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Siang	Indonesia	20,000	Siang	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	1	0.1-2% ●	2-5% ●	1
	Siamou, Seme	Burkina Faso	29,000	Siamou	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	2	0.1-2% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Siamou	Mali	41,000	Siamou	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	1	0-0.1% ●	2-5% ●	1
	Shui, Yunnan	China	12,000	Chinese, Mandarin	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
	Shui	China	327,000	Sui	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	7
	Shuar, Jivaro	Ecuador	73,000	Shuar	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	2	0.1-2% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Shilluk, Dhocolo	South Sudan	534,000	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 -
	Sherbro, Southern Bullom	Sierra Leone	236,000	Sherbro	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	4	5-10% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Shenzhou	China	4,900	Chinese, Mandarin	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	4	2-5% ●	2-5% ●	-1 -
	She	China	745,000	She	Ethnic Religions	0 Unspecified	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	15
	Shanenawa	Brazil	700	Portuguese	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	1	0-0.1% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
	Shabo	Ethiopia	600	Majang	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	1	0-0.1% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
	Setaman	Papua New Guinea	500	Setaman	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	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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