Ethnic Religions people group listing

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People Groups
Total

2,508

Est. Population
of Adherents

732,444,000

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 *
	Mbosi	Congo, Republic of the	670,000	Mbosi	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Mbonga, Mboa	Nigeria	2,400	Mbonga	Ethnic Religions	1 Translation Needed	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Mbati, Isongo	Central African Republic	98,000	Mbati	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Mbangala	Angola	826,000	Mbangala	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Mbalanhu	Namibia	400	Mbalanhu	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Mawayana	Brazil	300	Waiwai	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Matipu	Brazil	200	Portuguese	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Matbat	Indonesia	5,100	Matbat	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	4	2-5% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Mataru	Papua New Guinea	2,000	Language unknown	Ethnic Religions	0 Unspecified	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Masiguare	Colombia	600	Cuiba	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	2	0.1-2% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Mashi	Nigeria	1,800	Mashi (Nigeria)	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Masakin	Sudan	80,000	Dagik	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	2
	Mari, Hop	Papua New Guinea	1,700	Mari (PNG, Madang Province)	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Mapoyo	Venezuela	400	Spanish	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Manyika	Mozambique	166,000	Manyika	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Manusela, Wahai	Indonesia	7,600	Sou Upaa	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Mantsi	Vietnam	4,900	Mantsi	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	0	-1 Unknown	0-0.1% ●	1
	Manobo, Talaandig	Philippines	7,900	Manobo, Western Bukidnon	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Manobo, Sarangani	Philippines	88,000	Manobo, Sarangani	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Manobo, Rajah Kabungsuan	Philippines	12,000	Manobo, Rajah Kabunsuwan	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Manobo, Pulangiyen	Philippines	10,000	Manobo, Western Bukidnon	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Manobo, Obo Kidapawan	Philippines	80,000	Manobo, Obo	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	4	2-5% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Manobo, Ilianen	Philippines	23,000	Manobo, Ilianen	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Manobo, Dibabawon	Philippines	26,000	Manobo, Dibabawon	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Manobo, Cinamiguin	Philippines	41,000	Manobo, Kinamiging	Ethnic Religions	0 Unspecified	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
Totals:	2,508 Peoples		732,444,000				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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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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