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Population of Adherents

743,636,000

% of World Population

9.5 %

People Groups

2,627

Unreached Groups

954 (36.3 %)

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
Needed * ▲
Buriat, Russian Russia 470,000 Buriat, Russia Ethnic Religions ● 1.00 % 0.04 % Complete Bible 9
Zhuang, Zuojiang Vietnam 427,000 Zhuang, Zuojiang Ethnic Religions ● 0.20 % 0.14 % Translation Needed 9
Han Chinese, Cantonese China, Macau 519,000 Chinese, Yue Ethnic Religions ● 1.60 % 1.26 % Complete Bible 10
Yakut Russia 487,000 Yakut Ethnic Religions ● 3.00 % 0.10 % New Testament 10
Nosu, Xiaoliangshan China 553,000 Language unknown Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.10 % 0.05 % Unspecified 11
Zhuang, Nong China 553,000 Zhuang, Nong Ethnic Religions ● 0.20 % 0.14 % Unspecified 11
Yazidi Iraq 574,000 Kurdish, Northern Ethnic Religions ● 0.14 % 0.14 % Complete Bible 11
Dong, Northern China 596,000 Dong, Northern Ethnic Religions ● 0.12 % 0.10 % Translation Needed 12
Hmu, Eastern China 602,000 Miao, Eastern Qiandong Ethnic Religions ● 3.00 % 0.22 % Translation Needed 12
Jew, Russian United States 654,000 Russian Ethnic Religions ● 0.50 % 0.10 % Complete Bible 13
Jew, Russian Israel 684,000 Russian Ethnic Religions ● 2.00 % 1.80 % Complete Bible 14
Laluo, Mishaba China 695,000 Lalo, Dongshanba Ethnic Religions ● 0.15 % 0.10 % Unspecified 14
Li, Ha China 711,000 Hlai Ethnic Religions ● 0.20 % 0.11 % Bible Portions 14
Lingao China 695,000 Lingao Ethnic Religions ● 1.10 % 0.85 % Bible Portions 14
Miao, Enshi China 689,000 Chinese, Mandarin Ethnic Religions ● 0.50 % 0.06 % Complete Bible 14
Nosu, Yinuo China 677,000 Nuosu Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.05 % 0.00 % New Testament 14
Hani China 768,000 Hani Ethnic Religions ● 0.30 % 0.30 % Bible Portions 15
Miao, Hua China 797,000 Miao, Chuanqiandian Cluster Ethnic Religions ● 0.20 % 0.17 % Complete Bible 16
Tai Dam Vietnam 842,000 Tai Dam Ethnic Religions ● 0.17 % 0.14 % New Testament 17
Hmu, Southern China 860,000 Miao, Southern Qiandong Ethnic Religions ● 0.20 % 0.06 % Translation Needed 17
Zhuang, Yang China 837,000 Zhuang, Yang Ethnic Religions ● 0.20 % 0.14 % Unspecified 17
Hausa, Maouri Niger 906,000 Hausa Ethnic Religions ● 3.00 % 1.50 % Complete Bible 18
Bai, Central China 880,000 Bai, Central Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.08 % 0.08 % Bible Portions 18
Zhuang, Youjiang China 1,008,000 Zhuang, Youjiang Ethnic Religions ● 1.20 % 0.90 % Unspecified 20
Nung Vietnam 1,093,000 Nung Ethnic Religions ● 1.00 % 0.03 % New Testament 22
Totals: 2,627 Peoples   743,636,000     954 ●       3,581
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