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Population of Adherents

736,633,000

% of World Population

9.2 %

People Groups

2,625

Unreached Groups

923 (35.2 %)

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
Needed * ▲
Safwa Tanzania 495,000 Safwa Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 2.00 % New Testament 10
Yakut Russia 483,000 Yakut Ethnic Religions ● 3.00 % 0.10 % New Testament 10
Han Chinese, Cantonese China, Macau 553,000 Chinese, Yue Ethnic Religions ● 1.60 % 1.26 % Complete Bible 11
Nosu, Xiaoliangshan China 546,000 Language unknown Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.10 % 0.05 % Unspecified 11
Zhuang, Nong China 546,000 Zhuang, Nong Ethnic Religions ● 0.20 % 0.14 % Bible Portions 11
Dong, Northern China 589,000 Dong, Northern Ethnic Religions ● 0.40 % 0.30 % Translation Needed 12
Hmu, Eastern China 594,000 Miao, Eastern Qiandong Ethnic Religions ● 3.00 % 0.22 % Translation Needed 12
Jew, Russian United States 668,000 Russian Ethnic Religions ● 2.50 % 2.00 % Complete Bible 13
She China 660,000 She Ethnic Religions ● 0.30 % 0.12 % Unspecified 13
Nosu, Yinuo China 668,000 Nuosu Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.05 % 0.00 % New Testament 13
Yazidi Iraq 634,000 Kurdish, Northern Ethnic Religions ● 0.14 % 0.14 % Complete Bible 13
Jew, Russian Israel 714,000 Russian Ethnic Religions ● 2.00 % 1.80 % Complete Bible 14
Laluo, Mishaba China 686,000 Lalo, Dongshanba Ethnic Religions ● 0.15 % 0.10 % Unspecified 14
Li, Ha China 702,000 Hlai Ethnic Religions ● 0.20 % 0.11 % Bible Portions 14
Miao, Enshi China 680,000 Chinese, Mandarin Ethnic Religions ● 0.50 % 0.06 % Complete Bible 14
Hani China 759,000 Hani Ethnic Religions ● 0.30 % 0.30 % Bible Portions 15
Miao, Hua China 787,000 Miao, Chuanqiandian Cluster Ethnic Religions ● 0.20 % 0.17 % Complete Bible 16
Tai Dam Vietnam 848,000 Tai Dam Ethnic Religions ● 0.17 % 0.14 % New Testament 17
Hmu, Southern China 849,000 Miao, Southern Qiandong Ethnic Religions ● 0.20 % 0.06 % Translation Needed 17
Zhuang, Yang China 826,000 Zhuang, Yang Ethnic Religions ● 0.20 % 0.14 % Unspecified 17
Bai, Central China 869,000 Bai, Central Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.08 % 0.08 % Bible Portions 17
Hausa, Maouri Niger 980,000 Hausa Ethnic Religions ● 3.00 % 1.50 % Complete Bible 20
Zhuang, Youjiang China 995,000 Zhuang, Youjiang Ethnic Religions ● 1.20 % 0.90 % Bible Portions 20
Nung Vietnam 1,100,000 Nung Ethnic Religions ● 1.00 % 0.03 % New Testament 22
Zhuang, Guibian China 1,098,000 Zhuang, Guibian Ethnic Religions ● 1.20 % 0.90 % Unspecified 22
Totals: 2,625 Peoples   736,633,000     923 ●       3,455
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