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Population of Adherents

737,291,000

% of World Population

9.3 %

People Groups

2,623

Unreached Groups

948 (36.1 %)

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
Needed * ▲
Nosu, Xiaoliangshan China 554,000 Language unknown Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.10 % 0.05 % Unspecified 11
Zhuang, Nong China 555,000 Zhuang, Nong Ethnic Religions ● 0.20 % 0.14 % Bible Portions 11
Dong, Northern China 598,000 Dong, Northern Ethnic Religions ● 0.12 % 0.10 % Translation Needed 12
Hmu, Eastern China 604,000 Miao, Eastern Qiandong Ethnic Religions ● 3.00 % 0.22 % Translation Needed 12
Yazidi Iraq 588,000 Kurdish, Northern Ethnic Religions ● 0.14 % 0.14 % Complete Bible 12
Jew, Russian United States 657,000 Russian Ethnic Religions ● 0.50 % 0.10 % Complete Bible 13
She China 671,000 Chinese, Min Nan Ethnic Religions ● 0.30 % 0.12 % Complete Bible 13
Jew, Russian Israel 695,000 Russian Ethnic Religions ● 2.00 % 1.80 % Complete Bible 14
Li, Ha China 713,000 Hlai Ethnic Religions ● 0.20 % 0.11 % Bible Portions 14
Laluo, Mishaba China 697,000 Lalo, Dongshanba Ethnic Religions ● 0.15 % 0.10 % Unspecified 14
Lingao China 697,000 Lingao Ethnic Religions ● 1.10 % 0.85 % New Testament 14
Miao, Enshi China 691,000 Chinese, Mandarin Ethnic Religions ● 0.50 % 0.06 % Complete Bible 14
Nosu, Yinuo China 679,000 Nuosu Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.05 % 0.00 % New Testament 14
Hani China 771,000 Hani Ethnic Religions ● 0.30 % 0.30 % Bible Portions 15
Miao, Hua China 799,000 Miao, Chuanqiandian Cluster Ethnic Religions ● 0.20 % 0.17 % Complete Bible 16
Tai Dam Vietnam 849,000 Tai Dam Ethnic Religions ● 0.17 % 0.14 % New Testament 17
Hmu, Southern China 863,000 Miao, Southern Qiandong Ethnic Religions ● 0.20 % 0.06 % Translation Needed 17
Zhuang, Yang China 840,000 Zhuang, Yang Ethnic Religions ● 0.20 % 0.14 % Unspecified 17
Bai, Central China 883,000 Bai, Central Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.08 % 0.08 % Bible Portions 18
Hausa, Maouri Niger 940,000 Hausa Ethnic Religions ● 3.00 % 1.50 % Complete Bible 19
Zhuang, Youjiang China 1,011,000 Zhuang, Youjiang Ethnic Religions ● 1.20 % 0.90 % Bible Portions 20
Nung Vietnam 1,101,000 Nung Ethnic Religions ● 1.00 % 0.03 % New Testament 22
Zhuang, Guibian China 1,116,000 Zhuang, Guibian Ethnic Religions ● 1.20 % 0.90 % Unspecified 22
Okinawan, Ryukyuan Japan 1,174,000 Okinawan, Central Ethnic Religions ● 2.00 % 0.15 % Bible Portions 23
Zhuang, Central Hongshuihe China 1,205,000 Zhuang, Central Hongshuihe Ethnic Religions ● 1.20 % 0.90 % Bible Portions 24
Totals: 2,623 Peoples   737,291,000     948 ●       3,508
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