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Population of Adherents

743,426,000

% of World Population

9.5 %

People Groups

2,624

Unreached Groups

951 (36.2 %)

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
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Zhuang, Zuojiang Vietnam 427,000 Zhuang, Zuojiang Ethnic Religions ● 0.20 % 0.14 % Translation Needed 9
Buriat, Russian Russia 470,000 Buriat, Russia Ethnic Religions ● 1.00 % 0.04 % Complete Bible 9
Luoluopo, Central China 464,000 Lolopo Ethnic Religions ● 1.00 % 0.06 % New Testament 9
Bunu China 434,000 Bunu, Bu-Nao Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 9
Safwa Tanzania 452,000 Safwa Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 2.00 % Bible Portions 9
Kuranko Sierra Leone 429,000 Kuranko Ethnic Religions ● 3.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 9
Jew, French France 455,000 French Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 9
Zhuang, Liuqian China 415,000 Zhuang, Liuqian Ethnic Religions ● 1.20 % 0.90 % Translation Needed 8
Nasu, Panxian China 381,000 Nasu, Wusa Ethnic Religions ● 2.00 % 1.72 % New Testament 8
Han Chinese, Waxiang China 377,000 Waxianghua Ethnic Religions ● 0.30 % 0.22 % Translation Needed 8
Mamprusi, Manpelle Ghana 393,000 Mampruli Ethnic Religions ● 0.50 % 0.20 % New Testament 8
Jew, Israeli West Bank / Gaza 402,000 Hebrew Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.10 % 0.08 % New Testament 8
Tai Don, White Tai Vietnam 337,000 Tai Don Ethnic Religions ● 1.00 % 0.25 % Bible Portions 7
Shui China 334,000 Sui Ethnic Religions ● 0.28 % 0.25 % Bible Portions 7
Naxi China 342,000 Naxi Ethnic Religions ● 0.80 % 0.07 % Bible Portions 7
Hmong Shua, Sinicized China 358,000 Sinicized Miao Ethnic Religions ● 2.50 % 1.80 % Bible Portions 7
Hmong Leng China 330,000 Hmong Daw Ethnic Religions ● 0.20 % 0.20 % Complete Bible 7
Aoka China 333,000 Chinese, Xiang Ethnic Religions ● 1.00 % 0.70 % Bible Portions 7
Lobi Côte d'Ivoire 346,000 Lobi Ethnic Religions ● 1.60 % 1.40 % New Testament 7
Kim Mun China 339,000 Kim Mun Ethnic Religions ● 0.20 % 0.12 % Translation Needed 7
Jew, Eastern Yiddish-speaking United States 352,000 Yiddish, Eastern Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % Complete Bible 7
Nosu, Butuo China 278,000 Nuosu Ethnic Religions ● 0.50 % 0.05 % New Testament 6
Li, Qi China 325,000 Hlai Ethnic Religions ● 0.20 % 0.14 % Bible Portions 6
Lobi Burkina Faso 318,000 Lobi Ethnic Religions ● 4.00 % 1.50 % New Testament 6
Laba China 305,000 Chinese, Mandarin Ethnic Religions ● 0.30 % 0.22 % Complete Bible 6
Totals: 2,624 Peoples   743,426,000     951 ●       3,578
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