Ethnic Religions people group listing

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People Groups
Total

2,509

Est. Population
of Adherents

729,511,000

People Groups Unreached

796

Est. Adherents in
Unreached Groups

137,437,000

People Groups Frontier

353

Est. Adherents in
Frontier Groups

15,048,000

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 *
	Mabo-Barkul, Kaleri	Nigeria	4,400	Bo-Rukul	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Magdhi, Widala	Nigeria	5,600	Maghdi	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
	Magu	Nigeria	24,000	Mvanip	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Mah Meri, Besisi	Malaysia	4,300	Mah Meri	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
	Ndombe	Angola	59,000	Ndombe	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Makhuwa-Marrevone	Mozambique	484,000	Makhuwa-Marrevone	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	2	0-0.1% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Ngoshe Sama, Ngossi	Cameroon	2,000	Gvoko	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Ngoshe Sama, Nggweshe	Nigeria	48,000	Gvoko	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Nguon	Laos	900	Nguon	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	4	2-5% ●	2-5% ●	-1 -
	Nguon	Vietnam	2,400	Nguon	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Vasekela Bushman, Maligo	Angola	16,000	Northwestern Kung	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Vasekela Bushman, Maligo	South Africa	4,100	Northwestern Kung	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Vasekela Bushman, Maligo	Namibia	1,800	Northwestern Kung	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Mama, Kwarra	Nigeria	73,000	Mama	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Mamboru	Indonesia	12,000	Mamboru	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Mang	Vietnam	4,900	Mang	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
	Manem, Yeti	Papua New Guinea	1,400	Manem	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Mang	China	600	Mang	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Mari, Hop	Papua New Guinea	1,700	Mari (PNG, Madang Province)	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Itneg, Masadiit	Philippines	11,000	Itneg, Masadiit	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Masakin	Sudan	77,000	Dagik	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	2
	Matbat	Indonesia	5,000	Matbat	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	4	2-5% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Mebu	Papua New Guinea	1,100	Ma	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Mefele	Cameroon	21,000	Mefele	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	2	0.1-2% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Mendriq	Malaysia	200	Minriq	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
Totals:	2,509 Peoples		729,511,000				796 ◼︎ (353 ✸︎)			3,029

* 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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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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