Ethnic Religions people group listing

Religion: Ethnic Religions What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

743,356,000

% of World Population

9.1 %

People Groups

2,693

Unreached Groups

957 (35.5 %)

Map Notes

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Progress Scale: ☀︎●●●●● (
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= Frontier Unreached Peoples)
Photo	People Group	Country	Population	Primary Language	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Scripture Status	Est. Workers Needed *
	Lesu	China	19,000	Hlersu	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.10 %	0.03 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Li, Jiamao	China	93,000	Jiamao	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.20 %	0.07 %	1 Translation Needed	2
	Limi	China	38,000	Limi	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.10 %	0.10 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Lopi	China	5,600	Lopi	Ethnic Religions	5 ●	20.00 %	15.00 %	1 Translation Needed	-1 -
	Luoluopo, Southeastern	China	47,000	Nisi	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Luoluopo, Southern	China	250,000	Lolopo, Southern	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.20 %	0.05 %	1 Translation Needed	5
	Miao, Guiyang Northern	China	143,000	Miao, Northern Guiyang	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.00 %	0.90 %	1 Translation Needed	3
	Miao, Guiyang South Central	China	5,900	Miao, Southern Guiyang	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Miao, Guiyang Southern	China	47,000	Miao, Southern Guiyang	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	10.00 %	9.00 %	1 Translation Needed	-1 -
	Miao, Guiyang Southwestern	China	119,000	Miao, Southwestern Guiyang	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	10.00 %	9.00 %	1 Translation Needed	-1 -
	Miao, Huishui Central	China	67,000	Miao, Central Huishui	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.00 %	0.58 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Miao, Huishui Eastern	China	24,000	Miao, Eastern Huishui	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.50 %	0.28 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Miao, Mashan Central	China	120,000	Miao, Central Mashan	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.00 %	0.25 %	1 Translation Needed	2
	Miao, Mashan Northern	China	60,000	Miao, Northern Mashan	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Miao, Mashan Southern	China	17,000	Miao, Southern Mashan	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Miao, Mashan Western	China	24,000	Miao, Western Mashan	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Mili	China	31,000	Mili	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Mjuniang	China	56,000	Cao Miao	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Muji, Southern	China	29,000	Muji, Southern	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.10 %	0.04 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Mulao	China	226,000	Mulam	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.80 %	0.78 %	1 Translation Needed	5
	Nasu, Wusa	China	320,000	Nasu, Wumeng	Ethnic Religions	5 ●	30.00 %	24.14 %	1 Translation Needed	-1 -
	Nisu, Southwestern	China	16,000	Nisu, Southwestern	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Nisu, Jianshui	China	229,000	Nisu, Eastern	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.00 %	0.20 %	1 Translation Needed	5
	Phowa, Hlepho	China	51,000	Phowa, Hlepho	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	15.00 %	10.00 %	1 Translation Needed	-1 -
	Rao	China	13,000	T'en	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	1 Translation Needed	1
Totals:	2,693 Peoples		743,356,000			957 ●				3,472

* 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
0.3	Unreached Frontier - Less than 1 in 1,000 (0.1%) identify as Christians in any way	Evangelicals <=0.1% Professing Christians <=0.1%
0.7	Unreached not Frontier - Few evangelicals and little, if any, history of Christianity.	Evangelicals >0.1% and <=2% Professing Christians >.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 presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

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