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Population of Adherents

736,664,000

% of World Population

9.5 %

People Groups

2,663

Unreached Groups

979 (36.8 %)

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Scripture
Status ▼		 Est. Workers
Needed *
Paku Indonesia 4,400 Paku Ethnic Religions ● 34.00 % 5.00 % Unspecified -
Palyu China 16,000 Bolyu Ethnic Religions ● 6.30 % 0.50 % Unspecified -
Panytyima Australia 100 Banyjima Ethnic Religions ● 30.00 % 10.00 % Unspecified -
Papavo Brazil 200 Language unknown Ethnic Religions ● 1.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Pear Cambodia 1,900 Pear Ethnic Religions ● 12.00 % 10.00 % Unspecified -
Piame Papua New Guinea 300 Piame Ethnic Religions ● 15.00 % 2.00 % Unspecified -
Podena Indonesia 200 Fedan Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Ponasakan Indonesia 5,400 Ponosakan Ethnic Religions ● 15.00 % 1.00 % Unspecified -
Pouhoy Laos 300 Oy Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Atta, Pudtol Philippines 1,000 Atta, Pudtol Ethnic Religions ● 6.00 % 1.00 % Unspecified -
Agta, Remontado Philippines 3,700 Dumagat, Remontado Ethnic Religions ● 28.00 % 3.50 % Unspecified -
Ritarungo Australia Unknown Ritharrngu Ethnic Religions ● 45.00 % 35.00 % Unspecified -
Chut-Ruc Laos 200 Chut Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Ruruma Nigeria 14,000 Ruma Ethnic Religions ● 10.00 % 5.00 % Unspecified -
Chut-Sach Laos 200 Chut Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Saluma Brazil 300 Saluma Ethnic Religions ● 20.00 % 1.00 % Unspecified -
Semai, Central Sakai Malaysia 58,000 Semai Ethnic Religions ● 6.00 % 3.33 % Unspecified -
Semelai Malaysia 7,400 Semelai Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 0.10 % Unspecified 1
Sere Congo, Democratic Republic of 11,000 Sere Ethnic Religions ● 1.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Somray Cambodia 5,200 Somray Ethnic Religions ● 12.00 % 11.00 % Unspecified -
Atta, Southern Philippines 800 Atta, Faire Ethnic Religions ● 4.00 % 2.00 % Unspecified 1
Roglai, Southern Vietnam 66,000 Roglai, Southern Ethnic Religions ● 30.00 % 8.62 % Unspecified -
Sulod Philippines 32,000 Sulod Ethnic Religions ● 28.00 % 15.00 % Unspecified -
Suoy Cambodia 1,700 Su’ung Ethnic Religions ● 14.00 % 12.00 % Unspecified -
Ingessana, Gaam South Sudan 28,000 Gaam Ethnic Religions ● 1.00 % 0.80 % Unspecified 1
Totals: 2,663 Peoples   736,664,000     979 ●       3,563
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