Ethnic Religions people group listing

Religion: Ethnic Religions What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

745,947,000

% of World Population

9.1 %

People Groups

2,695

Unreached Groups

958 (35.5 %)

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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 *
	Han Chinese, Waxiang	China	369,000	Waxianghua	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.30 %	0.22 %	1 Translation Needed	7
	Han Chinese, Xiang	China	35,408,000	Chinese, Xiang	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	3.00 %	2.00 %	3 Bible Portions	708
	Han Chinese, Xunpu	China	700	Chinese, Min Nan	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	4.00 %	3.00 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Hmong Bua	China	67,000	Miao, Chuanqiandian Cluster	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.60 %	1.60 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Haoni	China	156,000	Honi	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	8.00 %	5.00 %	3 Bible Portions	-1 -
	Jiasou	China	40,000	Sani	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.01 %	0.01 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Jinuo	China	23,000	Jinuo, Youle	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	3.00 %	0.52 %	2 Translation Started	1
	Jinuo, Buyuan	China	1,600	Jinuo, Buyuan	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	2.00 %	1.59 %	2 Translation Started	1
	Hmong Be	China	1,400	Miao, Large Flowery	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Hmong Dlex Nchab	China	21,000	Hmong Daw	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Hmong Dou	China	4,200	Miao, Large Flowery	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	11.00 %	9.46 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Hmong Leng	China	324,000	Hmong Daw	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.20 %	0.20 %	5 Complete Bible	6
	Hmong Njua	China	55,000	Hmong Njua	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.20 %	0.95 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Hmong Shua, Sinicized	China	351,000	Sinicized Miao	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	2.50 %	1.80 %	3 Bible Portions	7
	Hmu, Eastern	China	590,000	Miao, Eastern Qiandong	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	3.00 %	0.22 %	3 Bible Portions	12
	Hmu, Northern	China	2,080,000	Miao, Northern Qiandong	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.30 %	0.25 %	4 New Testament	42
	Hongjin Tai	China	97,000	Tai Hongjin	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.50 %	1.40 %	0 Unspecified	2
	Miao, Hua	China	782,000	Miao, Chuanqiandian Cluster	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.20 %	0.17 %	5 Complete Bible	16
	Iu Mien, Changping	China	30,000	Iu Mien	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Iu Mien, Hunan	China	222,000	Iu Mien	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	4
	Iu Mien, Luoxiang	China	4,900	Iu Mien	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.50 %	0.39 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Kado	China	196,000	Kaduo	Ethnic Religions	5 ●	35.00 %	32.55 %	3 Bible Portions	-1 -
	Kemei	China	1,700	Kemiehua	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Kiong Nai	China	2,400	Bunu, Jiongnai	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	4.50 %	4.50 %	1 Translation Needed	-1 -
	Kong Ge	China	1,800	Kon Keu	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.91 %	0.91 %	2 Translation Started	1
Totals:	2,695 Peoples		745,947,000			958 ●				3,480

* 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 >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 presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

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