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Population of Adherents

732,014,000

% of World Population

9.2 %

People Groups

2,621

Unreached Groups

947 (36.1 %)

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Photo People Group Country ▼ Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
Needed *
Qiang, Dajishan China 12,000 Qiang, Southern Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Qiang, Heihu China 27,000 Qiang, Southern Ethnic Religions ● 0.80 % 0.73 % Translation Needed 1
Qiang, Jiaochang China 32,000 Qiang, Southern Ethnic Religions ● 0.70 % 0.30 % Translation Needed 1
Qiang, Longxi China 5,700 Qiang, Southern Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Qiang, Mianchi China 27,000 Qiang, Southern Ethnic Religions ● 1.00 % 0.74 % Translation Needed 1
Qiang, Sanlong China 25,000 Qiang, Southern Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Qiang, Taoping China 8,400 Qiang, Southern Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Qiangyi China 13,000 Qiang, Southern Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Rao China 13,000 T'en Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Samadu, Eastern China 800 Chinese, Mandarin Ethnic Religions ● 2.00 % 1.63 % Complete Bible 1
Samadu, Western China 10,000 Chinese, Mandarin Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Saman China 3,300 Chinese, Mandarin Ethnic Religions ● 2.00 % 1.00 % Complete Bible 1
Sanie China 8,800 Sanie Ethnic Religions ● 0.50 % 0.39 % Unspecified 1
Sanqiao China 6,900 Dong, Southern Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Shenzhou China 4,900 Chinese, Mandarin Ethnic Religions ● 4.20 % 3.80 % Complete Bible -
Shui China 330,000 Sui Ethnic Religions ● 0.28 % 0.25 % Bible Portions 7
Xibe, Western China 57,000 Xibe Ethnic Religions ● 0.50 % 0.47 % New Testament 1
Xijima China 40,000 Chinese, Mandarin Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Suan China 300 Lalo, Central Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Suodi China 246,000 Nuosu Ethnic Religions ● 1.00 % 0.11 % New Testament 5
Ta'er China 1,400 Language unknown Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Tagu China 4,600 Talu Ethnic Religions ● 0.45 % 0.45 % Translation Needed 1
Tai Kao China 15,000 Tai Don Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Tai Pong China 118,000 Tai Nua Ethnic Religions ● 0.50 % 0.22 % Bible Portions 2
Talu China 15,000 Talu Ethnic Religions ● 0.14 % 0.14 % Translation Needed 1
Totals: 2,621 Peoples   732,014,000     947 ●       3,486
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