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Population of Adherents

736,746,000

% of World Population

9.2 %

People Groups

2,622

Unreached Groups

921 (35.1 %)

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
Needed *
Hmu, Southern China 849,000 Miao, Southern Qiandong Ethnic Religions ● 0.20 % 0.06 % Translation Needed 17
Neisu, Da Hei China 8,400 Nasu, Wusa Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Xiangtang China 108,000 Lalo, Dongshanba Ethnic Religions ● 0.12 % 0.12 % Unspecified 2
Khmu China 6,900 Khmu Ethnic Religions ● 0.90 % 0.71 % Bible Portions 1
Alu China 4,000 Nisu, Eastern Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Baheng China 48,000 Pa-Hng Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Phana China 5,200 Phana' Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.09 % 0.09 % Translation Needed 1
Akeu China 11,000 Akeu Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Mo China 14,000 Mak Ethnic Religions ● 0.20 % 0.16 % Unspecified 1
Lu, Lu Ren China 6,100 Chinese, Mandarin Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Kawa China 93,000 Wa, Vo Ethnic Religions ● 0.20 % 0.20 % Complete Bible 2
Bela China 4,900 Pela Ethnic Religions ● 14.00 % 13.51 % Translation Needed -
Gao China 3,600 Chinese, Mandarin Ethnic Religions ● 7.50 % 6.80 % Complete Bible -
Phula China 7,200 Phula Ethnic Religions ● 1.00 % 0.02 % Translation Needed 1
Katso China 8,300 Katso Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.05 % 0.05 % Translation Needed 1
Zhuang, Dai China 109,000 Zhuang, Dai Ethnic Religions ● 0.20 % 0.14 % Translation Needed 2
Zhuang, Nong China 546,000 Zhuang, Nong Ethnic Religions ● 0.20 % 0.14 % New Testament 11
Zhuang, Yang China 826,000 Zhuang, Yang Ethnic Religions ● 0.20 % 0.14 % Unspecified 17
Zhuang, Zuojiang China 1,715,000 Zhuang, Zuojiang Ethnic Religions ● 0.20 % 0.14 % Translation Needed 34
Laomian China 5,400 Laomian Ethnic Religions ● 0.30 % 0.30 % Translation Needed 1
Buyang, Langnian China 400 Buyang, Langnian Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Buyang, E'ma China 700 Buyang, E'ma Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Zhuang, Lianshan China 47,000 Zhuang, Lianshan Ethnic Religions ● 0.50 % 0.35 % Unspecified 1
Zhuang, Yongbei China 2,175,000 Zhuang, Yongbei Ethnic Religions ● 1.20 % 0.90 % New Testament 43
Zhuang, Liuqian China 410,000 Zhuang, Liuqian Ethnic Religions ● 1.20 % 0.90 % Translation Needed 8
Totals: 2,622 Peoples   736,746,000     921 ●       3,451
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  1. Joshua Project data is drawn from many sources and of varying accuracy depending on source and editorial decisions. Populations are scaled to the current year. Other data may have varying ages. We welcome updates.
  2. Joshua Project occasionally adjusts profile text from third party sources. This is done to avoid confusion regarding the current reality of a people group, to fix grammar and spelling and to avoid potentially offensive wording.
  3. A displayed zero can mean true zero, a very small rounded number or sometimes unknown. Blanks mean an unknown value.
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