Ethnic Religions people group listing

Religion: Ethnic Religions What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

738,413,000

% of World Population

9.2 %

People Groups

2,638

Unreached Groups

925 (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 *
	Laopang	Laos	14,000	Laopang	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	5.00 %	0.11 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Laoseng	Laos	12,000	Tareng	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.50 %	0.50 %	2 Translation Started	1
	Lawu	China	26,000	Lalo, Dongshanba	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.20 %	0.02 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Lembata, West	Indonesia	9,500	Labalekan-Mingar	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	5.00 %	0.00 %	2 Translation Started	1
	Lewotobi	Indonesia	6,300	Lewotobi	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	5.00 %	2.00 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Li, Ha	China	702,000	Hlai	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.20 %	0.11 %	3 Bible Portions	14
	Li, Jiamao	China	94,000	Jiamao	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.20 %	0.07 %	0 Unspecified	2
	Li, Qi	China	320,000	Hlai	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.20 %	0.14 %	3 Bible Portions	6
	Limba, West	Guinea	2,000	Limba, West-Central	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	4.00 %	0.20 %	4 New Testament	1
	Limin	China	101,000	Chinese, Mandarin	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.15 %	0.13 %	5 Complete Bible	2
	Lipo, Western	China	185,000	Language unknown	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.50 %	1.00 %	0 Unspecified	4
	Lobi	Côte d'Ivoire	369,000	Lobi	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.60 %	1.40 %	4 New Testament	7
	Lobi	Burkina Faso	344,000	Lobi	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	4.00 %	1.50 %	4 New Testament	7
	Logorik	Sudan	8,000	Logorik	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	2.00 %	0.50 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Loko, Landogo	Sierra Leone	231,000	Loko	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	5.00 %	0.90 %	4 New Testament	5
	Loma	Côte d'Ivoire	4,000	Loma	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	3.00 %	0.20 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Lua	Thailand	7,200	Language unknown	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	4.00 %	1.67 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Luoluopo, Central	China	458,000	Lolopo	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.00 %	0.06 %	4 New Testament	9
	Luoluopo, Southern	China	251,000	Lolopo, Southern	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.20 %	0.05 %	1 Translation Needed	5
	Maan	Guinea	115,000	Maan	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	4.00 %	0.88 %	4 New Testament	2
	Magdhi, Widala	Nigeria	5,300	Maghdi	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.60 %	1.00 %	2 Translation Started	1
	Mah Meri, Besisi	Malaysia	4,300	Mah Meri	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.00 %	0.90 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Makua, Makhuwa-Meetto	Mozambique	1,539,000	Makhuwa-Meetto	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	3.00 %	2.00 %	4 New Testament	31
	Mal	Laos	38,000	Mal	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	2.00 %	1.80 %	4 New Testament	1
	Mamprusi	Ghana	422,000	Mampruli	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.84 %	0.20 %	4 New Testament	8
Totals:	2,638 Peoples		738,413,000			925 ●				3,462

* 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
1	Unreached - 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%