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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 *
Ngoshe Sama, Ngossi Cameroon 2,000 Gvoko Ethnic Religions ● 25.00 % 0.20 % Translation Needed -
Nobuk Indonesia 400 Kwerba Mamberamo Ethnic Religions ● 10.00 % 2.00 % Translation Started -
Nukuini Brazil 500 Portuguese Ethnic Religions ● 20.00 % 0.80 % Complete Bible -
Nusan Nung, Ngamani South Africa 500 Xoo Ethnic Religions ● 14.00 % 2.00 % Translation Started -
Nusan Xoo, Ngamani Botswana 2,600 Xoo Ethnic Religions ● 14.00 % 2.00 % Translation Started -
Nusan, West Xo Namibia 500 Xoo Ethnic Religions ● 7.00 % 2.00 % Translation Started -
Ofaye Brazil 100 Portuguese Ethnic Religions ● 20.00 % 2.00 % Complete Bible -
Omotik, Ndorobo Kenya 200 Omotik Ethnic Religions ● 6.00 % 1.00 % Translation Started -
Opo South Sudan 6,600 Opo Ethnic Religions ● 10.00 % 2.00 % Unspecified -
Oraon, Kurux Bangladesh 110,000 Kurux Ethnic Religions ● 15.40 % Complete Bible -
Palyu China 16,000 Bolyu Ethnic Religions ● 6.30 % 0.50 % Unspecified -
Panamint United States 100 English Ethnic Religions ● 20.00 % 1.00 % Complete Bible -
Pankaru Brazil 100 Portuguese Ethnic Religions ● 20.00 % 1.50 % Complete Bible -
Panyam Nigeria 11,000 Mak Ethnic Religions ● 40.00 % 2.00 % Translation Started -
Parakana Brazil 1,000 Parakana Ethnic Religions ● 20.00 % 2.00 % Bible Portions -
Paranawat Brazil 100 Portuguese Ethnic Religions ● 50.00 % 1.00 % Complete Bible -
Pay Papua New Guinea 2,500 Mala Ethnic Religions ● 20.00 % 2.00 % Bible Portions -
Pei Papua New Guinea 300 Pefiyahe Ethnic Religions ● 25.00 % 0.00 % Translation Started -
Phuong Vietnam 19,000 Phuong Ethnic Religions ● 10.00 % 1.00 % Translation Needed -
Piame Papua New Guinea 300 Piame Ethnic Religions ● 15.00 % 2.00 % Translation Needed -
Pisamira Colombia Unknown Spanish Ethnic Religions ● 30.00 % 2.00 % Complete Bible -
Piyobe Benin 2,100 Miyobe Ethnic Religions ● 6.00 % 0.60 % New Testament -
Piyobe Togo 19,000 Miyobe Ethnic Religions ● 6.00 % 0.60 % New Testament -
Ponasakan Indonesia 5,500 Ponosakan Ethnic Religions ● 15.00 % 1.00 % Unspecified -
Pueblo, Zuni United States 10,000 Zuni Ethnic Religions ● 15.00 % 1.00 % Bible Portions -
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.
  4. Data is not as precise as it appears. Values for %Christian Adherent and %Evangelical (which determine unreached status) are often informed estimates, some more accurate than others. We recommend against using %Christian Adherent and %Evangelical to calculate absolute numbers.
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