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Population of Adherents

732,761,000

% of World Population

9.2 %

People Groups

2,622

Unreached Groups

944 (36.0 %)

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale ▼		 % Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
Needed *
Bit Laos 2,500 Bit Ethnic Religions ● 1.40 % 1.38 % Translation Needed 1
Bon Gula Chad 3,500 Bon Gula Ethnic Religions ● 0.42 % 0.42 % Translation Started 1
Bondoukou Kulango Côte d'Ivoire 153,000 Kulango, Bondoukou Ethnic Religions ● 4.00 % 0.50 % New Testament 3
Bouyei China 3,295,000 Bouyei Ethnic Religions ● 0.70 % 0.17 % Bible Portions 66
Bouyei Vietnam 68,000 Bouyei Ethnic Religions ● 0.50 % 0.01 % Bible Portions 1
Brao Laos 28,000 Brao Ethnic Religions ● 1.00 % 0.76 % Bible Portions 1
Bru, Eastern Laos 23,000 Bru, Eastern Ethnic Religions ● 2.00 % 1.50 % Complete Bible 1
Bua Chad 26,000 Bua Ethnic Religions ● 0.10 % 0.08 % Translation Started 1
Budik Senegal 5,800 Menik Ethnic Religions ● 1.00 % 0.30 % New Testament 1
Bukat Indonesia 700 Bukat Ethnic Religions ● 4.00 % 0.60 % Translation Needed 1
Bunak, Mare Indonesia 24,000 Bunak Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 0.50 % Translation Needed 1
Bunun China 1,500 Bunun Ethnic Religions ● 0.30 % 0.30 % New Testament 1
Buriat, Russian Russia 467,000 Buriat, Russia Ethnic Religions ● 1.00 % 0.04 % Complete Bible 9
Busanga Ghana 282,000 Bisa Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 2.00 % New Testament 6
Chakali Ghana 10,000 Chakali Ethnic Religions ● 3.00 % 1.50 % Translation Started 1
Chamba Dirim Nigeria 19,000 Dirim Ethnic Religions ● 0.40 % 0.25 % Bible Portions 1
Chara Ethiopia 23,000 Chara Ethnic Religions ● 3.00 % 1.90 % Translation Started 1
Che Wong, Siwang Malaysia 600 Cheq Wong Ethnic Religions ● 0.50 % 0.49 % Translation Needed 1
Chesu China 3,700 Chesu Ethnic Religions ● 0.50 % 0.50 % Unspecified 1
Chinese, general United Arab Emirates 31,000 Chinese, Mandarin Ethnic Religions ● 3.00 % 1.00 % Complete Bible 1
Chinese, general Kazakhstan 3,600 Chinese, Mandarin Ethnic Religions ● 4.00 % 2.00 % Complete Bible 1
Chukchi Russia 16,000 Chukchi Ethnic Religions ● 4.00 % 1.25 % Unspecified 1
Chut-May Laos 400 Chut Ethnic Religions ● 1.50 % 1.44 % Unspecified 1
Chuvan Russia 1,600 Russian Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 1
Cuiba Venezuela 400 Cuiba Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 2.00 % New Testament 1
Totals: 2,622 Peoples   732,761,000     944 ●       3,471
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