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Population of Adherents

743,636,000

% of World Population

9.5 %

People Groups

2,627

Unreached Groups

954 (36.3 %)

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale ▼		 % Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
Needed *
Gelao, Green Vietnam 2,000 Gelao, Green Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Gelao, Red Vietnam 200 Chinese, Mandarin Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Gelao, White Vietnam 200 Duoluo Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Gepo, Western China 8,600 Gepo Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Gese China 16,000 Nasu, Wusa Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Gesu China 16,000 Chinese, Mandarin Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Giay Laos 7,400 Bouyei Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Hagei China 3,200 Chinese, Mandarin Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Hakka, Hainan Island China 2,400 Chinese, Hakka Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Han Chinese, Min Bei Brunei 9,700 Chinese, Min Bei Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Hani Laos 800 Hani Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Hmong Be China 1,400 Miao, Large Flowery Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Hmong Dlex Nchab China 21,000 Hmong Daw Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Hupda Colombia 200 Hupde Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Iapama, Apama Brazil 200 Portuguese Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Ir Laos 6,200 Ir Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Started 1
Isolados do Alto Jutai Brazil 200 Language unknown Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Isolados do Jandiatuba Brazil 300 Language unknown Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Isse Brazil Unknown Portuguese Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 0
Iu Mien, Changping China 30,000 Iu Mien Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Iu Mien, Hunan China 226,000 Iu Mien Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 5
Jakun, Djakun Malaysia 32,000 Jakun Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Started 1
Jew, Arabic-speaking Bahrain Unknown Arabic, Gulf Spoken Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Jew, Bukharic-speaking Israel 65,000 Bukharic Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Jew, Bukharic-speaking United States 70,000 Bukharic Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Totals: 2,627 Peoples   743,636,000     954 ●       3,581
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