Ethnic Religions people group listing

Religion: Ethnic Religions What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

741,354,000

% of World Population

9.2 %

People Groups

2,641

Unreached Groups

927 (35.1 %)

Map Notes

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Progress Scale: ☀︎●●●●● (
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= Frontier Unreached Peoples)
Photo	People Group	Country	Population	Primary Language	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Scripture Status	Est. Workers Needed *
	Paumelenho	Brazil	-1 Unknown	Portuguese	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	0
	Gamela	Brazil	1,600	Portuguese	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Katokim	Brazil	900	Portuguese	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Siripu	Colombia	-1 Unknown	Cuiba	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	4 New Testament	1
	Epera	Colombia	-1 Unknown	Spanish	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Passe	Colombia	-1 Unknown	Spanish	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Jewish, Swiss	Switzerland	19,000	German, Swiss	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	4 New Testament	1
	Yari	Colombia	900	Spanish	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Turuj	Sudan	26,000	Tulishi	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	2 Translation Started	1
	Chut	Vietnam	7,700	Chut	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Laven	Laos	61,000	Laven	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Jewish, Eastern Yiddish-speaking	United States	361,000	Yiddish, Eastern	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.01 %	0.01 %	5 Complete Bible	7
	Deng, Geman	China	14,000	Miju-Mishmi	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.01 %	0.00 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Beidalao	China	25,000	Pa-Hng	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.01 %	0.01 %	0 Unspecified	1
	San Chay	Vietnam	206,000	Cao Lan	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.01 %	0.01 %	3 Bible Portions	4
	Lingayat	India	3,867,000	Kannada	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.01 %	-1	5 Complete Bible	77
	Jiasou	China	40,000	Sani	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.01 %	0.01 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Pong	Laos	33,000	Phong-Kniang	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.02 %	0.02 %	2 Translation Started	1
	Awu, Northern	China	4,600	Awu	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.02 %	0.02 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Baduy	Indonesia	28,000	Badui	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.02 %	0.02 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Saek	Laos	4,200	Saek	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.03 %	0.03 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Laha	Vietnam	10,000	Laha (Viet Nam)	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.04 %	0.04 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Jewish, Bukharan	United States	72,000	English	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.04 %	0.04 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Xinh Mun	Laos	11,000	Puoc	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.05 %	0.05 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Tusu	China	42,000	Lalo, Central	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.05 %	0.05 %	0 Unspecified	1
Totals:	2,641 Peoples		741,354,000			927 ●				3,451

* 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%