Ethnic Religions people group listing

Religion: Ethnic Religions What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

745,947,000

% of World Population

9.1 %

People Groups

2,695

Unreached Groups

958 (35.5 %)

Map Notes

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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 *
	Tai Dam	China	45,000	Tai Dam	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.20 %	0.14 %	4 New Testament	1
	Tai Dam	Laos	29,000	Tai Dam	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.20 %	0.18 %	4 New Testament	1
	Talieng	Laos	40,000	Talieng	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.20 %	0.12 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Hmong Leng	China	324,000	Hmong Daw	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.20 %	0.20 %	5 Complete Bible	6
	Miao, Hua	China	782,000	Miao, Chuanqiandian Cluster	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.20 %	0.17 %	5 Complete Bible	16
	Lawu	China	26,000	Lalo, Dongshanba	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.20 %	0.02 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Li, Ha	China	697,000	Hlai	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.20 %	0.11 %	3 Bible Portions	14
	Li, Jiamao	China	93,000	Jiamao	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.20 %	0.07 %	1 Translation Needed	2
	Li, Qi	China	318,000	Hlai	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.20 %	0.14 %	3 Bible Portions	6
	Luoluopo, Southern	China	250,000	Lolopo, Southern	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.20 %	0.05 %	1 Translation Needed	5
	Hmu, Southern	China	843,000	Miao, Southern Qiandong	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.20 %	0.06 %	0 Unspecified	17
	Zhuang, Yongnan	China	2,036,000	Zhuang, Yongnan	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.20 %	0.14 %	3 Bible Portions	41
	Zhuang, Yongnan	Vietnam	13,000	Zhuang, Yongnan	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.20 %	0.16 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Mo	China	14,000	Mak (China)	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.20 %	0.16 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Kawa	China	92,000	Wa, Vo	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.20 %	0.20 %	5 Complete Bible	2
	Zhuang, Dai	China	109,000	Zhuang, Dai	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.20 %	0.14 %	1 Translation Needed	2
	Zhuang, Nong	China	543,000	Zhuang, Nong	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.20 %	0.14 %	4 New Testament	11
	Zhuang, Yang	China	821,000	Zhuang, Yang	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.20 %	0.14 %	3 Bible Portions	16
	Zhuang, Yang	Vietnam	-1 Unknown	Zhuang, Yang	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.20 %	0.14 %	3 Bible Portions	0
	Zhuang, Zuojiang	China	1,704,000	Zhuang, Zuojiang	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.20 %	0.14 %	0 Unspecified	34
	Zhuang, Zuojiang	Vietnam	442,000	Zhuang, Zuojiang	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.20 %	0.14 %	0 Unspecified	9
	Lahu Nyi	Thailand	3,300	Lahu	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.20 %	0.10 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Silur	Laos	5,500	Phu Thai	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.20 %	0.16 %	2 Translation Started	1
	Jewish, Spanish-speaking	Argentina	176,000	Spanish	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.21 %	0.21 %	5 Complete Bible	4
	Jewish, Israeli	Israel	5,194,000	Hebrew	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.25 %	0.23 %	4 New Testament	104
Totals:	2,695 Peoples		745,947,000			958 ●				3,480

* 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
0.3	Unreached Frontier - Less than 1 in 1,000 (0.1%) identify as Christians in any way	Evangelicals <=0.1% Professing Christians <=0.1%
0.7	Unreached not Frontier - Few evangelicals and little, if any, history of Christianity.	Evangelicals >0.1% and <=2% Professing Christians >0.1% and <=5%
1	Unreached (All) - 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%

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