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Population of Adherents

736,703,000

% of World Population

9.5 %

People Groups

2,659

Unreached Groups

980 (36.9 %)

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent ▼		 %
Evangelical 		Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
Needed *
Katang, Northern Laos 68,000 Katang, Northern Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.08 % 0.08 % New Testament 1
Azha China 59,000 Azha Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.08 % 0.08 % Bible Portions 1
Katang, Southern Laos 42,000 Katang, Southern Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.08 % 0.08 % New Testament 1
Dong, Southern China 1,263,000 Dong, Southern Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.07 % 0.07 % New Testament 25
Moken, Salon Myanmar (Burma) 4,600 Moken Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.05 % 0.04 % New Testament 1
Jew, Romanian Israel 202,000 Hebrew Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.05 % 0.05 % New Testament 4
Bei China 23,000 Language unknown Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.05 % 0.04 % Unspecified 1
Nosu, Yinuo China 674,000 Nuosu Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.05 % 0.00 % New Testament 13
Katso China 8,400 Katso Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.05 % 0.05 % Unspecified 1
Alak Laos 26,000 Alak Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.04 % 0.02 % Translation Needed 1
Duun, Samogo Mali 159,000 Duungooma Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.02 % 0.00 % Translation Started 3
Lingayat India 3,455,000 Kannada Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.01 % Complete Bible 69
Beidalao China 26,000 Pa-Hng Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % Unspecified 1
Deng, Geman China 15,000 Miju-Mishmi Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.01 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Jew, Eastern Yiddish-speaking United States 158,000 Yiddish, Eastern Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % Complete Bible 3
Ami China 2,100 Amis Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Ampanang Indonesia 39,000 Ampanang Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Anus Indonesia 400 Anus Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Arbil, Lishanid Noshan Israel 3,500 Inter-Zab Jewish Neo-Aramaic Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Arem Laos 800 Arem Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Arem Vietnam 100 Arem Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Baangi Nigeria 26,000 Baangi Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Koussountou Togo 13,000 Bago-Kusuntu Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Started 1
Baheng, Lipeng China 6,700 Pa-Hng Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Barein Chad 13,000 Barein Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Totals: 2,659 Peoples   736,703,000     980 ●       3,570
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