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Population of Adherents

736,656,000

% of World Population

9.5 %

People Groups

2,662

Unreached Groups

979 (36.8 %)

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical ▲		 Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
Needed *
Lingayat India 3,455,000 Kannada Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.01 % Complete Bible 69
Deaf China, Hong Kong 15,000 Hong Kong Sign Language Ethnic Religions ● 12.41 % Translation Started -
Deaf Israel 17,000 Israeli Sign Language Ethnic Religions ● 2.04 % Unspecified 1
Deaf Liberia 51,000 American Sign Language Ethnic Religions ● 41.43 % New Testament -
Deaf China, Macau 3,200 Hong Kong Sign Language Ethnic Religions ● 5.35 % Translation Started -
Deaf Taiwan 48,000 Taiwan Sign Language Ethnic Religions ● 5.82 % Translation Started -
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, Cibaangi 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
Basa-Gurmana Nigeria 4,900 Basa-Gurmana Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Started 1
Embera-Baudo Colombia 6,600 Embera-Baudo Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Pala Laos 5,700 Akha Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Berawan, West Malaysia 1,100 Berawan, West Ethnic Religions ● 3.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Biao Mien, Shikou China 13,000 Biao-Jiao Mien Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Jewish Tat, Mountain Jews Azerbaijan 15,000 Judeo-Tat Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Jewish Tat, Mountain Jews Israel 73,000 Judeo-Tat Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Jewish Tat, Mountain Jews Russia 500 Judeo-Tat Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Bisu Thailand 700 Bisu Ethnic Religions ● 0.80 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Totals: 2,662 Peoples   736,656,000     979 ●       3,563
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