Ethnic Religions people group listing

Religion: Ethnic Religions What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

740,714,000

% of World Population

9.2 %

People Groups

2,642

Unreached Groups

914 (34.6 %)

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 *
	Jewish, Portuguese	Israel	2,100	Portuguese	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.50 %	0.10 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Seemogo	Mali	6,700	Seenku	Ethnic Religions	2 ●	17.00 %	0.10 %	2 Translation Started	-1 -
	Semelai	Malaysia	8,000	Semelai	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	5.00 %	0.10 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Jewish, Spanish-speaking	Mexico	41,000	Spanish	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.50 %	0.10 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Jewish, Spanish-speaking	Peru	1,900	Spanish	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.20 %	0.10 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Jewish, Spanish-speaking	Spain	13,000	Spanish	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.50 %	0.10 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Jewish, Spanish-speaking	Venezuela	4,900	Spanish	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.50 %	0.10 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Senoufo, Supyire	Côte d'Ivoire	114,000	Senoufo, Supyire	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	2.00 %	0.10 %	4 New Testament	2
	Tai Dam	United States	4,400	Tai Dam	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.00 %	0.10 %	4 New Testament	1
	Tai Thanh	Vietnam	24,000	Tai Thanh	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.00 %	0.10 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Tupinamba	Brazil	6,200	Portuguese	Ethnic Religions	2 ●	20.00 %	0.10 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Jewish, Yahudic	United Kingdom	6,900	Arabic, Judeo-Iraqi	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.50 %	0.10 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Biao-Jiao Mien	China	68,000	Biao-Jiao Mien	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.10 %	0.10 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Laluo, Mishaba	China	686,000	Lalo, Dongshanba	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.15 %	0.10 %	0 Unspecified	14
	Limi	China	38,000	Limi	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.10 %	0.10 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Atikum	Brazil	8,100	Portuguese	Ethnic Religions	2 ●	10.00 %	0.10 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Karipuna do Amapa (Creole)	Brazil	3,000	Portuguese	Ethnic Religions	2 ●	20.00 %	0.10 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Kyanga	Benin	2,400	Kyanga	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.00 %	0.10 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Carib, Galibi do Uaca	Brazil	2,100	Language unknown	Ethnic Religions	2 ●	20.00 %	0.10 %	0 Unspecified	-1 -
	Javae	Brazil	1,500	Karaja	Ethnic Religions	2 ●	20.00 %	0.10 %	4 New Testament	-1 -
	Tumbalala	Brazil	1,200	Portuguese	Ethnic Religions	2 ●	20.00 %	0.10 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Jewish, Bulgarian	Bulgaria	1,100	Bulgarian	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.50 %	0.10 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Jewish, Italian	Italy	27,000	Judeo-Italian	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.50 %	0.10 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Jewish, Spanish	Israel	47,000	Hebrew	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.30 %	0.10 %	4 New Testament	1
	Jewish, Swedish	Sweden	15,000	Swedish	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.30 %	0.10 %	5 Complete Bible	1
Totals:	2,642 Peoples		740,714,000			914 ●				3,428

* 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%