Ethnic Religions people group listing

Religion: Ethnic Religions What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

740,712,000

% of World Population

9.2 %

People Groups

2,641

Unreached Groups

913 (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 *
	Waiapi	Brazil	1,100	Waiwai	Ethnic Religions	2 ●	20.00 %	0.10 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Ta Oi, Lower	Laos	23,000	Ta'oih, Lower	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.10 %	0.10 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Lahu Nyi	Thailand	3,300	Lahu	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.20 %	0.10 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Yakut	Russia	477,000	Yakut	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	3.00 %	0.10 %	4 New Testament	10
	Laopang	Laos	14,000	Laopang	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	5.00 %	0.11 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Suodi	China	246,000	Nuosu	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.00 %	0.11 %	4 New Testament	5
	Li, Ha	China	702,000	Hlai	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.20 %	0.11 %	3 Bible Portions	14
	Talieng	Laos	39,000	Talieng	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.20 %	0.12 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Kim Mun	China	335,000	Kim Mun	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.20 %	0.12 %	3 Bible Portions	7
	Xiangtang	China	108,000	Lalo, Dongshanba	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.12 %	0.12 %	0 Unspecified	2
	Deng, Darang	China	11,000	Digaro-Mishmi	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.15 %	0.12 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Sila	Laos	3,400	Sila	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.12 %	0.12 %	2 Translation Started	1
	She	China	660,000	She	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.30 %	0.12 %	0 Unspecified	13
	Ta'oih	Vietnam	54,000	Ta'oih, Upper	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	2.00 %	0.13 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Limin	China	101,000	Chinese, Mandarin	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.15 %	0.13 %	5 Complete Bible	2
	Neisu, Xiao Hei	China	9,800	Nasu, Wusa	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.15 %	0.13 %	4 New Testament	1
	Tai Dam	Vietnam	853,000	Tai Dam	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.17 %	0.14 %	4 New Testament	17
	Zhuang, Yang	Vietnam	-1 Unknown	Zhuang, Yang	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.20 %	0.14 %	0 Unspecified	0
	Yazidi	Iraq	648,000	Kurdish, Northern	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.14 %	0.14 %	5 Complete Bible	13
	Talu	China	15,000	Talu	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.14 %	0.14 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Li, Qi	China	320,000	Hlai	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.20 %	0.14 %	3 Bible Portions	6
	Zhuang, Yongnan	China	2,049,000	Zhuang, Yongnan	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.20 %	0.14 %	3 Bible Portions	41
	Zhuang, Dai	China	109,000	Zhuang, Dai	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.20 %	0.14 %	1 Translation Needed	2
	Zhuang, Nong	China	546,000	Zhuang, Nong	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.20 %	0.14 %	4 New Testament	11
	Zhuang, Yang	China	826,000	Zhuang, Yang	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.20 %	0.14 %	0 Unspecified	17
Totals:	2,641 Peoples		740,712,000			913 ●				3,427

* 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%