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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= Frontier Unreached Peoples)
Photo	People Group	Country	Population	Primary Language	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Scripture Status	Est. Workers Needed *
	Budik	Senegal	6,100	Menik	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.00 %	0.30 %	4 New Testament	1
	Beezen	Cameroon	900	Beezen	Ethnic Religions	2 ●	45.00 %	0.30 %	2 Translation Started	-1 -
	Capanahua	Peru	500	Capanahua	Ethnic Religions	2 ●	10.00 %	0.30 %	4 New Testament	-1 -
	Jewish, Dutch	Israel	2,600	Dutch	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.00 %	0.30 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Hani	China	758,000	Hani	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.30 %	0.30 %	3 Bible Portions	15
	Ica	Benin	130,000	Ede Ica	Ethnic Religions	2 ●	6.00 %	0.30 %	3 Bible Portions	-1 -
	Jewish, English-speaking	Gibraltar	800	English	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.50 %	0.30 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Negidal, Nizovsk	Russia	500	Russian	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	5.00 %	0.30 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Negrito, Mamanwa	Philippines	10,000	Minamanwa	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	2.00 %	0.30 %	4 New Testament	1
	Manyika	Mozambique	158,000	Manyika	Ethnic Religions	2 ●	42.00 %	0.30 %	4 New Testament	-1 -
	Mandyak, Manjago	Gambia	47,000	Mandjak	Ethnic Religions	2 ●	7.00 %	0.30 %	4 New Testament	-1 -
	Mumuye	Cameroon	16,000	Mumuye	Ethnic Religions	2 ●	15.00 %	0.30 %	4 New Testament	-1 -
	Penan	Malaysia	12,000	Penan, Eastern	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	5.00 %	0.30 %	4 New Testament	1
	Jewish, Portuguese	Brazil	93,000	Portuguese	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.00 %	0.30 %	5 Complete Bible	2
	Semoq Beri	Malaysia	2,500	Semaq Beri	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	3.00 %	0.30 %	2 Translation Started	1
	Chuvan	Russia	900	Russian	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	5.00 %	0.30 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Nganasan, Tavgi Samoyed	Russia	700	Russian	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	5.00 %	0.30 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Todrah	Vietnam	6,700	Todrah	Ethnic Religions	2 ●	26.00 %	0.30 %	0 Unspecified	-1 -
	Asheninka, Ucayali-Yurua	Brazil	1,000	Asheninka, Ucayali-Yurua	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.00 %	0.30 %	4 New Testament	1
	Asheninka, Ucayali-Yurua	Peru	9,200	Asheninka, Ucayali-Yurua	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	2.50 %	0.30 %	4 New Testament	1
	Wala	Ghana	116,000	Wali (Ghana)	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.30 %	0.30 %	5 Complete Bible	2
	Wayampi, Oiapoque	French Guiana	800	Wayampi	Ethnic Religions	2 ●	20.00 %	0.30 %	4 New Testament	-1 -
	Bunun	China	1,500	Bunun	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.30 %	0.30 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Dong, Northern	China	588,000	Dong, Northern	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.40 %	0.30 %	3 Bible Portions	12
	Lalu, Xinping	China	51,000	Lalu, Eastern	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.50 %	0.30 %	0 Unspecified	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%