Ethnic Religions people group listing

Religion: What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

728,731,000

% of World Population

8.9 %

People Groups

2,510

Unreached Groups

798 (31.8 %)

Map Notes

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Photo	People Group	Country	Population	Primary Language	Primary Religion	Scripture Status	Progress Scale	% Evangelical Range	% Christian Adh Range	Est. Workers Needed *
	Mel	Cambodia	3,600	Mel-Khaonh	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	4	5-10% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Nyahon	Laos	10,000	Nyaheun	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	4	5-10% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Chinese, general	Sudan	7,600	Chinese, Mandarin	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Han Chinese, Min Nan	China	22,496,000	Chinese, Min Nan	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	4	5-10% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Asheninka, Pichis	Peru	16,000	Asheninka, Pichis	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	4	5-10% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Samo, Samo Matya	Burkina Faso	243,000	Samo, Matya	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Chane	Argentina	4,900	Guarani, Eastern Bolivian	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Kasem	Burkina Faso	135,000	Kasem	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Pacoh Kado	Laos	9,200	Pacoh	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	4	5-10% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Han Chinese, Cantonese	Malaysia	1,625,000	Chinese, Yue	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Gourma	Burkina Faso	1,248,000	Gourmanchema	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Ache	Paraguay	2,000	Ache	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Amal	Papua New Guinea	1,600	Amal	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Aguna	Benin	24,000	Aguna	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Akpes, Ibarim-Efifa	Nigeria	23,000	Akpes	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Alago, Idoma Nokwu	Nigeria	115,000	Alago	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Anuak	South Sudan	146,000	Anuak	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	4	5-10% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Aramba, Serki	Papua New Guinea	900	Aramba	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Reel, Atwot	South Sudan	112,000	Reel	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Ava-Canoeiro	Brazil	-1 Unknown	Portuguese	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	4	5-10% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Beli, Jur Beli	South Sudan	86,000	Beli (South Sudan)	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Besme, Huner	Chad	4,800	Besme	Ethnic Religions	1 Translation Needed	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Konkomba	Ghana	1,142,000	Konkomba	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Brao	Cambodia	12,000	Brao	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	4	5-10% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Busami	Indonesia	1,100	Busami	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
Totals:	2,510 Peoples		728,731,000				798 ◼︎ (354 ✸︎)			3,028

* 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
1a	Unreached (Frontier) - Less than 1 in 1,000 (0.1%) identify as Christians in any way. ✸︎	Evangelicals <=0.1% Professing Christians <=0.1%
1b	Unreached (non-Frontier) - Few evangelicals and little, if any, history of Christianity. ◼︎	Evangelicals >0.1% and <=2% Professing Christians >0.1% and <=5%
1	Unreached (All) - 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 to moderate presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

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