Ethnic Religions people group listing

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People Groups
Total

2,508

Est. Population
of Adherents

732,635,000

People Groups Unreached

796

Est. Adherents in
Unreached Groups

137,776,000

People Groups Frontier

353

Est. Adherents in
Frontier Groups

15,296,000

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 *
	Turkana	Kenya	1,422,000	Turkana	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Pygmy, Buraka	Central African Republic	4,100	Buraka	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Canela	Brazil	2,700	Canela	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Pygmy, Gundi	Central African Republic	18,000	Gundi	Ethnic Religions	1 Translation Needed	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Ife	Ghana	46,000	Ife	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Koguru	Congo, Democratic Republic of	2,700	Boguru	Ethnic Religions	0 Unspecified	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Mwimbi-Muthambi	Kenya	250,000	Mwimbi-Muthambi	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Kayan, Padaung	Myanmar (Burma)	147,000	Kayan (Myanmar)	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Tharaka	Kenya	245,000	Kitharaka	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Hoyahoya	Papua New Guinea	200	Hoyahoya	Ethnic Religions	0 Unspecified	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Drung	China	7,300	Drung	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Gidar	Chad	47,000	Gidar	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Mlabri	Thailand	400	Mlabri	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Mvuba, Bambuba	Congo, Democratic Republic of	8,400	Mvuba	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Mnong, Eastern	Vietnam	38,000	Mnong, Eastern	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Gumuz, Kamashi	Ethiopia	317,000	Gumuz	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Ngochangv	Myanmar (Burma)	39,000	Achang	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Esimbi	Cameroon	32,000	Esimbi	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Apurina	Brazil	7,700	Apurina	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Arutani	Venezuela	-1 Unknown	English	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Kugama	Nigeria	7,000	Kugama	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Chulupe	Argentina	1,200	Nivacle	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Cubeo	Brazil	600	Cubeo	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Dagba	Central African Republic	47,000	Dagba	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Dhangu	Australia	200	Dhangu-Djangu	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
Totals:	2,508 Peoples		732,635,000				796 ◼︎ (353 ✸︎)			3,033

* 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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