Ethnic Religions people group listing

Religion: Ethnic Religions What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

743,872,000

% of World Population

9.1 %

People Groups

2,664

Unreached Groups

949 (35.6 %)

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	1,395,000	Turkana	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 -
	Tharaka	Kenya	241,000	Kitharaka	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Padaung	Myanmar (Burma)	146,000	Kayan (Myanmar)	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Mwimbi-Muthambi	Kenya	246,000	Mwimbi-Muthambi	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Koguru	Congo, Democratic Republic of	2,600	Boguru	Ethnic Religions	0 Unspecified	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Ife	Ghana	45,000	Ife	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Pygmy, Gundi	Central African Republic	17,000	Gundi	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, Buraka	Central African Republic	4,000	Buraka	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Drung	China	7,300	Drung	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Mvuba, Bambuba	Congo, Democratic Republic of	8,200	Mvuba	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Mlabri	Thailand	400	Mlabri	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Gidar	Chad	46,000	Gidar	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Mnong, Eastern	Vietnam	37,000	Mnong, Eastern	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Gumuz, Kamashi	Ethiopia	309,000	Gumuz	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Mudburra	Australia	100	Mudburra	Ethnic Religions	0 Unspecified	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Tawande	Brazil	-1 Unknown	Sabane	Ethnic Religions	0 Unspecified	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Khmu	United States	9,300	Khmu	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Yindjibarndi	Australia	400	Yindjibarndi	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Waibuk, Wiyaw	Papua New Guinea	4,100	Haruai	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Terena	Brazil	27,000	Terena	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Wik-Iiyanh	Australia	-1 Unknown	Wik-Iiyanh	Ethnic Religions	1 Translation Needed	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Nambikwara, Mamainde	Brazil	2,000	Mamainde	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Nakwi	Papua New Guinea	500	Nakwi	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
Totals:	2,664 Peoples		743,872,000				949 ◼︎ (459 ✸︎)			3,457

* 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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