Ethnic Religions people group listing

Religion: Ethnic Religions What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

738,404,000

% of World Population

9.2 %

People Groups

2,638

Unreached Groups

927 (35.1 %)

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Photo	People Group	Country	Population	Primary Language	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Scripture Status	Est. Workers Needed *
	Saramaccan	Suriname	32,000	Saramaccan	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	4.00 %	0.80 %	4 New Testament	1
	Eskimo, Siberian	Russia	1,700	Yupik, Saint Lawrence Island	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	2.00 %	0.80 %	4 New Testament	1
	Eskimo, Siberian	Ukraine	100	Yupik, Saint Lawrence Island	Ethnic Religions	2 ●	16.00 %	0.80 %	4 New Testament	-1 -
	Yupik, Naukan	Russia	500	Russian	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	5.00 %	0.80 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Judeo-Japanese	Japan	49,000	Japanese	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.00 %	0.80 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Ngai	Vietnam	1,700	Chinese, Yue	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	3.00 %	0.80 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Xipaia	Brazil	200	Portuguese	Ethnic Religions	2 ●	20.00 %	0.80 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Carutana	Brazil	400	Baniwa	Ethnic Religions	2 ●	10.00 %	0.80 %	4 New Testament	-1 -
	Berawan, East	Malaysia	1,300	Berawan, East	Ethnic Religions	2 ●	6.00 %	0.80 %	1 Translation Needed	-1 -
	Eka	China	3,300	Lahu	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.80 %	0.78 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Mulao	China	227,000	Mulam	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.80 %	0.78 %	1 Translation Needed	5
	Brao	Laos	28,000	Brao	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.00 %	0.76 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Kuan	Laos	1,000	Kuan	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.76 %	0.76 %	2 Translation Started	1
	Halang	Laos	6,600	Halang	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.76 %	0.76 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Nyahon	Laos	9,700	Nyaheun	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.75 %	0.75 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Qiang, Mianchi	China	27,000	Qiang, Southern	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.00 %	0.74 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Qiang, Heihu	China	27,000	Qiang, Southern	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.80 %	0.73 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Akeu	Laos	3,300	Akeu	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.72 %	0.72 %	4 New Testament	1
	Nisu, Yuanyang	China	266,000	Nisu, Southern	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.50 %	0.72 %	3 Bible Portions	5
	Khmu	China	6,900	Khmu	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.90 %	0.71 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Idaca	Benin	192,000	Ede Idaca	Ethnic Religions	2 ●	7.00 %	0.70 %	4 New Testament	-1 -
	Ngoshe Sama, Nggweshe	Nigeria	45,000	Gvoko	Ethnic Religions	2 ●	30.00 %	0.70 %	1 Translation Needed	-1 -
	Selkup, Ostyak Samoyed	Russia	3,500	Selkup	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	5.00 %	0.70 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Asheninka, Pajonal	Peru	15,000	Asheninka, Pajonal	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.74 %	0.70 %	4 New Testament	1
	Turkana	Ethiopia	59,000	Turkana	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	3.00 %	0.70 %	5 Complete Bible	1
Totals:	2,638 Peoples		738,404,000			927 ●				3,467

* 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%