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Population of Adherents

731,750,000

% of World Population

9.2 %

People Groups

2,620

Unreached Groups

947 (36.1 %)

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical ▼		 Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
Needed *
Manyika Mozambique 161,000 Manyika Ethnic Religions ● 42.00 % 0.30 % New Testament -
Mumuye Cameroon 15,000 Mumuye Ethnic Religions ● 15.00 % 0.30 % New Testament -
Penan Malaysia 12,000 Penan, Eastern Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 0.30 % New Testament 1
Jew, Portuguese-speaking Brazil 92,000 Portuguese Ethnic Religions ● 1.00 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 2
Semoq Beri Malaysia 2,500 Semaq Beri Ethnic Religions ● 3.00 % 0.30 % Translation Needed 1
Chuvan Russia 1,600 Russian Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 1
Nganasan, Tavgi Samoyed Russia 900 Russian Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 1
Todrah Vietnam 6,600 Todrah Ethnic Religions ● 26.00 % 0.30 % Translation Needed -
Asheninka, Ucayali-Yurua Brazil 1,000 Asheninka, Ucayali-Yurua Ethnic Religions ● 1.00 % 0.30 % New Testament 1
Asheninka, Ucayali-Yurua Peru 9,000 Asheninka, Ucayali-Yurua Ethnic Religions ● 2.50 % 0.30 % New Testament 1
Wayampi, Oiapoque French Guiana 800 Wayampi Ethnic Religions ● 20.00 % 0.30 % New Testament -
Bunun China 1,500 Bunun Ethnic Religions ● 0.30 % 0.30 % New Testament 1
Lalu, Xinping China 51,000 Lalu, Eastern Ethnic Religions ● 0.50 % 0.30 % Unspecified 1
Qiang, Jiaochang China 32,000 Qiang, Southern Ethnic Religions ● 0.70 % 0.30 % Translation Needed 1
Maguzawa Nigeria 213,000 Hausa Ethnic Religions ● 2.00 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 4
Kalapalo Brazil 800 Kuikuro-Kalapalo Ethnic Religions ● 0.30 % 0.30 % Bible Portions 1
Bora Peru 800 Bora Ethnic Religions ● 40.00 % 0.30 % New Testament -
Assa Tanzania 700 Maasai Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 1
Laomian China 5,400 Laomian Ethnic Religions ● 0.30 % 0.30 % Translation Needed 1
Retuara Colombia 700 Tanimuca-Retuara Ethnic Religions ● 10.00 % 0.30 % Bible Portions -
Phala China 13,000 Phala Ethnic Religions ● 0.50 % 0.30 % Translation Needed 1
Doma, Vadoma Zimbabwe 20,000 Shona Ethnic Religions ● 0.30 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 1
Bainouk, Gunyaamolo Senegal 36,000 Bainouk-Gunyaamolo Ethnic Religions ● 16.00 % 0.29 % Bible Portions -
Miao, Huishui Eastern China 24,000 Miao, Eastern Huishui Ethnic Religions ● 0.50 % 0.28 % Translation Needed 1
Bassari Guinea 21,000 Oniyan Ethnic Religions ● 6.00 % 0.25 % New Testament -
Totals: 2,620 Peoples   731,750,000     947 ●       3,481
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