Ethnic Religions people group listing

Religion: Ethnic Religions What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

740,712,000

% of World Population

9.2 %

People Groups

2,641

Unreached Groups

913 (34.6 %)

Map Notes

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= Frontier Unreached Peoples)
Photo	People Group	Country	Population	Primary Language	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Scripture Status	Est. Workers Needed *
	Matses	Peru	5,500	Matses	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	5.00 %	0.20 %	4 New Testament	1
	Miya, Miyawa	Nigeria	68,000	Vune mi	Ethnic Religions	2 ●	10.00 %	0.20 %	3 Bible Portions	-1 -
	Shui, Yunnan	China	12,000	Chinese, Mandarin	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.30 %	0.20 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Siang	Indonesia	19,000	Siang	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	5.00 %	0.20 %	4 New Testament	1
	Jewish, Spanish-speaking	Chile	16,000	Spanish	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.00 %	0.20 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Jewish, Spanish-speaking	Costa Rica	2,700	Spanish	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.00 %	0.20 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Tay	France	1,900	Tay	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	3.00 %	0.20 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Subanen, Tuboy	Philippines	110,000	Subanen, Northern	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	2.00 %	0.20 %	4 New Testament	2
	Tulishi	Sudan	3,100	Tulishi	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.00 %	0.20 %	2 Translation Started	1
	Limba, West	Guinea	2,100	Limba, West-Central	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	4.00 %	0.20 %	4 New Testament	1
	Ati	China	17,000	Sani	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.30 %	0.20 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Evenki, Solon	China	35,000	Evenki	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.30 %	0.20 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Hmong Leng	China	326,000	Hmong Daw	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.20 %	0.20 %	5 Complete Bible	7
	Hmong	French Guiana	4,800	Hmong Njua	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	5.00 %	0.20 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Nisu, Jianshui	China	231,000	Nisu, Eastern	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.00 %	0.20 %	1 Translation Needed	5
	Jewish, Norwegian	Norway	1,300	Norwegian	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.40 %	0.20 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Kawa	China	93,000	Wa, Vo	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.20 %	0.20 %	5 Complete Bible	2
	Loma	Côte d'Ivoire	4,100	Loma	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	3.00 %	0.20 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Dogon, Ana Tinga	Mali	900	Dogon, Ana Tinga	Ethnic Religions	2 ●	12.00 %	0.20 %	1 Translation Needed	-1 -
	Zhuang, Minz	China	182,000	Zhuang, Minz	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.50 %	0.20 %	3 Bible Portions	4
	Phowa, Labo	China	22,000	Phowa, Labo	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.40 %	0.20 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Phuza	China	6,600	Phuza	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.40 %	0.20 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Khua	Laos	4,800	Khua	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.20 %	0.20 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Yoy	Laos	12,000	Yoy	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.19 %	0.19 %	2 Translation Started	1
	Evenki	Russia	39,000	Evenki	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	5.00 %	0.18 %	0 Unspecified	1
Totals:	2,641 Peoples		740,712,000			913 ●				3,427

* 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%