Ethnic Religions people group listing

Religion: Ethnic Religions What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

740,612,000

% of World Population

9.2 %

People Groups

2,641

Unreached Groups

914 (34.6 %)

Map Notes

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Progress Scale: ☀︎●●●●● (
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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 *
	Anca	Nigeria	500	Anca	Ethnic Religions	2 ●	12.50 %	0.05 %	2 Translation Started	-1 -
	Katso	China	8,300	Katso	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.05 %	0.05 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Jewish, Cochin	Israel	12,000	Malayalam	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.10 %	0.05 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Tusu	China	42,000	Lalo, Central	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.05 %	0.05 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Xinh Mun	Laos	11,000	Puoc	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.05 %	0.05 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Bei	China	23,000	Language unknown	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.05 %	0.04 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Buriat, Russian	Russia	459,000	Buriat, Russia	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.00 %	0.04 %	5 Complete Bible	9
	Jewish, Bukharan	United States	72,000	English	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.04 %	0.04 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Poluo	China	33,000	Pholo	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.10 %	0.04 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Laha	Vietnam	10,000	Laha (Viet Nam)	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.04 %	0.04 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Lahu	Vietnam	12,000	Lahu	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	5.00 %	0.04 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Moken, Salon	Thailand	2,200	Moken	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.30 %	0.04 %	4 New Testament	1
	Tho	Vietnam	93,000	Tho	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	2.00 %	0.04 %	0 Unspecified	2
	Muji, Southern	China	29,000	Muji, Southern	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.10 %	0.04 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Pingdi	China	1,340,000	Chinese, Xiang	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.10 %	0.04 %	3 Bible Portions	27
	Baduy	Indonesia	28,000	Badui	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.03 %	0.03 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Lesu	China	19,000	Hlersu	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.10 %	0.03 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Jola-Karon	Senegal	14,000	Karon	Ethnic Religions	2 ●	6.00 %	0.03 %	3 Bible Portions	-1 -
	Nung	Vietnam	1,107,000	Nung	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.00 %	0.03 %	4 New Testament	22
	Li, Bendi	China	80,000	Hlai	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.10 %	0.03 %	3 Bible Portions	2
	Li, Meifu	China	54,000	Hlai	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.10 %	0.03 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Mon	Thailand	124,000	Mon	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.50 %	0.03 %	5 Complete Bible	2
	Saek	Laos	4,200	Saek	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.03 %	0.03 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Tay	Vietnam	1,886,000	Tay	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.00 %	0.03 %	5 Complete Bible	38
	Awu, Northern	China	4,600	Awu	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.02 %	0.02 %	1 Translation Needed	1
Totals:	2,641 Peoples		740,612,000			914 ●				3,428

* 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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Prayer Cards

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%