Ethnic Religions people group listing

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People Groups
Total

2,509

Est. Population
of Adherents

732,518,000

People Groups Unreached

796

Est. Adherents in
Unreached Groups

137,599,000

People Groups Frontier

353

Est. Adherents in
Frontier Groups

15,123,000

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 *
	O-Du	Vietnam	500	O'du	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	1	0-0.1% ●	2-5% ●	1
	Nukuini	Brazil	500	Portuguese	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Nusan Nung, Ngamani	South Africa	500	Taa	Ethnic Religions	1 Translation Needed	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Orochi	Russia	500	Russian	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	1	0.1-2% ●	2-5% ●	1
	Samaritan	Israel	500	Samaritan Hebrew	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Sa'och	Cambodia	500	Khmer	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Setaman	Papua New Guinea	500	Setaman	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Tatar, Shorian	Uzbekistan	500	Shor	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Tahang	Laos	500	Talieng	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Tai Peung	Laos	500	Language unknown	Ethnic Religions	0 Unspecified	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Tupari	Brazil	500	Tupari	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Uruangnirin	Indonesia	500	Uruangnirin	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Warkay-Bipim	Indonesia	500	Warkay-Bipim	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Wayana	Suriname	500	Wayana	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	2	0.1-2% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Yupik, Naukan	Russia	500	Russian	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	1	0.1-2% ●	2-5% ●	1
	Tayten	Laos	500	Lao	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Puroik	China	500	Puroik	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Beidongnuo	China	500	Miao, Northern Qiandong	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Guaigun	China	500	Language unknown	Ethnic Religions	0 Unspecified	4	2-5% ●	2-5% ●	-1 -
	Naua	Brazil	500	Portuguese	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	1	0-0.1% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
	Katuena	Brazil	500	Waiwai	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Tau't Batu	Philippines	500	Palawano, Central	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	1	0.1-2% ●	2-5% ●	1
	Bayono	Indonesia	500	Bayono	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	1	0.1-2% ●	2-5% ●	1
	Anca	Nigeria	500	Anca	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	2	0-0.1% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Nahuatl, Eastern Durango	Mexico	500	Nahuatl, Eastern Durango	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
Totals:	2,509 Peoples		732,518,000				796 ◼︎ (353 ✸︎)			3,030

* 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
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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