Ethnic Religions people group listing

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People Groups
Total

2,508

Est. Population
of Adherents

732,635,000

People Groups Unreached

796

Est. Adherents in
Unreached Groups

137,776,000

People Groups Frontier

353

Est. Adherents in
Frontier Groups

15,296,000

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 *
	Mbalanhu	Namibia	400	Mbalanhu	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Yangum Dey	Papua New Guinea	400	Yangum Dey	Ethnic Religions	1 Translation Needed	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Trimuris	Indonesia	400	Trimuris	Ethnic Religions	1 Translation Needed	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Carutana	Brazil	400	Baniwa	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	2	0.1-2% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Komyandaret	Indonesia	400	Komyandaret	Ethnic Religions	1 Translation Needed	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Tay Sa Pa	Vietnam	400	Tay Sa Pa	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Pa Di	Vietnam	400	Pa Di	Ethnic Religions	1 Translation Needed	1	0-0.1% ●	2-5% ●	1
	Tai Sam	Laos	400	Language unknown	Ethnic Religions	0 Unspecified	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Buyang, Langnian	China	400	Buyang, Langnian	Ethnic Religions	0 Unspecified	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Parkateje	Brazil	400	Gaviao, Para	Ethnic Religions	0 Unspecified	4	2-5% ●	2-5% ●	-1 -
	Yaminawa, Arara	Peru	400	Yaminahua	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	2	0.1-2% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Paleni	Burkina Faso	400	Paleni	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	1	0.1-2% ●	2-5% ●	1
	Noipa	Solomon Islands	400	Noipa	Ethnic Religions	1 Translation Needed	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Khaonh	Cambodia	400	Mel-Khaonh	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Javieng	Laos	400	Phong-Kniang	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	4	2-5% ●	2-5% ●	-1 -
	Aimele	Papua New Guinea	300	Eibela	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	2	0.1-2% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Ainu (Japan)	Russia	300	Ainu (Japan)	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Arara do Mato Grosso	Brazil	300	Portuguese	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	2	0.1-2% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Arara do Rondonia	Brazil	300	Karo (Brazil)	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Baadi, Bard	Australia	300	Bardi	Ethnic Religions	0 Unspecified	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Kxoe, Xun	Zambia	300	Khwedam	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	4	2-5% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Carabayo, Macusa	Colombia	300	Carabayo	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Erokwanas	Indonesia	300	Erokwanas	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	2	0.1-2% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Chenapian, Zenap	Papua New Guinea	300	Chenapian	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Nanti	Peru	300	Nanti	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
Totals:	2,508 Peoples		732,635,000				796 ◼︎ (353 ✸︎)			3,033

* 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
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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