Ethnic Religions people group listing

Religion: Ethnic Religions What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

743,872,000

% of World Population

9.1 %

People Groups

2,664

Unreached Groups

949 (35.6 %)

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 *
	Birifor, Southern	Côte d'Ivoire	9,900	Birifor, Southern	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Birwa	Botswana	21,000	Birwa	Ethnic Religions	1 Translation Needed	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Birwa	South Africa	12,000	Birwa	Ethnic Religions	1 Translation Needed	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Birwa	Zimbabwe	132,000	Birwa	Ethnic Religions	1 Translation Needed	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Busanga	Ghana	295,000	Bisa	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	1	0.1-2% ●	2-5% ●	6
	Busanga	Côte d'Ivoire	173,000	Bisa	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Busanga	Burkina Faso	721,000	Bisa	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Tutong, Bisayan	Malaysia	27,000	Bisaya, Brunei	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Bisis, Yambiyambi	Papua New Guinea	6,000	Bisis	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Bisu	Thailand	800	Bisu	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	1	0-0.1% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
	Bit	China	900	Bit	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Bit	Laos	2,600	Bit	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
	Biyo	China	156,000	Biyo	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	4	5-10% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Budo	China	14,000	Biyo	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Blaan, Koronadal	Philippines	135,000	Blaan, Koronadal	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Blaan, Davao	Philippines	63,000	Blaan, Koronadal	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Bo	Laos	4,400	Bo (Laos)	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	4	2-5% ●	2-5% ●	-1 -
	Bo, Po	Papua New Guinea	200	Bo (Papua New Guinea)	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Mabo-Barkul, Kaleri	Nigeria	4,400	Bo-Rukul	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Pogaya	Papua New Guinea	1,000	Bogaya	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Borghom	Nigeria	183,000	Boghom	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Bugkalot	Philippines	97,000	Bogkalot	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Koguru	Congo, Democratic Republic of	2,600	Boguru	Ethnic Religions	0 Unspecified	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Bokha	China	12,000	Bokha	Ethnic Religions	1 Translation Needed	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Boko, Bokonya	Benin	152,000	Boko (Benin)	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
Totals:	2,664 Peoples		743,872,000				949 ◼︎ (459 ✸︎)			3,457

* 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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