Ethnic Religions people group listing

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People Groups
Total

2,508

Est. Population
of Adherents

732,444,000

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 *
	Bandi	Guinea	15,000	Bandi	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	2	0.1-2% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Bandi	Liberia	168,000	Bandi	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	2	0.1-2% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Bangwinji	Nigeria	14,000	Bangwinji	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Carutana	Brazil	400	Baniwa	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	2	0.1-2% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Panytyima	Australia	100	Banyjima	Ethnic Religions	0 Unspecified	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Barapasi	Indonesia	3,700	Barapasi	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Barasano, Southern	Colombia	1,000	Barasana-Eduria	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Eduria	Colombia	100	Barasana-Eduria	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	4	5-10% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Baadi, Bard	Australia	300	Bardi	Ethnic Religions	0 Unspecified	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Barombi, Lambi	Cameroon	6,000	Barombi	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Barwe	Mozambique	39,000	Barwe	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Basa	Nigeria	379,000	Basa	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Basa-Gurmana	Nigeria	5,800	Basa-Gurmana	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Basap	Indonesia	19,000	Basap	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Bassa	Sierra Leone	9,700	Bassa	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Bassa-Kontagora	Nigeria	39,000	Bassa-Kontagora	Ethnic Religions	0 Unspecified	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Negrito, Palawan Batak	Philippines	3,900	Batak	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	2	0.1-2% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Bateq	Malaysia	1,400	Batek	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	1	0.1-2% ●	2-5% ●	1
	Batu	Nigeria	60,000	Batu	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Bayono	Indonesia	500	Bayono	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	1	0.1-2% ●	2-5% ●	1
	Jola-Bayote	Gambia	1,300	Bayot	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	2	0.1-2% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Jola-Bayote	Guinea-Bissau	6,600	Bayot	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	1	0.1-2% ●	2-5% ●	1
	Beba	Cameroon	6,000	Beba	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Beezen	Cameroon	900	Beezen	Ethnic Religions	1 Translation Needed	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Beginci	Indonesia	8,000	Beginci	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
Totals:	2,508 Peoples		732,444,000				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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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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