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Population of Adherents

738,404,000

% of World Population

9.2 %

People Groups

2,638

Unreached Groups

927 (35.1 %)

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
Needed *
Lingayat India 4,093,000 Kannada Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.01 % Complete Bible 82
Puroik China 500 Puroik Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Senji Mozambique 921,000 Ndau Ethnic Religions ● 30.00 % 2.00 % Complete Bible -
Kwegu Ethiopia 3,500 Kwegu Ethnic Religions ● 44.00 % 39.80 % Translation Started -
Handa, Tsexa Botswana 1,200 Ani Ethnic Religions ● 10.00 % 1.50 % Translation Needed -
Datooga Tanzania 16,000 Datooga Ethnic Religions ● 25.00 % 4.00 % Complete Bible -
Bolozi China 2,800 Qiang, Southern Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Bouyei China 3,295,000 Bouyei Ethnic Religions ● 0.70 % 0.17 % Bible Portions 66
Bouyei Laos 7,600 Bouyei Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Bouyei Vietnam 69,000 Bouyei Ethnic Religions ● 0.50 % 0.01 % Bible Portions 1
Budo China 14,000 Biyo Ethnic Religions ● 19.00 % 18.90 % Translation Needed -
Bunu China 428,000 Bunu, Bu-Nao Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 9
Kachok Cambodia 5,700 Kachok Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 5.00 % Translation Started -
Judeo-Japanese Japan 49,000 Japanese Ethnic Religions ● 1.00 % 0.80 % Complete Bible 1
Achang, Husa China 7,500 Achang Ethnic Religions ● 2.00 % 2.00 % Complete Bible 1
A Che China 42,000 Ache Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Adi China 1,200 Adi Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Aling China 8,300 Nasu, Wusa Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Aluo China 28,000 Aluo Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Ani China 10,000 Phowa, Ani Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Ao Biao China 17,000 Biao-Jiao Mien Ethnic Religions ● 0.40 % 0.40 % Unspecified 1
Aoka China 299,000 Chinese, Xiang Ethnic Religions ● 1.00 % 0.70 % Bible Portions 6
A'ou China 2,800 Chinese, Mandarin Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Apu China 3,300 Nisu, Eastern Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Asahei China 11,000 Sani Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Totals: 2,638 Peoples   738,404,000     927 ●       3,467
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