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 *
	Merei, Lamenten	Vanuatu	1,100	Merei	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Loma	Côte d'Ivoire	4,700	Loma	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	1	0.1-2% ●	2-5% ●	1
	Senoufo, Syenara	Mali	261,000	Senoufo, Syenara	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	2	0.1-2% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Kono	Guinea	198,000	Kono (Guinea)	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	2	0.1-2% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Wa, Vo	Myanmar (Burma)	800	Wa, Vo	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Wa, Vo	China	92,000	Wa, Vo	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	2
	Ganza	Ethiopia	800	Ganza	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	4	2-5% ●	2-5% ●	-1 -
	Ganza	Sudan	4,400	Ganza	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	4	2-5% ●	2-5% ●	-1 -
	Con	Laos	2,500	Con	Ethnic Religions	1 Translation Needed	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Betsimisaraka, South	Madagascar	3,770,000	Malagasy, Southern Betsimisaraka	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Makhuwa-Saka	Mozambique	491,000	Makhuwa-Saka	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Phimbi	Mozambique	15,000	Phimbi	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Okpe-Idesa	Nigeria	12,000	Orake	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Igwe	Nigeria	26,000	Igwe	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Mansaka	Philippines	90,000	Mansaka	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	2	0.1-2% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Mandaya, Sangab	Philippines	12,000	Mandaya	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Bai, Bari	South Sudan	7,100	Bai	Ethnic Religions	0 Unspecified	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Gelao, Green	Vietnam	2,000	Gelao, Green	Ethnic Religions	0 Unspecified	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Tho	Vietnam	96,000	Tho	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	1	0-0.1% ●	0.1-2% ●	2
	Kohin	Indonesia	11,000	Kohin	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Ketum	Indonesia	1,200	Ketum	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Komyandaret	Indonesia	400	Komyandaret	Ethnic Religions	1 Translation Needed	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Tring	Malaysia	2,100	Tring	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	1	0.1-2% ●	2-5% ●	1
	Makhuwa-Moniga	Mozambique	500,000	Makhuwa-Moniga	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Maindo	Mozambique	49,000	Maindo	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	4	2-5% ●	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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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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