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Unreached:  100 Largest What does unreached mean?

People Groups

100

% of World's
People Groups

0.6 %

Population

1,864,918,000

% of World Population

23.3 %
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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale ▼		 % Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Est. Workers
Needed *
Arab, Iraqi Iraq 17,152,000 Arabic, Mesopotamian Spoken Islam ● 0.50 % 0.20 % 343
Arab, North Iraqi Iraq 9,920,000 Arabic, North Mesopotamian Spoken Islam ● 0.70 % 0.20 % 198
Arab, Sudanese Sudan 15,305,000 Arabic, Sudanese Spoken Islam ● 4.50 % 0.80 % 306
Arab, Tunisian Tunisia 11,395,000 Arabic, Tunisian Spoken Islam ● 0.22 % 0.00 % 228
Azerbaijani Azerbaijan 7,962,000 Azerbaijani, North Islam ● 0.40 % 0.22 % 159
Azerbaijani, Azeri Turk Iran 17,549,000 Azerbaijani, South Islam ● 1.80 % 1.60 % 351
Bambara Mali 6,931,000 Bamanankan Islam ● 4.00 % 1.10 % 139
Banjara (Hindu traditions) India 7,234,000 Lambadi Hinduism ● 0.39 % 145
Bhil unspecified India 14,662,000 Hindi Hinduism ● 0.77 % 293
Burmese Myanmar (Burma) 31,273,000 Burmese Buddhism ● 0.35 % 0.08 % 625
Chamar (Hindu traditions) India 54,787,000 Hindi Hinduism ● 1.21 % 1,096
Fulani, Nigerian Nigeria 17,726,000 Fulfulde, Nigerian Islam ● 0.28 % 0.28 % 355
Gond unspecified India 10,191,000 Hindi Hinduism ● 0.92 % 204
Han Chinese, Xiang China 35,647,000 Chinese, Xiang Ethnic Religions ● 3.00 % 2.00 % 713
Hausa Nigeria 38,016,000 Hausa Islam ● 0.15 % 0.10 % 760
Hausa Niger 13,598,000 Hausa Islam ● 2.00 % 1.60 % 272
Japanese Japan 117,840,000 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.20 % 0.30 % 2,357
Java Banyumasan Indonesia 9,274,000 Javanese Islam ● 2.50 % 1.18 % 185
Java Mancanegari Indonesia 21,091,000 Javanese Islam ● 1.00 % 0.22 % 422
Java Pesisir Lor Indonesia 37,732,000 Javanese Islam ● 2.80 % 0.06 % 755
Kanuri, Yerwa Nigeria 7,802,000 Kanuri, Yerwa Islam ● 1.40 % 1.00 % 156
Kazakh Kazakhstan 13,053,000 Kazakh Islam ● 2.00 % 1.70 % 261
Khmer Cambodia 14,235,000 Khmer Buddhism ● 3.20 % 1.90 % 285
Koli of Gujarat India 9,900,000 Gujarati Hinduism ● 0.54 % 198
Korean Korea, North 25,582,000 Korean Non-Religious ● 1.60 % 1.56 % 512
Madiga (Hindu traditions) India 9,196,000 Telugu Hinduism ● 0.13 % 184
Madura Indonesia 7,681,000 Madura Islam ● 0.11 % 0.05 % 154
Mahar (Buddhist traditions) India 11,375,000 Marathi Buddhism ● 0.13 % 228
Mahishya India 11,869,000 Bengali Hinduism ● 0.36 % 237
Mala (Hindu traditions) India 6,764,000 Telugu Hinduism ● 0.16 % 135
Minangkabau Indonesia 6,915,000 Minangkabau Islam ● 0.26 % 0.02 % 138
Nair India 7,779,000 Malayalam Hinduism ● 0.19 % 156
Oromo, Hararghe Ethiopia 7,743,000 Oromo, Eastern Islam ● 5.00 % 0.05 % 155
Persian Iran 42,419,000 Persian, Iranian Islam ● 1.80 % 1.60 % 848
Somali Somalia 13,785,000 Somali Islam ● 0.30 % 0.01 % 276
Somali Ethiopia 8,012,000 Somali Islam ● 0.14 % 0.03 % 160
Sunda Indonesia 38,659,000 Sunda Islam ● 0.49 % 0.06 % 773
Thai Thailand 23,248,000 Thai Buddhism ● 2.00 % 1.70 % 465
Thai, Isan Thailand 18,987,000 Thai, Northeastern Buddhism ● 0.40 % 0.01 % 380
Thai, Northern Thailand 7,777,000 Thai, Northern Buddhism ● 0.20 % 0.03 % 156
Tujia China 9,698,000 Chinese, Mandarin Ethnic Religions ● 1.10 % 1.00 % 194
Vakkaliga unspecified India 6,713,000 Kannada Hinduism ● 0.21 % 134
Vanniyan India 13,734,000 Tamil Hinduism ● 1.37 % 275
Viswakarma unspecified India 7,661,000 Telugu Hinduism ● 0.12 % 153
Adi Dravida India 8,753,000 Tamil Hinduism ☀ 0.10 % 175
Afghan, Tajik Afghanistan 11,598,000 Dari Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % 232
Algerian, Arabic-speaking Algeria 33,118,000 Arabic, Algerian Spoken Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % 662
Ansari India 12,713,000 Urdu Islam ☀ 0.00 % 254
Arab, Moroccan Morocco 24,511,000 Arabic, Moroccan Spoken Islam ☀ 0.09 % 0.08 % 490
Arab, Northern Yemeni Yemen 15,004,000 Arabic, Sanaani Spoken Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 300
Totals: 100 Peoples   1,864,918,000         37,297
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