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Population

1,846,350,000

Number of People Clusters

56

People Groups (by Country)

4,451

Unreached People Groups

3,952 (89 %)

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People Cluster ▲ Population Peoples
by Country		 Unreached
by Country		 % Groups
Unreached		 Popl in
Unreached		 % Popl in
Unreached		 Progress
Scale		 Primary
Religion		 % Christian
Adherent		 %
Evangelical		 Est. Workers
Needed * 
Adi 133,000 10 3 30.0 % 4,200 3.2 %    ● Unknown 23.47 % 0.00 % 1
Baloch 15,593,000 55 55 100.0 % 15,593,000 100.0 %    ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 312
Brahui 4,847,000 8 8 100.0 % 4,847,000 100.0 %    ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 97
South Asia - other 24,969,000 186 140 75.3 % 20,135,000 80.6 %    ● Hinduism 5.69 % 1.49 % 403
South Asia Buddhist 20,333,000 146 105 71.9 % 2,802,000 13.8 %    ● Buddhism 6.26 % 0.01 % 56
South Asia Christian 14,949,000 69 0 0.0 % Unknown 0.0 %    ● Christianity 99.83 % 0.07 % -
South Asia Dalit - Chamar (Bhambi) 4,832,000 6 6 100.0 % 4,832,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.97 % 0.00 % 97
South Asia Dalit - Dusadh 6,617,000 5 5 100.0 % 6,617,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.02 % 0.00 % 132
South Asia Dalit - Madiga 7,770,000 3 3 100.0 % 7,770,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.11 % 0.00 % 155
South Asia Dalit - Mala 5,662,000 2 2 100.0 % 5,662,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.15 % 0.00 % 113
South Asia Dalit - Namassej 12,312,000 7 7 100.0 % 12,312,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.49 % 0.00 % 246
South Asia Dalit - other 141,338,000 397 391 98.5 % 141,296,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.52 % 0.00 % 2,826
South Asia Dalit - Pasi 10,656,000 8 8 100.0 % 10,656,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.08 % 0.00 % 213
South Asia Dalit - Rajbansi 7,686,000 9 8 88.9 % 7,576,000 98.6 %    ● Hinduism 0.50 % 0.00 % 152
South Asia Dalit - Valmiki 737,000 5 5 100.0 % 737,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 2.62 % 0.00 % 15
South Asia Forward Caste - Bania 44,431,000 87 87 100.0 % 44,431,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 889
South Asia Forward Caste - Brahmin 95,376,000 142 140 98.6 % 95,371,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1,907
South Asia Forward Caste - Nair 6,807,000 3 3 100.0 % 6,807,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.24 % 0.00 % 136
South Asia Forward Caste - other 11,588,000 23 20 87.0 % 11,262,000 97.2 %    ● Hinduism 1.71 % 0.00 % 225
South Asia Forward Caste - Rajput 67,487,000 109 108 99.1 % 67,475,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.01 % 0.00 % 1,350
South Asia Hindu - Badhai 6,608,000 6 6 100.0 % 6,608,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 132
South Asia Hindu - Bhoi 7,971,000 16 16 100.0 % 7,971,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 159
South Asia Hindu - Jat 24,961,000 119 119 100.0 % 24,961,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.03 % 0.00 % 499
South Asia Hindu - Kahar 8,422,000 4 4 100.0 % 8,422,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 168
South Asia Hindu - Kapu 18,794,000 6 6 100.0 % 18,794,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.01 % 0.00 % 376
South Asia Hindu - Kayastha 11,616,000 11 11 100.0 % 11,616,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.02 % 0.00 % 232
South Asia Hindu - Kumhar 17,338,000 14 13 92.9 % 17,332,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.01 % 0.00 % 347
South Asia Hindu - Kunbi 23,331,000 15 15 100.0 % 23,331,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.04 % 0.00 % 467
South Asia Hindu - Kurmi 19,413,000 4 4 100.0 % 19,413,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 388
South Asia Hindu - Mahishya 10,584,000 4 4 100.0 % 10,584,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.39 % 0.00 % 212
South Asia Hindu - Mahratta 43,017,000 10 10 100.0 % 43,017,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 860
South Asia Hindu - Mali 10,106,000 6 6 100.0 % 10,106,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 202
South Asia Hindu - Nai 12,126,000 8 8 100.0 % 12,126,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 243
South Asia Hindu - other 279,223,000 1,136 1,066 93.8 % 272,635,000 97.6 %    ● Hinduism 0.45 % 0.03 % 5,453
South Asia Hindu - Sonar 8,639,000 23 23 100.0 % 8,639,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 173
South Asia Hindu - Teli 20,203,000 11 10 90.9 % 20,198,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.01 % 0.00 % 404
South Asia Hindu - Vakkaliga 7,178,000 4 4 100.0 % 7,178,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.19 % 0.00 % 144
South Asia Hindu - Vanniyan 800,000 6 6 100.0 % 800,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 1.14 % 0.00 % 16
South Asia Hindu - Viswakarma 8,922,000 10 10 100.0 % 8,922,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.10 % 0.00 % 178
South Asia Hindu - Yadav 84,222,000 29 29 100.0 % 84,222,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1,684
South Asia Muslim - Ansari 16,580,000 6 6 100.0 % 16,580,000 100.0 %    ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 332
South Asia Muslim - Arain 11,628,000 3 3 100.0 % 11,628,000 100.0 %    ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 233
South Asia Muslim - Jat 42,648,000 99 99 100.0 % 42,648,000 100.0 %    ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 853
South Asia Muslim - other 120,164,000 736 731 99.3 % 120,064,000 99.9 %    ● Islam 0.04 % 0.01 % 2,401
South Asia Muslim - Pashtun 54,894,000 38 38 100.0 % 54,894,000 100.0 %    ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1,098
South Asia Muslim - Rajput 27,541,000 107 107 100.0 % 27,541,000 100.0 %    ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 551
South Asia Muslim - Sayyid 17,647,000 7 7 100.0 % 17,647,000 100.0 %    ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 353
South Asia Muslim - Shaikh 252,953,000 15 15 100.0 % 252,953,000 100.0 %    ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 5,059
South Asia Sikh - Jat 10,611,000 19 18 94.7 % 10,609,000 100.0 %    ● Other / Small 0.01 % 0.00 % 212
South Asia Sikh - other 10,490,000 58 58 100.0 % 10,490,000 100.0 %    ● Other / Small 0.35 % 0.00 % 210
South Asia Tribal - Banjara 6,892,000 10 10 100.0 % 6,892,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.45 % 0.00 % 138
South Asia Tribal - Bhil 21,559,000 18 18 100.0 % 21,559,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.76 % 0.00 % 431
South Asia Tribal - Gond 18,484,000 17 17 100.0 % 18,484,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.76 % 0.00 % 370
South Asia Tribal - Kuki Chin 32,000 14 0 0.0 % Unknown 0.0 %    ● Christianity 59.33 % 0.00 % -
South Asia Tribal - other 106,518,000 562 351 62.5 % 68,194,000 64.0 %    ● Hinduism 12.84 % 0.52 % 1,364
South Asia Tribal - Tangsa 106,000 20 0 0.0 % Unknown 0.0 %    ● Christianity 79.09 % 29.28 % -
Totals:  56 People Clusters 1,846,350,000 4,451 3,952 88.8 % 1,763,250,000 95.5 %    49 ●       37,267
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