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Population

1,871,080,000

Number of People Clusters

56

People Groups (by Country)

4,385

Unreached People Groups

3,927 (90 %)

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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 134,000 9 3 33.3 % 4,300 3.2 %    ● Unknown 23.44 % 8.83 % 1
Baloch 15,997,000 120 120 100.0 % 15,997,000 100.0 %    ● Islam 0.03 % 0.01 % 320
Brahui 4,651,000 10 10 100.0 % 4,651,000 100.0 %    ● Islam 0.01 % 0.01 % 93
South Asia - other 26,471,000 168 125 74.4 % 21,603,000 81.6 %    ● Hinduism 5.51 % 1.68 % 432
South Asia Buddhist 20,519,000 139 97 69.8 % 2,664,000 13.0 %    ● Buddhism 6.33 % 1.53 % 53
South Asia Christian 15,359,000 67 0 0.0 % Unknown 0.0 %    ● Christianity 99.84 % 37.17 % -
South Asia Dalit - Chamar (Bhambi) 4,861,000 6 6 100.0 % 4,861,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.96 % 0.36 % 97
South Asia Dalit - Dusadh 6,537,000 5 5 100.0 % 6,537,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.03 % 0.01 % 131
South Asia Dalit - Madiga 7,804,000 3 3 100.0 % 7,804,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.12 % 0.04 % 156
South Asia Dalit - Mala 5,682,000 1 1 100.0 % 5,682,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.16 % 0.00 % 114
South Asia Dalit - Namassej 12,285,000 7 7 100.0 % 12,285,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.53 % 0.26 % 246
South Asia Dalit - other 142,659,000 375 370 98.7 % 142,617,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.52 % 0.20 % 2,852
South Asia Dalit - Pasi 10,698,000 8 8 100.0 % 10,698,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.08 % 0.03 % 214
South Asia Dalit - Rajbansi 7,762,000 9 8 88.9 % 7,650,000 98.6 %    ● Hinduism 0.52 % 0.27 % 153
South Asia Dalit - Valmiki 740,000 5 5 100.0 % 740,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 2.62 % 0.99 % 15
South Asia Forward Caste - Bania 44,722,000 84 84 100.0 % 44,722,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 894
South Asia Forward Caste - Brahmin 96,446,000 137 135 98.5 % 96,442,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.01 % 0.00 % 1,929
South Asia Forward Caste - Nair 6,870,000 3 3 100.0 % 6,870,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.18 % 0.07 % 137
South Asia Forward Caste - other 11,682,000 23 20 87.0 % 11,355,000 97.2 %    ● Hinduism 1.71 % 0.61 % 227
South Asia Forward Caste - Rajput 68,094,000 100 100 100.0 % 68,094,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.01 % 0.01 % 1,362
South Asia Hindu - Badhai 6,697,000 6 6 100.0 % 6,697,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.01 % 0.00 % 134
South Asia Hindu - Bhoi 8,056,000 16 16 100.0 % 8,056,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 161
South Asia Hindu - Jat 25,080,000 80 80 100.0 % 25,080,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.03 % 0.01 % 502
South Asia Hindu - Kahar 8,507,000 4 4 100.0 % 8,507,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 170
South Asia Hindu - Kapu 19,076,000 6 6 100.0 % 19,076,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.02 % 0.01 % 382
South Asia Hindu - Kayastha 11,781,000 11 11 100.0 % 11,781,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.02 % 0.01 % 236
South Asia Hindu - Kumhar 17,684,000 14 13 92.9 % 17,678,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.01 % 0.00 % 354
South Asia Hindu - Kunbi 24,067,000 18 18 100.0 % 24,067,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.04 % 0.02 % 481
South Asia Hindu - Kurmi 19,568,000 5 5 100.0 % 19,568,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.01 % 0.00 % 391
South Asia Hindu - Mahishya 10,677,000 4 4 100.0 % 10,677,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.40 % 0.17 % 214
South Asia Hindu - Mahratta 43,623,000 10 10 100.0 % 43,623,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 872
South Asia Hindu - Mali 10,316,000 6 6 100.0 % 10,316,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.01 % 0.00 % 206
South Asia Hindu - Nai 12,282,000 8 8 100.0 % 12,282,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 246
South Asia Hindu - other 282,960,000 987 924 93.6 % 276,415,000 97.7 %    ● Hinduism 0.46 % 0.18 % 5,528
South Asia Hindu - Sonar 8,697,000 23 23 100.0 % 8,697,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 174
South Asia Hindu - Teli 20,363,000 11 10 90.9 % 20,358,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.02 % 0.01 % 407
South Asia Hindu - Vakkaliga 7,187,000 4 4 100.0 % 7,187,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.19 % 0.07 % 144
South Asia Hindu - Vanniyan 805,000 6 6 100.0 % 805,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 1.09 % 0.41 % 16
South Asia Hindu - Viswakarma 8,962,000 10 10 100.0 % 8,962,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.11 % 0.04 % 179
South Asia Hindu - Yadav 84,367,000 30 30 100.0 % 84,367,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.01 % 0.00 % 1,687
South Asia Muslim - Ansari 14,793,000 6 6 100.0 % 14,793,000 100.0 %    ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 296
South Asia Muslim - Arain 9,964,000 3 3 100.0 % 9,964,000 100.0 %    ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 199
South Asia Muslim - Jat 42,340,000 127 127 100.0 % 42,340,000 100.0 %    ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 847
South Asia Muslim - other 122,953,000 628 623 99.2 % 122,852,000 99.9 %    ● Islam 0.05 % 0.01 % 2,457
South Asia Muslim - Pashtun 79,752,000 265 265 100.0 % 79,752,000 100.0 %    ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1,595
South Asia Muslim - Rajput 28,355,000 120 120 100.0 % 28,355,000 100.0 %    ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 567
South Asia Muslim - Sayyid 15,328,000 7 7 100.0 % 15,328,000 100.0 %    ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 307
South Asia Muslim - Shaikh 241,404,000 17 17 100.0 % 241,404,000 100.0 %    ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 4,828
South Asia Sikh - Jat 10,989,000 21 20 95.2 % 10,987,000 100.0 %    ● Other / Small 0.03 % 0.01 % 220
South Asia Sikh - other 10,522,000 52 52 100.0 % 10,522,000 100.0 %    ● Other / Small 0.36 % 0.13 % 210
South Asia Tribal - Banjara 6,962,000 11 11 100.0 % 6,962,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.46 % 0.17 % 139
South Asia Tribal - Bhil 21,674,000 16 16 100.0 % 21,674,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.82 % 0.00 % 433
South Asia Tribal - Gond 18,650,000 17 17 100.0 % 18,650,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.87 % 0.33 % 373
South Asia Tribal - Kuki Chin 31,000 11 0 0.0 % Unknown 0.0 %    ● Christianity 57.91 % 0.00 % -
South Asia Tribal - other 106,560,000 534 339 63.5 % 68,127,000 63.9 %    ● Hinduism 12.60 % 4.80 % 1,363
South Asia Tribal - Tangsa 102,000 12 0 0.0 % Unknown 0.0 %    ● Christianity 79.46 % 37.42 % -
Totals:  56 People Clusters 1,871,080,000 4,385 3,927 89.6 % 1,787,160,000 95.5 %    49 ●       37,482
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