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Population

1,827,620,000

Number of People Clusters

56

People Groups (by Country)

4,441

Unreached People Groups

3,931 (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
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Adi 131,000 10 3 30.0 % 4,100 3.1 %    ● Unknown 23.47 % 0.00 % 1
South Asia Buddhist 20,373,000 149 106 71.1 % 2,778,000 13.6 %    ● Buddhism 6.34 % 0.09 % 56
South Asia Christian 14,796,000 69 0 0.0 % Unknown 0.0 %    ● Christianity 99.83 % 0.07 % -
South Asia Dalit - Chamar (Bhambi) 4,785,000 6 6 100.0 % 4,785,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.97 % 0.00 % 96
South Asia Dalit - Dusadh 6,550,000 5 5 100.0 % 6,550,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.02 % 0.00 % 131
South Asia Dalit - Madiga 7,694,000 3 3 100.0 % 7,694,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.11 % 0.00 % 154
South Asia Dalit - Mala 5,606,000 2 2 100.0 % 5,606,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.15 % 0.00 % 112
South Asia Dalit - Namassej 12,190,000 7 7 100.0 % 12,190,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.49 % 0.00 % 244
South Asia Dalit - Other 139,946,000 398 392 98.5 % 139,904,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.52 % 0.00 % 2,798
South Asia Dalit - Pasi 10,552,000 8 8 100.0 % 10,552,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.08 % 0.00 % 211
South Asia Dalit - Rajbansi 7,608,000 9 8 88.9 % 7,500,000 98.6 %    ● Hinduism 0.50 % 0.00 % 150
South Asia Dalit - Valmiki 730,000 5 5 100.0 % 730,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 2.62 % 0.00 % 15
South Asia Forward Caste - Bania 43,992,000 87 87 100.0 % 43,992,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 880
South Asia Forward Caste - Brahmin 94,390,000 142 140 98.6 % 94,385,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1,888
South Asia Forward Caste - Nair 6,741,000 3 3 100.0 % 6,741,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.24 % 0.00 % 135
South Asia Forward Caste - Other 11,476,000 23 20 87.0 % 11,153,000 97.2 %    ● Hinduism 1.71 % 0.00 % 223
South Asia Forward Caste - Rajput 66,826,000 109 108 99.1 % 66,815,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.01 % 0.00 % 1,336
South Asia Hindu - Badhai 6,544,000 6 6 100.0 % 6,544,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 131
South Asia Hindu - Bhoi 7,890,000 16 16 100.0 % 7,890,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 158
South Asia Hindu - Jat 24,715,000 119 119 100.0 % 24,715,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.03 % 0.00 % 494
South Asia Hindu - Kahar 8,338,000 4 4 100.0 % 8,338,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 167
South Asia Hindu - Kapu 18,609,000 6 6 100.0 % 18,609,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.01 % 0.00 % 372
South Asia Hindu - Kayastha 11,500,000 11 11 100.0 % 11,500,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.02 % 0.00 % 230
South Asia Hindu - Kumhar 17,167,000 14 13 92.9 % 17,161,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.01 % 0.00 % 343
South Asia Hindu - Kunbi 23,103,000 15 15 100.0 % 23,103,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.04 % 0.00 % 462
South Asia Hindu - Kurmi 19,221,000 4 4 100.0 % 19,221,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 384
South Asia Hindu - Mahishya 10,480,000 4 4 100.0 % 10,480,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.39 % 0.00 % 210
South Asia Hindu - Mahratta 42,593,000 10 10 100.0 % 42,593,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 852
South Asia Hindu - Mali 10,007,000 6 6 100.0 % 10,007,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 200
South Asia Hindu - Nai 12,006,000 8 8 100.0 % 12,006,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 240
South Asia Hindu - Other 276,156,000 1,131 1,061 93.8 % 269,626,000 97.6 %    ● Hinduism 0.45 % 0.03 % 5,393
South Asia Hindu - Sonar 8,555,000 23 23 100.0 % 8,555,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 171
South Asia Hindu - Teli 20,001,000 11 10 90.9 % 19,996,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.01 % 0.00 % 400
South Asia Hindu - Vakkaliga 7,108,000 4 4 100.0 % 7,108,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.19 % 0.00 % 142
South Asia Hindu - Vanniyan 792,000 6 6 100.0 % 792,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 1.14 % 0.00 % 16
South Asia Hindu - Viswakarma 8,835,000 10 10 100.0 % 8,835,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.10 % 0.00 % 177
South Asia Hindu - Yadav 83,384,000 29 29 100.0 % 83,384,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1,668
South Asia Muslim - Ansari 16,369,000 6 6 100.0 % 16,369,000 100.0 %    ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 327
South Asia Muslim - Arain 11,401,000 3 3 100.0 % 11,401,000 100.0 %    ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 228
South Asia Muslim - Baloch 15,293,000 54 54 100.0 % 15,293,000 100.0 %    ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 306
South Asia Muslim - Brahui 4,752,000 8 8 100.0 % 4,752,000 100.0 %    ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 95
South Asia Muslim - Jat 41,816,000 99 99 100.0 % 41,816,000 100.0 %    ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 836
South Asia Muslim - Other 118,035,000 726 723 99.6 % 118,001,000 100.0 %    ● Islam 0.03 % 0.00 % 2,360
South Asia Muslim - Pashtun 53,719,000 35 35 100.0 % 53,719,000 100.0 %    ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1,074
South Asia Muslim - Rajput 27,044,000 107 107 100.0 % 27,044,000 100.0 %    ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 541
South Asia Muslim - Sayyid 17,394,000 7 7 100.0 % 17,394,000 100.0 %    ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 348
South Asia Muslim - Shaikh 250,297,000 15 15 100.0 % 250,297,000 100.0 %    ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 5,006
South Asia Other 24,780,000 181 135 74.6 % 19,984,000 80.6 %    ● Hinduism 5.72 % 1.50 % 400
South Asia Sikh - Jat 10,507,000 19 18 94.7 % 10,505,000 100.0 %    ● Other / Small 0.01 % 0.00 % 210
South Asia Sikh - Other 10,387,000 58 58 100.0 % 10,387,000 100.0 %    ● Other / Small 0.35 % 0.00 % 208
South Asia Tribal - Banjara 6,823,000 10 10 100.0 % 6,823,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.45 % 0.00 % 136
South Asia Tribal - Bhil 21,344,000 18 18 100.0 % 21,344,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.76 % 0.00 % 427
South Asia Tribal - Gond 18,302,000 17 17 100.0 % 18,302,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.76 % 0.00 % 366
South Asia Tribal - Kuki Chin 251,000 19 0 0.0 % Unknown 0.0 %    ● Christianity 68.79 % 6.02 % -
South Asia Tribal - Other 107,650,000 567 350 61.7 % 67,498,000 62.7 %    ● Hinduism 13.65 % 1.31 % 1,350
South Asia Tribal - Tangsa 105,000 20 0 0.0 % Unknown 0.0 %    ● Christianity 79.12 % 29.31 % -
Totals:  56 People Clusters 1,827,620,000 4,441 3,931 88.5 % 1,742,740,000 95.4 %    49 ●       36,853
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