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Population

1,849,760,000

Number of People Clusters

57

People Groups (by Country)

4,462

Unreached People Groups

3,963 (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 132,000 10 3 30.0 % 4,200 3.2 %    ● Unknown 23.47 % 0.00 % 1
Baloch 19,195,000 56 56 100.0 % 19,195,000 100.0 %    ● Islam 0.02 % 0.00 % 384
Brahui 4,998,000 8 8 100.0 % 4,998,000 100.0 %    ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 100
South Asia - other 26,091,000 185 139 75.1 % 21,257,000 81.5 %    ● Hinduism 5.53 % 1.47 % 425
South Asia Buddhist 20,152,000 146 105 71.9 % 2,587,000 12.8 %    ● Buddhism 6.32 % 0.01 % 52
South Asia Christian 15,119,000 69 0 0.0 % Unknown 0.0 %    ● Christianity 99.83 % 0.07 % -
South Asia Dalit - Chamar (Bhambi) 4,831,000 6 6 100.0 % 4,831,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.95 % 0.00 % 97
South Asia Dalit - Dusadh 6,491,000 5 5 100.0 % 6,491,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.02 % 0.00 % 130
South Asia Dalit - Madiga 7,757,000 3 3 100.0 % 7,757,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.11 % 0.00 % 155
South Asia Dalit - Mala 5,652,000 2 2 100.0 % 5,652,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.15 % 0.00 % 113
South Asia Dalit - Namassej 12,301,000 7 7 100.0 % 12,301,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.50 % 0.00 % 246
South Asia Dalit - other 141,136,000 398 391 98.2 % 141,085,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.52 % 0.00 % 2,822
South Asia Dalit - Pasi 10,636,000 8 8 100.0 % 10,636,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.08 % 0.00 % 213
South Asia Dalit - Rajbansi 7,683,000 9 8 88.9 % 7,573,000 98.6 %    ● Hinduism 0.51 % 0.00 % 151
South Asia Dalit - Valmiki 736,000 5 5 100.0 % 736,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 2.62 % 0.00 % 15
South Asia Forward Caste - Bania 44,434,000 87 87 100.0 % 44,434,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 889
South Asia Forward Caste - Brahmin 95,803,000 142 140 98.6 % 95,798,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1,916
South Asia Forward Caste - Nair 6,830,000 3 3 100.0 % 6,830,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.18 % 0.00 % 137
South Asia Forward Caste - other 11,605,000 23 20 87.0 % 11,280,000 97.2 %    ● Hinduism 1.71 % 0.00 % 226
South Asia Forward Caste - Rajput 67,565,000 109 108 99.1 % 67,553,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.01 % 0.00 % 1,351
South Asia Hindu - Badhai 6,628,000 6 6 100.0 % 6,628,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 133
South Asia Hindu - Bhoi 7,986,000 16 16 100.0 % 7,986,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 160
South Asia Hindu - Jat 24,932,000 119 119 100.0 % 24,932,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.03 % 0.00 % 499
South Asia Hindu - Kahar 8,455,000 4 4 100.0 % 8,455,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 169
South Asia Hindu - Kapu 18,941,000 6 6 100.0 % 18,941,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.01 % 0.00 % 379
South Asia Hindu - Kayastha 11,640,000 11 11 100.0 % 11,640,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.02 % 0.00 % 233
South Asia Hindu - Kumhar 17,423,000 14 13 92.9 % 17,417,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.01 % 0.00 % 348
South Asia Hindu - Kunbi 23,409,000 15 15 100.0 % 23,409,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.04 % 0.00 % 468
South Asia Hindu - Kurmi 19,426,000 4 4 100.0 % 19,426,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 389
South Asia Hindu - Mahishya 10,561,000 4 4 100.0 % 10,561,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.39 % 0.00 % 211
South Asia Hindu - Mahratta 43,046,000 10 10 100.0 % 43,046,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 861
South Asia Hindu - Mali 10,147,000 6 6 100.0 % 10,147,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.01 % 0.00 % 203
South Asia Hindu - Nai 12,182,000 8 8 100.0 % 12,182,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 244
South Asia Hindu - other 280,353,000 1,140 1,071 93.9 % 273,886,000 97.7 %    ● Hinduism 0.45 % 0.03 % 5,478
South Asia Hindu - Sonar 8,604,000 23 23 100.0 % 8,604,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 172
South Asia Hindu - Teli 20,171,000 11 10 90.9 % 20,166,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.02 % 0.00 % 403
South Asia Hindu - Vakkaliga 7,144,000 4 4 100.0 % 7,144,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.19 % 0.00 % 143
South Asia Hindu - Vanniyan 799,000 6 6 100.0 % 799,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 1.09 % 0.00 % 16
South Asia Hindu - Viswakarma 8,909,000 10 10 100.0 % 8,909,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.10 % 0.00 % 178
South Asia Hindu - Yadav 83,878,000 29 29 100.0 % 83,878,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1,678
South Asia Muslim - Ansari 16,505,000 6 6 100.0 % 16,505,000 100.0 %    ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 330
South Asia Muslim - Arain 11,446,000 3 3 100.0 % 11,446,000 100.0 %    ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 229
South Asia Muslim - Jat 40,357,000 100 100 100.0 % 40,357,000 100.0 %    ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 807
South Asia Muslim - other 116,768,000 731 726 99.3 % 116,668,000 99.9 %    ● Islam 0.04 % 0.01 % 2,333
South Asia Muslim - Pashtun 55,970,000 41 41 100.0 % 55,970,000 100.0 %    ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1,119
South Asia Muslim - Rajput 29,222,000 109 109 100.0 % 29,222,000 100.0 %    ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 584
South Asia Muslim - Sayyid 17,652,000 7 7 100.0 % 17,652,000 100.0 %    ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 353
South Asia Muslim - Shaikh 252,741,000 17 17 100.0 % 252,741,000 100.0 %    ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 5,055
South Asia Sikh - Jat 11,008,000 21 20 95.2 % 11,006,000 100.0 %    ● Other / Small 0.02 % 0.00 % 220
South Asia Sikh - other 10,469,000 58 58 100.0 % 10,469,000 100.0 %    ● Other / Small 0.35 % 0.00 % 209
South Asia Tribal - Banjara 7,063,000 11 11 100.0 % 7,063,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.44 % 0.00 % 141
South Asia Tribal - Bhil 21,534,000 18 18 100.0 % 21,534,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.76 % 0.00 % 431
South Asia Tribal - Gond 18,515,000 17 17 100.0 % 18,515,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.83 % 0.00 % 370
South Asia Tribal - Kuki Chin 33,000 14 0 0.0 % Unknown 0.0 %    ● Christianity 59.28 % 0.00 % -
South Asia Tribal - other 106,605,000 562 351 62.5 % 68,116,000 63.9 %    ● Hinduism 12.73 % 0.53 % 1,362
South Asia Tribal - Tangsa 106,000 20 0 0.0 % Unknown 0.0 %    ● Christianity 79.10 % 29.28 % -
Totals:  57 People Clusters 1,849,760,000 4,462 3,963 88.8 % 1,766,410,000 95.5 %    49 ●       37,328
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