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Population

1,825,900,000

Number of People Clusters

56

People Groups (by Country)

4,230

Unreached People Groups

3,720 (88 %)

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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 138,000 9 2 22.2 % 3,900 2.8 %    ● Unknown 23.35 % 0.00 % 1
South Asia Buddhist 21,216,000 150 107 71.3 % 3,610,000 17.0 %    ● Buddhism 6.11 % 0.09 % 72
South Asia Christian 14,892,000 69 0 0.0 % Unknown 0.0 %    ● Christianity 99.83 % 0.07 % -
South Asia Dalit - Chamar (Bhambi) 2,837,000 4 4 100.0 % 2,837,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.94 % 0.00 % 57
South Asia Dalit - Dusadh 6,673,000 5 5 100.0 % 6,673,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.02 % 0.00 % 133
South Asia Dalit - Madiga 7,890,000 3 3 100.0 % 7,890,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.11 % 0.00 % 158
South Asia Dalit - Mala 5,748,000 2 2 100.0 % 5,748,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.15 % 0.00 % 115
South Asia Dalit - Namassej 12,517,000 7 7 100.0 % 12,517,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.49 % 0.00 % 250
South Asia Dalit - Other 142,738,000 398 392 98.5 % 142,695,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.54 % 0.00 % 2,854
South Asia Dalit - Pasi 7,870,000 5 5 100.0 % 7,870,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.08 % 0.00 % 157
South Asia Dalit - Rajbansi 6,770,000 6 5 83.3 % 6,662,000 98.4 %    ● Hinduism 0.54 % 0.00 % 133
South Asia Dalit - Valmiki 137,000 3 3 100.0 % 137,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.61 % 0.00 % 3
South Asia Forward Caste - Bania 44,506,000 74 74 100.0 % 44,506,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 890
South Asia Forward Caste - Brahmin 96,069,000 118 117 99.2 % 96,067,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1,921
South Asia Forward Caste - Nair 6,900,000 3 3 100.0 % 6,900,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.24 % 0.00 % 138
South Asia Forward Caste - Other 11,731,000 23 20 87.0 % 11,404,000 97.2 %    ● Hinduism 1.72 % 0.00 % 228
South Asia Forward Caste - Rajput 67,938,000 95 94 98.9 % 67,926,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.01 % 0.00 % 1,359
South Asia Hindu - Badhai 6,682,000 6 6 100.0 % 6,682,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 134
South Asia Hindu - Bhoi 7,490,000 14 14 100.0 % 7,490,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 150
South Asia Hindu - Jat 24,993,000 107 106 99.1 % 24,918,000 99.7 %    ● Hinduism 0.04 % 0.00 % 498
South Asia Hindu - Kahar 8,536,000 4 4 100.0 % 8,536,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 171
South Asia Hindu - Kapu 18,843,000 6 6 100.0 % 18,843,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.01 % 0.00 % 377
South Asia Hindu - Kayastha 11,731,000 11 11 100.0 % 11,731,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.02 % 0.00 % 235
South Asia Hindu - Kumhar 17,519,000 14 13 92.9 % 17,513,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.01 % 0.00 % 350
South Asia Hindu - Kunbi 23,127,000 15 15 100.0 % 23,127,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.04 % 0.00 % 463
South Asia Hindu - Kurmi 19,706,000 4 4 100.0 % 19,706,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 394
South Asia Hindu - Mahishya 10,676,000 4 4 100.0 % 10,676,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.38 % 0.00 % 214
South Asia Hindu - Mahratta 43,165,000 10 10 100.0 % 43,165,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 863
South Asia Hindu - Mali 10,209,000 6 6 100.0 % 10,209,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 204
South Asia Hindu - Nai 12,280,000 8 8 100.0 % 12,280,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 246
South Asia Hindu - Other 272,904,000 1,105 1,035 93.7 % 266,345,000 97.6 %    ● Hinduism 0.46 % 0.03 % 5,327
South Asia Hindu - Sonar 8,714,000 23 23 100.0 % 8,714,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 174
South Asia Hindu - Teli 20,434,000 11 10 90.9 % 20,429,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.01 % 0.00 % 409
South Asia Hindu - Vakkaliga 6,668,000 3 3 100.0 % 6,668,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.20 % 0.00 % 133
South Asia Hindu - Vanniyan 813,000 6 6 100.0 % 813,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 1.14 % 0.00 % 16
South Asia Hindu - Viswakarma 9,056,000 10 10 100.0 % 9,056,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.10 % 0.00 % 181
South Asia Hindu - Yadav 81,755,000 22 22 100.0 % 81,755,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1,635
South Asia Muslim - Ansari 16,698,000 6 6 100.0 % 16,698,000 100.0 %    ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 334
South Asia Muslim - Arain 11,504,000 3 3 100.0 % 11,504,000 100.0 %    ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 230
South Asia Muslim - Baloch 14,327,000 39 39 100.0 % 14,327,000 100.0 %    ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 287
South Asia Muslim - Brahui 4,836,000 7 7 100.0 % 4,836,000 100.0 %    ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 97
South Asia Muslim - Jat 38,581,000 68 68 100.0 % 38,581,000 100.0 %    ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 772
South Asia Muslim - Other 120,721,000 722 719 99.6 % 120,687,000 100.0 %    ● Islam 0.03 % 0.00 % 2,414
South Asia Muslim - Pashtun 56,375,000 29 29 100.0 % 56,375,000 100.0 %    ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1,128
South Asia Muslim - Rajput 26,916,000 75 75 100.0 % 26,916,000 100.0 %    ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 538
South Asia Muslim - Sayyid 17,371,000 5 5 100.0 % 17,371,000 100.0 %    ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 347
South Asia Muslim - Shaikh 244,249,000 10 10 100.0 % 244,249,000 100.0 %    ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 4,885
South Asia Other 23,370,000 180 134 74.4 % 18,567,000 79.4 %    ● Hinduism 5.82 % 1.55 % 371
South Asia Sikh - Jat 10,903,000 17 16 94.1 % 10,900,000 100.0 %    ● Other / Small 0.01 % 0.00 % 218
South Asia Sikh - Other 10,547,000 57 57 100.0 % 10,547,000 100.0 %    ● Other / Small 0.22 % 0.00 % 211
South Asia Tribal - Banjara 6,986,000 10 10 100.0 % 6,986,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.45 % 0.00 % 140
South Asia Tribal - Bhil 21,911,000 18 18 100.0 % 21,911,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.75 % 0.00 % 438
South Asia Tribal - Gond 18,832,000 17 17 100.0 % 18,832,000 100.0 %    ● Hinduism 0.76 % 0.00 % 377
South Asia Tribal - Kuki Chin 256,000 19 0 0.0 % Unknown 0.0 %    ● Christianity 68.84 % 5.89 % -
South Asia Tribal - Other 109,575,000 565 348 61.6 % 69,113,000 63.1 %    ● Hinduism 13.22 % 1.29 % 1,382
South Asia Tribal - Tangsa 106,000 20 0 0.0 % Unknown 0.0 %    ● Christianity 78.92 % 29.01 % -
Totals:  56 People Clusters 1,825,900,000 4,230 3,720 87.9 % 1,740,470,000 95.3 %    49 ●       36,719
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