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Criteria

Evangelicals <= 2%
Professing Christians <= 5%
Progress Level
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People Groups

7,186

% of World's
People Groups

41.6 %

Population

3,424,947,000

% of World Population

42.4 %

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherents 		%
Evangelical 		Indigenous Est. Workers
Needed *
Lamet Thailand 200 Rmeet Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 0.00 % 1
Khmer Thailand 67,000 Khmer Buddhism ● 0.20 % 0.10 % 1
Blang Thailand 1,400 Blang Buddhism ● 4.00 % 0.40 % ● 1
Thai, Northern Thailand 7,787,000 Thai, Northern Buddhism ● 0.20 % 0.03 % ● 156
Kintaq Thailand 100 Kintaq Ethnic Religions ● 4.90 % 0.00 % 1
Lao Thailand 62,000 Lao Buddhism ● 3.00 % 2.00 % 1
Lao Song Thailand 37,000 Thai Song Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.90 % ● 1
Lua Thailand 7,200 Language unknown Ethnic Religions ● 4.00 % 1.67 % ● 1
Aheu Luang Thailand 1,600 Aheu Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Moken, Salon Thailand 2,200 Moken Ethnic Religions ● 0.30 % 0.04 % ● 1
Moklen Thailand 4,600 Moklen Ethnic Religions ● 2.20 % 1.00 % ● 1
Mpi Thailand 1,600 Mpi Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Nyahkur Thailand 1,700 Nyahkur Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Nyeu, Yeu Thailand 200 Nyeu Ethnic Religions ● 1.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Palaung, Pale Thailand 6,400 Palaung, Ruching Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.93 % ● 1
Sinhalese Thailand 74,000 Sinhala Buddhism ● 2.00 % 1.00 % 1
Malay, Pattani Thailand 1,573,000 Malay, Pattani Islam ☀︎ 0.01 % 0.01 % ● 31
Prai Thailand 21,000 Prai Ethnic Religions ● 1.00 % 0.10 % ● 1
Lao Phuan Thailand 200,000 Phuan Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.10 % ● 4
Phu Thai Thailand 505,000 Phu Thai Buddhism ● 0.60 % 0.10 % ● 10
Punjabi Thailand 64,000 Punjabi, Eastern Other / Small ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Saek Thailand 21,000 Saek Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Kensiu Thailand 300 Kensiu Ethnic Religions ● 4.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
So Thailand 75,000 So (Laos) Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.60 % ● 2
Thai, Southern Thailand 5,355,000 Thai, Southern Buddhism ● 0.90 % 0.25 % ● 107
Totals:  7,186 People Groups   3,424,947,000             71,685
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