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Criteria

Evangelicals <= 2%
Professing Christians <= 5%
Progress Level
Progress Gauge

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 *
Mongolian, Peripheral United States 3,700 Mongolian, Peripheral Buddhism ● 3.00 % 2.00 % 1
Tai Don, White Tai United States 14,000 Tai Don Ethnic Religions ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Mongol, Khalka United States 16,000 Mongolian, Halh Buddhism ● 2.00 % 1.20 % 1
Jat (Sikh traditions) United States 215,000 Punjabi, Eastern Other / Small ● 0.40 % 0.30 % 4
Azerbaijani, Azeri Turk United States 1,100 Azerbaijani, South Islam ● 2.00 % 1.00 % 1
Khuen United States 2,900 Khuen Buddhism ● 2.00 % 0.10 % 1
Jewish, Persian United States 67,000 Persian, Iranian Ethnic Religions ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Afghani, general United States 103,000 Dari Islam ☀︎ 0.08 % 0.08 % 2
Yazidi United States 4,200 Kurdish, Northern Ethnic Religions ● 2.40 % 1.50 % 1
Turk, Meskhetian United States 17,000 English Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Somali Bantu United States 54,000 Maay Islam ● 0.50 % 0.20 % 1
Jewish, Spanish-speaking Uruguay 16,000 Spanish Ethnic Religions ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Avar Uzbekistan 1,400 Avar Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Azerbaijani Uzbekistan 64,000 Azerbaijani, North Islam ☀︎ 0.10 % 0.02 % 1
Balkar Uzbekistan 900 Karachay-Balkar Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Bashkir Uzbekistan 50,000 Bashkort Islam ● 4.00 % 0.50 % 1
Chechen Uzbekistan 1,800 Chechen Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Tatar, Crimean Uzbekistan 189,000 Crimean Tatar Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 4
Dargin Uzbekistan 2,800 Dargwa Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Dungan Uzbekistan 1,900 Dungan Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Ingush Uzbekistan 900 Ingush Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Jewish, Bukharan Uzbekistan 500 Bukharic Ethnic Religions ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Karakalpak Uzbekistan 779,000 Karakalpak Islam ● 0.40 % 0.40 % ● 16
Kazakh Uzbekistan 883,000 Kazakh Islam ● 0.20 % 0.15 % 18
Kumyk Uzbekistan 1,300 Kumyk Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Totals:  7,186 People Groups   3,424,947,000             71,685
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