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Criteria

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

7,419

% of World's
People Groups

42.5 %

Population

3,275,303,000

% of World Population

41.8 %

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherents 		%
Evangelical 		Indigenous ▲ Est. Workers
Needed *
Burmese Denmark 1,700 Burmese Buddhism ● 2.00 % 2.00 % 1
Burmese Finland 1,500 Burmese Buddhism ● 0.35 % 0.07 % 1
Burmese India 15,000 Burmese Buddhism ● 4.40 % 1
Burmese Korea, South 23,000 Burmese Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.70 % 1
Burmese Laos 600 Burmese Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Sino-Burmese China, Macau 19,000 Burmese Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.30 % 1
Burmese Malaysia 30,000 Burmese Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.17 % 1
Burmese New Zealand 2,300 Burmese Buddhism ● 0.60 % 0.20 % 1
Burmese Singapore 20,000 Burmese Buddhism ● 0.30 % 0.10 % 1
Burmese Thailand 207,000 Burmese Buddhism ● 0.40 % 0.10 % 4
Burmese United Kingdom 14,000 Burmese Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.10 % 1
Burmese United States 195,000 Burmese Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.30 % 4
Kurd, Central Afghanistan 4,100 Kurdish, Central Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % 1
Kurd, Central Kuwait 6,400 Kurdish, Central Islam ☀ 0.10 % 0.03 % 1
Kurd, Central United States 40,000 Kurdish, Central Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Okinawan, Ryukyuan Bolivia 2,400 Okinawan, Central Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.10 % 1
Okinawan, Ryukyuan United States 4,400 Okinawan, Central Ethnic Religions ● 2.00 % 0.20 % 1
Baggara, Fertit Central African Republic 24,000 Arabic, Sudanese Spoken Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % 1
Foodo Ghana 1,100 Foodo Islam ☀ 0.02 % 0.01 % 1
Chechen Jordan 5,200 Chechen Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Chechen Kyrgyzstan 1,800 Chechen Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Chechen Kazakhstan 35,000 Chechen Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Thai United Arab Emirates 3,300 Thai Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.50 % 1
Thai Australia 69,000 Thai Buddhism ● 0.80 % 0.30 % 1
Thai Belgium 3,500 Thai Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.50 % 1
Totals:  7,419 People Groups   3,275,303,000             69,207
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