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Criteria

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

7,403

% of World's
People Groups

42.5 %

Population

3,274,637,000

% 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 *
Adi Bhutan 2,800 Adi Unknown ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Mongol, Khalka United States 16,000 Mongolian, Halh Buddhism ● 2.00 % 1.20 % 1
Ewenki, Khamnigan Mongolia 600 Evenki Ethnic Religions ● 1.00 % 0.50 % 1
Bunun China 1,500 Bunun Ethnic Religions ● 0.30 % 0.30 % 1
Hmong Njua Australia 2,200 Hmong Njua Ethnic Religions ● 4.00 % 2.00 % 1
Hmong Njua Myanmar (Burma) 12,000 Hmong Njua Ethnic Religions ● 2.00 % 1.00 % 1
Hmong Njua French Guiana 4,600 Hmong Njua Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 0.20 % 1
Miao, Hua Vietnam 4,300 Miao, Chuanqiandian Cluster Ethnic Religions ● 2.00 % 1.00 % 1
Indonesian Vietnam 4,400 Indonesian Islam ● 2.00 % 0.10 % 1
Khampa Tibetan Bhutan 1,700 Khamba Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Tai Lue Thailand 92,000 Lu Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.10 % 2
Tai Lue United States 4,500 Lu Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.00 % 1
Tai Lue Vietnam 6,900 Lu Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.00 % 1
Mongolian Kazakhstan 700 Mongolian, Halh Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.40 % 1
Mongolian, Peripheral United States 3,600 Mongolian, Peripheral Buddhism ● 3.00 % 2.00 % 1
Mongol, Khalka Australia 2,200 Mongolian, Halh Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Mongol, Khalka Belgium 800 Mongolian, Halh Ethnic Religions ● 4.00 % 2.00 % 1
Mongol, Khalka Canada 1,600 Mongolian, Halh Ethnic Religions ● 1.50 % 1.10 % 1
Mongol, Khalka Czechia 2,500 Mongolian, Halh Buddhism ● 0.20 % 0.10 % 1
Mongol, Khalka Germany 1,500 Mongolian, Halh Ethnic Religions ● 2.00 % 1.40 % 1
Mongol, Khalka Japan 4,500 Mongolian, Halh Ethnic Religions ● 1.00 % 0.50 % 1
Mongol, Khalka Korea, South 36,000 Mongolian, Halh Buddhism ● 1.72 % 1.20 % 1
Mongol, Khalka Taiwan 1,100 Mongolian, Halh Buddhism ● 2.00 % 0.00 % 1
Tai Don, White Tai United States 13,000 Tai Don Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Tibetan Gtsang Bhutan 900 Tibetan, Central Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Totals:  7,403 People Groups   3,274,637,000             68,974
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