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Criteria

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

7,407

% of World's
People Groups

42.5 %

Population

3,225,174,000

% of World Population

41.6 %

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherents ▼		 %
Evangelical 		Indigenous Est. Workers
Needed *
Eurasian Japan 126,000 Japanese Buddhism ● 5.00 % 1.50 % ● 3
Tagbanwa, Central Philippines 4,000 Cuyonon Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 1.50 % ● 1
Red Bobo, Bwa Mali 297,000 Bomu Islam ● 5.00 % 0.00 % ● 6
Bunak, Mare Indonesia 24,000 Bunak Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 0.50 % ● 1
Bullom, Northern Bullom Sierra Leone 7,800 Bullom So Islam ● 5.00 % 1.80 % ● 1
Brunei Malay, Kedayan Malaysia 366,000 Brunei Islam ● 5.00 % 0.30 % ● 7
Palawano, Brooke's Point Philippines 13,000 Palawano, Brooke's Point Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 1.00 % ● 1
Biali Togo 3,000 Biali Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 1.00 % 1
Bhojpuri Bihari South Africa 57,000 Bhojpuri Hinduism ● 5.00 % 0.50 % 1
South Asian, Bengali-speaking Turkmenistan 700 Bengali Hinduism ● 5.00 % 0.00 % 1
Bauchi Nigeria 39,000 Bauchi Islam ● 5.00 % 0.80 % ● 1
Bassari Guinea-Bissau 500 Oniyan Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 0.50 % 1
Bandoumu, Minduumo Gabon 5,500 Ndumu Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 0.50 % ● 1
Banda, Nafana Côte d'Ivoire 4,500 Nafaanra Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 0.90 % 1
Bambara Côte d'Ivoire 11,000 Bamanankan Islam ● 5.00 % 0.50 % ● 1
Bajuni Kenya 187,000 Swahili Islam ● 5.00 % 1.00 % ● 4
Asilulu Indonesia 14,000 Asilulu Islam ● 5.00 % 0.50 % ● 1
Arab Tanzania 65,000 Swahili Islam ● 5.00 % 0.60 % 1
Arab Bulgaria 11,000 Arabic, North Levantine Spoken Islam ● 5.00 % 0.30 % 1
Arab Mauritius 800 Arabic, North Levantine Spoken Islam ● 5.00 % 0.20 % ● 1
Arab North Macedonia 6,300 Arabic, North Levantine Spoken Islam ● 5.00 % 0.50 % 1
Arab Ghana 3,000 Arabic, North Levantine Spoken Islam ● 5.00 % 0.50 % 1
Arab Gabon 5,200 Arabic, North Levantine Spoken Islam ● 5.00 % 0.50 % 1
Anufo, Chokossi Ghana 111,000 Anufo Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 2.00 % ● 2
Amahuaca, Ipitineri Peru 400 Amahuaca Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 0.30 % ● 1
Totals:  7,407 People Groups   3,225,174,000             68,256
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