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

7,413

% of World's
People Groups

42.5 %

Population

3,226,866,000

% 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 *
Mru Bangladesh 32,000 Mru Buddhism ● 4.38 % ● 1
Khambu India 333,000 Bengali Hinduism ● 4.23 % ● 7
Sherpa Nepal 105,000 Sherpa Buddhism ● 4.22 % ● 2
Karku India 300 Hindi Hinduism ● 4.19 % ● 1
Koliyan India 8,600 Tamil Hinduism ● 4.15 % ● 1
Ahom India 1,332,000 Assamese Hinduism ● 4.06 % ● 27
Kisan Bangladesh 3,900 Sylheti Hinduism ● 4.03 % ● 1
Gyalsumdo Nepal 400 Tamang, Western Buddhism ● 4.01 % ● 1
Mru Myanmar (Burma) 25,000 Mru Buddhism ● 4.01 % 0.40 % 1
Kamchadal Russia 2,000 Russian Ethnic Religions ● 4.00 % 0.90 % ● 1
Bucuba Nigeria 1,100 Tsucuba Islam ● 4.00 % 2.00 % ● 1
Yaroame Brazil 400 Yaroame Ethnic Religions ● 4.00 % 2.00 % ● 1
Egyptian, Balkan Albania 2,900 Albanian, Tosk Islam ● 4.00 % 0.00 % 1
Dogon, Tombo Mali 112,000 Dogon, Tommo So Islam ● 4.00 % 1.00 % ● 2
Kpeego Burkina Faso 2,400 Kpeego Ethnic Religions ● 4.00 % 1.00 % ● 1
Dogon, Ampari Mali 9,700 Dogon, Ampari Islam ● 4.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Mandaya, Karaga Philippines 6,000 Mandaya Ethnic Religions ● 4.00 % 1.00 % ● 1
Arab, North Iraqi Greece 7,000 Arabic, North Mesopotamian Spoken Islam ● 4.00 % 0.20 % 1
Oromo, Borana Ethiopia 1,394,000 Oromo, Borana-Arsi-Guji Ethnic Religions ● 4.00 % 1.30 % ● 28
Mantsi Vietnam 1,300 Mantsi Ethnic Religions ● 4.00 % 1.00 % ● 1
Pa Di China 1,100 Pa Di Non-Religious ● 4.00 % 1.00 % ● 1
En Vietnam 300 En Ethnic Religions ● 4.00 % 1.00 % ● 1
Tring Malaysia 800 Tring Ethnic Religions ● 4.00 % 2.00 % ● 1
Bushi Madagascar 1,800 Bushi Islam ● 4.00 % 1.00 % 1
South Asian, general Sierra Leone 15,000 Hindi Hinduism ● 4.00 % 0.20 % 1
Totals:  7,413 People Groups   3,226,866,000             68,294
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