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Criteria

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

People Groups

7,414

% of World's
People Groups

42.5 %

Population

3,344,527,000

% of World Population

42.3 %

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherents 		%
Evangelical ▲		 Indigenous Est. Workers
Needed *
Biao China 135,000 Biao Ethnic Religions ● 1.50 % 1.00 % ● 3
Muji, Qila China 1,700 Muji, Qila Ethnic Religions ● 3.00 % 1.00 % ● 1
Phowa, Ani China 10,000 Phowa, Ani Ethnic Religions ● 3.00 % 1.00 % ● 1
Phupha China 1,600 Phupha Ethnic Religions ● 3.00 % 1.00 % ● 1
Bakha Chad 3,000 Karanga Islam ● 3.00 % 1.00 % ● 1
Tetserret Niger 2,400 Tetserret Islam ● 2.00 % 1.00 % ● 1
Gyaazi Nigeria 5,300 Gyaazi Islam ● 5.00 % 1.00 % ● 1
Koro Nulu Nigeria 4,200 Koro Nulu Islam ● 5.00 % 1.00 % ● 1
Laiyola, Barang-Barang Indonesia 1,000 Laiyolo Islam ● 1.01 % 1.01 % ● 1
Osing Indonesia 347,000 Osing Islam ● 2.00 % 1.04 % ● 7
Han Chinese, Shaozhou China 680,000 Chinese, Min Nan Non-Religious ● 1.20 % 1.05 % ● 14
Alak Laos 27,000 Alak Ethnic Religions ● 1.10 % 1.06 % ● 1
K'abeena Ethiopia 90,000 Alaba-K'abeena Islam ● 3.00 % 1.07 % ● 2
Anufo, Chokossi Togo 92,000 Anufo Islam ● 2.30 % 1.10 % ● 2
Algerian, Arabic-speaking Italy 22,000 Arabic, Algerian Spoken Islam ● 2.00 % 1.10 % 1
Bambara Mali 6,390,000 Bamanankan Islam ● 4.00 % 1.10 % ● 128
Anii Togo 20,000 Anii Islam ● 1.20 % 1.10 % ● 1
Akasselem Togo 76,000 Akaselem Islam ● 1.20 % 1.10 % ● 2
Hausa Togo 24,000 Hausa Islam ● 1.20 % 1.10 % 1
Kurd, Behdini Iraq 3,562,000 Kurdish, Northern Islam ● 1.20 % 1.10 % ● 71
Samei China 23,000 Samei Ethnic Religions ● 1.20 % 1.10 % ● 1
Temain, Ronge Sudan 19,000 Temein Islam ● 2.00 % 1.10 % ● 1
Mongol, Khalka Canada 1,600 Mongolian, Halh Ethnic Religions ● 1.50 % 1.10 % 1
Tatar, Khakass Russia 74,000 Khakas Ethnic Religions ● 2.00 % 1.10 % ● 1
Bashkir Russia 1,615,000 Bashkort Islam ● 4.00 % 1.10 % ● 32
Totals:  7,414 People Groups   3,344,527,000             70,286
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