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Criteria

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

7,414

% of World's
People Groups

42.5 %

Population

3,227,165,000

% 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 *
Han Chinese, Hakka Thailand 79,000 Chinese, Hakka Buddhism ● 5.00 % 2.00 % 2
Han Chinese, Cantonese Thailand 40,000 Chinese, Yue Buddhism ● 5.00 % 2.00 % 1
Tai Khun Laos 800 Khun Buddhism ● 4.00 % 2.00 % ● 1
Huichol United States 6,200 Huichol Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 2.00 % 1
Jomang, Talodi Sudan 3,600 Arabic, Sudanese Spoken Islam ● 5.00 % 2.00 % ● 1
Berber, Kabyle Canada 17,000 Kabyle Islam ● 4.00 % 2.00 % 1
Kayan, Mahakam Indonesia 2,200 Kayan Mahakam Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 2.00 % ● 1
Khmer Germany 13,000 Khmer Buddhism ● 4.00 % 2.00 % 1
Khmer Korea, South 46,000 Khmer Buddhism ● 4.00 % 2.00 % 1
Kur Indonesia 4,200 Kur Islam ● 3.00 % 2.00 % ● 1
Kutu Tanzania 125,000 Kutu Islam ● 3.00 % 2.00 % ● 2
Lao Laos 3,398,000 Lao Buddhism ● 3.50 % 2.00 % ● 68
Lao Thailand 60,000 Lao Buddhism ● 3.00 % 2.00 % 1
Arab, Lebanese Morocco 559,000 Arabic, North Levantine Spoken Islam ● 5.00 % 2.00 % 11
Arab, Libyan United States 6,300 Arabic, Libyan Spoken Islam ● 3.00 % 2.00 % 1
Nepali, general Canada 8,200 Nepali Hinduism ● 4.00 % 2.00 % 1
Malay United Arab Emirates 30,000 Malay Islam ● 4.00 % 2.00 % 1
Melanau Brunei 500 Melanau, Central Islam ● 4.00 % 2.00 % 1
Laz, Lazuri Germany 1,000 Laz Islam ● 4.00 % 2.00 % 1
Modang Indonesia 28,000 Modang Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 2.00 % ● 1
Hezhen China 4,900 Nanai Ethnic Religions ● 4.00 % 2.00 % 1
Fali, North Cameroon 47,000 Fali, North Islam ● 3.00 % 2.00 % ● 1
Daasanach Kenya 16,000 Daasanach Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 2.00 % ● 1
Safwa Tanzania 439,000 Safwa Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 2.00 % ● 9
Sokoro, Tunjur Sudan 2,100 Sokoro Islam ● 4.00 % 2.00 % 1
Totals:  7,414 People Groups   3,227,165,000             68,298
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