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Criteria

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

People Groups

7,186

% of World's
People Groups

41.6 %

Population

3,424,947,000

% of World Population

42.4 %

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherents 		%
Evangelical 		Indigenous Est. Workers
Needed *
Balinese Malaysia 6,300 Bali (Indonesia) Hinduism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Balkar Kyrgyzstan 1,400 Karachay-Balkar Islam ● 2.03 % 0.00 % 1
Balkar Kazakhstan 2,400 Karachay-Balkar Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Balkar United States 600 Karachay-Balkar Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Balkar Uzbekistan 900 Karachay-Balkar Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Malay, Singkil Indonesia 75,000 Batak Karo Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Mandailing Malaysia 33,000 Batak Mandailing Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Bati Indonesia 5,600 Bati (Indonesia) Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Banjarese, Banjar Malay Malaysia 29,000 Malay Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Temne-Banta Sierra Leone 79,000 Themne Islam ● 4.00 % 0.00 % ● 2
Baras Indonesia 200 Kaili, Da'a Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Barein Chad 14,000 Barein Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Basa-Gurmana Nigeria 5,500 Basa-Gurmana Ethnic Religions ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Nuristani, Narisati Afghanistan 161,000 Kateviri Islam ● 0.10 % 0.00 % ● 3
Nuristani, Narisati Pakistan 46,000 Kateviri Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Bashkardi Iran 9,500 Bashkardi Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Bashkir Kyrgyzstan 1,000 Bashkort Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Batahin Sudan 315,000 Arabic, Sudanese Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 6
Bathari Oman 300 Arabic, Omani Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Embera-Baudo Colombia 6,800 Embera-Baudo Ethnic Religions ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Bauri Bangladesh 15,000 Bengali Hinduism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Bawean Malaysia 61,000 Madura Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Baygo Sudan 1,400 Arabic, Sudanese Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Belbali Algeria 3,900 Korandje Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Belide Indonesia 88,000 Musi Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 2
Totals:  7,186 People Groups   3,424,947,000             71,685
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