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Criteria

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

7,386

% of World's
People Groups

42.3 %

Population

3,399,669,000

% of World Population

42.5 %

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherents 		%
Evangelical ▼		 Indigenous Est. Workers
Needed *
Bajuni Kenya 96,000 Swahili Islam ● 5.00 % 1.00 % ● 2
Arab, Bahraini Oman 17,000 Arabic, Baharna Spoken Islam ● 3.00 % 1.00 % 1
Baangi Nigeria 32,000 Baangi Islam ● 1.00 % 1.00 % ● 1
Abkhaz Syria 6,500 Abkhaz Islam ● 4.00 % 1.00 % 1
Tolaki Indonesia 164,000 Tolaki Islam ● 2.00 % 0.98 % ● 3
Java Banten Indonesia 325,000 Javanese Islam ● 1.90 % 0.98 % ● 6
Ghao-Xong, Eastern China 136,000 Miao, Eastern Xiangxi Ethnic Religions ● 3.50 % 0.97 % ● 3
Mandinka Gambia 1,137,000 Mandinka Islam ● 1.10 % 0.97 % ● 23
Hmong Njua China 55,000 Hmong Njua Ethnic Religions ● 1.20 % 0.95 % ● 1
Itelmen Russia 3,200 Russian Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 0.94 % ● 1
Tai Man, Shan Thailand 102,000 Shan Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.93 % ● 2
Palaung, Pale Thailand 6,400 Palaung, Ruching Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.93 % ● 1
Kong Ge China 1,800 Kon Keu Ethnic Religions ● 0.91 % 0.91 % ● 1
Kamchadal Russia 1,900 Russian Ethnic Religions ● 4.00 % 0.90 % ● 1
Khotogoid Mongolia 9,000 Mongolian, Halh Ethnic Religions ● 1.50 % 0.90 % ● 1
Zhuang, Guibian China 1,098,000 Zhuang, Guibian Ethnic Religions ● 1.20 % 0.90 % ● 22
Zhuang, Liujiang China 1,713,000 Zhuang, Liujiang Ethnic Religions ● 1.20 % 0.90 % ● 34
Zhuang, Qiubei China 221,000 Zhuang, Qiubei Ethnic Religions ● 1.20 % 0.90 % ● 4
Zhuang, Guibei China 1,647,000 Zhuang, Guibei Ethnic Religions ● 1.20 % 0.90 % ● 33
Zhuang, Youjiang China 995,000 Zhuang, Youjiang Ethnic Religions ● 1.20 % 0.90 % ● 20
Zhuang, Eastern Hongshuihe China 1,318,000 Zhuang, Eastern Hongshuihe Ethnic Religions ● 1.20 % 0.90 % ● 26
Zhuang, Liuqian China 410,000 Zhuang, Liuqian Ethnic Religions ● 1.20 % 0.90 % ● 8
Zhuang, Yongbei China 2,175,000 Zhuang, Yongbei Ethnic Religions ● 1.20 % 0.90 % ● 43
Kerek Russia 400 Russian Ethnic Religions ● 3.00 % 0.90 % ● 1
Buriat, Chinese China 168,000 Buriat, China Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.90 % ● 3
Totals:  7,386 People Groups   3,399,669,000             71,359
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