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Criteria

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

7,398

% of World's
People Groups

42.4 %

Population

3,395,949,000

% 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 *
Bashkir Kazakhstan 25,000 Bashkort Islam ● 3.00 % 0.90 % 1
Banda, Nafana Côte d'Ivoire 4,900 Nafaanra Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 0.90 % 1
Arab, Bahraini Bahrain 770,000 Arabic, Baharna Spoken Islam ● 3.40 % 0.90 % ● 15
Algerian, Arabic-speaking Canada 69,000 Arabic, Algerian Spoken Islam ● 1.00 % 0.90 % 1
Tai Dam Thailand 800 Tai Dam Ethnic Religions ● 3.00 % 0.90 % 1
Maan Guinea 115,000 Maan Ethnic Religions ● 4.00 % 0.88 % ● 2
Koryak, Nymylan Russia 7,500 Koryak Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 0.88 % ● 1
Mongol, Khalka Mongolia 2,416,000 Mongolian, Halh Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.86 % ● 48
Wotu Indonesia 600 Wotu Islam ● 0.85 % 0.85 % ● 1
Nguan Laos 21,000 Khmu Ethnic Religions ● 1.00 % 0.85 % ● 1
Mandyak, Manjaco Guinea-Bissau 260,000 Mandjak Ethnic Religions ● 3.00 % 0.84 % ● 5
Mon Myanmar (Burma) 1,146,000 Mon Buddhism ● 0.90 % 0.82 % ● 23
Tai Man, Shan Myanmar (Burma) 4,537,000 Shan Buddhism ● 0.90 % 0.82 % ● 91
Gola Liberia 185,000 Gola Islam ● 2.00 % 0.82 % ● 4
Tuareg, Asben Niger 196,000 Tamajeq, Tayart Islam ● 1.00 % 0.80 % ● 4
Mazagway Cameroon 35,000 Mazagway-Hidi Islam ● 5.00 % 0.80 % ● 1
South Asian, general China, Hong Kong 42,000 Language unknown Hinduism ● 2.00 % 0.80 % 1
South Asian, general Belgium 32,000 Urdu Islam ● 2.00 % 0.80 % 1
Chinese, general Algeria 37,000 Chinese, Mandarin Non-Religious ● 1.00 % 0.80 % 1
Ngai Vietnam 1,700 Chinese, Yue Ethnic Religions ● 3.00 % 0.80 % 1
Judeo-Japanese Japan 49,000 Japanese Ethnic Religions ● 1.00 % 0.80 % ● 1
Turk Chile 1,000 Turkish Islam ● 1.00 % 0.80 % 1
Tamil (Hindu traditions) Singapore 112,000 Tamil Hinduism ● 5.00 % 0.80 % 2
Zarma Benin 15,000 Zarma Islam ● 2.00 % 0.80 % 1
Yupik, Naukan Russia 500 Russian Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 0.80 % ● 1
Totals:  7,398 People Groups   3,395,949,000             71,298
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