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Criteria

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

7,417

% of World's
People Groups

42.6 %

Population

3,369,881,000

% 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 *
Bauchi Nigeria 38,000 Bauchi Islam ● 5.00 % 0.80 % ● 1
Arab, Arabic Gulf Spoken Canada 79,000 Arabic, Gulf Spoken Islam ● 1.90 % 0.80 % 2
Eka China 3,300 Lahu Ethnic Religions ● 0.80 % 0.78 % ● 1
Mulao China 227,000 Mulam Ethnic Religions ● 0.80 % 0.78 % ● 5
Brao Laos 28,000 Brao Ethnic Religions ● 1.00 % 0.76 % ● 1
Kuan Laos 900 Kuan Ethnic Religions ● 0.76 % 0.76 % ● 1
Halang Laos 6,500 Halang Ethnic Religions ● 0.76 % 0.76 % ● 1
Barke, Burkanawa Nigeria 31,000 Mburku Ethnic Religions ● 4.00 % 0.75 % ● 1
Nyahon Laos 9,500 Nyaheun Ethnic Religions ● 0.75 % 0.75 % ● 1
Qiang, Mianchi China 27,000 Qiang, Southern Ethnic Religions ● 1.00 % 0.74 % ● 1
Antankarana Madagascar 211,000 Malagasy, Antankarana Islam ● 5.00 % 0.74 % ● 4
Qiang, Heihu China 27,000 Qiang, Southern Ethnic Religions ● 0.80 % 0.73 % ● 1
Akeu Laos 3,200 Akeu Ethnic Religions ● 0.72 % 0.72 % 1
Nisu, Yuanyang China 266,000 Nisu, Eastern Ethnic Religions ● 1.50 % 0.72 % ● 5
Kikai Japan 13,000 Kikai Buddhism ● 3.00 % 0.72 % ● 1
Kryz, Dzhek Azerbaijan 13,000 Kryts Islam ● 0.72 % 0.72 % ● 1
Khmu China 6,900 Khmu Ethnic Religions ● 0.90 % 0.71 % ● 1
Wolof Mauritania 20,000 Wolof Islam ● 1.00 % 0.71 % ● 1
Taz Russia 300 Russian Non-Religious ● 5.00 % 0.70 % ● 1
Uzemchin Mongolia 2,400 Mongolian, Peripheral Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.70 % ● 1
Torgud Mongolia 16,000 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism ● 0.80 % 0.70 % ● 1
Uriankhai, Altai Mongolia 30,000 Mongolian, Halh Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.70 % ● 1
South Asian, general Norway 27,000 Urdu Islam ● 3.00 % 0.70 % 1
South Asian, general Greece 119,000 Urdu Islam ● 4.00 % 0.70 % 2
Chinese, general Angola 54,000 Chinese, Mandarin Non-Religious ● 1.05 % 0.70 % 1
Totals:  7,417 People Groups   3,369,881,000             70,796
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