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Criteria

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

People Groups

7,403

% of World's
People Groups

42.5 %

Population

3,274,637,000

% of World Population

41.8 %

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherents 		%
Evangelical ▼		 Indigenous Est. Workers
Needed *
Arab, Libyan United States 16,000 Arabic, Libyan Spoken Islam ● 3.00 % 2.00 % 1
Arab, Lebanese Morocco 566,000 Arabic, North Levantine Spoken Islam ● 5.00 % 2.00 % 11
Lao Thailand 60,000 Lao Buddhism ● 3.00 % 2.00 % 1
Lao Laos 3,446,000 Lao Buddhism ● 3.50 % 2.00 % ● 69
Kutu Tanzania 129,000 Kutu Islam ● 3.00 % 2.00 % ● 3
Kur Indonesia 4,200 Kur Islam ● 3.00 % 2.00 % ● 1
Khmer Korea, South 46,000 Khmer Buddhism ● 4.00 % 2.00 % 1
Khmer Germany 13,000 Khmer Buddhism ● 4.00 % 2.00 % 1
Kayan, Mahakam Indonesia 2,200 Kayan Mahakam Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 2.00 % ● 1
Berber, Kabyle Canada 17,000 Amazigh Islam ● 4.00 % 2.00 % 1
Jeng Laos 9,000 Oy Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 2.00 % ● 1
Jomang, Talodi Sudan 3,600 Arabic, Sudanese Spoken Islam ● 5.00 % 2.00 % ● 1
Huichol United States 6,200 Huichol Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 2.00 % 1
Tai Khun Laos 800 Khun Buddhism ● 4.00 % 2.00 % ● 1
Han Chinese, Cantonese Thailand 40,000 Chinese, Yue Buddhism ● 5.00 % 2.00 % 1
Han Chinese, Hakka Canada 5,900 Chinese, Hakka Ethnic Religions ● 2.10 % 2.00 % 1
Han Chinese, Hakka Thailand 79,000 Chinese, Hakka Buddhism ● 5.00 % 2.00 % 2
Gujarati, Indo-Pakistani Ethiopia 3,500 Gujarati Hinduism ● 2.00 % 2.00 % 1
Gengle Nigeria 6,700 Gengle Ethnic Religions ● 4.00 % 2.00 % ● 1
Eggon Nigeria 21,000 Eggon Islam ● 5.00 % 2.00 % ● 1
Nyangatom South Sudan 11,000 Nyangatom Ethnic Religions ● 3.50 % 2.00 % ● 1
Cuiba Venezuela 500 Cuiba Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 2.00 % ● 1
Han Chinese, Min Bei Thailand 14,000 Chinese, Min Bei Buddhism ● 5.00 % 2.00 % 1
Jola-Felupe Guinea-Bissau 7,700 Jola-Felupe Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 2.00 % ● 1
Burmese Denmark 1,700 Burmese Buddhism ● 2.00 % 2.00 % 1
Totals:  7,403 People Groups   3,274,637,000             68,974
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