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Criteria

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

7,413

% of World's
People Groups

42.5 %

Population

3,226,866,000

% of World Population

41.6 %

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherents 		%
Evangelical ▼		 Indigenous Est. Workers
Needed *
Arab, Lebanese Morocco 559,000 Arabic, North Levantine Spoken Islam ● 5.00 % 2.00 % 11
Lao Thailand 60,000 Lao Buddhism ● 3.00 % 2.00 % 1
Lao Laos 3,398,000 Lao Buddhism ● 3.50 % 2.00 % ● 68
Kutu Tanzania 125,000 Kutu Islam ● 3.00 % 2.00 % ● 2
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 Kabyle Islam ● 4.00 % 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 Thailand 79,000 Chinese, Hakka Buddhism ● 5.00 % 2.00 % 2
Han Chinese, Hakka Canada 5,800 Chinese, Hakka Ethnic Religions ● 2.10 % 2.00 % 1
Gujarati, Indo-Pakistani Ethiopia 3,400 Gujarati Hinduism ● 2.00 % 2.00 % 1
Gengle Nigeria 6,500 Gengle Ethnic Religions ● 4.00 % 2.00 % ● 1
Eggon Nigeria 21,000 Eggon Islam ● 5.00 % 2.00 % ● 1
Nyangatom South Sudan 12,000 Nyangatom Ethnic Religions ● 3.50 % 2.00 % ● 1
Cuiba Venezuela 400 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 7,500 Jola-Felupe Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 2.00 % ● 1
Burmese Denmark 1,700 Burmese Buddhism ● 2.00 % 2.00 % 1
Suri, Kacipo-Balesi South Sudan 4,800 Kacipo-Balesi Ethnic Religions ● 3.00 % 2.00 % ● 1
Suri, Kacipo-Balesi Ethiopia 3,400 Kacipo-Balesi Ethnic Religions ● 3.00 % 2.00 % ● 1
Totals:  7,413 People Groups   3,226,866,000             68,294
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