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Criteria

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

7,280

% of World's
People Groups

42.0 %

Population

3,397,482,000

% 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 *
Jula Côte d'Ivoire 1,968,000 Jula Islam ● 0.60 % 0.50 % ● 39
Mahyavanshi India 1,976,000 Gujarati Hinduism ● 0.51 % ● 40
Arab, Moroccan Egypt 1,981,000 Arabic, Moroccan Islam ☀ 0.04 % 0.01 % 40
Luri, Northern Iran 1,986,000 Luri, Northern Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 40
Koli Mahadev India 1,986,000 Marathi Hinduism ☀ 0.07 % ● 40
Beldar (Hindu traditions) India 1,993,000 Kannada Hinduism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 40
Soninke Mali 1,996,000 Soninke Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.00 % ● 40
Teli (Muslim traditions) India 2,013,000 Urdu Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 40
Algerian, Arabic-speaking Egypt 2,027,000 Arabic, Algerian Islam ☀ 0.02 % 0.01 % 41
Rajput Bhatti (Muslim traditions) Pakistan 2,041,000 Punjabi, Western Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 41
Zhuang, Yongnan China 2,050,000 Zhuang, Yongnan Ethnic Religions ● 0.20 % 0.14 % ● 41
Pashtun, Southeast Afghanistan 2,054,000 Pashto, Southern Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % ● 41
Bengali Muslim Moghal India 2,073,000 Urdu Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 41
Ahom India 2,076,000 Assamese Hinduism ● 3.30 % ● 42
Khandait India 2,076,000 Odia Hinduism ☀ 0.05 % ● 42
Mal (Hindu traditions) India 2,086,000 Hindi Hinduism ☀ 0.01 % ● 42
Kol India 2,093,000 Hindi Hinduism ☀ 0.08 % ● 42
Hmu, Northern China 2,094,000 Miao, Northern Qiandong Ethnic Religions ● 0.30 % 0.25 % ● 42
Mirasi (Muslim traditions) Pakistan 2,097,000 Punjabi, Western Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 42
Satnami India 2,103,000 Hindi Hinduism ● 1.69 % ● 42
Kalal Idiga India 2,105,000 Telugu Hinduism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 42
Bania Komti India 2,135,000 Telugu Hinduism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 43
Afar Ethiopia 2,155,000 Afar Islam ● 0.90 % 0.01 % ● 43
Namassej Chandel Bangladesh 2,167,000 Bengali Hinduism ● 0.59 % ● 43
Zhuang, Yongbei China 2,175,000 Zhuang, Yongbei Ethnic Religions ● 1.20 % 0.90 % ● 43
Totals:  7,280 People Groups   3,397,482,000             71,187
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