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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
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Ghao-Xong, Western China 1,409,000 Miao, Western Xiangxi Ethnic Religions ● 0.60 % 0.38 % ● 28
Kurd, Kurmanji Syria 1,418,000 Kurdish, Northern Islam ● 0.13 % 0.06 % ● 28
Meitei India 1,435,000 Meitei Hinduism ● 1.07 % ● 29
Namassej Chandel India 1,437,000 Bengali Hinduism ● 0.49 % ● 29
Yadav Rawat India 1,439,000 Hindi Hinduism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 29
Arab, Iranian Iran 1,442,000 Arabic, Mesopotamian Spoken Islam ● 0.30 % 0.29 % ● 29
Ahar India 1,447,000 Hindi Hinduism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 29
Muong Vietnam 1,452,000 Muong Ethnic Religions ● 1.00 % 0.06 % ● 29
Chechen, Nohchi Russia 1,455,000 Chechen Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % ● 29
Arab, Cyrenaican Libya 1,457,000 Arabic, Libyan Spoken Islam ☀ 0.10 % 0.03 % ● 29
Khmer, Northern Thailand 1,458,000 Khmer, Northern Buddhism ● 2.00 % 1.33 % ● 29
Arab, Palestinian / Israeli Israel 1,465,000 Arabic, South Levantine Spoken Islam ● 5.00 % 1.85 % ● 29
Pingdi China 1,486,000 Chinese, Xiang Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.10 % 0.04 % ● 30
Lodha Jariya India 1,497,000 Hindi Hinduism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 30
Muhamasheen, Akhdam Yemen 1,502,000 Arabic, Taizzi-Adeni Spoken Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 30
Gond Maria India 1,509,000 Gondi, Northern Hinduism ● 0.91 % ● 30
Malay, Pattani Thailand 1,527,000 Malay, Pattani Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % ● 31
Yadav Dhindhor India 1,532,000 Hindi Hinduism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 31
Silt'e Ethiopia 1,535,000 Silt'e Islam ● 2.00 % 0.09 % ● 31
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 1,543,000 Bengali Hinduism ● 0.50 % ● 31
Gangakula India 1,546,000 Kannada Hinduism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 31
Fulani, Adamawa Nigeria 1,550,000 Fulfulde, Adamawa Islam ● 3.00 % 0.88 % ● 31
Gosain India 1,554,000 Hindi Hinduism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 31
Yadav Ghosi India 1,562,000 Hindi Hinduism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 31
Malinke, Ivorian Côte d'Ivoire 1,563,000 Jula Islam ● 0.50 % 0.40 % ● 31
Totals:  7,413 People Groups   3,226,866,000             68,294
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