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Criteria

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

7,386

% of World's
People Groups

42.3 %

Population

3,399,669,000

% 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 *
Kuruba India 4,896,000 Kannada Hinduism ● 1.04 % ● 98
Zarma Niger 4,936,000 Zarma Islam ● 0.20 % 0.10 % ● 99
Turkmen Turkmenistan 4,945,000 Turkmen Islam ☀ 0.05 % 0.00 % ● 99
Ansari Pakistan 4,950,000 Punjabi, Western Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 99
Kachhi (Hindu traditions) India 4,962,000 Hindi Hinduism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 99
Jew, Israeli Israel 5,007,000 Hebrew Ethnic Religions ● 0.25 % 0.23 % ● 100
Dhanuk India 5,035,000 Hindi Hinduism ☀ 0.00 % ● 101
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) India 5,046,000 Bengali Hinduism ● 0.47 % ● 101
Chhetri Nepal 5,092,000 Nepali Hinduism ● 0.14 % ● 102
Arab, Tihami Yemen 5,137,000 Arabic, Taizzi-Adeni Spoken Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 103
Brahmin Kanaujia India 5,143,000 Hindi Hinduism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 103
Brahmin Sawaria India 5,175,000 Hindi Hinduism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 103
Gujar (Muslim traditions) Pakistan 5,206,000 Punjabi, Western Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 104
Java Pesisir Kulon Indonesia 5,227,000 Javanese Islam ● 2.00 % 0.16 % ● 105
Rajput (Muslim traditions) Pakistan 5,254,000 Punjabi, Western Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 105
Kurd, Central Iraq 5,263,000 Kurdish, Central Islam ☀ 0.04 % 0.03 % ● 105
Thai, Southern Thailand 5,348,000 Thai, Southern Buddhism ● 0.90 % 0.25 % ● 107
Tatar Russia 5,361,000 Tatar Islam ● 3.00 % 0.49 % ● 107
Meena India 5,547,000 Hindi Hinduism ● 0.14 % ● 111
Mongolian, Peripheral China 5,583,000 Mongolian, Peripheral Buddhism ☀ 0.04 % 0.02 % ● 112
Yadav Gola India 5,680,000 Telugu Hinduism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 114
Awan Pakistan 5,709,000 Punjabi, Western Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 114
Betawi Indonesia 5,749,000 Betawi Islam ● 2.23 % 0.13 % ● 115
Bugis Indonesia 5,749,000 Bugis Islam ● 0.55 % 0.05 % ● 115
Tanti (Hindu traditions) India 5,805,000 Bengali Hinduism ☀ 0.01 % ● 116
Totals:  7,386 People Groups   3,399,669,000             71,359
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