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Criteria

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

7,190

% of World's
People Groups

41.6 %

Population

3,424,988,000

% 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 *
Afar Ethiopia 2,209,000 Afar Islam ● 0.90 % 0.01 % ● 44
Mochi (Hindu traditions) India 2,195,000 Bengali Hinduism ● 0.21 % ● 44
Mangala India 2,195,000 Telugu Hinduism ☀︎ 0.04 % 0.02 % ● 44
Namassej Chandel Bangladesh 2,192,000 Bengali Hinduism ● 0.59 % ● 44
Magar Nepal 2,175,000 Nepali Hinduism ● 2.28 % 1.14 % ● 44
Zhuang, Yongbei China 2,174,000 Zhuang, Yongbei Ethnic Religions ● 1.20 % 0.90 % ● 43
Tamboli (Hindu traditions) India 2,139,000 Hindi Hinduism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 43
Mirasi (Muslim traditions) Pakistan 2,137,000 Punjabi, Western Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 43
Dhimar India 2,135,000 Hindi Hinduism ☀︎ 0.01 % ● 43
Hmu, Northern China 2,094,000 Miao, Northern Qiandong Ethnic Religions ● 0.30 % 0.25 % ● 42
Rajput Bhatti (Muslim traditions) Pakistan 2,080,000 Punjabi, Western Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 42
Tharu unspecified Nepal 2,067,000 Tharu, Dangaura Hinduism ● 3.41 % ● 41
Algerian, Arabic-speaking Egypt 2,059,000 Arabic, Algerian Islam ☀︎ 0.02 % 0.01 % 41
Soninke Mali 2,057,000 Soninke Islam ☀︎ 0.01 % 0.00 % ● 41
Zhuang, Yongnan China 2,049,000 Zhuang, Yongnan Ethnic Religions ● 0.20 % 0.14 % ● 41
Balija (Hindu traditions) India 2,036,000 Kannada Hinduism ☀︎ 0.01 % ● 41
Vellalan unspecified India 2,033,000 Tamil Hinduism ● 3.07 % ● 41
Qashqai, Kashkai Iran 2,028,000 Kashkay Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 41
Jula Côte d'Ivoire 2,017,000 Jula Islam ● 0.60 % 0.50 % ● 40
Fulani, Fulakunda Senegal 2,013,000 Pulaar Islam ● 0.80 % 0.01 % ● 40
Arab, Moroccan Egypt 2,012,000 Arabic, Moroccan Islam ☀︎ 0.04 % 0.01 % 40
Bania Komti India 2,012,000 Telugu Hinduism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 40
Satnami India 2,001,000 Hindi Hinduism ● 1.66 % ● 40
Kalal Idiga India 1,996,000 Telugu Hinduism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 40
Kol India 1,992,000 Hindi Hinduism ☀︎ 0.09 % ● 40
Totals:  7,190 People Groups   3,424,988,000             71,689
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