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Criteria

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

7,186

% of World's
People Groups

41.6 %

Population

3,424,947,000

% 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 *
Pashtun Safi Pakistan 430,000 Pashto, Northern Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 9
Alaba Ethiopia 429,000 Alaba-K'abeena Islam ● 2.64 % 1.44 % ● 9
Mau Côte d'Ivoire 428,000 Mahou Islam ● 0.50 % 0.03 % ● 9
Bunu China 428,000 Bunu, Bu-Nao Ethnic Religions ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 9
Kanuri, Yerwa Sudan 427,000 Kanuri, Yerwa Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 9
Kunchatiga India 427,000 Kannada Hinduism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 9
Brahmin Joshi India 427,000 Hindi Hinduism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 9
Biar (Hindu traditions) India 426,000 Hindi Hinduism ☀︎ 0.01 % ● 9
Teli (Hindu traditions) Nepal 425,000 Maithili Hinduism ● 0.14 % ● 9
Gonja Ghana 422,000 Gonja Islam ● 0.60 % 0.50 % ● 8
Cheruman (Hindu traditions) India 422,000 Malayalam Hinduism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 8
Malayali India 420,000 Tamil Hinduism ● 0.11 % ● 8
Bozo, Jenaama Mali 412,000 Bozo, Jenaama Islam ☀︎ 0.03 % 0.00 % ● 8
South Asian, general Italy 412,000 Urdu Islam ● 4.00 % 0.50 % 8
Takistani Iran 411,000 Takestani Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 8
Baggara, Hemat Chad 410,000 Arabic, Sudanese Islam ☀︎ 0.02 % 0.02 % ● 8
Rizeigat Sudan 410,000 Arabic, Sudanese Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 8
Pardhi India 410,000 Pardhi Hinduism ☀︎ 0.07 % ● 8
Bania Mahesri India 410,000 Hindi Hinduism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 8
Zhuang, Liuqian China 410,000 Zhuang, Liuqian Ethnic Religions ● 1.20 % 0.90 % ● 8
Comorian, Ngazidja Comoros 409,000 Comorian, Ngazidja Islam ● 0.60 % 0.24 % ● 8
Turaiha India 409,000 Bhojpuri Hinduism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 8
Kunbi (Hindu traditions) Pakistan 408,000 Sindhi Hinduism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 8
Velakkithalanayan India 408,000 Malayalam Hinduism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 8
Jat Bhutta (Muslim traditions) Pakistan 408,000 Saraiki Islam ☀︎ 0.01 % 0.01 % ● 8
Totals:  7,186 People Groups   3,424,947,000             71,685
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