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Criteria

Evangelicals <= 2%
Professing Christians <= 5%
Progress Level
Progress Gauge

People Groups

7,398

% of World's
People Groups

42.5 %

Population

3,275,114,000

% of World Population

41.8 %

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion ▲ Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherents 		%
Evangelical 		Indigenous Est. Workers
Needed *
Golog China 169,000 Tibetan, Amdo Buddhism ☀ 0.02 % 0.01 % ● 3
Han Tai China 58,000 Lu Buddhism ● 0.70 % 0.70 % ● 1
Hdzanggur China 5,600 Tibetan, Amdo Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Huayao Tai China 92,000 Lu Buddhism ● 0.30 % 0.29 % ● 2
Jiarong, Chabao China 18,000 Jiarong Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Jiarong, Guanyingqiao China 8,000 Lavrung Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Lhomi, Shing Saapa Nepal 1,100 Lhomi Buddhism ● 0.88 % ● 1
Mongolian, Peripheral China 5,655,000 Mongolian, Peripheral Buddhism ☀ 0.04 % 0.02 % ● 113
Mongolian Kazakhstan 700 Mongolian, Halh Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.40 % 1
Mongolian, Peripheral United States 3,600 Mongolian, Peripheral Buddhism ● 3.00 % 2.00 % 1
Jiarong, Shangzhai China 5,300 sTodsde Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Jiarong, Sidabao China 7,200 Lavrung Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Jiarong, Situ China 209,000 Jiarong Buddhism ☀ 0.03 % 0.03 % ● 4
Khampa Tibetan Bhutan 1,700 Khamba Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Khampa Eastern China 1,618,000 Tibetan, Khams Buddhism ☀ 0.05 % 0.01 % ● 32
Khampa Tibetan India 900 Khamba Buddhism ● 0.90 % ● 1
Khampa, Northern China 153,000 Tibetan, Khams Buddhism ☀ 0.02 % 0.01 % ● 3
Khampa, Western China 271,000 Tibetan, Khams Buddhism ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % ● 5
Kucong China 45,000 Kucong Buddhism ● 2.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Kucong Vietnam 8,000 Kucong Buddhism ● 2.00 % 1.24 % ● 1
Lahuli, Tinan China 3,200 Tinani Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Lemo China 2,800 Chinese, Mandarin Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Lhomi China 1,700 Lhomi Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Tai Lue Myanmar (Burma) 62,000 Lu Buddhism ● 0.20 % 0.06 % ● 1
Tai Lue China 814,000 Lu Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.33 % ● 16
Totals:  7,398 People Groups   3,275,114,000             68,979
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