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Criteria

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

7,419

% of World's
People Groups

42.5 %

Population

3,275,303,000

% 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 *
De'an, Shwe China 8,000 Palaung, Shwe Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Gongduk Bhutan 2,500 Gongduk Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Guiqiong China 13,000 Guiqiong Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Groma China 19,000 Groma Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Groma India 700 Groma Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Han Chinese, Mandarin Bangladesh 7,000 Chinese, Mandarin Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Han Chinese, Mandarin Myanmar (Burma) 986,000 Chinese, Mandarin Buddhism ● 2.00 % 1.40 % 20
Han Chinese, Hakka Myanmar (Burma) 22,000 Chinese, Hakka Buddhism ● 3.00 % 1.40 % 1
Han Chinese, Hakka Thailand 79,000 Chinese, Hakka Buddhism ● 5.00 % 2.00 % 2
Han Chinese, Cantonese Myanmar (Burma) 75,000 Chinese, Yue Buddhism ● 2.00 % 1.30 % 1
Han Chinese, Cantonese Thailand 40,000 Chinese, Yue Buddhism ● 5.00 % 2.00 % 1
Sherpa Helambu Nepal 2,500 Hyolmo Buddhism ● 1.38 % ● 1
Tai Khun Myanmar (Burma) 131,000 Khun Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 3
Tai Khun Laos 800 Khun Buddhism ● 4.00 % 2.00 % ● 1
Tai Khun Thailand 7,000 Khun Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.14 % 1
Hu China 1,100 Hu Buddhism ● 0.27 % 0.27 % ● 1
Intha Myanmar (Burma) 103,000 Intha Buddhism ● 0.10 % 0.07 % ● 2
Japanese Japan 120,474,000 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.20 % 0.30 % ● 2,409
Japanese Korea, South 52,000 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.50 % 1
Japanese Mexico 51,000 Japanese Buddhism ● 2.00 % 0.50 % 1
Japanese United Arab Emirates 4,100 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.50 % 1
Japanese American Samoa 1,000 Japanese Buddhism ● 5.00 % 1.00 % 1
Japanese Australia 37,000 Japanese Buddhism ● 5.00 % 1.60 % 1
Japanese Belgium 4,700 Japanese Buddhism ● 2.00 % 0.30 % 1
Japanese Canada 57,000 Japanese Buddhism ● 3.00 % 0.80 % 1
Totals:  7,419 People Groups   3,275,303,000             69,207
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