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Criteria

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

People Groups

7,399

% of World's
People Groups

42.4 %

Population

3,278,489,000

% 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 *
Lahuli, Tinan China 3,200 Tinani Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Luzu China 1,200 Ersu Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Malimasa China 600 Naxi Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Manmet China 1,800 Man Met Buddhism ● 0.34 % 0.34 % ● 1
Manyak China 2,400 Ersu Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Menia China 1,600 Ersu Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Mongol, Khalka China 68,000 Mongolian, Halh Buddhism ☀ 0.02 % 0.02 % ● 1
Mongol, Sichuan China 29,000 Mongolian, Peripheral Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Mongolian, Peripheral China 5,655,000 Mongolian, Peripheral Buddhism ☀ 0.04 % 0.02 % ● 113
Mongour China 52,000 Tu Buddhism ☀ 0.03 % 0.00 % ● 1
Muak Sa-aak China 1,000 Muak Sa-aak Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Naju China 1,900 Naxi Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Namuyi China 8,900 Namuyi Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Naxi, Northern China 3,400 Naxi Buddhism ● 4.00 % 0.20 % ● 1
Olot China 3,200 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Samtao China 200 Samtao Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Wutun China 3,200 Wutunhua Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Sino-Burmese China, Macau 19,000 Burmese Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.30 % 1
Thai China, Macau 800 Thai Buddhism ● 1.70 % 0.50 % 1
Qiang, Cimulin China 17,000 Qiang, Northern Buddhism ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % ● 1
Qiang, Luhua China 25,000 Qiang, Northern Buddhism ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % ● 1
Qiang, Mawo China 21,000 Qiang, Northern Buddhism ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % ● 1
Qiang, Yadu China 39,000 Qiang, Northern Buddhism ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % ● 1
Qixingmin China 6,000 Chinese, Mandarin Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Queyu China 11,000 Queyu Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Totals:  7,399 People Groups   3,278,489,000             69,041
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