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Criteria

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

People Groups

7,417

% of World's
People Groups

42.6 %

Population

3,369,881,000

% of World Population

42.5 %

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion ▼ Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherents 		%
Evangelical 		Indigenous Est. Workers
Needed *
Dariganga Mongolia 38,000 Mongolian, Halh Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.80 % ● 1
Dolpa Nepal 4,700 Sherpa Buddhism ● 1.10 % ● 1
Durbet, Dorwoten Mongolia 87,000 Mongolian, Halh Buddhism ● 2.00 % 1.50 % ● 2
Dzakhchin, Zahchin Mongolia 39,000 Mongolian, Halh Buddhism ● 2.00 % 1.70 % ● 1
Sharchop Bhutan 66,000 Tshangla Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Bru, Eastern Thailand 26,000 Bru, Eastern Buddhism ● 2.00 % 1.00 % 1
Palaung, Shwe Myanmar (Burma) 232,000 Palaung, Shwe Buddhism ● 0.20 % 0.12 % ● 5
De'an, Shwe China 7,900 Palaung, Shwe Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Gongduk Bhutan 2,400 Gongduk 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
Guiqiong China 13,000 Guiqiong Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Han Chinese, Mandarin Bangladesh 3,700 Chinese, Mandarin Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Han Chinese, Mandarin Myanmar (Burma) 975,000 Chinese, Mandarin Buddhism ● 2.00 % 1.40 % 19
Han Chinese, Hakka Myanmar (Burma) 22,000 Chinese, Hakka Buddhism ● 3.00 % 1.40 % 1
Han Chinese, Hakka Thailand 81,000 Chinese, Hakka Buddhism ● 5.00 % 2.00 % 2
Han Chinese, Cantonese Myanmar (Burma) 74,000 Chinese, Yue Buddhism ● 2.00 % 1.30 % 1
Han Chinese, Cantonese Thailand 41,000 Chinese, Yue Buddhism ● 5.00 % 2.00 % 1
Sherpa Helambu Nepal 2,900 Hyolmo Buddhism ● 1.38 % ● 1
Tai Khun Myanmar (Burma) 130,000 Khun Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 3
Tai Khun Laos 800 Khun Buddhism ● 4.00 % 2.00 % ● 1
Tai Khun Thailand 7,200 Khun Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.14 % 1
Hu China 1,100 Hu Buddhism ● 0.27 % 0.27 % ● 1
Intha Myanmar (Burma) 102,000 Intha Buddhism ● 0.10 % 0.07 % ● 2
Japanese United Arab Emirates 3,900 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.50 % 1
Totals:  7,417 People Groups   3,369,881,000             70,796
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