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Criteria

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

7,423

% of World's
People Groups

42.6 %

Population

3,367,456,000

% 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 *
Sinhalese China, Hong Kong 800 Sinhala Buddhism ● 1.00 % 1.00 % 1
Sinhalese India 5,200 Sinhala Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Sinhalese Italy 59,000 Sinhala Buddhism ● 2.00 % 1.00 % 1
Sinhalese Maldives 2,600 Sinhala Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.60 % 1
Sinhalese Malaysia 4,600 Sinhala Buddhism ● 2.00 % 0.10 % 1
Sinhalese New Zealand 15,000 Sinhala Buddhism ● 3.00 % 0.50 % 1
Sinhalese Qatar 52,000 Sinhala Buddhism ● 3.00 % 1.20 % 1
Sinhalese Thailand 74,000 Sinhala Buddhism ● 2.00 % 1.00 % 1
Sinhalese United States 11,000 Sinhala Buddhism ● 4.00 % 1.20 % 1
Sino-Burmese Myanmar (Burma) 16,000 Burmese Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.70 % ● 1
Oy Laos 25,000 Oy Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.80 % ● 1
Pankhu, Panko Bangladesh 5,800 Pangkhua Buddhism ● 3.31 % ● 1
Lao Phuan Thailand 214,000 Phuan Buddhism ● 1.50 % 0.10 % ● 4
Phu Thai Laos 231,000 Phu Thai Buddhism ● 0.50 % 0.04 % ● 5
Lao Phuan Cambodia 2,400 Phuan Buddhism ● 2.00 % 1.00 % 1
Lao Phuan Laos 153,000 Phuan Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.80 % ● 3
Phu Thai Thailand 504,000 Phu Thai Buddhism ● 0.60 % 0.10 % ● 10
Phu Thai United States 57,000 Phu Thai Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.10 % 1
Khmu, Puman China 30,000 U Buddhism ☀ 0.05 % 0.05 % ● 1
Palaung, Rumai Myanmar (Burma) 158,000 Palaung, Rumai Buddhism ● 0.40 % 0.20 % ● 3
Saek Thailand 21,000 Saek Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Samtao China 200 Samtao Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Samtao Laos 3,600 Samtao Buddhism ● 0.17 % 0.17 % 1
Sherpa Bhutan 9,800 Sherpa Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Sherpa China 1,200 Sherpa Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Totals:  7,423 People Groups   3,367,456,000             70,749
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