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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 *
Sherpa Nepal 126,000 Sherpa Buddhism ● 4.22 % ● 3
Sherpa United States 5,100 Sherpa Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Shixing China 3,600 Shuhi Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
So Laos 89,000 So Buddhism ● 1.40 % 1.00 % ● 2
So Thailand 75,000 So Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.60 % ● 2
Amami-Oshima, Southern Japan 1,700 Amami-Oshima, Southern Buddhism ● 3.00 % 0.50 % ● 1
Thai, Southern Malaysia 4,300 Thai, Southern Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Thai, Southern Thailand 5,341,000 Thai, Southern Buddhism ● 0.90 % 0.25 % ● 107
Tai He Laos 4,200 Language unknown Buddhism ☀ 0.05 % 0.05 % ● 1
Tai Laan Laos 700 Language unknown Buddhism ● 2.00 % 1.74 % ● 1
Tai Nua, Chinese Shan Myanmar (Burma) 102,000 Tai Nua Buddhism ● 0.11 % 0.11 % ● 2
Tai Nua, Chinese Shan China 490,000 Tai Nua Buddhism ● 0.19 % 0.17 % ● 10
Tai Nua, Chinese Shan Laos 15,000 Tai Nua Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Tai Nua, Chinese Shan Vietnam 109,000 Tai Nua Buddhism ● 0.19 % 0.17 % 2
Taungyo Myanmar (Burma) 45,000 Taungyo Buddhism ● 0.60 % 0.40 % ● 1
Gurung Ghaleg Bangladesh 1,200 Gurung Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Gurung Ghaleg Bhutan 9,600 Nepali Buddhism ● 3.87 % 1
Thai, Isan Iceland 1,600 Thai, Northeastern Buddhism ● 2.00 % 0.50 % 1
Thai, Isan Laos 9,200 Thai, Northeastern Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Thai, Isan Norway 18,000 Thai, Northeastern Buddhism ● 0.80 % 0.10 % 1
Thai, Isan New Zealand 9,100 Thai, Northeastern Buddhism ● 0.80 % 0.10 % 1
Thai, Isan Thailand 18,960,000 Thai, Northeastern Buddhism ● 0.40 % 0.01 % ● 379
Thai, Isan United States 87,000 Thai, Northeastern Buddhism ● 2.00 % 0.10 % 2
Thami China 600 Thangmi Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Tibetan Australia 1,500 Tibetan, Central Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Totals:  7,423 People Groups   3,367,456,000             70,749
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