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Criteria

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

7,413

% of World's
People Groups

42.5 %

Population

3,226,866,000

% of World Population

41.6 %

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion ▼ Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherents 		%
Evangelical 		Indigenous Est. Workers
Needed *
Tai Laing Myanmar (Burma) 114,000 Tai Laing Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.30 % ● 2
Chepya Laos 2,500 Chepya Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Monpa Black Mountain Bhutan 500 Olekha Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Adap Bhutan 300 Dzongkha Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Ngalong Bhutan 88,000 Dzongkha Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 2
Sampang Nepal 1,400 Sampang Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Yamphu Nepal 6,600 Yamphu Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Naaba Nepal 600 Naaba Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Nubri Nepal 1,500 Nubri Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Tsum Nepal 2,200 Tsum Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Chaimal India 600 Chin, Falam Buddhism ● 0.31 % ● 1
Taungtha Myanmar (Burma) 20,000 Chin, Rungtu Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Kagate Bhutan 200 Syuba Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Kagate India 1,800 Syuba Buddhism ● 3.35 % ● 1
Kagate Nepal 600 Syuba Buddhism ● 0.78 % ● 1
Tai Taroi India 2,100 Singpho Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Muak Sa-aak China 1,000 Muak Sa-aak Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Bih Vietnam 500 Rade Buddhism ● 3.00 % 1.00 % ● 1
Batgama Sri Lanka 375,000 Sinhala Buddhism ● 1.48 % ● 7
Couratto Sri Lanka 6,900 Sinhala Buddhism ● 1.72 % ● 1
Gahala Sri Lanka 11,000 Sinhala Buddhism ● 0.78 % ● 1
Gauraykwallu Sri Lanka 19,000 Sinhala Buddhism ● 3.88 % ● 1
Handi Sri Lanka 1,700 Sinhala Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Hanomoreyo Sri Lanka 5,300 Sinhala Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Heeri Sri Lanka 17,000 Sinhala Buddhism ● 1.59 % ● 1
Totals:  7,413 People Groups   3,226,866,000             68,294
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