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Criteria

Evangelicals <= 2%
Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
Progress Level
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People Groups

1,165

% of World's
People Groups

6.7 %

Population

280,227,000

% of World Population

3.6 %

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Photo People Group ▼ Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherents 		%
Evangelical 		Indigenous
Samo, Kalemse Mali 3,100 Kalamse Ethnic Religions ● 10.00 % 1.00 % ●
Samo, Kalemse Burkina Faso 26,000 Kalamse Ethnic Religions ● 10.00 % 1.40 % ●
Samban Sri Lanka 1,400 Tamil Hinduism ● 8.03 % ●
Saluma Brazil 300 Saluma Ethnic Religions ● 20.00 % 1.00 % ●
Saluan, Kahumamaqon Indonesia 2,900 Saluan Islam ● 15.00 % 0.10 % ●
Saluan, Coastal Indonesia 142,000 Saluan Islam ● 20.00 % 0.20 % ●
Sali, Seriyar Sri Lanka 3,400 Tamil Hinduism ● 10.94 % ●
Salagama Sri Lanka 310,000 Sinhala Buddhism ● 12.16 % ●
Sakalava Madagascar 1,949,000 Malagasy, Sakalava Ethnic Religions ● 35.00 % 1.81 % ●
Sajau Basap Indonesia 11,000 Sajau Basap Ethnic Religions ● 25.00 % 2.00 % ●
Saho, Irob Eritrea 132,000 Saho Islam ● 30.00 % 0.25 % ●
Sahafatra Madagascar 118,000 Malagasy, Merina Ethnic Religions ● 30.00 % 2.00 % ●
Sabu, Havunese Indonesia 154,000 Hawu Ethnic Religions ● 9.00 % 2.00 % ●
Russian Afghanistan 900 Russian Non-Religious ● 31.00 % 0.30 %
Russian Croatia 1,200 Russian Non-Religious ● 35.00 % 0.30 %
Rufiji Tanzania 573,000 Rufiji Islam ● 9.00 % 1.50 % ●
Rongkup India 75,000 Lepcha Buddhism ● 25.65 % ●
Romani, Vlax Georgia 1,200 Romani, Vlax Islam ● 20.00 % 0.50 %
Romani, Vlax Kosovo 15,000 Romani, Vlax Islam ● 40.00 % 0.50 %
Romani, Slovak Czechia 66,000 Slovak Non-Religious ● 35.00 % 0.50 %
Romani, Sinte Czechia 5,200 Romani, Sinte Non-Religious ● 35.00 % 1.00 %
Romani, Carpathian Cyprus 1,300 Romani, Carpathian Non-Religious ● 30.00 % 2.00 %
Romani, Carpathian Czechia 2,800 Romani, Carpathian Non-Religious ● 35.00 % 0.70 % ●
Romani, Balkan North Macedonia 55,000 Romani, Balkan Islam ● 25.00 % 0.50 %
Roglai, Cacgia Vietnam 3,600 Roglai, Cacgia Ethnic Religions ● 29.00 % 0.20 % ●
Totals:  1,165 People Groups   280,227,000            
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