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Criteria

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

1,145

% of World's
People Groups

6.6 %

Population

280,404,000

% of World Population

3.6 %

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherents 		%
Evangelical ▲		 Indigenous
Chakma Bangladesh 513,000 Chakma Buddhism ● 12.96 % ●
Chepang, Tsepang Nepal 67,000 Chepang Hinduism ● 10.25 % ●
Magar India 348,000 Nepali Hinduism ● 5.20 % ●
Garo (A-chik Mande) Bhutan 800 Garo Christianity ● 42.11 %
Han Chinese, Mandarin India 9,100 Chinese, Mandarin Buddhism ● 6.64 %
Hrangkhol India 6,900 Hrangkhol Hinduism ● 6.01 % ●
Mauritian Sri Lanka 3,800 Morisyen Hinduism ● 45.11 %
Rongkup India 75,000 Lepcha Buddhism ● 25.65 % ●
Idu India 32,000 Idu-Mishmi Hinduism ● 5.25 % ●
Yakthumba, Limbu India 144,000 Nepali Hinduism ● 9.54 % ●
Munda Bhutan 2,000 Mundari Hinduism ● 5.11 %
Munda India 3,692,000 Mundari Hinduism ● 19.40 % ●
Munda, Horo Nepal 2,200 Maithili Hinduism ● 5.45 % ●
Oraon, Kurux Bangladesh 106,000 Kurux Ethnic Religions ● 15.89 % ●
Oraon India 4,487,000 Kurux Hinduism ● 26.48 % ●
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) Nepal 112,000 Rajbanshi Hinduism ● 5.40 % ●
Santal (Sawntal) Bangladesh 204,000 Bengali Hinduism ● 7.85 % ●
Santal (Sawntal) India 7,639,000 Santhali Hinduism ● 5.77 % ●
Santal (Sawntal) Nepal 50,000 Santhali Hinduism ● 7.00 % ●
Sherpa India 39,000 Nepali Buddhism ● 15.81 % ●
Tangchanghya Bangladesh 64,000 Tangchangya Buddhism ● 22.69 % ●
Tangchanghya India 2,000 Tangchangya Buddhism ● 16.67 % ●
Gurung Ghaleg India 108,000 Nepali Hinduism ● 13.23 % ●
Gurung Ghaleg Nepal 511,000 Gurung Buddhism ● 5.00 % ●
Tangchanghya Bangladesh 142,000 Kok Borok Hinduism ● 7.95 % ●
Totals:  1,145 People Groups   280,404,000            
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