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Criteria

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

People Groups

1,113

% of World's
People Groups

6.4 %

Population

251,162,000

% of World Population

3.1 %

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherents 		%
Evangelical 		Indigenous
Arab, Uzbeki Ukraine 5,000 Arabic, Uzbeki Islam ● 10.00 % 0.50 %
Wayana Suriname 500 Wayana Ethnic Religions ● 10.00 % 0.50 % ●
Waama, Yoabu Togo 24,000 Waama Ethnic Religions ● 6.00 % 0.50 % ●
Zafisoro Madagascar 135,000 Malagasy, Merina Ethnic Religions ● 15.00 % 0.50 % ●
Mende United States 6,900 Mende (Sierra Leone) Islam ● 15.00 % 0.50 %
Tamil (Hindu traditions) Thailand 36,000 Tamil Hinduism ● 10.50 % 0.50 %
Tamil (Hindu traditions) United States 93,000 Tamil Hinduism ● 6.00 % 0.50 %
Bambuka Nigeria 11,000 Kyak Ethnic Religions ● 10.00 % 0.50 % ●
Mbalanhu Namibia 300 Mbalanhu Ethnic Religions ● 15.00 % 0.50 % ●
Dombe Zimbabwe 7,600 Dombe Ethnic Religions ● 15.00 % 0.50 % ●
Saramaccan, Matawari Suriname 1,400 Saramaccan Ethnic Religions ● 8.00 % 0.50 % ●
Kalanko Brazil 300 Portuguese Ethnic Religions ● 20.00 % 0.50 % ●
Katuena Brazil 600 Waiwai Ethnic Religions ● 20.00 % 0.50 % ●
Arab, general Ireland 23,000 Arabic, Levantine Islam ● 33.00 % 0.50 %
Chinese, general Argentina 78,000 Chinese, Mandarin Buddhism ● 31.00 % 0.50 %
Albanian, general Italy 457,000 Italian Islam ● 30.00 % 0.50 %
Albanian, general Switzerland 111,000 Albanian, Gheg Islam ● 30.00 % 0.50 %
South Asian, general Lesotho 2,300 Hindi Hinduism ● 8.00 % 0.50 %
South Asian, general Eswatini 8,600 Hindi Hinduism ● 7.00 % 0.50 %
Yugoslav former, general Czechia 1,400 Serbian Christianity ● 50.00 % 0.50 %
Buriat, Russian Uzbekistan 1,100 Buriat, Russia Buddhism ● 7.00 % 0.50 %
Jimi, Bi-Gimu Nigeria 2,200 Jimi Islam ● 10.00 % 0.50 % ●
Kaili Unde, Daa Indonesia 67,000 Kaili, Da'a Islam ● 10.00 % 0.50 % ●
Mari, Eastern Russia 151,000 Mari, Meadow Ethnic Religions ● 45.00 % 0.50 % ●
Kawa Myanmar (Burma) 700 Wa, Vo Ethnic Religions ● 10.00 % 0.55 %
Totals:  1,113 People Groups   251,162,000            
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