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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 %

Map Notes
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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherents 		%
Evangelical ▲		 Indigenous
Muinane Huitoto Colombia 600 Witoto, Nipode Ethnic Religions ● 40.00 % 2.00 % ●
Nobuk Indonesia 400 Kwerba Mamberamo Ethnic Religions ● 10.00 % 2.00 % ●
Nambya Botswana 20,000 Nambya Ethnic Religions ● 40.00 % 2.00 % ●
Alta, Northern Philippines 600 Alta, Northern Ethnic Religions ● 10.00 % 2.00 % ●
Hua Botswana Unknown Setswana Ethnic Religions ● 15.00 % 2.00 % ●
Nusan Xoo, Ngamani Botswana 2,300 Xoo Ethnic Religions ● 14.00 % 2.00 % ●
Nusan Nung, Ngamani South Africa 500 Xoo Ethnic Religions ● 14.00 % 2.00 %
Nusan, West Xo Namibia 500 Xoo Ethnic Religions ● 7.00 % 2.00 % ●
Ofaye Brazil 100 Portuguese Ethnic Religions ● 20.00 % 2.00 % ●
Negrito, Palawan Batak Philippines 3,700 Batak Ethnic Religions ● 7.00 % 2.00 % ●
Arab, Palestinian Argentina 1,200 Arabic, South Levantine Spoken Islam ● 32.00 % 2.00 %
Pana Chad 2,600 Pana Islam ● 42.00 % 2.00 % ●
Parakana Brazil 1,000 Parakana Ethnic Religions ● 20.00 % 2.00 % ●
Pay Papua New Guinea 2,200 Mala Ethnic Religions ● 20.00 % 2.00 % ●
Piame Papua New Guinea 300 Piame Ethnic Religions ● 15.00 % 2.00 % ●
Punan Bah-Biau Malaysia 1,200 Punan Bah-Biau Ethnic Religions ● 16.00 % 2.00 % ●
Riung Indonesia 26,000 Riung Islam ● 10.00 % 2.00 % ●
Sabu, Havunese Indonesia 154,000 Hawu Ethnic Religions ● 9.00 % 2.00 % ●
Sahafatra Madagascar 118,000 Malagasy, Merina Ethnic Religions ● 30.00 % 2.00 % ●
Sajau Basap Indonesia 11,000 Sajau Basap Ethnic Religions ● 25.00 % 2.00 % ●
Mandaya Philippines 274,000 Mandaya Ethnic Religions ● 9.00 % 2.00 % ●
Sentani, Buyaka Indonesia 42,000 Sentani Ethnic Religions ● 20.00 % 2.00 % ●
Serer-Sine Gambia 57,000 Serer-Sine Islam ● 8.00 % 2.00 % ●
Tatar, Shorian Kazakhstan 300 Shor Ethnic Religions ● 30.00 % 2.00 %
Tatar, Shorian Uzbekistan 500 Shor Ethnic Religions ● 28.00 % 2.00 %
Totals:  1,165 People Groups   280,227,000            
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