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Criteria

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

1,170

% of World's
People Groups

6.7 %

Population

277,047,000

% of World Population

3.6 %

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherents 		%
Evangelical ▲		 Indigenous
Parhaiya Bangladesh 3,100 Sylheti Hinduism ● 8.97 % ●
Padigarajulu India 1,000 Telugu Hinduism ● 7.70 % ●
Palleyan India 1,900 Tamil Hinduism ● 24.12 % ●
Palliyar India 5,800 Tamil Hinduism ● 7.76 % ●
Pulayan Sri Lanka 4,500 Tamil Hinduism ● 11.79 % ●
Rabha India 368,000 Assamese Hinduism ● 5.26 % ●
Rai India 125,000 Nepali Hinduism ● 12.89 % ●
Rai Nepal 590,000 Nepali Other / Small ● 5.56 % ●
Rajput (Hindu traditions) Pakistan 12,000 Sindhi Hinduism ● 6.83 % ●
Adi Ramo India 1,400 Adi Unknown ● 45.87 % ●
Bru Bangladesh 2,000 Riang Hinduism ● 18.43 % ●
Bru India 204,000 Kok Borok Hinduism ● 16.91 % ●
Sali, Seriyar Sri Lanka 3,300 Tamil Hinduism ● 10.94 % ●
Samban Sri Lanka 1,400 Tamil Hinduism ● 8.03 % ●
Saora India 978,000 Odia Hinduism ● 16.71 % ●
Saora Nepal 1,500 Sora Hinduism ● 5.09 % ●
Sauria Paharia Bangladesh 4,900 Sylheti Hinduism ● 9.55 % ●
Sauria Paharia India 52,000 Santhali Hinduism ● 46.85 % ●
Semman Sri Lanka 1,100 Tamil Hinduism ● 6.25 % ●
Shabar India 529,000 Odia Hinduism ● 9.07 % ●
Siddi (Hindu traditions) India 9,500 Kannada Hinduism ● 31.05 % ●
Simong India 2,600 Adi Unknown ● 40.87 % ●
Singpho India 8,400 Singpho Buddhism ● 5.91 % ●
Puroik India 4,400 Puroik Unknown ● 45.18 % ●
Tagin India 61,000 Tagin Unknown ● 11.88 % ●
Totals:  1,170 People Groups   277,047,000            
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