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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
Bru India 205,000 Kok Borok Hinduism ● 16.91 % ●
Sali, Seriyar Sri Lanka 3,400 Tamil Hinduism ● 10.94 % ●
Samban Sri Lanka 1,400 Tamil Hinduism ● 8.03 % ●
Saora India 984,000 Odia Hinduism ● 16.77 % ●
Saora Nepal 1,500 Sora Hinduism ● 5.09 % ●
Sauria Paharia Bangladesh 5,000 Sylheti Hinduism ● 9.55 % ●
Sauria Paharia India 53,000 Santhali Hinduism ● 46.85 % ●
Semman Sri Lanka 1,200 Tamil Hinduism ● 6.25 % ●
Shabar India 532,000 Odia Hinduism ● 9.14 % ●
Siddi (Hindu traditions) India 9,600 Kannada Hinduism ● 31.03 % ●
Simong India 2,600 Adi Unknown ● 40.87 % ●
Singpho India 8,600 Singpho Buddhism ● 5.91 % ●
Puroik India 4,400 Puroik Unknown ● 45.18 % ●
Tagin India 62,000 Tagin Unknown ● 11.88 % ●
Tai Man India 5,900 Phake Buddhism ● 21.91 % ●
Tamang India 233,000 Nepali Buddhism ● 6.13 % ●
Tamang Nepal 1,490,000 Tamang, Eastern Buddhism ● 6.60 % ●
Teli (Hindu traditions) Sri Lanka 4,800 Tamil Hinduism ● 6.93 % ●
Toda India 2,300 Toda Hinduism ● 11.14 % ●
Tangsa Tikhak India 2,300 Naga, Tangshang Buddhism ● 20.84 % ●
Valmiki India 72,000 Telugu Hinduism ● 5.28 % ●
Vitholia India 25,000 Gujarati Hinduism ● 5.96 % ●
Vellalan Sri Lanka 30,000 Tamil Hinduism ● 12.47 % ●
Valluvan Sri Lanka 3,000 Tamil Hinduism ● 9.86 % ●
Vanniyan Sri Lanka 37,000 Tamil Hinduism ● 12.06 % ●
Totals:  1,145 People Groups   280,404,000            
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