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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

277,341,000

% of World Population

3.6 %

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Photo People Group Country Population ▼ Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherents 		%
Evangelical 		Indigenous
Rai Nepal 590,000 Nepali Other / Small ● 5.56 % ●
Java Serang Indonesia 571,000 Javanese Islam ● 12.00 % 0.11 % ●
Rufiji Tanzania 556,000 Rufiji Islam ● 9.00 % 1.50 % ●
Govigama Sri Lanka 553,000 Sinhala Buddhism ● 6.90 % ●
Shabar India 529,000 Odia Hinduism ● 9.07 % ●
Limba, West Sierra Leone 521,000 Limba, West-Central Islam ● 14.00 % 1.00 % ●
Arab, Lebanese Mexico 508,000 Arabic, North Levantine Spoken Islam ● 32.00 % 0.50 %
Arab, Syrian Mexico 508,000 Arabic, South Levantine Spoken Islam ● 6.00 % 0.10 %
Gurung Ghaleg Nepal 502,000 Gurung Buddhism ● 5.00 % ●
Arleng India 497,000 Karbi Hinduism ● 19.74 % ●
Arab, Lebanese United States 493,000 Arabic, North Levantine Spoken Islam ● 32.00 % 0.50 %
Albanian, general Italy 469,000 Italian Islam ● 30.00 % 0.50 %
Makhuwa-Moniga Mozambique 461,000 Makhuwa-Moniga Ethnic Religions ● 20.00 % 2.00 % ●
Makhuwa-Marrevone Mozambique 459,000 Makhuwa-Marrevone Ethnic Religions ● 20.00 % 0.05 % ●
Indian, English-speaking South Africa 458,000 English Hinduism ● 10.00 % 1.00 %
Gamit India 454,000 Gamit Hinduism ● 10.34 % ●
Chakma Bangladesh 434,000 Chakma Buddhism ● 15.13 % ●
Arab, Palestinian Saudi Arabia 429,000 Arabic, South Levantine Spoken Islam ● 5.60 % 0.10 %
Albanian Greece 419,000 Albanian, Gheg Islam ● 33.00 % 0.40 %
Deaf Myanmar (Burma) 408,000 Language unknown Buddhism ● 8.98 % ●
Mahafaly Madagascar 399,000 Malagasy, Tandroy-Mahafaly Ethnic Religions ● 25.00 % 1.09 % ●
Takwane Mozambique 386,000 Takwane Ethnic Religions ● 25.00 % 1.50 % ●
Tewe Mozambique 382,000 Tewe Ethnic Religions ● 40.00 % 2.00 % ●
Rabha India 368,000 Assamese Hinduism ● 5.26 % ●
Berava Sri Lanka 366,000 Sinhala Buddhism ● 6.56 % ●
Totals:  1,170 People Groups   277,341,000            
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