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Criteria

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

People Groups

1,146

% of World's
People Groups

6.6 %

Population

280,116,000

% of World Population

3.6 %

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Photo People Group Country Population ▼ Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherents 		%
Evangelical 		Indigenous
Antaifasy Madagascar 233,000 Malagasy, Merina Ethnic Religions ● 20.00 % 1.69 % ●
Komi-Zyrian Russia 233,000 Komi-Zyrian Ethnic Religions ● 37.00 % 1.10 % ●
Mossi Niger 233,000 Moore Islam ● 20.00 % 2.00 %
Tamang India 233,000 Nepali Buddhism ● 6.13 % ●
Marma Bangladesh 230,000 Marma Buddhism ● 8.92 % ●
Vietnamese Australia 229,000 Vietnamese Buddhism ● 22.00 % 2.00 %
Vietnamese Taiwan 225,000 Vietnamese Buddhism ● 10.00 % 1.80 %
Deaf Burkina Faso 215,000 Language unknown Islam ● 20.69 % ●
Musgum, Mulwi Cameroon 213,000 Musgu Islam ● 25.00 % 2.00 % ●
Kui Kuvi India 213,000 Odia Hinduism ● 10.75 % ●
Koviar Sri Lanka 212,000 Tamil Hinduism ● 17.02 % ●
Senoufo, Syenara Mali 210,000 Senoufo, Syenara Ethnic Religions ● 6.00 % 1.84 % ●
Bru India 205,000 Kok Borok Hinduism ● 16.91 % ●
Bassar, Ntcham Togo 205,000 Ntcham Ethnic Religions ● 15.00 % 2.00 % ●
Santal (Sawntal) Bangladesh 204,000 Bengali Hinduism ● 7.85 % ●
Miao, Chuan China 203,000 Hmong Daw Ethnic Religions ● 5.50 % 1.50 % ●
Vellalan Nanchilnattu India 197,000 Tamil Hinduism ● 7.84 % ●
Karaiyar Sri Lanka 196,000 Tamil Hinduism ● 15.81 % ●
Mambila, Nigeria Nigeria 195,000 Mambila, Nigeria Ethnic Religions ● 12.50 % 2.00 % ●
Arab, Syrian Lebanon 190,000 Arabic, North Levantine Spoken Islam ● 6.50 % 0.10 %
Malto India 190,000 Santhali Hinduism ● 14.11 % ●
Sinhalese Sri Lanka 186,000 Sinhala Buddhism ● 6.81 % ●
Arab Egypt 183,000 Arabic, North Levantine Spoken Islam ● 6.00 % 1.00 %
Murle South Sudan 181,000 Murle Ethnic Religions ● 10.00 % 1.50 % ●
Deaf Syria 181,000 Language unknown Islam ● 6.34 % ●
Totals:  1,146 People Groups   280,116,000            
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