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Criteria

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

People Groups

1,119

% of World's
People Groups

6.5 %

Population

256,101,000

% of World Population

3.2 %

Map Notes
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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherents 		%
Evangelical 		Indigenous
Machinga Tanzania 116,000 Machinga Islam ● 13.00 % 2.00 % ●
Arab, Syrian Netherlands 116,000 Arabic, Levantine Islam ● 6.00 % 0.10 %
Arab, Syrian Sudan 116,000 Arabic, Levantine Islam ● 8.00 % 1.00 %
Hmong Njua United States 116,000 Hmong Njua Ethnic Religions ● 7.00 % 1.00 %
Badahala Sri Lanka 116,000 Sinhala Buddhism ● 7.52 % ●
Senoufo, Niangolo Burkina Faso 114,000 Senoufo, Senara Ethnic Religions ● 8.00 % 1.55 % ●
Eloyi, Afo Nigeria 111,000 Ajiri Ethnic Religions ● 6.00 % 2.00 % ●
Oraon, Kurux Bangladesh 111,000 Kurux Ethnic Religions ● 15.40 % ●
Albanian, general Switzerland 111,000 Albanian, Gheg Islam ● 30.00 % 0.50 %
Arab, Syrian Mexico 110,000 Arabic, Levantine Islam ● 6.00 % 0.10 %
Deaf Sri Lanka 110,000 Sri Lankan Sign Language Buddhism ● 8.38 % ●
Vietnamese Malaysia 109,000 Vietnamese Buddhism ● 8.00 % 1.20 %
Duya Nigeria 106,000 Duya Ethnic Religions ● 12.00 % 0.50 % ●
Dogon, Donno So Mali 106,000 Dogon, Donno So Islam ● 10.00 % 2.00 % ●
Arab, Lebanese Syria 105,000 Arabic, Levantine Islam ● 32.00 % 0.50 %
Deaf Korea, South 103,000 Korean Sign Language Non-Religious ● 30.95 % ●
Vanniyar Sri Lanka 103,000 Tamil Hinduism ● 15.46 % ●
Arab, Lebanese United Kingdom 102,000 Arabic, Levantine Islam ● 32.00 % 0.50 %
Maravan Sri Lanka 102,000 Tamil Hinduism ● 13.51 % ●
Deaf Kazakhstan 99,000 Language unknown Islam ● 12.15 % ●
Gbe, Xwela Benin 98,000 Gbe, Xwela Ethnic Religions ● 6.00 % 2.00 % ●
Albanian United States 96,000 Albanian, Gheg Islam ● 30.00 % 0.50 %
Jamatia India 94,000 Kok Borok Hinduism ● 8.95 % ●
Black African, general Tunisia 94,000 Language unknown Islam ● 20.00 % 2.00 %
Tamil (Hindu traditions) United States 93,000 Tamil Hinduism ● 6.00 % 0.50 %
Totals:  1,119 People Groups   256,101,000            
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