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Criteria

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

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
Buwal Cameroon 13,000 Buwal Ethnic Religions ● 35.00 % 1.20 % ●
Banga Nigeria 26,000 C'lela Ethnic Religions ● 10.00 % 2.00 % ●
Cao Lan, San Chay Vietnam 203,000 Cao Lan Ethnic Religions ● 10.00 % 1.30 % ●
Capanahua Peru 500 Capanahua Ethnic Religions ● 10.00 % 0.30 % ●
Cavinena Bolivia 1,800 Cavinena Ethnic Religions ● 16.00 % 1.00 % ●
Chachi Ecuador 11,000 Chachi Ethnic Religions ● 8.00 % 1.20 % ●
Deaf Chad 169,000 Chadian Sign Language Islam ● 38.46 % ●
Chaima Venezuela 12,000 Chaima Ethnic Religions ● 8.00 % 1.00 % ●
Chakma Bangladesh 513,000 Chakma Buddhism ● 12.96 % ●
Chamacoco Paraguay 2,100 Chamacoco Ethnic Religions ● 45.00 % 2.00 % ●
Chenapian, Zenap Papua New Guinea 300 Chenapian Ethnic Religions ● 15.00 % 2.00 % ●
Chepang, Tsepang Nepal 67,000 Chepang Hinduism ● 10.25 % ●
Kuki Chin Asho Bangladesh 1,700 Chin, Asho Buddhism ● 6.67 % ●
Halam Kaipeng India 5,400 Chin, Falam Hinduism ● 49.51 % ●
Chin, Songlai Myanmar (Burma) 8,200 Chin, Songlai Buddhism ● 10.00 % 2.00 % ●
Kuki Chin Changsen India 2,500 Chin, Thado Hinduism ● 22.54 % ●
Kuki Chin Kholhang India 10,000 Chin, Thado Hinduism ● 26.89 % ●
Deaf China 7,220,000 Chinese Sign Language Non-Religious ● 7.92 % ●
Han Chinese, Mandarin India 9,100 Chinese, Mandarin Buddhism ● 6.64 %
Sino-Native Malaysia 30,000 Chinese, Mandarin Ethnic Religions ● 8.00 % 0.50 % ●
Chinese, general Argentina 78,000 Chinese, Mandarin Buddhism ● 31.00 % 0.50 %
Chinese, general Costa Rica 39,000 Chinese, Mandarin Christianity ● 30.00 % 1.30 %
Chinese, general Tajikistan 1,000 Chinese, Mandarin Non-Religious ● 10.00 % 0.00 %
Han Chinese, Min Dong Malaysia 272,000 Chinese, Min Dong Ethnic Religions ● 7.00 % 2.00 %
Han Chinese, Xiang Malaysia 67,000 Chinese, Xiang Ethnic Religions ● 6.00 % 1.00 %
Totals:  1,145 People Groups   280,404,000            
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