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Criteria

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

People Groups

1,788

% of World's
People Groups

10.4 %

Population

547,901,000

% of World Population

6.8 %

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherents 		%
Evangelical 		Indigenous
Tanana United States 500 Tanana, Lower Christianity ● 65.00 % 1.00 % ●
Taworta, Dabra Indonesia 400 Taburta Christianity ● 65.00 % 2.00 % ●
Tangsa India 17,000 Naga, Tangshang Christianity ● 62.57 % ●
Tapirape Brazil 700 Tapirape Christianity ● 65.00 % 1.00 % ●
Purepecha Mexico 72,000 Purepecha Christianity ● 96.00 % 1.00 % ●
Tehuelche, Aoniken Argentina 31,000 Mapudungun Christianity ● 90.00 % 0.40 % ●
Tela-Masbuar Indonesia 1,400 Tela-Masbuar Christianity ● 60.00 % 0.20 % ●
Nahuatl, Temascaltepec Mexico 500 Nahuatl, Temascaltepec Christianity ● 95.00 % 1.00 % ●
Quichua, Tena Lowland Ecuador 30,000 Quichua, Tena Lowland Christianity ● 90.00 % 2.00 % ●
Zapoteco, Tejalapan Mexico 7,100 Zapotec, Tejalapan Christianity ● 96.00 % 0.90 % ●
Chinanteco, Tepinapa Mexico 13,000 Chinantec, Tepinapa Christianity ● 95.00 % 2.00 % ●
Saami, Ter Russia 400 Russian Christianity ● 60.00 % 1.00 % ●
Mixteco, Juxtlahuaca Oeste Mexico 25,000 Mixtec, Western Juxtlahuaca Christianity ● 95.00 % 2.00 % ●
Tarahumara, Baja Mexico 13,000 Tarahumara, Western Christianity ● 85.00 % 0.70 % ●
Zapoteco, San Juan Guelavia Mexico 42,000 Zapotec, Western Tlacolula Valley Christianity ● 96.00 % 1.30 % ●
Zapoteco, Santa Maria Quiegolani Mexico 2,600 Zapotec, Santa Maria Quiegolani Christianity ● 70.00 % 0.70 % ●
Woleaian Guam 200 Woleaian Christianity ● 98.00 % 2.00 % ●
Bungu Tanzania 116,000 Bungu Christianity ● 80.00 % 0.00 % ●
Wushi, Babessi Cameroon 38,000 Wushi Christianity ● 70.00 % 1.50 % ●
Zapoteco, Xadani Mexico 500 Zapotec, Xadani Christianity ● 95.00 % 0.60 % ●
Teribe Costa Rica 1,300 Teribe Christianity ● 84.00 % 2.00 % ●
Ik Uganda 13,000 Ik Christianity ● 85.00 % 0.90 % ●
Popoluca, Texistepec Mexico 24,000 Popoluca, Texistepec Christianity ● 95.00 % 0.60 % ●
Ticuna Peru 11,000 Ticuna Christianity ● 90.00 % 1.00 % ●
Tigray, Tigrinya Ethiopia 7,969,000 Tigrigna Christianity ● 96.00 % 0.05 % ●
Totals:  1,788 People Groups   547,901,000            
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