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Criteria

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

People Groups

1,822

% of World's
People Groups

10.4 %

Population

540,743,000

% of World Population

7.0 %

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherents ▼		 %
Evangelical 		Indigenous
Quechua, Puno Peru 613,000 Quechua, Puno Christianity ● 96.00 % 2.00 % ●
Triqui, Copala United States 8,600 Triqui, Copala Christianity ● 96.00 % 1.00 %
Huasteco, San Luis Potosi Mexico 87,000 Huastec Christianity ● 96.00 % 2.00 % ●
Mazatec, Ixcatlan Mexico 11,000 Mazatec, Ixcatlan Christianity ● 96.00 % 0.50 % ●
Awi Ethiopia 927,000 Awngi Christianity ● 96.00 % 0.23 % ●
Purepecha Mexico 72,000 Purepecha Christianity ● 96.00 % 1.00 % ●
Zapoteco, Tejalapan Mexico 7,100 Zapotec, Tejalapan Christianity ● 96.00 % 0.90 % ●
Zapoteco, San Juan Guelavia Mexico 42,000 Zapotec, Western Tlacolula Valley Christianity ● 96.00 % 1.30 % ●
Woleaian Northern Mariana Islands 200 Woleaian Christianity ● 96.00 % 2.00 %
Tigray, Tigrinya Ethiopia 7,062,000 Tigrigna Christianity ● 96.00 % 0.05 % ●
Tigray, Tigrinya Yemen 12,000 Tigrigna Christianity ● 96.00 % 0.30 %
Oodham Mexico 1,900 Tohono O'odham Christianity ● 96.00 % 1.00 %
Walser Liechtenstein 1,600 Walser Christianity ● 96.00 % 0.40 % ●
Valencian Spain 13,000 Catalan Christianity ● 96.00 % 1.50 % ●
Tlapaneco, Tlacoapa Mexico 9,200 Me'phaa, Tlacoapa Christianity ● 96.00 % 1.00 % ●
Nahuatl, Central Huasteca Mexico 260,000 Nahuatl, Central Huasteca Christianity ● 96.00 % 1.00 % ●
Nahuatl, Southeastern Puebla United States 2,600 Nahuatl, Southeastern Puebla Christianity ● 96.00 % 2.00 %
Deaf Papua New Guinea 89,000 Papua New Guinean Sign Language Christianity ● 95.84 % ●
Gangte India 21,000 Gangte Christianity ● 95.81 % ●
Deaf Solomon Islands 6,900 Solomon Islands Sign Language Christianity ● 95.80 % ●
Deaf Martinique 2,800 Language unknown Christianity ● 95.80 % ●
Deaf Tonga 500 Language unknown Christianity ● 95.76 % ●
Kuravan (Christian traditions) India 15,000 Tamil Christianity ● 95.74 % ●
Garo India 1,094,000 Garo Christianity ● 95.60 % ●
Deaf Peru 165,000 Peruvian Sign Language Christianity ● 95.45 % ●
Totals:  1,822 People Groups   540,743,000            
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