Ethnic Religions people group listing

Religion: Ethnic Religions What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

742,572,000

% of World Population

9.2 %

People Groups

2,639

Unreached Groups

925 (35.1 %)

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= Frontier Unreached Peoples)
Photo	People Group	Country	Population	Primary Language	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Scripture Status	Est. Workers Needed *
	Ta Oi, Lower	Laos	23,000	Ta'oih, Lower	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.10 %	0.10 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Gelao, White	Vietnam	200	Duoluo	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Burusa, Bulba	Benin	3,100	Notre	Ethnic Religions	5 ●	33.00 %	25.00 %	0 Unspecified	-1 -
	Bai, Bari	South Sudan	6,400	Bai	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	14.00 %	3.00 %	0 Unspecified	-1 -
	Gelao, Green	Vietnam	2,000	Gelao, Green	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Tho	Vietnam	93,000	Tho	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	2.00 %	0.04 %	0 Unspecified	2
	Straits Chinese, Peranakan	Indonesia	38,000	Indonesian, Peranakan	Ethnic Religions	2 ●	35.00 %	1.00 %	0 Unspecified	-1 -
	Tai Sam	Laos	400	Language unknown	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Hoyahoya	Papua New Guinea	200	Hoyahoya	Ethnic Religions	5 ●	40.00 %	22.00 %	0 Unspecified	-1 -
	Zhuang, Yang	China	826,000	Zhuang, Yang	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.20 %	0.14 %	0 Unspecified	17
	Zhuang, Yang	Vietnam	-1 Unknown	Zhuang, Yang	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.20 %	0.14 %	0 Unspecified	0
	Kumandin	Russia	2,400	Altai, Northern	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Chelkan	Russia	1,200	Altai, Northern	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Tubalar	Russia	2,000	Altai, Northern	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Lembata, South	Indonesia	8,400	Painara	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	12.00 %	5.00 %	0 Unspecified	-1 -
	Buyang, Langnian	China	400	Buyang, Langnian	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Buyang, E'ma	China	700	Buyang, E'ma	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Zhuang, Lianshan	China	47,000	Zhuang, Lianshan	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.50 %	0.35 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Zhuang, Liujiang	China	1,713,000	Zhuang, Liujiang	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.20 %	0.90 %	0 Unspecified	34
	Zhuang, Guibian	China	1,098,000	Zhuang, Guibian	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.20 %	0.90 %	0 Unspecified	22
	Isolados do Alto Jutai	Brazil	200	Language unknown	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Isolados do Jandiatuba	Brazil	300	Language unknown	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Parkateje	Brazil	400	Gaviao, Para	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	5.00 %	5.00 %	0 Unspecified	-1 -
	Trieng	Vietnam	64,000	Trieng	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	5.00 %	0.40 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Bontoc, Northern	Philippines	13,000	Bontok, Northern	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	12.00 %	5.00 %	0 Unspecified	-1 -
Totals:	2,639 Peoples		742,572,000			925 ●				3,468

* An estimate of the number of pioneer workers needed for initial church planting among unreached people groups by country. Estimates are calculated only for unreached people groups and are based on ratio of 1 worker-unit (single person or married couple) per 50,000 living in an unreached people group by country, or for example one team of four worker-units per 200,000 people. Some workers may already be onsite. Many more workers are needed beyond this initial estimate.

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Level	Description	Criteria
1	Unreached - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
3	Superficially reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%