Ethnic Religions people group listing

Religion: Ethnic Religions What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

742,568,000

% of World Population

9.1 %

People Groups

2,651

Unreached Groups

933 (35.2 %)

Map Notes

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Photo	People Group	Country	Population	Primary Language	Primary Religion	Scripture Status	Progress Scale	% Evangelical Range	% Christian Adh Range	Est. Workers Needed *
	Lhaovo	Myanmar (Burma)	145,000	Lhao Vo	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Marubo	Brazil	1,700	Marubo	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Mankanya	Gambia	2,600	Mankanya	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Mankanya	Guinea-Bissau	64,000	Mankanya	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Mankanya	Senegal	50,000	Mankanya	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Manyika	Mozambique	161,000	Manyika	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Maonan	China	106,000	Maonan	Ethnic Religions	1 Translation Needed	4	5-10% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Mapoyo	Venezuela	400	Spanish	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Mari, Hop	Papua New Guinea	1,700	Mari (PNG, Madang Province)	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Marka, Dafing	Burkina Faso	218,000	Marka	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Itneg, Masadiit	Philippines	11,000	Itneg, Masadiit	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Masi	Angola	5,900	Mashi (Zambia)	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Masi	Namibia	400	Mashi (Zambia)	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Masi	Zambia	41,000	Mashi (Zambia)	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Masikoro	Madagascar	821,000	Malagasy, Masikoro	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Kotoko, Maslam	Cameroon	400	Maslam	Ethnic Religions	0 Unspecified	2	0.1-2% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Mbelime, Niendi	Benin	94,000	Mbelime	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Mbelime, Niendi	Togo	3,200	Mbelime	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Mataru	Papua New Guinea	2,000	Language unknown	Ethnic Religions	0 Unspecified	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Matbat	Indonesia	5,000	Matbat	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	4	2-5% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Matipu	Brazil	200	Portuguese	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Matses	Brazil	900	Matses	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Ifugao, Mayoyao	Philippines	40,000	Ifugao, Mayoyao	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Mbangala	Angola	802,000	Mbangala	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Mbati, Isongo	Central African Republic	95,000	Mbati	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
Totals:	2,651 Peoples		742,568,000				933 ◼︎ (440 ✸︎)			3,438

* 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
1a	Unreached (Frontier) - Less than 1 in 1,000 (0.1%) identify as Christians in any way. ✸︎	Evangelicals <=0.1% Professing Christians <=0.1%
1b	Unreached (non-Frontier) - Few evangelicals and little, if any, history of Christianity. ◼︎	Evangelicals >0.1% and <=2% Professing Christians >0.1% and <=5%
1	Unreached (All) - 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 to moderate presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

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