Ethnic Religions people group listing

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People Groups
Total

2,509

Est. Population
of Adherents

729,511,000

People Groups Unreached

796

Est. Adherents in
Unreached Groups

137,437,000

People Groups Frontier

353

Est. Adherents in
Frontier Groups

15,048,000

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 *
	Waorani	Ecuador	2,700	Waorani	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Wara	Burkina Faso	11,000	Wara	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	2	0.1-2% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Warao	Venezuela	43,000	Warao	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Warembori	Indonesia	2,400	Warembori	Ethnic Religions	0 Unspecified	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Warkay-Bipim	Indonesia	500	Warkay-Bipim	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Jukun, Wase	Nigeria	3,400	Wapha	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Wassu	Brazil	2,000	Portuguese	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Watjari	Australia	200	English	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	4	5-10% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Waura	Brazil	400	Waura	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Wayampi, Oiapoque	French Guiana	800	Wayampi	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Wayana	French Guiana	1,100	Wayana	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Wayana	Suriname	500	Wayana	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	2	0.1-2% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Gbe, Weme	Benin	346,000	Gbe, Weme	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Gbari	Nigeria	628,000	Gbari	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Gbe, Xwela	Benin	103,000	Gbe, Xwela	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	2	0.1-2% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Mukogodo, Yaaku	Kenya	4,800	Yaaku	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	2	0.1-2% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Yabaana	Brazil	100	Portuguese	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Yabarana	Venezuela	400	Yabarana	Ethnic Religions	0 Unspecified	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Yuhup, Guariba Maku	Brazil	400	Yuhup	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Yashi	Nigeria	6,500	Hasha	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Yaur	Indonesia	700	Yaur	Ethnic Religions	0 Unspecified	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Yakaikeke	Papua New Guinea	200	Yakaikeke	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Yala	Nigeria	317,000	Yala	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Yaminahua, Acre	Bolivia	300	Yaminahua	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Yaminawa	Brazil	1,400	Yaminahua	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	4	5-10% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
Totals:	2,509 Peoples		729,511,000				796 ◼︎ (353 ✸︎)			3,029

* 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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Prayer Cards

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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