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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Progress Scale: ☀︎●●●●● (
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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 *
	Enets, Yenisei Samoyed	Russia	200	Russian	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	4.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Yerong	China	400	Yerong	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Yevanic	Israel	-1 Unknown	Hebrew	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	4 New Testament	1
	Limba, West	Guinea	2,100	Limba, West-Central	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	4.00 %	0.20 %	4 New Testament	1
	Yoy	Laos	12,000	Yoy	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.19 %	0.19 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Yudi, Tripolita'it	Israel	42,000	Arabic, Judeo-Tripolitanian	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Yukagir	Russia	1,800	Russian	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	3.00 %	0.60 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Yupik, Naukan	Russia	500	Russian	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	5.00 %	0.80 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Nenets, Yurak Samoyed	Russia	49,000	Nenets	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	4.00 %	0.67 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Jewish, Romanian	Romania	2,300	Romanian	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Halang	Laos	6,700	Halang	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.76 %	0.76 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Maleng	Vietnam	1,200	Maleng	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Tayten	Laos	500	Lao	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Thae	Laos	11,000	Oy	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Phola	China	14,000	Phola	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.15 %	0.10 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Lhoba, Bokar	China	4,300	Adi	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Puroik	China	500	Puroik	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Doupo	China	800	Language unknown	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.30 %	1.24 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Eka	China	3,300	Lahu	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.80 %	0.78 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Enipu	China	21,000	Lolopo	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	4 New Testament	1
	Judeo-Japanese	Japan	49,000	Japanese	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.00 %	0.80 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Achang, Husa	China	7,500	Achang	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	2.00 %	2.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	A Che	China	42,000	Ache	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Adi	China	1,200	Adi	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Aling	China	8,300	Nasu, Wusa	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	4 New Testament	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%