Ethnic Religions people group listing

Religion: Ethnic Religions What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

740,686,000

% of World Population

9.2 %

People Groups

2,641

Unreached Groups

913 (34.6 %)

Map Notes

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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 *
	Han Chinese, Xiang	China	35,635,000	Chinese, Xiang	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	3.00 %	2.00 %	3 Bible Portions	713
	Tujia	China	9,694,000	Chinese, Mandarin	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.10 %	1.00 %	5 Complete Bible	194
	Jewish, Israeli	Israel	5,082,000	Hebrew	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.25 %	0.23 %	4 New Testament	102
	Jewish, English-speaking	United States	4,620,000	English	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	2.70 %	1.60 %	5 Complete Bible	92
	Han Chinese, Hakka	Taiwan	4,323,000	Chinese, Hakka	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	2.10 %	0.42 %	5 Complete Bible	86
	Lingayat	India	3,867,000	Kannada	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.01 %	-1	5 Complete Bible	77
	Bouyei	China	3,293,000	Bouyei	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.70 %	0.17 %	3 Bible Portions	66
	Zhuang, Yongbei	China	2,174,000	Zhuang, Yongbei	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.20 %	0.90 %	4 New Testament	43
	Hmu, Northern	China	2,094,000	Miao, Northern Qiandong	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.30 %	0.25 %	4 New Testament	42
	Zhuang, Yongnan	China	2,049,000	Zhuang, Yongnan	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.20 %	0.14 %	3 Bible Portions	41
	Tay	Vietnam	1,886,000	Tay	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.00 %	0.03 %	5 Complete Bible	38
	Zhuang, Liujiang	China	1,713,000	Zhuang, Liujiang	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.20 %	0.90 %	0 Unspecified	34
	Zhuang, Zuojiang	China	1,715,000	Zhuang, Zuojiang	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.20 %	0.14 %	0 Unspecified	34
	Zhuang, Guibei	China	1,647,000	Zhuang, Guibei	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.20 %	0.90 %	0 Unspecified	33
	Makua, Makhuwa-Meetto	Mozambique	1,583,000	Makhuwa-Meetto	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	3.00 %	2.00 %	4 New Testament	32
	Oromo, Borana	Ethiopia	1,573,000	Oromo, Borana-Arsi-Guji	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	4.00 %	1.30 %	5 Complete Bible	31
	Muong	Vietnam	1,484,000	Muong	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.00 %	0.02 %	4 New Testament	30
	Ghao-Xong, Western	China	1,395,000	Miao, Western Xiangxi	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.60 %	0.38 %	1 Translation Needed	28
	Pingdi	China	1,340,000	Chinese, Xiang	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.10 %	0.04 %	3 Bible Portions	27
	Nosu, Shengzha	China	1,327,000	Nuosu	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	2.00 %	1.40 %	4 New Testament	27
	Zhuang, Eastern Hongshuihe	China	1,317,000	Zhuang, Eastern Hongshuihe	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.20 %	0.90 %	1 Translation Needed	26
	Iu Mien	China	1,290,000	Iu Mien	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.70 %	0.15 %	5 Complete Bible	26
	Dong, Southern	China	1,250,000	Dong, Southern	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.50 %	0.40 %	4 New Testament	25
	Zhuang, Central Hongshuihe	China	1,186,000	Zhuang, Central Hongshuihe	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.20 %	0.90 %	3 Bible Portions	24
	Okinawan, Ryukyuan	Japan	1,147,000	Okinawan, Central	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	2.00 %	0.15 %	3 Bible Portions	23
Totals:	2,641 Peoples		740,686,000			913 ●				3,427

* 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%