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 %)

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 *
	Epera	Colombia	-1 Unknown	Spanish	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Passe	Colombia	-1 Unknown	Spanish	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Jewish, Swiss	Switzerland	19,000	German, Swiss	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	4 New Testament	1
	Yari	Colombia	900	Spanish	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Turuj	Sudan	26,000	Tulishi	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	2 Translation Started	1
	Lakonde	Brazil	-1 Unknown	Portuguese	Ethnic Religions	2 ●	20.00 %	-1	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Oraon, Kurux	Bangladesh	510,000	Kurux	Ethnic Religions	2 ●	15.40 %	-1	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Lingayat	India	3,867,000	Kannada	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.01 %	-1	5 Complete Bible	77
	Deaf	China, Hong Kong	15,000	Hong Kong Sign Language	Ethnic Religions	2 ●	12.41 %	-1	2 Translation Started	-1 -
	Deaf	Israel	19,000	Israeli Sign Language	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	2.04 %	-1	3 Bible Portions	1
	Deaf	Liberia	55,000	Language unknown	Ethnic Religions	2 ●	41.43 %	-1	0 Unspecified	-1 -
	Deaf	China, Macau	3,600	Hong Kong Sign Language	Ethnic Religions	2 ●	5.35 %	-1	2 Translation Started	-1 -
	Deaf	Taiwan	48,000	Taiwan Sign Language	Ethnic Religions	2 ●	5.82 %	-1	1 Translation Needed	-1 -
	Akuntsu	Brazil	-1 Unknown	Language unknown	Ethnic Religions	2 ●	20.00 %	-1	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%