Ethnic Religions people group listing

Religion: Ethnic Religions What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

743,872,000

% of World Population

9.1 %

People Groups

2,664

Unreached Groups

949 (35.6 %)

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 *
	Karipuna do Amapa (Creole)	Brazil	2,900	Portuguese	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	2	0-0.1% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Xoco	Brazil	300	Portuguese	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	2	0.1-2% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Khmu	Laos	784,000	Khmu	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	4	5-10% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Khmu	Thailand	16,000	Khmu	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	4	5-10% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Khmu	United States	9,300	Khmu	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Lama	Benin	114,000	Lama	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Lama	Ghana	3,600	Lama	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Lama	Togo	333,000	Lama	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Akeu	Thailand	400	Akeu	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	4	2-5% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Buru	Nigeria	1,700	Buru (Nigeria)	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Jiripanco	Brazil	2,200	Portuguese	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	2	0.1-2% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Pei	Papua New Guinea	300	Pefiyahe	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	2	0-0.1% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Bo	Laos	4,400	Bo (Laos)	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	4	2-5% ●	2-5% ●	-1 -
	Purepecha, Sierra Occidental	Mexico	228,000	Purepecha, Western Highland	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Purepecha, Sierra Occidental	United States	53,000	Purepecha, Western Highland	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Kanay	Laos	1,000	Pacoh	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	4	5-10% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Mashi	Nigeria	1,700	Mashi (Nigeria)	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Kono	Sierra Leone	353,000	Kono (Sierra Leone)	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Bassar, Ntcham	Cameroon	3,200	Ntcham	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Bassar, Ntcham	Ghana	232,000	Ntcham	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Bassar, Ntcham	Togo	160,000	Ntcham	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Mbalanhu	Namibia	400	Mbalanhu	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Lere	Nigeria	31,000	Lere	Ethnic Religions	0 Unspecified	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Buldit	South Sudan	7,200	Opo	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Biykol	South Sudan	600	Komo (Sudan)	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	4	5-10% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
Totals:	2,664 Peoples		743,872,000				949 ◼︎ (459 ✸︎)			3,457

* 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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