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Population of Adherents

732,737,000

% of World Population

9.2 %

People Groups

2,622

Unreached Groups

943 (36.0 %)

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
Needed * ▼
Han Chinese, Xiang China 35,652,000 Chinese, Xiang Ethnic Religions ● 3.00 % 2.00 % Bible Portions 713
Tujia China 9,699,000 Chinese, Mandarin Ethnic Religions ● 1.10 % 1.00 % Complete Bible 194
Jew, Israeli Israel 4,932,000 Hebrew Ethnic Religions ● 0.25 % 0.23 % New Testament 99
Jew, English-speaking United States 4,573,000 English Ethnic Religions ● 2.70 % 1.60 % Complete Bible 91
Han Chinese, Hakka Taiwan 4,313,000 Chinese, Hakka Ethnic Religions ● 2.10 % 0.42 % Complete Bible 86
Lingayat India 4,059,000 Kannada Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.01 % Complete Bible 81
Bouyei China 3,295,000 Bouyei Ethnic Religions ● 0.70 % 0.17 % Bible Portions 66
Zhuang, Yongbei China 2,175,000 Zhuang, Yongbei Ethnic Religions ● 1.20 % 0.90 % New Testament 43
Hmu, Northern China 2,095,000 Miao, Northern Qiandong Ethnic Religions ● 0.30 % 0.25 % New Testament 42
Zhuang, Yongnan China 2,050,000 Zhuang, Yongnan Ethnic Religions ● 0.20 % 0.14 % Translation Needed 41
Tay Vietnam 1,862,000 Tay Ethnic Religions ● 1.00 % 0.03 % Complete Bible 37
Zhuang, Liujiang China 1,714,000 Zhuang, Liujiang Ethnic Religions ● 1.20 % 0.90 % Unspecified 34
Zhuang, Zuojiang China 1,716,000 Zhuang, Zuojiang Ethnic Religions ● 0.20 % 0.14 % Translation Needed 34
Zhuang, Guibei China 1,648,000 Zhuang, Guibei Ethnic Religions ● 1.20 % 0.90 % Translation Needed 33
Oromo, Borana Ethiopia 1,496,000 Oromo, Borana-Arsi-Guji Ethnic Religions ● 4.00 % 1.30 % Complete Bible 30
Muong Vietnam 1,465,000 Muong Ethnic Religions ● 1.00 % 0.02 % New Testament 29
Ghao-Xong, Western China 1,395,000 Miao, Western Xiangxi Ethnic Religions ● 0.60 % 0.38 % Translation Needed 28
Pingdi China 1,340,000 Chinese, Xiang Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.10 % 0.04 % Bible Portions 27
Nosu, Shengzha China 1,328,000 Nuosu Ethnic Religions ● 2.00 % 1.40 % New Testament 27
Zhuang, Eastern Hongshuihe China 1,318,000 Zhuang, Eastern Hongshuihe Ethnic Religions ● 1.20 % 0.90 % Translation Needed 26
Makua, Makhuwa-Meetto Mozambique 1,291,000 Makhuwa-Meetto Ethnic Religions ● 3.00 % 2.00 % New Testament 26
Iu Mien China 1,291,000 Iu Mien Ethnic Religions ● 0.70 % 0.15 % Complete Bible 26
Dong, Southern China 1,251,000 Dong, Southern Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.07 % 0.07 % New Testament 25
Zhuang, Central Hongshuihe China 1,186,000 Zhuang, Central Hongshuihe Ethnic Religions ● 1.20 % 0.90 % Bible Portions 24
Okinawan, Ryukyuan Japan 1,159,000 Okinawan, Central Ethnic Religions ● 2.00 % 0.15 % Bible Portions 23
Totals: 2,622 Peoples   732,737,000     943 ●       3,470
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