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Population of Adherents

736,656,000

% of World Population

9.5 %

People Groups

2,662

Unreached Groups

979 (36.8 %)

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
Needed * ▼
Nung Vietnam 1,083,000 Nung Ethnic Religions ● 1.00 % 0.15 % New Testament 22
Zhuang, Youjiang China 1,004,000 Zhuang, Youjiang Ethnic Religions ● 1.20 % 0.90 % Unspecified 20
Okinawan, Ryukyuan Japan 978,000 Okinawan, Central Ethnic Religions ● 2.00 % 0.15 % Bible Portions 20
Bai, Central China 877,000 Bai, Central Ethnic Religions ● 2.00 % 1.20 % Bible Portions 18
Zhuang, Yang China 834,000 Zhuang, Yang Ethnic Religions ● 0.20 % 0.14 % Translation Needed 17
Hmu, Southern China 857,000 Miao, Southern Qiandong Ethnic Religions ● 0.20 % 0.06 % New Testament 17
Tai Dam Vietnam 835,000 Tai Dam Ethnic Religions ● 1.40 % 0.06 % New Testament 17
Hausa, Maouri Niger 872,000 Hausa Ethnic Religions ● 3.00 % 1.50 % Complete Bible 17
Miao, Hua China 794,000 Miao, Chuanqiandian Cluster Ethnic Religions ● 0.20 % 0.17 % Complete Bible 16
Hani China 766,000 Hani Ethnic Religions ● 0.30 % 0.30 % Bible Portions 15
Miao, Enshi China 687,000 Chinese, Mandarin Ethnic Religions ● 0.50 % 0.06 % Complete Bible 14
Lingao China 693,000 Lingao Ethnic Religions ● 1.10 % 0.85 % Bible Portions 14
Li, Ha China 709,000 Hlai Ethnic Religions ● 0.20 % 0.11 % Bible Portions 14
Laluo, Mishaba China 693,000 Lalo, Dongshanba Ethnic Religions ● 0.15 % 0.10 % Unspecified 14
Nosu, Yinuo China 674,000 Nuosu Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.05 % 0.00 % New Testament 13
Jew, Russian Israel 674,000 Russian Ethnic Religions ● 2.00 % 1.80 % Complete Bible 13
Hmu, Eastern China 600,000 Miao, Eastern Qiandong Ethnic Religions ● 3.00 % 0.22 % Translation Needed 12
Dong, Northern China 594,000 Dong, Northern Ethnic Religions ● 0.12 % 0.10 % Translation Needed 12
Yazidi Iraq 561,000 Kurdish, Northern Ethnic Religions ● 0.14 % 0.14 % Complete Bible 11
Zhuang, Nong China 552,000 Zhuang, Nong Ethnic Religions ● 0.20 % 0.14 % Unspecified 11
Nosu, Xiaoliangshan China 551,000 Language unknown Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.10 % 0.05 % Unspecified 11
Yakut Russia 488,000 Yakut Ethnic Religions ● 3.00 % 0.10 % New Testament 10
Han Chinese, Cantonese China, Macau 512,000 Chinese, Yue Ethnic Religions ● 1.60 % 1.26 % Complete Bible 10
Buriat, Russian Russia 471,000 Buriat, Russia Ethnic Religions ● 1.00 % 0.04 % Complete Bible 9
Luoluopo, Central China 463,000 Lolopo Ethnic Religions ● 1.00 % 0.06 % Unspecified 9
Totals: 2,662 Peoples   736,656,000     979 ●       3,563
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