Ethnic Religions people group listing

Religion: Ethnic Religions What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

745,947,000

% of World Population

9.1 %

People Groups

2,695

Unreached Groups

958 (35.5 %)

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Progress Scale: ☀︎●●●●● (
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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 *
	Nisu, Jianshui	China	229,000	Nisu, Eastern	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.00 %	0.20 %	1 Translation Needed	5
	Phowa, Hlepho	China	51,000	Phowa, Hlepho	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	15.00 %	10.00 %	1 Translation Needed	-1 -
	Rao	China	13,000	T'en	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Tagu	China	4,600	Talu	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.45 %	0.45 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Talu	China	15,000	Talu	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.14 %	0.14 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Tanglang	China	1,400	Tanglang	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Wumeng	China	51,000	Nasu, Wumeng	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	10.00 %	9.90 %	1 Translation Needed	-1 -
	Xi	China	1,700	Miao, Luopohe	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Xiuba	China	1,200	Nisu, Eastern	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Yanghuang	China	16,000	T'en	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Zaomin	China	47,000	Dzao Min	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.70 %	0.56 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Gbe, Gbesi	Benin	141,000	Gbe, Gbesi	Ethnic Religions	2 ●	45.00 %	1.00 %	1 Translation Needed	-1 -
	Tonga, Ten'edn	Malaysia	200	Ten'edn	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Tonga, Ten'edn	Thailand	400	Ten'edn	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Phana	China	5,200	Phana'	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.09 %	0.09 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Phana	Laos	600	Phana'	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Alu	China	3,900	Nisu, Eastern	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Alu	Vietnam	4,000	Nisu, Eastern	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.19 %	0.00 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Yangum Dey	Papua New Guinea	400	Yangum Dey	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	40.00 %	4.00 %	1 Translation Needed	-1 -
	Ambrak	Papua New Guinea	600	Ambrak	Ethnic Religions	2 ●	30.00 %	2.00 %	1 Translation Needed	-1 -
	Jofotek-Bromnya	Indonesia	300	Jofotek-Bromnya	Ethnic Religions	2 ●	10.00 %	1.00 %	1 Translation Needed	-1 -
	Kwinsu	Indonesia	600	Kwinsu	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Deaf	Taiwan	46,000	Taiwan Sign Language	Ethnic Religions	2 ●	5.82 %	-1	1 Translation Needed	-1 -
	Ngundi	Central African Republic	17,000	Ngundi	Ethnic Religions	5 ●	40.00 %	34.00 %	1 Translation Needed	-1 -
	Ngala, Kara	Papua New Guinea	300	Gala	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	15.00 %	4.00 %	1 Translation Needed	-1 -
Totals:	2,695 Peoples		745,947,000			958 ●				3,480

* 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
0.3	Unreached Frontier - Less than 1 in 1,000 (0.1%) identify as Christians in any way	Evangelicals <=0.1% Professing Christians <=0.1%
0.7	Unreached not 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 presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

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