Ethnic Religions people group listing

Religion: Ethnic Religions What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

740,712,000

% of World Population

9.2 %

People Groups

2,641

Unreached Groups

913 (34.6 %)

Map Notes

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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 *
	Jewish, Romanian	Romania	2,300	Romanian	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Kui Lung	Laos	5,200	Lahu	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	12.00 %	9.00 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Lahu Aga	Laos	9,900	Lahu	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	8.50 %	7.90 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Tayten	Laos	500	Lao	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Ageer	South Sudan	22,000	Dinka, Northeastern	Ethnic Religions	2 ●	15.00 %	1.50 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Lhoba, Bokar	China	4,300	Adi	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Lingayat	India	3,867,000	Kannada	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.01 %	-1	5 Complete Bible	77
	Senji	Mozambique	947,000	Ndau	Ethnic Religions	2 ●	30.00 %	2.00 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Gesu	China	16,000	Chinese, Mandarin	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Datooga	Tanzania	16,000	Datooga	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	25.00 %	4.00 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Judeo-Japanese	Japan	49,000	Japanese	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.00 %	0.80 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Achang, Husa	China	7,500	Achang	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	2.00 %	2.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Adi	China	1,200	Adi	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	A'ou	China	2,800	Chinese, Mandarin	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Ayizi	China	2,100	Chinese, Mandarin	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.50 %	0.50 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Ban Yao	China	36,000	Iu Mien	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Ben	China	1,400	Wa, Vo	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.10 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Bunun	China	1,500	Bunun	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.30 %	0.30 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Daizhan	China	14,000	Chinese, Mandarin	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Diao	China	2,800	Chinese, Mandarin	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Duoluo	China	2,800	Chinese, Mandarin	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	2.50 %	2.50 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Eka	China	3,300	Lahu	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.80 %	0.78 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Gaiji	China	40,000	Chinese, Mandarin	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Gaisu, Southern	China	49,000	Chinese, Mandarin	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.30 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Gaisu, Western	China	1,300	Chinese, Mandarin	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
Totals:	2,641 Peoples		740,712,000			913 ●				3,427

* 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
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%