Ethnic Religions people group listing

Religion: Ethnic Religions What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

740,301,000

% of World Population

9.2 %

People Groups

2,694

Unreached Groups

956 (35.5 %)

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 *
	Tai Pao	Vietnam	11,000	Tai Pao	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	2 Translation Started	1
	Takua	Vietnam	6,700	Takua	Ethnic Religions	2 ●	25.00 %	0.40 %	0 Unspecified	-1 -
	Ta'oih	Vietnam	54,000	Ta'oih, Upper	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	2.00 %	0.13 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Tai Do	Vietnam	400	Tai Yo	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Tay Tac	Vietnam	-1 Unknown	Tay Tac	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	4.00 %	1.00 %	0 Unspecified	0
	Tay	Vietnam	1,886,000	Tay	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.00 %	0.03 %	0 Unspecified	38
	Todrah	Vietnam	6,700	Todrah	Ethnic Religions	2 ●	26.00 %	0.30 %	0 Unspecified	-1 -
	Tsun-Lao	Vietnam	14,000	Ts'un-Lao	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.00 %	0.08 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Halang	Vietnam	17,000	Halang	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	15.00 %	6.62 %	3 Bible Portions	-1 -
	Maleng	Vietnam	1,200	Maleng	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Bouyei	Vietnam	69,000	Bouyei	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.50 %	0.01 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Hmong Bua	Vietnam	26,000	Miao, Chuanqiandian Cluster	Ethnic Religions	5 ●	25.00 %	17.00 %	0 Unspecified	-1 -
	Hmong Shua, Sinicized	Vietnam	2,500	Sinicized Miao	Ethnic Religions	5 ●	20.00 %	15.00 %	3 Bible Portions	-1 -
	Miao, Hua	Vietnam	4,400	Miao, Chuanqiandian Cluster	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	2.00 %	1.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Lachi	Vietnam	15,000	Lachi	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	3.00 %	0.05 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Tai Don, White Tai	Vietnam	342,000	Tai Don	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.00 %	0.25 %	0 Unspecified	7
	Zhuang, Yongnan	Vietnam	13,000	Zhuang, Yongnan	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.20 %	0.16 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Khmu	Vietnam	93,000	Khmu	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.00 %	0.01 %	3 Bible Portions	2
	Alu	Vietnam	4,000	Nisu, Eastern	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.19 %	0.00 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Pa Hng	Vietnam	8,400	Pa-Hng	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	2.00 %	2.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Lachi, White	Vietnam	2,300	Lachi, White	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.50 %	0.05 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Gelao, Red	Vietnam	200	Chinese, Mandarin	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Haroi	Vietnam	46,000	Haroi	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	2.00 %	1.11 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Ngai	Vietnam	1,700	Chinese, Yue	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	3.00 %	0.80 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Mnong, Eastern	Vietnam	37,000	Mnong, Eastern	Ethnic Religions	5 ●	25.00 %	20.59 %	0 Unspecified	-1 -
Totals:	2,694 Peoples		740,301,000			956 ●				3,468

* 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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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%

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