Ethnic Religions people group listing

Religion: Ethnic Religions What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

743,356,000

% of World Population

9.1 %

People Groups

2,693

Unreached Groups

957 (35.5 %)

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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 *
	Duota	China	15,000	Hani	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	3.00 %	2.52 %	3 Bible Portions	-1 -
	Eka	China	3,300	Lahu	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.80 %	0.78 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Enipu	China	21,000	Lolopo	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	4 New Testament	1
	Enu	China	26,000	Enu	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	2.90 %	2.87 %	1 Translation Needed	-1 -
	Ewenki, Aoluguya	China	400	Evenki	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Evenki, Solon	China	35,000	Evenki	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.30 %	0.20 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Fuma	China	1,000	Foma	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	2.60 %	2.33 %	0 Unspecified	-1 -
	Gaiji	China	40,000	Chinese, Mandarin	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Gaisu, Southern	China	48,000	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
	Ga Mong	China	71,000	Miao, Chuanqiandian Cluster	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Ge	China	135,000	Ge	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.12 %	0.10 %	3 Bible Portions	3
	Gepo, Eastern	China	82,000	Gepo	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.60 %	0.60 %	4 New Testament	2
	Gepo, Western	China	8,400	Gepo	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	4 New Testament	1
	Gese	China	16,000	Nasu, Wusa	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	4 New Testament	1
	Ghao-Xong, Western	China	1,386,000	Miao, Western Xiangxi	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.60 %	0.38 %	1 Translation Needed	28
	Hmong Shua, Sinicized	China	351,000	Sinicized Miao	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	2.50 %	1.80 %	3 Bible Portions	7
	Hmu, Eastern	China	590,000	Miao, Eastern Qiandong	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	3.00 %	0.22 %	3 Bible Portions	12
	Hmu, Northern	China	2,080,000	Miao, Northern Qiandong	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.30 %	0.25 %	4 New Testament	42
	Hongjin Tai	China	97,000	Tai Hongjin	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.50 %	1.40 %	0 Unspecified	2
	Laowu	China	23,000	Nisu, Southern	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Naza	China	1,700	Language unknown	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Neisu	China	22,000	Hani	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	3.00 %	2.40 %	3 Bible Portions	-1 -
	Neisu, Xiao Hei	China	9,800	Nasu, Wusa	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.15 %	0.13 %	4 New Testament	1
	Suodi	China	244,000	Nuosu	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.00 %	0.11 %	4 New Testament	5
Totals:	2,693 Peoples		743,356,000			957 ●				3,472

* 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
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 >.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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