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 *
	A Che	China	42,000	Ache	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	A'ou	China	2,800	Chinese, Mandarin	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Adi	China	1,200	Adi	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Ainu (Japan)	Russia	300	Ainu (Japan)	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	4 New Testament	1
	Akeu	China	11,000	Akeu	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	4 New Testament	1
	Aling	China	8,300	Nasu, Wusa	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	4 New Testament	1
	Alu	China	4,000	Nisu, Eastern	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Alu	Laos	7,600	Nisu, Southern	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Alugu	China	3,600	Alugu	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Aluo	China	28,000	Aluo	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Alutor	Russia	2,000	Russian	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Ami	China	2,000	Amis	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Ampanang	Indonesia	40,000	Ampanang	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Ani	China	10,000	Phowa, Ani	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Apu	China	3,300	Nisu, Eastern	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Arara do Rio Amonia	Brazil	500	Language unknown	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Arara do Rio Branco	Brazil	300	Arara, Mato Grosso	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Arbil, Lishanid Noshan	Israel	3,800	Inter-Zab Jewish Neo-Aramaic	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Arem	Vietnam	100	Arem	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Asahei	China	11,000	Sani	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Awu, Northern	China	4,600	Awu	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.02 %	0.02 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Azha	China	58,000	Azha	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.08 %	0.08 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Azong	China	1,300	Nisu, Eastern	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Baduy	Indonesia	28,000	Badui	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.03 %	0.03 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Baena	Brazil	-1 Unknown	Portuguese	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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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%