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 %)

Map Notes

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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 *
	Lahu	Vietnam	13,000	Lahu	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	5.00 %	0.04 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Lahu Nyi	Thailand	3,300	Lahu	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.20 %	0.10 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Lalu, Xinping	China	51,000	Lalu, Eastern	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.50 %	0.30 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Laluo, Jiantou	China	40,000	Lalo, Dongshanba	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	2.00 %	0.07 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Laluo, Mishaba	China	681,000	Lalo, Dongshanba	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.15 %	0.10 %	3 Bible Portions	14
	Lamalera	Indonesia	4,900	Lamalera	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	5.00 %	0.00 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Lamet	Laos	25,000	Rmeet	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.00 %	0.80 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Lamet	Thailand	200	Rmeet	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	5.00 %	0.00 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Lami	China	132,000	Lalo, Dongshanba	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	2.50 %	1.99 %	3 Bible Portions	3
	Lanoh	Malaysia	400	Lanoh	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.00 %	0.00 %	2 Translation Started	1
	Laomian	China	5,300	Laomian	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.30 %	0.30 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Laopang	Laos	14,000	Laopang	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	5.00 %	0.11 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Laoseng	Laos	12,000	Tareng	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.50 %	0.50 %	2 Translation Started	1
	Lawu	China	26,000	Lalo, Dongshanba	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.20 %	0.02 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Li, Ha	China	697,000	Hlai	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.20 %	0.11 %	3 Bible Portions	14
	Li, Jiamao	China	93,000	Jiamao	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.20 %	0.07 %	1 Translation Needed	2
	Li, Qi	China	318,000	Hlai	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.20 %	0.14 %	3 Bible Portions	6
	Limba, West	Guinea	2,200	Limba, West-Central	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	4.00 %	0.20 %	4 New Testament	1
	Limin	China	100,000	Chinese, Mandarin	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.15 %	0.13 %	5 Complete Bible	2
	Lipo, Western	China	183,000	Language unknown	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.50 %	1.00 %	0 Unspecified	4
	Lobi	Côte d'Ivoire	418,000	Lobi	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.60 %	1.40 %	4 New Testament	8
	Lobi	Burkina Faso	356,000	Lobi	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	4.00 %	1.50 %	4 New Testament	7
	Logorik	Sudan	8,600	Logorik	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	2.00 %	0.50 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Loko, Landogo	Sierra Leone	232,000	Loko	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	5.00 %	0.90 %	4 New Testament	5
	Loma	Côte d'Ivoire	4,600	Loma	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	3.00 %	0.20 %	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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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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