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 *
	Sani	China	137,000	Sani	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	3.00 %	0.15 %	0 Unspecified	3
	Sanie	China	8,700	Sanie	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.50 %	0.39 %	2 Translation Started	1
	Saramaccan	Suriname	33,000	Saramaccan	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	4.00 %	0.80 %	4 New Testament	1
	Satere-Mawe	Brazil	16,000	Satere-Mawe	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.50 %	0.40 %	4 New Testament	1
	Selkup, Ostyak Samoyed	Russia	3,400	Selkup	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	5.00 %	0.70 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Semelai	Malaysia	8,100	Semelai	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	5.00 %	0.10 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Semoq Beri	Malaysia	2,600	Semaq Beri	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	3.00 %	0.30 %	2 Translation Started	1
	Senoufo, Supyire	Côte d'Ivoire	126,000	Senoufo, Supyire	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	2.00 %	0.10 %	4 New Testament	3
	Shabo	Ethiopia	600	Majang	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	2.00 %	0.00 %	4 New Testament	1
	Shanenawa	Brazil	700	Portuguese	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	She	China	746,000	She	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.30 %	0.12 %	0 Unspecified	15
	Shui	China	327,000	Sui	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.28 %	0.25 %	3 Bible Portions	7
	Shui, Yunnan	China	12,000	Chinese, Mandarin	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.30 %	0.20 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Siamou	Mali	40,000	Siamou	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	4.00 %	0.00 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Sian	Malaysia	-1 Unknown	Sihan (Malaysia)	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	4.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Siang	Indonesia	20,000	Siang	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	5.00 %	0.20 %	4 New Testament	1
	Sila	Laos	3,500	Sila	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.12 %	0.12 %	2 Translation Started	1
	Sila	Vietnam	900	Sila	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	3.00 %	1.90 %	2 Translation Started	1
	Silur	Laos	5,500	Phu Thai	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.20 %	0.16 %	2 Translation Started	1
	Sonaga	China	2,200	Sonaga	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	2.00 %	1.00 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Sonsogon	Malaysia	5,400	Kimaragang	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	5.00 %	0.50 %	4 New Testament	1
	Subanen, Tuboy	Philippines	108,000	Subanen, Northern	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	2.00 %	0.20 %	4 New Testament	2
	Suodi	China	244,000	Nuosu	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.00 %	0.11 %	4 New Testament	5
	Ta Oi, Upper	Laos	36,000	Ta'oih, Upper	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	2.00 %	1.80 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Ta'oih	Vietnam	55,000	Ta'oih, Upper	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	2.00 %	0.13 %	3 Bible Portions	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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