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 %)

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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 *
	Yakut	Russia	477,000	Yakut	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	3.00 %	0.10 %	4 New Testament	10
	Yaminahua	Peru	1,000	Yaminahua	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	2.00 %	1.70 %	4 New Testament	1
	Yaroame	Brazil	500	Yaroame	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	4.00 %	2.00 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Yazidi	Australia	4,200	Kurdish, Northern	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.50 %	0.50 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Yazidi	Iraq	657,000	Kurdish, Northern	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.14 %	0.14 %	5 Complete Bible	13
	Yazidi	United States	4,300	Kurdish, Northern	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	2.40 %	1.50 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Yiche	China	25,000	Hani	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.70 %	0.51 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Yoy	Laos	13,000	Yoy	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.19 %	0.19 %	2 Translation Started	1
	Yukaghir, Chuvan	Ukraine	200	Ukrainian	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	5.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Yukagir	Russia	1,800	Russian	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	3.00 %	0.60 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Yupik, Naukan	Russia	500	Russian	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	5.00 %	0.80 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Zaiwa	China	119,000	Zaiwa	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.25 %	0.22 %	5 Complete Bible	2
	Zaomin	China	47,000	Dzao Min	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.70 %	0.56 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Zhuang, Central Hongshuihe	China	1,178,000	Zhuang, Central Hongshuihe	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.20 %	0.90 %	3 Bible Portions	24
	Zhuang, Dai	China	109,000	Zhuang, Dai	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.20 %	0.14 %	1 Translation Needed	2
	Zhuang, Eastern Hongshuihe	China	1,309,000	Zhuang, Eastern Hongshuihe	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.20 %	0.90 %	1 Translation Needed	26
	Zhuang, Guibei	China	1,636,000	Zhuang, Guibei	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.20 %	0.90 %	0 Unspecified	33
	Zhuang, Guibian	China	1,091,000	Zhuang, Guibian	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.20 %	0.90 %	3 Bible Portions	22
	Zhuang, Lianshan	China	47,000	Zhuang, Lianshan	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.50 %	0.35 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Zhuang, Liujiang	China	1,702,000	Zhuang, Liujiang	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.20 %	0.90 %	0 Unspecified	34
	Zhuang, Liuqian	China	407,000	Zhuang, Liuqian	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.20 %	0.90 %	1 Translation Needed	8
	Zhuang, Minz	China	181,000	Zhuang, Minz	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.50 %	0.20 %	3 Bible Portions	4
	Zhuang, Nong	China	543,000	Zhuang, Nong	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.20 %	0.14 %	4 New Testament	11
	Zhuang, Qiubei	China	219,000	Zhuang, Qiubei	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.20 %	0.90 %	3 Bible Portions	4
	Zhuang, Yang	China	821,000	Zhuang, Yang	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.20 %	0.14 %	3 Bible Portions	16
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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