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 *
	Nasu, Southern	China	136,000	Nisu, Northern	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.12 %	0.10 %	3 Bible Portions	3
	Xiangtang	China	107,000	Lalo, Dongshanba	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.12 %	0.12 %	0 Unspecified	2
	Sila	Laos	3,500	Sila	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.12 %	0.12 %	2 Translation Started	1
	Yazidi	Iraq	657,000	Kurdish, Northern	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.14 %	0.14 %	5 Complete Bible	13
	Talu	China	15,000	Talu	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.14 %	0.14 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Phola	China	14,000	Phola	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.15 %	0.10 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Deng, Darang	China	11,000	Digaro-Mishmi	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.15 %	0.12 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Neisu, Xiao Hei	China	9,800	Nasu, Wusa	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.15 %	0.13 %	4 New Testament	1
	Laluo, Mishaba	China	681,000	Lalo, Dongshanba	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.15 %	0.10 %	0 Unspecified	14
	Limin	China	100,000	Chinese, Mandarin	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.15 %	0.13 %	5 Complete Bible	2
	Xiqi	China	18,000	Sani	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.15 %	0.07 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Darkhad	Mongolia	26,000	Mongolian, Halh	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.16 %	0.16 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Dogoso	Burkina Faso	18,000	Dogoso	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.17 %	0.17 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Tai Dam	Vietnam	871,000	Tai Dam	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.17 %	0.14 %	4 New Testament	17
	Yoy	Laos	13,000	Yoy	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.19 %	0.19 %	2 Translation Started	1
	Alu	Vietnam	4,000	Nisu, Eastern	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.19 %	0.00 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Khua	Laos	4,900	Khua	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.20 %	0.20 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Jewish, French	Israel	42,000	French	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.20 %	0.05 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Jewish, German	Austria	10,000	German, Standard	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.20 %	0.10 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Jewish, Hungarian-speaking	Israel	26,000	Hungarian	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.20 %	0.10 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Kim Mun	China	333,000	Kim Mun	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.20 %	0.12 %	3 Bible Portions	7
	Saek	Laos	6,800	Saek	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.20 %	0.20 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Jewish, Spanish-speaking	Paraguay	1,100	Spanish	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.20 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Jewish, Spanish-speaking	Peru	1,900	Spanish	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.20 %	0.10 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Tai Dam	China	45,000	Tai Dam	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.20 %	0.14 %	4 New Testament	1
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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