Ethnic Religions people group listing

Religion: Ethnic Religions What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

740,350,000

% of World Population

9.2 %

People Groups

2,693

Unreached Groups

956 (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 *
	Muong	Vietnam	1,484,000	Muong	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.00 %	0.02 %	5 Complete Bible	30
	Nung	Vietnam	1,107,000	Nung	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.00 %	0.03 %	0 Unspecified	22
	Nyeu, Yeu	Thailand	200	Nyeu	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.00 %	0.00 %	2 Translation Started	1
	Papavo	Brazil	200	Language unknown	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Prai	Laos	31,000	Prai	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.00 %	0.90 %	4 New Testament	1
	Prai	Thailand	21,000	Prai	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.00 %	0.10 %	4 New Testament	1
	Phun, Hpon	Myanmar (Burma)	1,600	Burmese	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.00 %	0.40 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Jewish, Portuguese	Brazil	93,000	Portuguese	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.00 %	0.30 %	5 Complete Bible	2
	Jewish, Spanish-speaking	Bolivia	500	Spanish	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Jewish, Spanish-speaking	Chile	16,000	Spanish	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.00 %	0.20 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Jewish, Spanish-speaking	Costa Rica	2,700	Spanish	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.00 %	0.20 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Tai Dam	United States	4,400	Tai Dam	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.00 %	0.10 %	4 New Testament	1
	Tai Thanh	Vietnam	24,000	Tai Thanh	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.00 %	0.10 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Tay	Vietnam	1,886,000	Tay	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.00 %	0.03 %	0 Unspecified	38
	Temoq	Malaysia	800	Malay	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Tsun-Lao	Vietnam	14,000	Ts'un-Lao	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.00 %	0.08 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Tulishi	Sudan	3,100	Tulishi	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.00 %	0.20 %	2 Translation Started	1
	Asheninka, Ucayali-Yurua	Brazil	1,000	Asheninka, Ucayali-Yurua	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.00 %	0.30 %	4 New Testament	1
	Judeo-Japanese	Japan	49,000	Japanese	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.00 %	0.80 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Aoka	China	299,000	Chinese, Xiang	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.00 %	0.70 %	3 Bible Portions	6
	Azhe	China	64,000	Azhe	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.00 %	0.07 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Kado	Laos	5,300	Kaduo	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.00 %	0.50 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Luoluopo, Central	China	458,000	Lolopo	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.00 %	0.06 %	4 New Testament	9
	Miao, Guiyang Northern	China	144,000	Miao, Northern Guiyang	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.00 %	0.90 %	1 Translation Needed	3
	Miao, Huishui Central	China	68,000	Miao, Central Huishui	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.00 %	0.58 %	1 Translation Needed	1
Totals:	2,693 Peoples		740,350,000			956 ●				3,469

* 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%

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