Ethnic Religions people group listing

Religion: Ethnic Religions What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

738,404,000

% of World Population

9.2 %

People Groups

2,638

Unreached Groups

927 (35.1 %)

Map Notes

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Photo	People Group	Country	Population	Primary Language	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Scripture Status	Est. Workers Needed *
	Miranha	Brazil	1,900	Bora	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	2.00 %	0.50 %	4 New Testament	1
	Tho	Vietnam	93,000	Tho	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	2.00 %	0.04 %	0 Unspecified	2
	Sonaga	China	2,200	Sonaga	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	2.00 %	1.00 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Deaf	Israel	18,000	Israeli Sign Language	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	2.04 %	-1	3 Bible Portions	1
	Han Chinese, Hakka	Canada	11,000	Chinese, Hakka	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	2.10 %	2.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Han Chinese, Hakka	Taiwan	4,319,000	Chinese, Hakka	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	2.10 %	0.42 %	5 Complete Bible	86
	Wiwa	Colombia	19,000	Sanka	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	2.10 %	0.40 %	2 Translation Started	1
	Sanda	China	1,500	Language unknown	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	2.10 %	2.01 %	0 Unspecified	-1 -
	Baima	China	18,000	Baima	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	2.20 %	2.00 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Moklen	Thailand	4,600	Moklen	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	2.20 %	1.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Yora, Manu Park Panoan	Peru	400	Yora	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	2.30 %	2.30 %	3 Bible Portions	-1 -
	Nguon	Laos	800	Nguon	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	2.40 %	2.36 %	1 Translation Needed	-1 -
	Yazidi	United States	4,200	Kurdish, Northern	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	2.40 %	1.50 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Jewish, Russian	United States	668,000	Russian	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	2.50 %	2.00 %	5 Complete Bible	13
	Asheninka, Ucayali-Yurua	Peru	9,100	Asheninka, Ucayali-Yurua	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	2.50 %	0.30 %	4 New Testament	1
	Duoluo	China	2,800	Chinese, Mandarin	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	2.50 %	2.50 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Hmong Shua, Sinicized	China	353,000	Sinicized Miao	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	2.50 %	1.80 %	3 Bible Portions	7
	Lami	China	132,000	Lalo, Dongshanba	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	2.50 %	1.99 %	0 Unspecified	3
	Oromo, Kereyu	Ethiopia	109,000	Oromo, Borana-Arsi-Guji	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	2.50 %	2.00 %	5 Complete Bible	2
	Chut-Sach	Laos	300	Chut	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	2.60 %	2.60 %	0 Unspecified	-1 -
	Fuma	China	1,100	Foma	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	2.60 %	2.33 %	2 Translation Started	-1 -
	Ganza	Sudan	4,000	Ganza	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	2.60 %	2.50 %	2 Translation Started	-1 -
	Jewish, English-speaking	United States	4,596,000	English	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	2.70 %	1.60 %	5 Complete Bible	92
	Baihong	China	249,000	Honi	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	2.80 %	2.70 %	3 Bible Portions	-1 -
	Enu	China	27,000	Enu	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	2.90 %	2.87 %	1 Translation Needed	-1 -
Totals:	2,638 Peoples		738,404,000			927 ●				3,467

* 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%