Ethnic Religions people group listing

Religion: Ethnic Religions What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

736,746,000

% of World Population

9.2 %

People Groups

2,622

Unreached Groups

921 (35.1 %)

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Photo	People Group	Country	Population	Primary Language	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Scripture Status	Est. Workers Needed *
	Haroi	Vietnam	45,000	Haroi	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	2.00 %	1.11 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Kaxixo	Brazil	300	Portuguese	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	2.00 %	1.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Bayono	Indonesia	300	Bayono	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	2.00 %	2.00 %	2 Translation Started	1
	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
	Iquito, Amacacore	Peru	600	Iquitu	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.90 %	1.80 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Hmong Daw	China	306,000	Hmong Daw	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.80 %	1.20 %	5 Complete Bible	6
	Arem	Laos	800	Arem	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.60 %	1.52 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Kogi	Colombia	20,000	Kogi	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.60 %	1.60 %	4 New Testament	1
	Han Chinese, Cantonese	China, Macau	553,000	Chinese, Yue	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.60 %	1.26 %	5 Complete Bible	11
	Lobi	Côte d'Ivoire	369,000	Lobi	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.60 %	1.40 %	4 New Testament	7
	Magdhi, Widala	Nigeria	5,300	Maghdi	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.60 %	1.00 %	2 Translation Started	1
	Hmong Bua	China	68,000	Miao, Chuanqiandian Cluster	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.60 %	1.60 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Asheninka, South Ucayali	Peru	18,000	Asheninka, South Ucayali	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.60 %	1.40 %	4 New Testament	1
	Hamar	Ethiopia	84,000	Hamer-Banna	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.50 %	1.30 %	4 New Testament	2
	Chut-May	Laos	400	Chut	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.50 %	1.44 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Daasanach	Ethiopia	86,000	Daasanach	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.50 %	1.00 %	4 New Testament	2
	Tai Daeng	Vietnam	170,000	Tai Daeng	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.50 %	0.35 %	2 Translation Started	3
	Daur	China	198,000	Daur	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.50 %	1.20 %	3 Bible Portions	4
	Hongjin Tai	China	97,000	Tai Hongjin	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.50 %	1.40 %	0 Unspecified	2
	Lipo, Western	China	185,000	Language unknown	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.50 %	1.00 %	0 Unspecified	4
	Mongol, Khalka	Canada	1,600	Mongolian, Halh	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.50 %	1.10 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Nisu, Yuanyang	China	266,000	Nisu, Southern	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.50 %	0.72 %	3 Bible Portions	5
	Khotogoid	Mongolia	9,000	Mongolian, Halh	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.50 %	0.90 %	5 Complete Bible	1
Totals:	2,622 Peoples		736,746,000			921 ●				3,451

* 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%