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Population of Adherents

736,633,000

% of World Population

9.2 %

People Groups

2,625

Unreached Groups

923 (35.2 %)

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical ▲		 Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
Needed *
Tho Vietnam 93,000 Tho Ethnic Religions ● 2.00 % 0.04 % Unspecified 2
Poluo China 33,000 Pholo Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.10 % 0.04 % Translation Needed 1
Bei China 23,000 Language unknown Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.05 % 0.04 % Unspecified 1
Buriat, Russian Russia 466,000 Buriat, Russia Ethnic Religions ● 1.00 % 0.04 % Complete Bible 9
Puoc Laos 11,000 Puoc Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.05 % 0.05 % Translation Started 1
Tusu China 42,000 Lalo, Central Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.05 % 0.05 % Unspecified 1
Jew, French Israel 41,000 French Ethnic Religions ● 0.20 % 0.05 % Complete Bible 1
Jew, German Israel 15,000 German, Standard Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.10 % 0.05 % Complete Bible 1
Jew, Hungarian-speaking Hungary 47,000 Hungarian Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.10 % 0.05 % Complete Bible 1
Makhuwa-Marrevone Mozambique 498,000 Makhuwa-Marrevone Ethnic Religions ● 20.00 % 0.05 % Translation Started -
Jew, Marathi Israel 11,000 Marathi Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.10 % 0.05 % Complete Bible 1
So Tri Laos 12,000 Bru, Eastern Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.10 % 0.05 % Complete Bible 1
Jew, Romanian Israel 214,000 Hebrew Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.05 % 0.05 % New Testament 4
Lachi Vietnam 15,000 Lachi Ethnic Religions ● 3.00 % 0.05 % Translation Needed 1
Nosu, Butuo China 274,000 Nuosu Ethnic Religions ● 0.50 % 0.05 % New Testament 5
Nosu, Xiaoliangshan China 546,000 Language unknown Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.10 % 0.05 % Unspecified 11
Lachi, White Vietnam 2,300 Lachi, White Ethnic Religions ● 0.50 % 0.05 % Unspecified 1
Anca Nigeria 500 Anca Ethnic Religions ● 12.50 % 0.05 % Translation Needed -
Katso China 8,300 Katso Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.05 % 0.05 % Translation Needed 1
Jew, Cochin Israel 12,000 Malayalam Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.10 % 0.05 % Complete Bible 1
Luoluopo, Southern China 251,000 Lolopo, Southern Ethnic Religions ● 0.20 % 0.05 % Translation Needed 5
Liude China 1,900 Language unknown Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.05 % 0.05 % Unspecified 1
Bokha China 12,000 Bokha Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.10 % 0.05 % Translation Needed 1
Miao, Huishui Northern China 120,000 Miao, Northern Huishui Ethnic Religions ● 1.00 % 0.06 % Translation Needed 2
Luoluopo, Central China 458,000 Lolopo Ethnic Religions ● 1.00 % 0.06 % New Testament 9
Totals: 2,625 Peoples   736,633,000     923 ●       3,455
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