Ethnic Religions people group listing

Religion: Ethnic Religions What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

732,761,000

% of World Population

9.2 %

People Groups

2,622

Unreached Groups

944 (36.0 %)

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Photo	People Group	Country	Population	Primary Language	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical ▲	Scripture Status	Est. Workers Needed *
	Dong	Nigeria	9,900	Dong	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.60 %	0.20 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Jew, Georgian	Georgia	1,300	Judeo-Georgian	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.00 %	0.20 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Jew, English-speaking	New Zealand	7,500	English	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.50 %	0.20 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Kung-Ekoka	Angola	8,000	Kung-Ekoka	Ethnic Religions	2 ●	10.00 %	0.20 %	3 Bible Portions	-1 -
	Kung-Ekoka	South Africa	4,200	Kung-Ekoka	Ethnic Religions	2 ●	8.00 %	0.20 %	3 Bible Portions	-1 -
	Kung-Ekoka	Namibia	9,900	Kung-Ekoka	Ethnic Religions	2 ●	10.00 %	0.20 %	3 Bible Portions	-1 -
	Ngoshe Sama, Ngossi	Cameroon	1,900	Gvoko	Ethnic Religions	2 ●	25.00 %	0.20 %	1 Translation Needed	-1 -
	Mamprusi	Ghana	414,000	Mampruli	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.84 %	0.20 %	4 New Testament	8
	Matses	Peru	5,400	Matses	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	5.00 %	0.20 %	4 New Testament	1
	Miya, Miyawa	Nigeria	65,000	Miya	Ethnic Religions	2 ●	10.00 %	0.20 %	3 Bible Portions	-1 -
	Shui, Yunnan	China	12,000	Chinese, Mandarin	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.30 %	0.20 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Siang	Indonesia	19,000	Siang	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	5.00 %	0.20 %	4 New Testament	1
	Jew, Spanish-speaking	Chile	16,000	Spanish	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.00 %	0.20 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Jew, Spanish-speaking	Costa Rica	2,600	Spanish	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.00 %	0.20 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Tay	France	1,900	Tay	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	3.00 %	0.20 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Subanen, Tuboy	Philippines	107,000	Subanen, Northern	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	2.00 %	0.20 %	4 New Testament	2
	Tulishi	Sudan	2,900	Tulishi	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.00 %	0.20 %	2 Translation Started	1
	Limba, West	Guinea	2,000	Limba, West-Central	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	4.00 %	0.20 %	4 New Testament	1
	Ati	China	17,000	Sani	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.30 %	0.20 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Evenki, Solon	China	35,000	Evenki	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.30 %	0.20 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Hmong Leng	China	326,000	Hmong Daw	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.20 %	0.20 %	5 Complete Bible	7
	Hmong Njua	French Guiana	4,500	Hmong Njua	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	5.00 %	0.20 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Nisu, Jianshui	China	231,000	Nisu, Southern	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.00 %	0.20 %	3 Bible Portions	5
	Jew, Norwegian	Norway	1,300	Norwegian	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.40 %	0.20 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Loma	Côte d'Ivoire	3,900	Loma	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	3.00 %	0.20 %	1 Translation Needed	1
Totals:	2,622 Peoples		732,761,000			944 ●				3,471

* 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%