Religion - Ethnic Religions

Religion: Ethnic Religions What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

743,526,000

% of World Population

9.5 %

People Groups

2,628

Unreached Groups

954 (36.3 %)

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 *
	Jew, Spanish-speaking	Guatemala	1,000	Spanish	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Jew, Spanish-speaking	Paraguay	1,100	Spanish	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.20 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Jew, Spanish-speaking	Panama	11,000	Spanish	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Jew, Spanish-speaking	Puerto Rico	1,100	Spanish	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Jew, Spanish-speaking	Uruguay	17,000	Spanish	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Jew, Syrian	Lebanon	2,000	Arabic, North Levantine Spoken	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.09 %	0.00 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Tahang	Laos	400	Talieng	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Tai Daeng	Laos	26,000	Tai Daeng	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Tai Pao	Laos	1,800	Tai Pao	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	2 Translation Started	1
	Tai Pao	Vietnam	10,000	Tai Pao	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	2 Translation Started	1
	Tai Peung	Laos	500	Language unknown	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Taket	Laos	700	Language unknown	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Taman, Htamandi	Myanmar (Burma)	33,000	Burmese	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Tamoy	Laos	700	Khmu	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Tai Do	Laos	3,700	Tai Yo	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Tai Do	Vietnam	400	Tai Yo	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Tay Pong	Laos	37,000	Hung	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Tchaho	Laos	400	Language unknown	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Teleut	China	-1 Unknown	Altai, Northern	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Temoq	Malaysia	800	Malay	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Tereweng	Indonesia	1,100	Tereweng	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Tingui-Boto	Brazil	900	Portuguese	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Toposa	Ethiopia	19,000	Toposa	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Tremembe	Brazil	300	Portuguese	Ethnic Religions	2 ●	20.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Trumai	Brazil	300	Trumai	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	5.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
Totals:	2,628 Peoples		743,526,000			954 ●				3,581

* 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%