Ethnic Religions people group listing

Religion: Ethnic Religions What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

730,838,000

% of World Population

9.3 %

People Groups

2,627

Unreached Groups

951 (36.2 %)

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 *
	Borari	Brazil	800	Portuguese	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Koiupanka	Brazil	700	Portuguese	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Arara do Rio Branco	Brazil	300	Arara, Mato Grosso	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Turiwara	Brazil	-1 Unknown	Turiwara	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Baena	Brazil	-1 Unknown	Portuguese	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Juma	Brazil	-1 Unknown	Juma	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	3 Bible Portions	0
	Kulina Pano	Brazil	200	Portuguese	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Arara do Rio Amonia	Brazil	500	Language unknown	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Isse	Brazil	-1 Unknown	Portuguese	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	0
	Kujubim	Brazil	100	Purubora	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Paumelenho	Brazil	-1 Unknown	Portuguese	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	0
	Gamela	Brazil	1,600	Portuguese	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Katokim	Brazil	900	Portuguese	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Enn	Myanmar (Burma)	500	Wa, Parauk	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	5.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Siripu	Colombia	-1 Unknown	Cuiba	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	4 New Testament	1
	Epera	Colombia	-1 Unknown	Spanish	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Passe	Colombia	-1 Unknown	Spanish	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Jew, Swiss	Switzerland	18,000	German, Swiss	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	4 New Testament	1
	Lakonde	Brazil	-1 Unknown	Portuguese	Ethnic Religions	2 ●	20.00 %	-1	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Oraon, Kurux	Bangladesh	106,000	Kurux	Ethnic Religions	2 ●	15.40 %	-1	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Lingayat	India	3,991,000	Kannada	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	5 Complete Bible	80
	Deaf	China, Hong Kong	15,000	Hong Kong Sign Language	Ethnic Religions	2 ●	12.41 %	-1	2 Translation Started	-1 -
	Deaf	Israel	18,000	Israeli Sign Language	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	2.04 %	-1	3 Bible Portions	1
	Deaf	Liberia	52,000	American Sign Language	Ethnic Religions	2 ●	41.43 %	-1	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Deaf	China, Macau	3,300	Hong Kong Sign Language	Ethnic Religions	2 ●	5.35 %	-1	2 Translation Started	-1 -
Totals:	2,627 Peoples		730,838,000			951 ●				3,494

* 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%