Ethnic Religions people group listing

Religion: Ethnic Religions What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

743,872,000

% of World Population

9.1 %

People Groups

2,664

Unreached Groups

949 (35.6 %)

Map Notes

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Photo	People Group	Country	Population	Primary Language	Primary Religion	Scripture Status	Progress Scale	% Evangelical Range	% Christian Adh Range	Est. Workers Needed *
	Aguna	Togo	20,000	Aguna	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Manobo, Agusan	Philippines	81,000	Manobo, Agusan	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	4	5-10% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Ahan	Nigeria	600	Ahan	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	4	2-5% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Ai-Cham	China	3,100	Ai-Cham	Ethnic Religions	1 Translation Needed	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
	Aimele	Papua New Guinea	300	Eibela	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	2	0.1-2% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Ainu (Japan)	Russia	300	Ainu (Japan)	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Arara do Para	Brazil	400	Arara, Para	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Ak	Papua New Guinea	100	Ak	Ethnic Religions	0 Unspecified	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Akan	Togo	98,000	Akan	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Ake	Nigeria	4,400	Akye	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Akebu	Togo	101,000	Akebu	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Akha	Myanmar (Burma)	222,000	Akha	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Akha	China	257,000	Akha	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	5
	Akha	Laos	62,000	Akha	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	1	0.1-2% ●	2-5% ●	1
	Akha	Vietnam	24,000	Akha	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	1	0.1-2% ●	2-5% ●	1
	Akpes, Ibarim-Efifa	Nigeria	23,000	Akpes	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Akuliyo, Wama	Suriname	-1 Unknown	Trio	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Akyode	Ghana	18,000	Gikyode	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	2	0.1-2% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Alago, Idoma Nokwu	Nigeria	115,000	Alago	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Alak	Laos	15,000	Alak	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
	Altai-Kizhi	Russia	83,000	Altai, Southern	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	2
	Ama, Apaka	Papua New Guinea	1,400	Sawiyanu	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Amahuaca, Ipitineri	Peru	500	Amahuaca	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	1	0.1-2% ●	2-5% ●	1
	Amal	Papua New Guinea	1,600	Amal	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Hamar	Ethiopia	89,000	Hamer-Banne	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	2
Totals:	2,664 Peoples		743,872,000				949 ◼︎ (459 ✸︎)			3,457

* 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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Prayer Cards

Level	Description	Criteria
1a	Unreached (Frontier) - Less than 1 in 1,000 (0.1%) identify as Christians in any way. ✸︎	Evangelicals <=0.1% Professing Christians <=0.1%
1b	Unreached (non-Frontier) - Few evangelicals and little, if any, history of Christianity. ◼︎	Evangelicals >0.1% and <=2% Professing Christians >0.1% and <=5%
1	Unreached (All) - 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 to moderate presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

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