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Population of Adherents

736,746,000

% of World Population

9.2 %

People Groups

2,622

Unreached Groups

921 (35.1 %)

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
Needed *
Nasu, Panxian China 376,000 Nasu, Wusa Ethnic Religions ● 2.00 % 1.72 % New Testament 8
Nasu, Southern China 137,000 Nisu, Northern Ethnic Religions ● 0.12 % 0.10 % Translation Needed 3
Nasu, Wusa China 323,000 Nasu, Wumeng Ethnic Religions ● 30.00 % 24.14 % Translation Needed -
Neisu, Xiao Hei China 9,900 Nasu, Wusa Ethnic Religions ● 0.15 % 0.13 % New Testament 1
Niesu, Central China 16,000 Nisu, Southwestern Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Samadu, Eastern China 800 Chinese, Mandarin Ethnic Religions ● 2.00 % 1.63 % Complete Bible 1
Samadu, Western China 10,000 Chinese, Mandarin Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Saman China 3,300 Chinese, Mandarin Ethnic Religions ● 2.00 % 1.00 % Complete Bible 1
Sanda China 1,500 Language unknown Ethnic Religions ● 2.10 % 2.01 % Unspecified -
Sani China 138,000 Sani Ethnic Religions ● 3.00 % 0.15 % Unspecified 3
Sanie China 8,800 Sanie Ethnic Religions ● 0.50 % 0.39 % Unspecified 1
Sanqiao China 6,900 Dong, Southern Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Shenzhou China 4,900 Chinese, Mandarin Ethnic Religions ● 4.20 % 3.80 % Complete Bible -
Shui China 329,000 Sui Ethnic Religions ● 0.28 % 0.25 % Bible Portions 7
Yongchun China 17,000 Chinese, Mandarin Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Yaminahua, Chitonajuas Peru 300 Yaminahua Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Nisu, Jianshui China 231,000 Nisu, Eastern Ethnic Religions ● 1.00 % 0.20 % Translation Needed 5
Nisu, Xinping China 257,000 Nisu, Northern Ethnic Religions ● 1.00 % 0.51 % Translation Needed 5
Nisu, Yuanyang China 266,000 Nisu, Southern Ethnic Religions ● 1.50 % 0.72 % Bible Portions 5
Nosu, Butuo China 274,000 Nuosu Ethnic Religions ● 0.50 % 0.05 % New Testament 5
Nosu, Mangbu China 86,000 Nasu, Wusa Ethnic Religions ● 2.00 % 1.50 % New Testament 2
Nosu, Shengzha China 1,328,000 Nuosu Ethnic Religions ● 2.00 % 1.40 % New Testament 27
Nosu, Shuixi China 306,000 Nasu, Wusa Ethnic Religions ● 3.00 % 2.40 % New Testament -
Nosu, Tianba China 110,000 Nuosu Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 2
Nosu, Xiaoliangshan China 546,000 Language unknown Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.10 % 0.05 % Unspecified 11
Totals: 2,622 Peoples   736,746,000     921 ●       3,451
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  1. Joshua Project data is drawn from many sources and of varying accuracy depending on source and editorial decisions. Populations are scaled to the current year. Other data may have varying ages. We welcome updates.
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  3. A displayed zero can mean true zero, a very small rounded number or sometimes unknown. Blanks mean an unknown value.
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