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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 *
Biao-Jiao Mien China 68,000 Biao-Jiao Mien Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.10 % 0.10 % Translation Needed 1
Bogol China 1,400 Daur Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Bokha China 12,000 Bokha Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.10 % 0.05 % Translation Needed 1
Bolozi China 2,800 Qiang, Southern Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Bouyei China 3,295,000 Bouyei Ethnic Religions ● 0.70 % 0.17 % Bible Portions 66
Bouyei Laos 7,600 Bouyei Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Bouyei Vietnam 69,000 Bouyei Ethnic Religions ● 0.50 % 0.01 % Bible Portions 1
Budo China 14,000 Biyo Ethnic Religions ● 19.00 % 18.90 % Translation Needed -
Bunu China 428,000 Bunu, Bu-Nao Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 9
Bunun China 1,500 Bunun Ethnic Religions ● 0.30 % 0.30 % New Testament 1
Cai China 34,000 Gelao, Green Ethnic Religions ● 3.00 % 2.50 % Unspecified -
Changpao China 6,800 Bunu, Bu-Nao Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Miao, Changshu China 21,000 Miao, Chuanqiandian Cluster Ethnic Religions ● 3.40 % 1.90 % Complete Bible 1
Chesu China 3,700 Chesu Ethnic Religions ● 0.50 % 0.50 % Unspecified 1
Daizhan China 14,000 Chinese, Mandarin Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Daur China 198,000 Daur Ethnic Religions ● 1.50 % 1.20 % Bible Portions 4
Daur Mongolia 2,200 Daur Ethnic Religions ● 4.00 % 3.00 % Bible Portions -
Daur, Western China 7,500 Daur Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Deng, Darang China 11,000 Digaro-Mishmi Ethnic Religions ● 0.15 % 0.12 % Bible Portions 1
Deng, Geman China 14,000 Miju-Mishmi Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.01 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Depo China 8,000 Language unknown Ethnic Religions ● 14.00 % 14.00 % Unspecified -
Dianbao China 14,000 Zhuang, Yang Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Diao China 2,800 Chinese, Mandarin Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Digao China 29,000 Sani Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Dong, Northern China 589,000 Dong, Northern Ethnic Religions ● 0.40 % 0.30 % Translation Needed 12
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.
  2. Joshua Project occasionally adjusts profile text from third party sources. This is done to avoid confusion regarding the current reality of a people group, to fix grammar and spelling and to avoid potentially offensive wording.
  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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