Ethnic Religions people group listing

Religion: Ethnic Religions What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

740,714,000

% of World Population

9.2 %

People Groups

2,642

Unreached Groups

914 (34.6 %)

Map Notes

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Progress Scale: ☀︎●●●●● (
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= Frontier Unreached Peoples)
Photo	People Group	Country	Population	Primary Language	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Scripture Status	Est. Workers Needed *
	Samadu, Western	China	10,000	Chinese, Mandarin	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Saman	China	3,300	Chinese, Mandarin	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	2.00 %	1.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Sanda	China	1,500	Language unknown	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	2.10 %	2.01 %	0 Unspecified	-1 -
	Sani	China	138,000	Sani	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	3.00 %	0.15 %	0 Unspecified	3
	Sanie	China	8,800	Sanie	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.50 %	0.39 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Sanqiao	China	6,900	Dong, Southern	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	4 New Testament	1
	Shenzhou	China	4,900	Chinese, Mandarin	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	4.20 %	3.80 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Shui	China	329,000	Sui	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.28 %	0.25 %	3 Bible Portions	7
	Suan	China	300	Lalo, Central	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Suodi	China	246,000	Nuosu	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.00 %	0.11 %	4 New Testament	5
	Ta'er	China	1,400	Language unknown	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Tagu	China	4,600	Talu	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.45 %	0.45 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Tai Kao	China	15,000	Tai Don	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	4 New Testament	1
	Tai Kao	Laos	110,000	Tai Don	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	4 New Testament	2
	Tai Don, White Tai	United States	14,000	Tai Don	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	4 New Testament	1
	Tai Don, White Tai	Vietnam	342,000	Tai Don	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.00 %	0.25 %	4 New Testament	7
	Tai Long	Laos	2,200	Tai Long	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	2 Translation Started	1
	Tai Pong	China	118,000	Tai Nua	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.50 %	0.22 %	3 Bible Portions	2
	Talu	China	15,000	Talu	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.14 %	0.14 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Tanglang	China	1,400	Tanglang	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Tujia	China	9,694,000	Chinese, Mandarin	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.10 %	1.00 %	5 Complete Bible	194
	Zhuang, Yongnan	China	2,049,000	Zhuang, Yongnan	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.20 %	0.14 %	3 Bible Portions	41
	Zhuang, Yongnan	Vietnam	13,000	Zhuang, Yongnan	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.20 %	0.16 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Hmu, Southern	China	849,000	Miao, Southern Qiandong	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.20 %	0.06 %	0 Unspecified	17
	Neisu, Da Hei	China	8,400	Nasu, Wusa	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	4 New Testament	1
Totals:	2,642 Peoples		740,714,000			914 ●				3,428

* 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%