• Unreached:  

Unreached:  100 Largest What does unreached mean?

People Groups

100

% of World's
People Groups

0.6 %

Population

1,882,763,000

% of World Population

24.3 %
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Photo People Group ▲ Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Est. Workers
Needed *
Adi Dravida India 8,551,000 Tamil Hinduism ☀ 0.09 % 171
Afghan, Tajik Afghanistan 10,585,000 Dari Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % 212
Algerian, Arabic-speaking Algeria 29,618,000 Arabic, Algerian Spoken Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % 592
Ansari India 10,555,000 Urdu Islam ☀ 0.00 % 211
Arab, Iraqi Iraq 16,045,000 Arabic, Mesopotamian Spoken Islam ● 0.50 % 0.20 % 321
Arab, North Iraqi Iraq 8,768,000 Arabic, North Mesopotamian Spoken Islam ● 0.70 % 0.20 % 175
Arab, Northern Yemeni Yemen 12,990,000 Arabic, Sanaani Spoken Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 260
Arab, Saudi - Hijazi Saudi Arabia 10,640,000 Arabic, Hijazi Spoken Islam ● 0.30 % 0.12 % 213
Arab, Saudi - Najdi Saudi Arabia 13,821,000 Arabic, Najdi Spoken Islam ● 0.60 % 0.12 % 276
Arab, Tunisian Tunisia 10,810,000 Arabic, Tunisian Spoken Islam ● 0.22 % 0.00 % 216
Arab, Yemeni Yemen 6,722,000 Arabic, Taizzi-Adeni Spoken Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 134
Arain (Muslim traditions) Pakistan 11,313,000 Punjabi, Western Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 226
Azerbaijani Azerbaijan 8,738,000 Azerbaijani, North Islam ● 0.40 % 0.22 % 175
Azerbaijani, Azeri Turk Iran 16,530,000 Azerbaijani, South Islam ● 1.50 % 1.40 % 331
Badhai (Hindu traditions) India 6,497,000 Hindi Hinduism ☀ 0.01 % 130
Baloch Pakistan 8,925,000 Balochi, Southern Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 178
Bania India 29,120,000 Hindi Hinduism ☀ 0.00 % 582
Banjara (Hindu traditions) India 6,103,000 Lambadi Hinduism ● 0.39 % 122
Bhil India 16,806,000 Hindi Hinduism ● 0.76 % 336
Bhoi (Hindu traditions) India 6,367,000 Hindi Hinduism ☀ 0.00 % 127
Brahmin India 58,787,000 Hindi Hinduism ☀ 0.00 % 1,176
Burmese Myanmar (Burma) 31,156,000 Burmese Buddhism ● 0.35 % 0.08 % 623
Chamar (Hindu traditions) India 47,438,000 Hindi Hinduism ● 1.22 % 949
Dhobi (Hindu traditions) India 11,904,000 Hindi Hinduism ☀ 0.02 % 238
Fulani, Nigerian Nigeria 16,384,000 Fulfulde, Nigerian Islam ☀ 0.08 % 0.06 % 328
Gadaria (Hindu traditions) India 6,571,000 Hindi Hinduism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 131
Gond India 14,247,000 Hindi Hinduism ● 0.87 % 285
Gujar (Hindu traditions) India 7,122,000 Hindi Hinduism ☀ 0.00 % 142
Han Chinese, Xiang China 39,520,000 Chinese, Xiang Ethnic Religions ● 3.00 % 2.00 % 790
Hausa Nigeria 34,783,000 Hausa Islam ● 0.15 % 0.10 % 696
Hausa Niger 11,377,000 Hausa Islam ● 2.00 % 1.60 % 228
Hui China 13,870,000 Chinese, Mandarin Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % 277
Japanese Japan 120,880,000 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.20 % 0.30 % 2,418
Jat (Hindu traditions) India 19,103,000 Hindi Hinduism ☀ 0.03 % 382
Jat (Muslim traditions) Pakistan 32,942,000 Punjabi, Western Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 659
Jat (Sikh traditions) India 9,052,000 Punjabi, Eastern Other / Small ☀ 0.02 % 181
Java Banyumasan Indonesia 9,140,000 Javanese Islam ● 2.50 % 0.20 % 183
Java Pesisir Lor Indonesia 37,087,000 Javanese Islam ● 2.80 % 0.01 % 742
Kahar (Hindu traditions) India 8,115,000 Hindi Hinduism ☀ 0.00 % 162
Kanuri, Yerwa Nigeria 7,186,000 Kanuri, Yerwa Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % 144
Kapu India 15,310,000 Telugu Hinduism ☀ 0.02 % 306
Kashmiri (Muslim traditions) India 6,681,000 Kashmiri Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 134
Kayastha (Hindu traditions) India 7,761,000 Hindi Hinduism ☀ 0.03 % 155
Kazakh Kazakhstan 12,059,000 Kazakh Islam ● 0.10 % 0.07 % 241
Khmer Cambodia 14,045,000 Khmer Buddhism ● 3.20 % 1.90 % 281
Koiri (Hindu traditions) India 8,118,000 Hindi Hinduism ☀ 0.00 % 162
Koli of Gujarat India 8,258,000 Gujarati Hinduism ● 0.54 % 165
Korean Korea, North 25,208,000 Korean Non-Religious ● 1.60 % 1.56 % 504
Kumhar (Hindu traditions) India 15,602,000 Hindi Hinduism ☀ 0.01 % 312
Kunbi (Hindu traditions) India 18,202,000 Gujarati Hinduism ☀ 0.05 % 364
Totals: 100 Peoples   1,882,763,000         37,654
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