Unreached People Groups-Over 1,000,000 Population

Unreached: Over 1,000,000 Population What does unreached mean?

People Groups

479

% of World's
People Groups

2.8 %

Population

2,816,921,000

% of World Population

34.9 %

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Photo	People Group	Country	Population	Primary Language	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
	Kumhar (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	4,022,000	Punjabi, Western	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	80
	Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	India	18,002,000	Hindi	Hinduism	0 ☀︎	0.01 %	-1	360
	Kunbi (Hindu traditions)	India	17,758,000	Gujarati	Hinduism	0 ☀︎	0.05 %	-1	355
	Kunbi Kadwa	India	1,323,000	Gujarati	Hinduism	0 ☀︎	0.01 %	-1	26
	Kunbi Lewa	India	2,264,000	Gujarati	Hinduism	0 ☀︎	0.02 %	-1	45
	Kurd, Kurmanji	Syria	1,660,000	Kurdish, Northern	Islam	1 ●	0.13 %	0.06 %	33
	Kurd, Kurmanji	Türkiye (Turkey)	9,299,000	Kurdish, Northern	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.01 %	0.00 %	186
	Kurd, Sorani	Iraq	3,397,000	Kurdish, Central	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.04 %	0.03 %	68
	Kurd, Southern	Iran	4,310,000	Kurdish, Southern	Islam	1 ●	0.14 %	0.14 %	86
	Kurd, Turkish	Iraq	2,261,000	Kurdish, Northern	Islam	1 ●	1.20 %	1.10 %	45
	Kurd, Turkish-speaking	Türkiye (Turkey)	6,445,000	Turkish	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.01 %	0.00 %	129
	Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	India	21,602,000	Hindi	Hinduism	0 ☀︎	0.01 %	0.00 %	432
	Kuruba	India	4,689,000	Kannada	Hinduism	1 ●	1.04 %	-1	94
	Kyrgyz	Kyrgyzstan	4,897,000	Kyrgyz	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.09 %	0.09 %	98
	Lingayat	India	3,867,000	Kannada	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.01 %	-1	77
	Lodha (Hindu traditions)	India	6,984,000	Hindi	Hinduism	0 ☀︎	0.03 %	-1	140
	Lodha Jariya	India	1,695,000	Hindi	Hinduism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	34
	Lohar (Hindu traditions)	India	10,857,000	Hindi	Hinduism	0 ☀︎	0.01 %	-1	217
	Lohar (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	2,267,000	Punjabi, Western	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	45
	Lunia (Hindu traditions)	India	3,629,000	Hindi	Hinduism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	73
	Luri, Northern	Iran	2,515,000	Luri, Northern	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	50
	Luri, Southern	Iran	1,090,000	Luri, Southern	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	22
	Machhi (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	2,451,000	Punjabi, Western	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	49
	Madiga (Hindu traditions)	India	8,894,000	Telugu	Hinduism	1 ●	0.13 %	0.06 %	178
	Madura	Indonesia	7,744,000	Madura	Islam	1 ●	0.11 %	0.05 %	155
	Magar	Nepal	2,175,000	Nepali	Hinduism	1 ●	2.28 %	1.14 %	44
	Maguindanao	Philippines	1,417,000	Maguindanaon	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.01 %	0.01 %	28
	Mahar (Buddhist traditions)	India	10,733,000	Marathi	Buddhism	1 ●	0.13 %	-1	215
	Mahishya	India	11,690,000	Bengali	Hinduism	1 ●	0.35 %	-1	234
	Mahratta Jadhav	India	3,150,000	Marathi	Hinduism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	63
	Mahratta Kunbi	India	8,575,000	Gujarati	Hinduism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	-1	172
	Mahratta unspecified	India	35,656,000	Marathi	Hinduism	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	-1	713
	Mahyavanshi	India	1,878,000	Gujarati	Hinduism	1 ●	0.51 %	-1	38
	Makassar	Indonesia	2,477,000	Makasar	Islam	1 ●	1.00 %	0.02 %	50
	Makua, Makhuwa-Meetto	Mozambique	1,583,000	Makhuwa-Meetto	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	3.00 %	2.00 %	32
	Mal (Hindu traditions)	India	1,981,000	Hindi	Hinduism	0 ☀︎	0.01 %	-1	40
	Mala (Hindu traditions)	India	6,486,000	Telugu	Hinduism	1 ●	0.16 %	0.08 %	130
	Malay	Indonesia	3,325,000	Malay	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.01 %	0.01 %	67
	Malay	Malaysia	13,600,000	Malay	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.10 %	0.08 %	272
	Malay, Pattani	Thailand	1,573,000	Malay, Pattani	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.01 %	0.01 %	31
	Malay, Riau	Indonesia	1,923,000	Malay	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.09 %	0.05 %	38
	Malay, Sumatera North	Indonesia	2,318,000	Malay	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.05 %	0.01 %	46
	Mali (Hindu traditions)	India	13,455,000	Hindi	Hinduism	0 ☀︎	0.01 %	-1	269
	Mallah (Hindu traditions)	India	3,521,000	Hindi	Hinduism	0 ☀︎	0.01 %	-1	70
	Mandailing	Indonesia	1,275,000	Batak Mandailing	Islam	1 ●	0.10 %	0.10 %	26
	Mandinka	Gambia	1,165,000	Mandinka	Islam	1 ●	1.10 %	0.97 %	23
	Mandinka	Senegal	1,040,000	Mandinka	Islam	1 ●	0.70 %	0.05 %	21
	Mangala	India	2,195,000	Telugu	Hinduism	0 ☀︎	0.04 %	0.02 %	44
	Maninka, Eastern	Guinea	3,485,000	Maninkakan, Eastern	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.02 %	0.00 %	70
	Maninka, Western	Senegal	1,621,000	Maninkakan, Western	Islam	1 ●	0.50 %	0.13 %	32
Totals:	479 Peoples		2,816,921,000						56,338

* 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%