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Criteria

Evangelicals <= 2%
Professing Christians <= 5%
Progress Level
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People Groups

7,189

% of World's
People Groups

41.6 %

Population

3,424,964,000

% of World Population

42.4 %

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherents 		%
Evangelical 		Indigenous Est. Workers
Needed *
Altai-Kizhi Russia 83,000 Altai, Southern Ethnic Religions ● 2.00 % 0.33 % ● 2
Alu China 4,000 Nisu, Eastern Ethnic Religions ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Alu Laos 7,600 Nisu, Southern Ethnic Religions ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Alu Vietnam 4,000 Nisu, Eastern Ethnic Religions ● 0.19 % 0.00 % 1
Alugu China 3,600 Alugu Ethnic Religions ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Aluo China 28,000 Aluo Ethnic Religions ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Alutor Russia 2,000 Russian Ethnic Religions ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Amahuaca, Ipitineri Peru 500 Amahuaca Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 0.30 % ● 1
Amami-Oshima, Northern Japan 9,500 Amami-Oshima, Northern Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.45 % ● 1
Amami-Oshima, Southern Japan 1,700 Amami-Oshima, Southern Buddhism ● 3.00 % 0.50 % ● 1
Amarakaire, Harakmbet Peru 2,200 Amarakaeri Ethnic Religions ● 0.60 % 0.50 % ● 1
Amat India 306,000 Hindi Hinduism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 6
Amat Nepal 3,500 Maithili Hinduism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Ambalavasi India 179,000 Malayalam Hinduism ● 0.30 % ● 4
Ambalavasi Kambalattu India 3,200 Tamil Hinduism ● 1.40 % ● 1
Ambalavasi Tottiyan Naicker India 13,000 Tamil Hinduism ● 0.81 % ● 1
Ambattan (Hindu traditions) India 203,000 Tamil Hinduism ☀︎ 0.08 % ● 4
Amdo, Hbrogpa China 743,000 Tibetan, Amdo Buddhism ☀︎ 0.05 % 0.05 % ● 15
Amdo, Rongba China 162,000 Tibetan, Amdo Buddhism ☀︎ 0.01 % 0.01 % ● 3
Amdo, Rongmahbrogpa China 187,000 Tibetan, Amdo Buddhism ☀︎ 0.05 % 0.05 % ● 4
Amdo, Rtahu China 100,000 Tibetan, Amdo Buddhism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 2
Amhara, Wollo Ethiopia 6,656,000 Amharic Islam ● 2.90 % 0.20 % ● 133
Ami China 2,000 Amis Ethnic Religions ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Amma Kodaga India 2,200 Kodava Hinduism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Ampanang Indonesia 40,000 Ampanang Ethnic Religions ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % ● 1
Totals:  7,189 People Groups   3,424,964,000             71,689
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