Ethnic Religions people group listing

Religion: Ethnic Religions What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

742,743,000

% of World Population

9.1 %

People Groups

2,652

Unreached Groups

934 (35.2 %)

Map Notes

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Photo	People Group	Country	Population	Primary Language	Primary Religion	Scripture Status	Progress Scale	% Evangelical Range	% Christian Adh Range	Est. Workers Needed *
	Masi	Zambia	41,000	Mashi (Zambia)	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Masiguare	Colombia	500	Cuiba	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	2	0.1-2% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Masikoro	Madagascar	821,000	Malagasy, Masikoro	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Mataru	Papua New Guinea	2,000	Language unknown	Ethnic Religions	0 Unspecified	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Matbat	Indonesia	5,000	Matbat	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	4	2-5% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Matipu	Brazil	200	Portuguese	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Matis	Brazil	400	Matis	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Matses	Brazil	900	Matses	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Matses	Peru	5,500	Matses	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	1	0.1-2% ●	2-5% ●	1
	Mawayana	Brazil	300	Waiwai	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Mbalanhu	Namibia	400	Mbalanhu	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Mbangala	Angola	802,000	Mbangala	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Mbati, Isongo	Central African Republic	95,000	Mbati	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Mbeere	Kenya	213,000	Kiembu	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Mbelime, Niendi	Benin	94,000	Mbelime	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Mbelime, Niendi	Togo	3,200	Mbelime	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Mboi	Nigeria	43,000	Mboi	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Mbonga, Mboa	Nigeria	2,300	Mbonga	Ethnic Religions	1 Translation Needed	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Mbosi	Congo, Republic of the	655,000	Mbosi	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Mbowe	Zambia	1,000	Mbowe	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Mbugwe	Tanzania	55,000	Mbugwe	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Mbukushu, Gova	Botswana	41,000	Mbukushu	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Mbukushu, Kusso	Angola	18,000	Mbukushu	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Mbula-Bwazza, Bere	Nigeria	142,000	Mbula-Bwazza	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Mbunga	Tanzania	95,000	Mbunga	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
Totals:	2,652 Peoples		742,743,000				934 ◼︎ (440 ✸︎)			3,439

* 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
1a	Unreached (Frontier) - Less than 1 in 1,000 (0.1%) identify as Christians in any way. ✸︎	Evangelicals <=0.1% Professing Christians <=0.1%
1b	Unreached (non-Frontier) - Few evangelicals and little, if any, history of Christianity. ◼︎	Evangelicals >0.1% and <=2% Professing Christians >0.1% and <=5%
1	Unreached (All) - 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 to moderate presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

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