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 *
	Pay	Papua New Guinea	2,600	Mala (Bogia district)	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Payung	Nigeria	3,800	Piapung	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Pazeh	Taiwan	5,800	Chinese, Mandarin	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	4	2-5% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Pe	Nigeria	9,200	Pye	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Pear	Cambodia	2,000	Pear	Ethnic Religions	0 Unspecified	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Peere	Nigeria	11,000	Pere	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Pei	Papua New Guinea	300	Pefiyahe	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	2	0-0.1% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Pemon, Arekuna	Guyana	500	Pemon	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Penan	Brunei	-1 Unknown	Penan, Eastern	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Penan	Malaysia	12,000	Penan, Eastern	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	1	0.1-2% ●	2-5% ●	1
	Penan-Nibong	Malaysia	4,600	Penan, Western	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Pengzi	China	300	Lalo, Dongshanba	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Penihing, Aoheng	Indonesia	5,000	Aoheng	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	1	0.1-2% ●	2-5% ●	1
	Perai	Indonesia	300	Perai	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Phala	China	13,000	Phala	Ethnic Religions	1 Translation Needed	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
	Phana	China	5,200	Phana'	Ethnic Religions	1 Translation Needed	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Phana	Laos	600	Phana'	Ethnic Religions	1 Translation Needed	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Phimbi	Mozambique	14,000	Phimbi	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Phola	China	14,000	Phola	Ethnic Religions	1 Translation Needed	1	0-0.1% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
	Phola, Alo	China	500	Phola, Alo	Ethnic Religions	1 Translation Needed	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Pholo	China	35,000	Pholo	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Phowa, Ani	China	10,000	Phowa, Ani	Ethnic Religions	1 Translation Needed	1	0.1-2% ●	2-5% ●	1
	Phowa, Hlepho	China	51,000	Phowa, Hlepho	Ethnic Religions	1 Translation Needed	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Phowa, Labo	China	21,000	Phowa, Labo	Ethnic Religions	1 Translation Needed	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
	Phula	China	7,100	Phula	Ethnic Religions	1 Translation Needed	1	0-0.1% ●	0.1-2% ●	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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Prayer Cards

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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