Unreached People Groups-Over 1,000,000 Population

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

People Groups

467

% of World's
People Groups

2.9 %

Population

2,957,030,000

% of World Population

36.2 %

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Photo	People Group	Country	Population	Primary Language	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Evangelical Range	% Christian Adh Range	Est. Workers Needed *
	Kurd, Sorani	Iraq	3,037,000	Kurdish, Central	Islam	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	61
	Kurd, Southern	Iran	4,436,000	Kurdish, Southern	Islam	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	89
	Kurd, Southern	Iraq	1,516,000	Kurdish, Southern	Islam	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	30
	Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	India	19,359,000	Hindi	Hinduism	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	387
	Kuruba	India	4,202,000	Kannada	Hinduism	1	-1 Unknown	0.1-2% ●	84
	Kyrgyz	Kyrgyzstan	5,223,000	Kyrgyz	Islam	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	104
	Lingayat	India	3,466,000	Kannada	Ethnic Religions	0	-1 Unknown	0-0.1% ●	69
	Lodha (Hindu traditions)	India	8,650,000	Hindi	Hinduism	0	-1 Unknown	0-0.1% ●	173
	Lodha Jariya	India	1,518,000	Hindi	Hinduism	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	30
	Lohar (Hindu traditions)	India	9,729,000	Hindi	Hinduism	0	-1 Unknown	0-0.1% ●	195
	Lohar (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	2,276,000	Punjabi, Western	Islam	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	46
	Lunia (Hindu traditions)	India	3,254,000	Hindi	Hinduism	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	65
	Luri, Feyli	Iran	2,588,000	Luri, Northern	Islam	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	52
	Luri, Southern	Iran	1,122,000	Luri, Southern	Islam	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	22
	Machhi (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	2,462,000	Punjabi, Western	Islam	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	49
	Madiga (Hindu traditions)	India	7,973,000	Telugu	Hinduism	1	0-0.1% ●	0.1-2% ●	159
	Madura	Indonesia	7,908,000	Madura	Islam	1	0-0.1% ●	0.1-2% ●	158
	Magar	Nepal	1,966,000	Nepali	Hinduism	1	0.1-2% ●	2-5% ●	39
	Maguindanao	Philippines	1,389,000	Maguindanaon	Islam	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	28
	Mahar (Buddhist traditions)	India	9,618,000	Marathi	Buddhism	1	-1 Unknown	0.1-2% ●	192
	Mahishya	India	10,473,000	Bengali	Hinduism	1	-1 Unknown	0.1-2% ●	209
	Mahratta Jadhav	India	2,823,000	Marathi	Hinduism	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	56
	Mahratta Kunbi	India	7,683,000	Gujarati	Hinduism	0	-1 Unknown	0-0.1% ●	154
	Mahratta unspecified	India	44,162,000	Marathi	Hinduism	0	-1 Unknown	0-0.1% ●	883
	Mahyavanshi	India	1,683,000	Gujarati	Hinduism	1	-1 Unknown	0.1-2% ●	34
	Makassar	Indonesia	2,529,000	Makasar	Islam	1	0-0.1% ●	0.1-2% ●	51
	Makhuwa-Meetto	Mozambique	1,618,000	Makhuwa-Meetto	Ethnic Religions	1	0.1-2% ●	2-5% ●	32
	Mal (Hindu traditions)	India	1,776,000	Hindi	Hinduism	0	-1 Unknown	0-0.1% ●	36
	Mala (Hindu traditions)	India	5,813,000	Telugu	Hinduism	1	0-0.1% ●	0.1-2% ●	116
	Malay	Indonesia	3,396,000	Malay	Islam	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	68
	Malay	Malaysia	14,258,000	Malay	Islam	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	285
	Malay, Pattani	Thailand	1,567,000	Malay, Pattani	Islam	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	31
	Malay, Riau	Indonesia	1,964,000	Malay	Islam	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	39
	Malay, Sumatera North	Indonesia	2,368,000	Malay	Islam	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	47
	Mali (Hindu traditions)	India	16,665,000	Hindi	Hinduism	0	-1 Unknown	0-0.1% ●	333
	Mallah (Hindu traditions)	India	4,361,000	Hindi	Hinduism	0	-1 Unknown	0-0.1% ●	87
	Mandailing	Indonesia	1,302,000	Batak Mandailing	Islam	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	26
	Mandinka	Gambia	1,157,000	Mandinka	Islam	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	23
	Mandinka	Senegal	1,080,000	Mandinka	Islam	1	0-0.1% ●	0.1-2% ●	22
	Mangala	India	1,966,000	Telugu	Hinduism	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	39
	Maninka, Eastern	Guinea	3,622,000	Maninkakan, Eastern	Islam	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	72
	Maninka, Western	Senegal	1,684,000	Maninkakan, Western	Islam	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	34
	Mappila	India	8,824,000	Malayalam	Islam	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	176
	Maranao, Lanao	Philippines	1,474,000	Maranao	Islam	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	29
	Maravan	India	3,246,000	Tamil	Hinduism	1	-1 Unknown	2-5% ●	65
	Matang (Hindu traditions)	India	2,619,000	Marathi	Hinduism	1	-1 Unknown	0.1-2% ●	52
	Mazanderani, Tabri	Iran	1,419,000	Mazandarani	Islam	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	28
	Mazhabi (Sikh traditions)	India	2,899,000	Punjabi, Eastern	Other / Small	1	-1 Unknown	0.1-2% ●	58
	Meena	India	4,670,000	Hindi	Hinduism	1	-1 Unknown	0.1-2% ●	93
	Megh (Hindu traditions)	India	3,991,000	Hindi	Hinduism	0	-1 Unknown	0-0.1% ●	80
Totals:	467 Peoples		2,957,030,000						59,137

* 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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