Progress Level-Unreached (Frontier) people groups

Progress Scale: 1a - Unreached (Frontier) ☀︎ What is the Progress Scale?

Criteria

Evangelicals <=0.1%
Professing Christians <=0.1%

Progress Level

People Groups

4,777

% of World's
People Groups

29.1 %

Population

1,999,808,000

% of World Population

24.5 %

Map Notes

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People Group	Country	Population	Indigenous	Primary Language	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Evangelical Range	% Christian Adh Range	Est. Workers Needed *
Lunia (Hindu traditions)	Bangladesh	40,000	●	Bengali	Hinduism	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
Lunia (Hindu traditions)	India	3,254,000	●	Hindi	Hinduism	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	65
Lunia (Hindu traditions)	Nepal	73,000	●	Maithili	Hinduism	0	-1 Unknown	0-0.1% ●	1
Luoluopo, Southeastern	China	47,000	●	Nisi	Ethnic Religions	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
Luowu	China	29,000	●	Nasu, Wusa	Ethnic Religions	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
Luri, Feyli	Iran	2,588,000	●	Luri, Northern	Islam	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	52
Luri, Northern	Iraq	500,000		Luri, Northern	Islam	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	10
Luri, Southern	Iran	1,122,000	●	Luri, Southern	Islam	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	22
Luwathiya	Oman	47,000	●	Luwati	Islam	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
Luzu	China	1,200	●	Ersu	Buddhism	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
Lyuli	Kyrgyzstan	5,500		Tajik	Islam	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
Lyuli	Tajikistan	5,200	●	Tajik	Islam	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
Maalia	Sudan	148,000	●	Arabic, Sudanese	Islam	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	3
Maba	Indonesia	16,000	●	Maba (Indonesia)	Islam	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
Maba, Mabangi	Chad	628,000	●	Maba (Chad)	Islam	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	13
Machhi (Hindu traditions)	India	796,000	●	Gujarati	Hinduism	0	-1 Unknown	0-0.1% ●	16
Machhi (Muslim traditions)	India	24,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
Machhi (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	2,462,000	●	Punjabi, Western	Islam	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	49
Machhi Mitna	India	19,000	●	Gujarati	Hinduism	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
Madari (Hindu traditions)	India	262,000	●	Tamil	Hinduism	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	5
Madari (Muslim traditions)	Bangladesh	5,600	●	Bengali	Islam	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
Madari (Muslim traditions)	India	57,000	●	Urdu	Islam	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
Madari (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	56,000	●	Punjabi, Western	Islam	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
Madasi Kuruva	India	9,100	●	Telugu	Hinduism	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
Madhiban	Kenya	2,700	●	Somali	Islam	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
Totals: 4,777 People Groups		1,999,808,000

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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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