Ethnic Religions people group listing

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People Groups
Total

2,510

Est. Population
of Adherents

728,731,000

People Groups Unreached

798

Est. Adherents in
Unreached Groups

138,838,000

People Groups Frontier

354

Est. Adherents in
Frontier Groups

14,941,000

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 *
	Simaa-Makoma	Zambia	32,000	Simaa	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Maku'a	Timor-Leste	-1 Unknown	Fataluku	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Malagasy	Canada	1,600	Malagasy, Merina	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Male	Ethiopia	180,000	Male	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Vasekela Bushman, Maligo	Angola	16,000	Northwestern Kung	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Vasekela Bushman, Maligo	South Africa	4,100	Northwestern Kung	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Vasekela Bushman, Maligo	Namibia	1,800	Northwestern Kung	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Malila	Tanzania	137,000	Malila	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Malmariv	Vanuatu	700	Tiale	Ethnic Religions	1 Translation Needed	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Mama, Kwarra	Nigeria	73,000	Mama	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Mambila, Cameroon	Cameroon	73,000	Mambila, Cameroon	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Mambila, Nigeria	Nigeria	219,000	Mambila, Nigeria	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Mamboru	Indonesia	12,000	Mamboru	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Mambwe-Lungu	Tanzania	653,000	Mambwe-Lungu	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Mamprusi	Togo	20,000	Mampruli	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	4	2-5% ●	2-5% ●	-1 -
	Mandyak, Manjago	France	25,000	Mandjak	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Mandyak, Manjago	Gambia	47,000	Mandjak	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	2	0.1-2% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Mandyak, Manjago	Senegal	179,000	Mandjak	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	2	0-0.1% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Manem, Yeti	Papua New Guinea	1,400	Manem	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Mangas	Nigeria	200	Mansi (Nigeria)	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Mankanya	Gambia	2,600	Mankanya	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Mankanya	Guinea-Bissau	64,000	Mankanya	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Mankanya	Senegal	50,000	Mankanya	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Manyika	Mozambique	161,000	Manyika	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Maonan	China	106,000	Maonan	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	4	5-10% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
Totals:	2,510 Peoples		728,731,000				798 ◼︎ (354 ✸︎)			3,028

* 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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