Ethnic Religions people group listing

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People Groups
Total

2,509

Est. Population
of Adherents

729,511,000

People Groups Unreached

796

Est. Adherents in
Unreached Groups

137,437,000

People Groups Frontier

353

Est. Adherents in
Frontier Groups

15,048,000

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 *
	Brao	Vietnam	500	Brao	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	2	0-0.1% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Guarani, Mbya	Paraguay	28,000	Guarani, Mbya	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Brong	Côte d'Ivoire	291,000	Abron	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Bura, Pabir	Nigeria	579,000	Bura-Pabir	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	4	2-5% ●	2-5% ●	-1 -
	Burak	Nigeria	9,100	Burak	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Pygmy, Buraka	Congo, Democratic Republic of	2,700	Buraka	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Pygmy, Buraka	Central African Republic	4,000	Buraka	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Burate	Indonesia	200	Burate	Ethnic Religions	0 Unspecified	2	0.1-2% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Burji	Ethiopia	138,000	Burji	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Bukwen	Nigeria	1,300	Bukwen	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	4	2-5% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Bukar Sadong, Tebakang	Indonesia	12,000	Bidayuh Serian	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Builsa, Buli	Ghana	231,000	Buli (Ghana)	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	4	2-5% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Bun	Papua New Guinea	900	Bun	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Bunak	Timor-Leste	76,000	Bunak	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Buru, Boeroe	Indonesia	53,000	Buru (Indonesia)	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Burungi	Tanzania	45,000	Burunge	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Burusu	Indonesia	5,600	Burusu	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Busa	Papua New Guinea	500	Odiai	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Busami	Indonesia	1,100	Busami	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Busanga	Côte d'Ivoire	173,000	Bisa	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Busanga	Burkina Faso	721,000	Bisa	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Buwal	Cameroon	14,000	Buwal	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Red Bobo, Bwa	Burkina Faso	145,000	Bomu	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Bwamu, Laa Laa	Burkina Faso	138,000	Bwamu, Laa Laa	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Buamu	Burkina Faso	433,000	Buamu	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
Totals:	2,509 Peoples		729,511,000				796 ◼︎ (353 ✸︎)			3,029

* 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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