Ethnic Religions people group listing

Religion: Ethnic Religions What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

743,872,000

% of World Population

9.1 %

People Groups

2,664

Unreached Groups

949 (35.6 %)

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 *
	Straits Chinese, Peranakan	Indonesia	39,000	Indonesian, Peranakan	Ethnic Religions	0 Unspecified	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Suan	China	300	Lalo, Central	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Subanen, Central	Philippines	216,000	Subanen, Central	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Subanen, Eastern	Philippines	8,600	Subanen, Eastern	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	2	0.1-2% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Subanen, Lapuyan	Philippines	64,000	Subanen, Southern	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Subanen, Tuboy	Philippines	108,000	Subanen, Northern	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	2
	Subia	Zambia	3,000	Kuhane	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Subia, Chikwahane	Namibia	39,000	Kuhane	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Subia, Kuhane	Botswana	7,400	Kuhane	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Subtiaba	Nicaragua	21,000	Spanish	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Sukur	Nigeria	34,000	Sukur	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Sulod	Philippines	34,000	Sulod	Ethnic Religions	0 Unspecified	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Sumbwa	Tanzania	626,000	Sumbwa	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Suodi	China	244,000	Nuosu	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	5
	Suoy	Cambodia	1,800	Su’ung	Ethnic Religions	0 Unspecified	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Suri	Ethiopia	4,000	Suri, Kacipo-Bale	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	4	2-5% ●	2-5% ●	-1 -
	Suri	South Sudan	4,600	Suri, Kacipo-Bale	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	4	2-5% ●	2-5% ●	-1 -
	Suri, Tirmaga-Chai	Ethiopia	54,000	Suri, Tirmaga-Chai	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	4	2-5% ●	2-5% ●	-1 -
	Surui do Rondonia	Brazil	1,300	Surui	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Suruwaha	Brazil	200	Suruaha	Ethnic Religions	1 Translation Needed	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Ta Oi, Lower	Laos	24,000	Ta'oih, Lower	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Ta Oi, Upper	Laos	36,000	Ta'oih, Upper	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
	Ta'er	China	1,400	Language unknown	Ethnic Religions	0 Unspecified	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Ta'oih	Vietnam	55,000	Ta'oih, Upper	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
	Tacana	Bolivia	19,000	Tacana	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	2	0.1-2% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
Totals:	2,664 Peoples		743,872,000				949 ◼︎ (459 ✸︎)			3,457

* 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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