Ethnic Religions people group listing

Religion: Ethnic Religions What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

738,404,000

% of World Population

9.2 %

People Groups

2,638

Unreached Groups

927 (35.1 %)

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Photo	People Group	Country	Population	Primary Language	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Scripture Status	Est. Workers Needed *
	Prai	Thailand	21,000	Prai	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.00 %	0.10 %	4 New Testament	1
	Poussang	Laos	2,900	Phunoi	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.69 %	0.69 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Poumong	Laos	1,500	Phunoi	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Pouhoy	Laos	300	Oy	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Popei	China	6,600	Lolopo	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	4 New Testament	1
	Pong	Laos	33,000	Phong-Kniang	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.02 %	0.02 %	2 Translation Started	1
	Poluo	China	33,000	Pholo	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.10 %	0.04 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Podoko	Cameroon	69,000	Parkwa	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	30.00 %	5.00 %	4 New Testament	-1 -
	Pipipa	Brazil	1,500	Portuguese	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Pingdi	China	1,340,000	Chinese, Xiang	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.10 %	0.04 %	3 Bible Portions	27
	Piapoco	Colombia	15,000	Piapoco	Ethnic Religions	5 ●	50.00 %	38.00 %	4 New Testament	-1 -
	Piamatsina	Vanuatu	400	Tapiafaru	Ethnic Religions	5 ●	45.00 %	44.00 %	1 Translation Needed	-1 -
	Phunoi	Laos	42,000	Phunoi	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Phula	China	7,200	Phula	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.00 %	0.02 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Phula	Vietnam	13,000	Phula	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.00 %	0.06 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Phowa, Hlepho	China	51,000	Phowa, Hlepho	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	15.00 %	10.00 %	1 Translation Needed	-1 -
	Phola	China	14,000	Phola	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.15 %	0.10 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Phana	Laos	600	Phana'	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Phana	China	5,200	Phana'	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.09 %	0.09 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Pengzi	China	300	Lalo, Dongshanba	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Penan-Nibong	Malaysia	4,400	Penan, Western	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	4 New Testament	1
	Penan	Brunei	-1 Unknown	Penan, Eastern	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	4 New Testament	1
	Penan	Malaysia	12,000	Penan, Eastern	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	5.00 %	0.30 %	4 New Testament	1
	Pear	Cambodia	1,900	Pear	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	12.00 %	10.00 %	0 Unspecified	-1 -
	Pe	Nigeria	8,700	Pye	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	35.00 %	5.00 %	2 Translation Started	-1 -
Totals:	2,638 Peoples		738,404,000			927 ●				3,467

* 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
1	Unreached - 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 presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%