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Population of Adherents

737,291,000

% of World Population

9.3 %

People Groups

2,623

Unreached Groups

948 (36.1 %)

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
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Jew, English-speaking United Kingdom 287,000 English Ethnic Religions ● 0.50 % 0.10 % Complete Bible 6
Hmong Daw China 311,000 Hmong Daw Ethnic Religions ● 1.80 % 1.20 % Complete Bible 6
Han Chinese, Hakka China, Hong Kong 296,000 Chinese, Hakka Ethnic Religions ● 2.00 % 1.50 % Complete Bible 6
Dongnu China 313,000 Bunu, Bu-Nao Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 6
Kulango, Bouna Côte d'Ivoire 278,000 Kulango, Bouna Ethnic Religions ● 4.00 % 0.80 % Translation Needed 6
Suodi China 250,000 Nuosu Ethnic Religions ● 1.00 % 0.11 % New Testament 5
Nisu, Yuanyang China 270,000 Nisu, Eastern Ethnic Religions ● 1.50 % 0.72 % New Testament 5
Nisu, Xinping China 261,000 Nisu, Northern Ethnic Religions ● 1.00 % 0.51 % Translation Needed 5
Nisu, Jianshui China 234,000 Nisu, Southern Ethnic Religions ● 1.00 % 0.20 % Bible Portions 5
Mulao China 231,000 Mulam Ethnic Religions ● 0.80 % 0.78 % Translation Needed 5
Luoluopo, Southern China 255,000 Lolopo, Southern Ethnic Religions ● 0.20 % 0.05 % Translation Needed 5
Iu Mien, Hunan China 227,000 Iu Mien Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 5
Mandyak, Manjaco Guinea-Bissau 249,000 Mandjak Ethnic Religions ● 3.00 % 0.84 % New Testament 5
Jew, English-speaking Canada 227,000 English Ethnic Religions ● 2.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 5
Akha China 263,000 Akha Ethnic Religions ● 0.35 % 0.31 % Complete Bible 5
Zhuang, Minz China 185,000 Zhuang, Minz Ethnic Religions ● 0.50 % 0.20 % Translation Needed 4
San Diu Vietnam 186,000 Iu Mien Ethnic Religions ● 0.50 % 0.01 % Complete Bible 4
Zhuang, Qiubei China 224,000 Zhuang, Qiubei Ethnic Religions ● 1.20 % 0.90 % Translation Needed 4
Maguzawa Nigeria 212,000 Hausa Ethnic Religions ● 2.00 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 4
Lipo, Western China 187,000 Language unknown Ethnic Religions ● 1.50 % 1.00 % Unspecified 4
Daur China 201,000 Daur Ethnic Religions ● 1.50 % 1.20 % Bible Portions 4
Jew, Romanian Israel 208,000 Hebrew Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.05 % 0.05 % New Testament 4
Jew, Spanish-speaking Argentina 177,000 Spanish Ethnic Religions ● 0.21 % 0.21 % Complete Bible 4
Loko, Landogo Sierra Leone 218,000 Loko Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 0.90 % New Testament 4
Kim Mun Vietnam 215,000 Kim Mun Ethnic Religions ● 1.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 4
Totals: 2,623 Peoples   737,291,000     948 ●       3,508
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