Ethnic Religions people group listing

Religion: Ethnic Religions What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

745,947,000

% of World Population

9.1 %

People Groups

2,695

Unreached Groups

958 (35.5 %)

Map Notes

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Progress Scale: ☀︎●●●●● (
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= Frontier Unreached Peoples)
Photo	People Group	Country	Population	Primary Language	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Scripture Status	Est. Workers Needed *
	Sha	Nigeria	6,500	Sya	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	30.00 %	3.00 %	0 Unspecified	-1 -
	Shabo	Ethiopia	600	Majang	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	2.00 %	0.00 %	4 New Testament	1
	Shal, Shall-Zwall	Nigeria	16,000	Shall-Zwall	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	20.00 %	4.00 %	2 Translation Started	-1 -
	Shama	Nigeria	10,000	Shama-Sambuga	Ethnic Religions	2 ●	10.00 %	0.50 %	0 Unspecified	-1 -
	Shamang	Nigeria	-1 Unknown	Shamang	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	10.00 %	8.00 %	2 Translation Started	-1 -
	Shanenawa	Brazil	700	Portuguese	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	She	China	746,000	She	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.30 %	0.12 %	0 Unspecified	15
	Shenzhou	China	4,900	Chinese, Mandarin	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	4.20 %	3.80 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Sherbro, Southern Bullom	Sierra Leone	232,000	Sherbro	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	8.00 %	5.70 %	3 Bible Portions	-1 -
	Shilluk	United States	6,200	Shilluk	Ethnic Religions	5 ●	45.00 %	12.00 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Shilluk, Dhocolo	South Sudan	524,000	Shilluk	Ethnic Religions	5 ●	40.00 %	11.00 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Shua	Botswana	2,300	Shua	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	13.00 %	6.00 %	3 Bible Portions	-1 -
	Shuar, Jivaro	Ecuador	73,000	Shuar	Ethnic Religions	2 ●	10.00 %	0.50 %	4 New Testament	-1 -
	Shui	China	327,000	Sui	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.28 %	0.25 %	3 Bible Portions	7
	Shui, Yunnan	China	12,000	Chinese, Mandarin	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.30 %	0.20 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Siagha-Yenimu, Oser	Indonesia	5,000	Awyu, Edera	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	30.00 %	5.00 %	0 Unspecified	-1 -
	Siamou	Mali	40,000	Siamou	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	4.00 %	0.00 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Siamou, Seme	Burkina Faso	28,000	Siamou	Ethnic Religions	2 ●	6.00 %	1.00 %	3 Bible Portions	-1 -
	Sian	Malaysia	-1 Unknown	Sihan (Malaysia)	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	4.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Siang	Indonesia	20,000	Siang	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	5.00 %	0.20 %	4 New Testament	1
	Siawi, Musan	Papua New Guinea	400	Siawi	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	20.00 %	5.00 %	4 New Testament	-1 -
	Sida	Laos	2,700	Sila	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	2 Translation Started	1
	Sihanaka	Madagascar	814,000	Malagasy, Merina	Ethnic Religions	2 ●	30.00 %	1.94 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Sikiana	Brazil	-1 Unknown	Sikiana	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	20.00 %	3.00 %	0 Unspecified	-1 -
	Sila	Laos	3,500	Sila	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.12 %	0.12 %	2 Translation Started	1
Totals:	2,695 Peoples		745,947,000			958 ●				3,480

* 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
0.3	Unreached Frontier - Less than 1 in 1,000 (0.1%) identify as Christians in any way	Evangelicals <=0.1% Professing Christians <=0.1%
0.7	Unreached not 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 presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

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