Unreached - 100 Largest | Joshua Project

Unreached: 100 Largest What does unreached mean?

People Groups

100

% of World's
People Groups

0.6 %

Population

1,889,258,000

% of World Population

24.4 %

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Photo	People Group ▲	Country	Population	Primary Language	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
	Adi Dravida	India	8,564,000	Tamil	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.08 %	-1	171
	Afghan, Tajik	Afghanistan	10,485,000	Dari	Islam	0 ☀	0.01 %	0.01 %	210
	Algerian, Arabic-speaking	Algeria	29,618,000	Arabic, Algerian Spoken	Islam	0 ☀	0.01 %	0.01 %	592
	Ansari	India	10,567,000	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	-1	211
	Arab, Iraqi	Iraq	16,045,000	Arabic, Mesopotamian Spoken	Islam	1 ●	0.50 %	0.20 %	321
	Arab, North Iraqi	Iraq	8,768,000	Arabic, North Mesopotamian Spoken	Islam	1 ●	0.70 %	0.20 %	175
	Arab, Northern Yemeni	Yemen	12,990,000	Arabic, Sanaani Spoken	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	260
	Arab, Saudi - Hijazi	Saudi Arabia	21,142,000	Arabic, Hijazi Spoken	Islam	1 ●	0.30 %	0.12 %	423
	Arab, Tunisian	Tunisia	10,810,000	Arabic, Tunisian Spoken	Islam	1 ●	0.22 %	0.00 %	216
	Arab, Yemeni	Yemen	6,722,000	Arabic, Taizzi-Adeni Spoken	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	134
	Arain (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	11,495,000	Punjabi, Western	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	230
	Azerbaijani	Azerbaijan	8,798,000	Azerbaijani, North	Islam	1 ●	0.40 %	0.22 %	176
	Azerbaijani, Azeri Turk	Iran	16,530,000	Azerbaijani, South	Islam	1 ●	1.50 %	1.40 %	331
	Badhai (Hindu traditions)	India	6,477,000	Hindi	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	130
	Baloch	Pakistan	8,736,000	Balochi, Southern	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	175
	Bania	India	29,039,000	Hindi	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	-1	581
	Banjara (Hindu traditions)	India	6,088,000	Lambadi	Hinduism	1 ●	0.39 %	-1	122
	Bhil	India	16,839,000	Hindi	Hinduism	1 ●	0.76 %	-1	337
	Bhoi (Hindu traditions)	India	6,351,000	Hindi	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	-1	127
	Brahmin	India	58,887,000	Hindi	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	-1	1,178
	Burmese	Myanmar (Burma)	31,156,000	Burmese	Buddhism	1 ●	0.35 %	0.08 %	623
	Chamar (Hindu traditions)	India	47,512,000	Hindi	Hinduism	1 ●	1.23 %	-1	950
	Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	India	11,892,000	Hindi	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.02 %	-1	238
	Fulani, Nigerian	Nigeria	16,384,000	Fulfulde, Nigerian	Islam	0 ☀	0.08 %	0.06 %	328
	Gadaria (Hindu traditions)	India	6,537,000	Hindi	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	131
	Gond	India	14,214,000	Hindi	Hinduism	1 ●	0.80 %	-1	284
	Gujar (Hindu traditions)	India	7,137,000	Hindi	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	-1	143
	Han Chinese, Xiang	China	39,520,000	Chinese, Xiang	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	3.00 %	2.00 %	790
	Hausa	Nigeria	34,783,000	Hausa	Islam	1 ●	0.15 %	0.10 %	696
	Hausa	Niger	11,377,000	Hausa	Islam	1 ●	2.00 %	1.60 %	228
	Hui	China	13,870,000	Chinese, Mandarin	Islam	0 ☀	0.01 %	0.01 %	277
	Japanese	Japan	120,934,000	Japanese	Buddhism	1 ●	1.20 %	0.30 %	2,419
	Jat (Hindu traditions)	India	19,127,000	Hindi	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.03 %	-1	383
	Jat (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	35,733,000	Punjabi, Western	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	715
	Jat (Sikh traditions)	India	9,081,000	Punjabi, Eastern	Other / Small	0 ☀	0.02 %	-1	182
	Java Banyumasan	Indonesia	9,140,000	Javanese	Islam	1 ●	2.50 %	0.20 %	183
	Java Pesisir Lor	Indonesia	37,087,000	Javanese	Islam	1 ●	2.80 %	0.01 %	742
	Kahar (Hindu traditions)	India	8,086,000	Hindi	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	-1	162
	Kanuri, Yerwa	Nigeria	7,186,000	Kanuri, Yerwa	Islam	0 ☀	0.01 %	0.01 %	144
	Kapu	India	15,183,000	Telugu	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.02 %	-1	304
	Kashmiri (Muslim traditions)	India	6,693,000	Kashmiri	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	134
	Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	India	7,744,000	Hindi	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.03 %	-1	155
	Kazakh	Kazakhstan	12,059,000	Kazakh	Islam	1 ●	0.10 %	0.07 %	241
	Khmer	Cambodia	14,645,000	Khmer	Buddhism	1 ●	3.20 %	1.90 %	293
	Koiri (Hindu traditions)	India	8,118,000	Hindi	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	-1	162
	Koli	India	8,274,000	Gujarati	Hinduism	1 ●	0.54 %	-1	165
	Korean	Korea, North	25,208,000	Korean	Non-Religious	1 ●	1.60 %	1.56 %	504
	Kumhar (Hindu traditions)	India	15,519,000	Hindi	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	310
	Kunbi (Hindu traditions)	India	18,128,000	Gujarati	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.05 %	-1	363
	Kurd, Kurmanji	Turkey	8,960,000	Kurdish, Northern	Islam	0 ☀	0.01 %	0.00 %	179
Totals:	100 Peoples		1,889,258,000						37,792

* 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 for every 50,000 individuals living in an unreached people group by country. 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%