• Unreached:  

Unreached:  100 Largest What does unreached mean?

People Groups

100

% of World's
People Groups

0.6 %

Population

1,906,871,000

% of World Population

24.3 %
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Photo People Group ▲ Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Est. Workers
Needed *
Adi Dravida India 8,634,000 Tamil Hinduism ☀ 0.09 % 173
Afghan, Tajik Afghanistan 10,831,000 Dari Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % 217
Algerian, Arabic-speaking Algeria 30,135,000 Arabic, Algerian Spoken Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % 603
Ansari India 10,658,000 Urdu Islam ☀ 0.00 % 213
Arab, Iraqi Iraq 16,427,000 Arabic, Mesopotamian Spoken Islam ● 0.50 % 0.20 % 329
Arab, North Iraqi Iraq 8,977,000 Arabic, North Mesopotamian Spoken Islam ● 0.70 % 0.20 % 180
Arab, Northern Yemeni Yemen 13,279,000 Arabic, Sanaani Spoken Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 266
Arab, Saudi - Hijazi Saudi Arabia 10,801,000 Arabic, Hijazi Spoken Islam ● 0.30 % 0.12 % 216
Arab, Saudi - Najdi Saudi Arabia 14,030,000 Arabic, Najdi Spoken Islam ● 0.60 % 0.12 % 281
Arab, Tunisian Tunisia 10,917,000 Arabic, Tunisian Spoken Islam ● 0.22 % 0.00 % 218
Arab, Yemeni Yemen 6,872,000 Arabic, Taizzi-Adeni Spoken Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 137
Arain (Muslim traditions) Pakistan 11,534,000 Punjabi, Western Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 231
Azerbaijani Azerbaijan 8,810,000 Azerbaijani, North Islam ● 0.40 % 0.22 % 176
Azerbaijani, Azeri Turk Iran 16,733,000 Azerbaijani, South Islam ● 1.50 % 1.40 % 335
Badhai (Hindu traditions) India 6,561,000 Hindi Hinduism ☀ 0.01 % 131
Baloch Pakistan 9,099,000 Balochi, Southern Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 182
Bania India 29,403,000 Hindi Hinduism ☀ 0.00 % 588
Berber, Kabyle Algeria 6,329,000 Amazigh Islam ● 0.25 % 0.24 % 127
Bhil India 16,969,000 Hindi Hinduism ● 0.76 % 339
Bhoi (Hindu traditions) India 6,429,000 Hindi Hinduism ☀ 0.00 % 129
Brahmin India 59,358,000 Hindi Hinduism ☀ 0.00 % 1,187
Burmese Myanmar (Burma) 31,383,000 Burmese Buddhism ● 0.35 % 0.08 % 628
Chamar (Hindu traditions) India 47,899,000 Hindi Hinduism ● 1.22 % 958
Dhobi (Hindu traditions) India 12,019,000 Hindi Hinduism ☀ 0.02 % 240
Fulani, Nigerian Nigeria 16,802,000 Fulfulde, Nigerian Islam ☀ 0.08 % 0.06 % 336
Gadaria (Hindu traditions) India 6,635,000 Hindi Hinduism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 133
Gond India 14,385,000 Hindi Hinduism ● 0.87 % 288
Gujar (Hindu traditions) India 7,191,000 Hindi Hinduism ☀ 0.00 % 144
Han Chinese, Xiang China 39,654,000 Chinese, Xiang Ethnic Religions ● 3.00 % 2.00 % 793
Hausa Nigeria 35,670,000 Hausa Islam ● 0.15 % 0.10 % 713
Hausa Niger 12,562,000 Hausa Islam ● 2.00 % 1.60 % 251
Hui China 13,917,000 Chinese, Mandarin Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % 278
Japanese Japan 120,474,000 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.20 % 0.30 % 2,409
Jat (Hindu traditions) India 19,289,000 Hindi Hinduism ☀ 0.03 % 386
Jat (Muslim traditions) Pakistan 33,585,000 Punjabi, Western Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 672
Jat (Sikh traditions) India 9,140,000 Punjabi, Eastern Other / Small ☀ 0.02 % 183
Java Banyumasan Indonesia 9,235,000 Javanese Islam ● 2.50 % 0.20 % 185
Java Pesisir Lor Indonesia 37,573,000 Javanese Islam ● 2.80 % 0.01 % 751
Kahar (Hindu traditions) India 8,194,000 Hindi Hinduism ☀ 0.00 % 164
Kanuri, Yerwa Nigeria 7,370,000 Kanuri, Yerwa Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % 147
Kapu India 15,459,000 Telugu Hinduism ☀ 0.02 % 309
Kashmiri (Muslim traditions) India 6,746,000 Kashmiri Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 135
Kayastha (Hindu traditions) India 7,837,000 Hindi Hinduism ☀ 0.03 % 157
Kazakh Kazakhstan 12,199,000 Kazakh Islam ● 0.10 % 0.07 % 244
Khmer Cambodia 14,236,000 Khmer Buddhism ● 3.20 % 1.90 % 285
Koiri (Hindu traditions) India 8,197,000 Hindi Hinduism ☀ 0.00 % 164
Koli of Gujarat India 8,339,000 Gujarati Hinduism ● 0.54 % 167
Korean Korea, North 25,314,000 Korean Non-Religious ● 1.60 % 1.56 % 506
Kumhar (Hindu traditions) India 15,753,000 Hindi Hinduism ☀ 0.01 % 315
Kunbi (Hindu traditions) India 18,379,000 Gujarati Hinduism ☀ 0.05 % 368
Totals: 100 Peoples   1,906,871,000         38,139
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