Ethnic Religions people group listing

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People Groups
Total

2,509

Est. Population
of Adherents

732,518,000

People Groups Unreached

796

Est. Adherents in
Unreached Groups

137,599,000

People Groups Frontier

353

Est. Adherents in
Frontier Groups

15,123,000

Map Notes

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Photo	People Group	Country	Population	Primary Language	Primary Religion	Scripture Status	Progress Scale	% Evangelical Range	% Christian Adh Range	Est. Workers Needed *
	Bouyei	China	3,569,000	Bouyei	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	71
	Brao	Cambodia	12,000	Brao	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	4	5-10% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Brao	Laos	29,000	Brao	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
	Brao	Vietnam	600	Brao	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	2	0-0.1% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Brong	Côte d'Ivoire	298,000	Abron	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Bru, Eastern	Vietnam	70,000	Bru, Eastern	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	4	5-10% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Bru, Eastern	Laos	37,000	Bru, Eastern	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
	Bua	Chad	31,000	Bua	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	1	0-0.1% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
	Buamu	Burkina Faso	443,000	Buamu	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Budik	Senegal	6,500	Menik	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
	Budo	China	14,000	Biyo	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Bugan	China	2,900	Bugan	Ethnic Religions	1 Translation Needed	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Bugkalot	Philippines	98,000	Bogkalot	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Builsa, Buli	Ghana	235,000	Buli (Ghana)	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	4	2-5% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Bukar Sadong, Tebakang	Indonesia	12,000	Bidayuh Serian	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Bukat	Indonesia	800	Bukat	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	1	0.1-2% ●	2-5% ●	1
	Bukwen	Nigeria	1,300	Bukwen	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	4	2-5% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Buldit	South Sudan	7,400	Opo	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Bumang	China	300	Bumang	Ethnic Religions	1 Translation Needed	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Bun	Papua New Guinea	900	Bun	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Bunak	Timor-Leste	77,000	Bunak	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Bunak, Mare	Indonesia	25,000	Bunak	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	1	0.1-2% ●	2-5% ●	1
	Bunu	China	424,000	Bunu, Bu-Nao	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	8
	Bunun	China	1,500	Bunun	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
	Bunuo	China	22,000	Bunu, Bu-Nao	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
Totals:	2,509 Peoples		732,518,000				796 ◼︎ (353 ✸︎)			3,030

* 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
1a	Unreached (Frontier) - Less than 1 in 1,000 (0.1%) identify as Christians in any way. ✸︎	Evangelicals <=0.1% Professing Christians <=0.1%
1b	Unreached (non-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 to moderate presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

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