Ethnic Religions people group listing

Religion: Ethnic Religions What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

741,712,000

% of World Population

9.1 %

People Groups

2,701

Unreached Groups

961 (35.6 %)

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 *
	Bunak	Timor-Leste	76,000	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	425,000	Bunu, Bu-Nao	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	9
	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
	Bura, Pabir	Nigeria	579,000	Bura-Pabir	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	4	2-5% ●	2-5% ●	-1 -
	Burak	Nigeria	9,100	Burak	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Burate	Indonesia	200	Burate	Ethnic Religions	0 Unspecified	2	0.1-2% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Bure	Nigeria	900	Hausa	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	2	0.1-2% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Buriat, Russian	Russia	459,000	Buriat, Russia	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	1	0-0.1% ●	0.1-2% ●	9
	Burji	Ethiopia	138,000	Burji	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Buru	Nigeria	1,700	Buru (Nigeria)	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Buru, Boeroe	Indonesia	53,000	Buru (Indonesia)	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Burungi	Tanzania	45,000	Burunge	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Burusa, Bulba	Benin	3,200	Notre	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Burusu	Indonesia	5,600	Burusu	Ethnic Religions	3 Bible Portions	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Busa	Papua New Guinea	500	Odiai	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Busami	Indonesia	1,100	Busami	Ethnic Religions	2 Translation Started	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Busanga	Ghana	295,000	Bisa	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	1	0.1-2% ●	2-5% ●	6
	Busanga	Côte d'Ivoire	173,000	Bisa	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Busanga	Burkina Faso	721,000	Bisa	Ethnic Religions	5 Complete Bible	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Buwal	Cameroon	14,000	Buwal	Ethnic Religions	4 New Testament	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Buyang, Baha	China	700	Buyang, Baha	Ethnic Religions	1 Translation Needed	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Buyang, E'ma	China	700	Buyang, E'ma	Ethnic Religions	0 Unspecified	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Buyang, Langnian	China	400	Buyang, Langnian	Ethnic Religions	0 Unspecified	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
Totals:	2,701 Peoples		741,712,000				961 ◼︎ (453 ✸︎)			3,476

* 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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