Here’s the most recent report on the status of the Unengaged, Unreached People Groups or UUPGs across the globe. The first chart reports a total of 3,684 UUPGs, breaking those down by Affinity Groups. The second shows  the population size of the various UUPGs, revealing that 72 have a population greater than 1 million. The third chart presents the exertion level experienced by these people groups, indicating that over 1500 UUPGs live in extreme poverty situations. The fourth chart demonstrates why many peoples are still unreached due to the level of difficulty in accessing them. The final chart demonstrates how the various people groups are deprived of gospel materials.

The Unengaged, Unreached People Groups of the World

July 2011 (Based on June 2011 GSEC Report)

Fast Fact: 2,830 UUPGs have no known evangelical churches or believer.

Population

Fast Fact: The 72 UUPGs with populations of one million or more account for 156.7 million (or, more than 44 %) of the 354 million total population of all 3,684 UUPGs.

Physical Exertion (country level)

Fast Fact: 1,589 UUPGs are located in countries with low standards of living and short life expectancies.

Government Restrictions and Social Hostility toward Minority Religions

Fast Fact: 1,046 UUPGs reside in countries with both significant government restrictions and social hostilities toward minority religious beliefs and practices.

Resource Availability

Fast Fact: 845 of the world’s UUPGs, representing a combined population of 31.8 million people, have no known oral or written Christian resource.

 
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