Yao-Mien People Cluster | Joshua Project

People Cluster: Yao-Mien What is a People Cluster?

Population

5,906,000

0.2% estimated
Annual Growth Rate

People Groups (Across Countries)

People Groups
(by Country)

Unreached Groups (by Country)

Affinity Bloc

Southeast Asian Peoples

Cluster Progress

The Joshua Project Progress Scale is an estimate of the progress of church planting among a people group, people cluster, country or language. The Progress Scale is derived from people group values for percent Evangelical and percent Christian Adherent.

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%

Map Notes

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Progress Scale: ☀︎●●●●● (
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= Frontier Unreached Peoples)
Photo	People Group ▲	Global Population	Peoples by Country	Unreached by Country	% Unreached Peoples	Popl in Unreached	% Popl in Unreached	Progress Scale	Primary Religion	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
	Ao Biao	17,000	1	1	100.0 %	17,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.4 %	0.4 %	1
	Baheng, Liping	6,700	1	1	100.0 %	6,700	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Ethnic Religions	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Ban Yao	36,000	1	1	100.0 %	36,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Ethnic Religions	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Baonuo	33,000	1	1	100.0 %	33,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.4 %	0.3 %	1
	Beidalao	25,000	1	1	100.0 %	25,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Ethnic Religions	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Biao Mien	34,000	1	1	100.0 %	34,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Ethnic Religions	0.1 %	0.1 %	1
	Biao Mien, Shikou	13,000	1	1	100.0 %	13,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Ethnic Religions	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Biao-Jiao Mien	68,000	1	1	100.0 %	68,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Ethnic Religions	0.1 %	0.1 %	1
	Bunu	428,000	1	1	100.0 %	428,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Ethnic Religions	0.0 %	0.0 %	9
	Bunuo	23,000	1	1	100.0 %	23,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Ethnic Religions	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Changpao	6,800	1	1	100.0 %	6,800	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Ethnic Religions	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Dongnu	308,000	1	1	100.0 %	308,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Ethnic Religions	0.0 %	0.0 %	6
	Iu Mien	1,681,000	7	3	42.9 %	1,301,000	77.4 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	2.3 %	1.0 %	28
	Iu Mien, Changping	30,000	1	1	100.0 %	30,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Ethnic Religions	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Iu Mien, Hunan	223,000	1	1	100.0 %	223,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Ethnic Religions	0.0 %	0.0 %	4
	Iu Mien, Luoxiang	5,000	1	1	100.0 %	5,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.5 %	0.4 %	1
	Kim Mun	559,000	3	2	66.7 %	551,000	98.7 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.7 %	0.2 %	11
	Kiong Nai	2,400	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	4.5 %	4.5 %	-1 -
	Lakkia	14,000	1	1	100.0 %	14,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Ethnic Religions	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Numao	2,300	1	1	100.0 %	2,300	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Ethnic Religions	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Nunu	63,000	1	1	100.0 %	63,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Ethnic Religions	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Pa Hng	56,000	2	2	100.0 %	56,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.3 %	0.3 %	2
	Pingdi	1,340,000	1	1	100.0 %	1,340,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Ethnic Religions	0.1 %	0.0 %	27
	San Diu	187,000	1	1	100.0 %	187,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.5 %	0.0 %	4
	She	660,000	1	1	100.0 %	660,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.3 %	0.1 %	13
	Wunai	13,000	1	1	100.0 %	13,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Ethnic Religions	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Yerong	400	1	1	100.0 %	400	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Ethnic Religions	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Youmai	2,700	1	1	100.0 %	2,700	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Ethnic Religions	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Younuo	22,000	1	1	100.0 %	22,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Ethnic Religions	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Zaomin	47,000	1	1	100.0 %	47,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.7 %	0.6 %	1
Totals:	30 Peoples (across countries)	5,906,000	39	33	84.6 %	5,516,000	93.4 %	●	Ethnic Religions	0.8%	0.3%	124

* 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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