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Population

27,000

Main Language

Language unknown

Largest Religion

Christianity 100.00%

Christian

100.00% *

Evangelical

Unknown

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%

* Data can be from various sources including official census, agencies, and local research. Data from these sources can sometimes differ even by orders of magnitude. Joshua Project attempts to present a conservative, balanced estimate.

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Sources: People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project.

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People Name General	Christian
People Name in Country	Christian
Alternate Names	क्रिस्चियन अनस्पेसिफाइड
Population this Country	27,000
Population all Countries	2,257,000
Total Countries	4
Indigenous	Yes
Progress Scale	3 ●
Unreached	No
Frontier People Group	No
Pioneer Workers Needed
PeopleID3	16961
ROP3 Code	112266

Ethnicity

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Affinity Bloc	South Asian Peoples
People Cluster	South Asia Christian
People Group	Christian

Affinity Bloc	South Asian Peoples
People Cluster	South Asia Christian
People Group	Christian
Ethnic Code	CNN25

Geography

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Region

Continent

Yes

National Bible Society

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Persecution Rank

Not ranked

Total States on file

Largest States

Western 15,000	North Western 5,100	Eastern 2,500
Northern 2,100	Central 900	Sabaragamuwa 700
Southern 600	North Central 400	Uva 200

Country	Sri Lanka
Region	Asia, South
Continent	Asia
10/40 Window	Yes
National Bible Society	Website
Persecution Rank	Not ranked
Total States	9
	Western 15,000
	North Western 5,100
	Eastern 2,500
	Northern 2,100
	Central 900
	Sabaragamuwa 700
	Southern 600
	North Central 400
	Uva 200
Website	South Asia Peoples

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Religion

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Primary Religion:

Christianity

Major Religion ▲	Percent *
Buddhism	0.00 %
Christianity (Evangelical Unknown)	100.00 %
Ethnic Religions	0.00 %
Hinduism	0.00 %
Islam	0.00 %
Non-Religious	0.00 %
Other / Small	0.00 %
Unknown	0.00 %
* From latest Sri Lanka census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ.

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Primary Language	Language unknown (27,000 speakers)
Language Code	xxx Ethnologue Listing
Language Written	Unknown
Total Languages	1

Primary Language	Language unknown (27,000 speakers)
Language Code	xxx Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages	1
People Groups	Speaking Language unknown

Resources

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Primary Language: Language unknown

Bible Translation Status: Unspecified

Resource Type ▲	Resource Name	Source
None reported

Sources

Photo Source	Anonymous
Map Source	People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project.
Data Sources	Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more.

Countries this People live in:

Country ▲	Population	Scale
Bangladesh	308,000	3 ●
India	1,575,000	3 ●
Pakistan	347,000	3 ●
Sri Lanka	27,000	3 ●
Totals: 4	2,257,000

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