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People Groups of the World (SPI) - Grouped by Strategic Progress Indicator, this map shows all the people groups of the world.

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Total global population: 8,318,650,345
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12,386 people groups (page 5 of 248)

PhotoPGIDNameCountryPopulationSPILanguageReligionPeople Cluster (ROP2)Affinity Bloc (ROP1)People across Country (ROP3) ▼
YilYilPapua New Guinea5,400No Longer UnreachedYilProtestantismNew GuineaPacific Islander PeoplesYil
YighaYighaNigeria23,000No Longer UnreachedLeyighaProtestantismBenueSub-Saharan African PeoplesYigha
YidghaYidghaPakistan9,600Unengaged and UnreachedYidghaShia Imami Ismaili IslamKashmiriSouth Asian PeoplesYidgha
YeyeYeyeNamibia8,400No Longer UnreachedYeyiEthnoreligionBantu, Central-SouthSub-Saharan African PeoplesYeye
YeyeYeyeBotswana29,000Engaged yet UnreachedYeyiAnimismBantu, Central-SouthSub-Saharan African PeoplesYeye
YetfaYetfaIndonesia1,400No Longer UnreachedYetfaProtestantismNew GuineaPacific Islander PeoplesYetfa
YeskwaYeskwaNigeria98,500No Longer UnreachedNyankpaAnimismBenueSub-Saharan African PeoplesYeskwa
YerukulaYerukulaIndia653,000Engaged yet UnreachedYerukulaFolk HinduismSouth Asian TribalSouth Asian PeoplesYerukula
YerongYerongChina750Unengaged and UnreachedYerongAnimismYao-MienSoutheast Asian PeoplesYerong
YeretuarYeretuarIndonesia400No Longer UnreachedYeretuarProtestantismNew GuineaPacific Islander PeoplesYeretuar
YeravaYeravaIndia32,500Engaged yet UnreachedRavulaHinduismSouth Asian TribalSouth Asian PeoplesYerava
YerakaiYerakaiPapua New Guinea1,400No Longer UnreachedYerakaiRoman CatholicismNew GuineaPacific Islander PeoplesYerakai
YenicheYenicheGermany16,000Engaged yet UnreachedYenicheRoman CatholicismRomaniEurasian PeoplesYeniche
YenadiYenadiIndia805,000Engaged yet UnreachedTeluguFolk HinduismSouth Asian TribalSouth Asian PeoplesYenadi
YemYemEthiopia264,000Engaged yet UnreachedYemsaEthnoreligionOmoticHorn of Africa PeoplesYem
YeloguYeloguPapua New Guinea800No Longer UnreachedYeloguEthnoreligionNew GuineaPacific Islander PeoplesYelogu
YelmekYelmekIndonesia800No Longer UnreachedIndonesianProtestantismNew GuineaPacific Islander PeoplesYelmek
YelmarYelmarIndia18,500Unengaged and UnreachedMarathiHinduismMalayaliSouth Asian PeoplesYelmar
YelaYelaCongo, Democratic Republic of the148,000Unengaged and UnreachedYelaRoman CatholicismBantu, Central-CongoSub-Saharan African PeoplesYela
MaquiritariMaquiritariVenezuela6,100No Longer UnreachedMaquiritariEthnoreligionAmazonLatin American and Caribbean PeoplesYekuana
MaquiritariMaquiritariBrazil500No Longer UnreachedMaquiritariEthnoreligionAmazonLatin American and Caribbean PeoplesYekuana
YekoraYekoraPapua New Guinea2,300No Longer UnreachedYekoraProtestantismNew GuineaPacific Islander PeoplesYekora
YekheeYekheeNigeria582,000No Longer UnreachedYekheeProtestantismGuineanSub-Saharan African PeoplesYekhee
YeyYeyPapua New Guinea2,300No Longer UnreachedYeiProtestantismNew GuineaPacific Islander PeoplesYei
YeiYeiIndonesia2,800No Longer UnreachedYeiProtestantismNew GuineaPacific Islander PeoplesYei
YehlmoYehlmoNepal1,000Engaged yet UnreachedNepali (individual language)Tibetan BuddhismSouth HimalayanHimalayan PeoplesYehlmo
YegaYegaPapua New Guinea1,800No Longer UnreachedHunjara-Kaina KeProtestantismNew GuineaPacific Islander PeoplesYega
Yazidi KurdsYazidi KurdsArmenia35,000Engaged yet UnreachedNorthern KurdishYazidismKurdPersian-Median PeoplesYazidi
Yazidi KurdsYazidi KurdsIraq666,000Engaged yet UnreachedNorthern KurdishYazidismKurdPersian-Median PeoplesYazidi
Yazidi KurdsYazidi KurdsUnited States1,100Unengaged and UnreachedNorthern KurdishYazidismKurdPersian-Median PeoplesYazidi
Yazidi KurdsYazidi KurdsGermany101,000Engaged yet UnreachedNorthern KurdishYazidismKurdPersian-Median PeoplesYazidi
Yaz GulomYaz GulomTajikistan5,600Engaged yet UnreachedYazgulyamShia IslamTajikPersian-Median PeoplesYazgul
YazeedYazeedSudan615,000Unengaged and UnreachedSudanese ArabicSunni IslamArab, SudanArab PeoplesYazeed
YawanawaYawanawaBrazil850Unengaged and UnreachedYawanawaEthnoreligionAmazonLatin American and Caribbean PeoplesYawanawa
YawalapitiYawalapitiBrazil325Unengaged and UnreachedKamayuráAnimismAmazonLatin American and Caribbean PeoplesYawalapiti, Walapiti
YawaYawaPapua New Guinea900No Longer UnreachedKalouProtestantismNew GuineaPacific Islander PeoplesYawa
YavapaiYavapaiUnited States2,600No Longer UnreachedHavasupai-Walapai-YavapaiNative American religionsNorth American IndigenousNorth American PeoplesYavapai
YavaYavaIndonesia11,000No Longer UnreachedYawaProtestantismNew GuineaPacific Islander PeoplesYava
YaureYaureCote d’Ivoire56,500No Longer UnreachedYaouréAnimismMandeSub-Saharan African PeoplesYaure
YaurYaurIndonesia700No Longer UnreachedYaurAnimismMalayMalay PeoplesYaur
YaunaYaunaColombia200No Longer UnreachedMacunaEthnoreligionSouth American IndigenousLatin American and Caribbean PeoplesYauna (Yahuna)
YaumaYaumaZambia15,500Engaged yet UnreachedYaumaEthnoreligionBantu, Central-SouthSub-Saharan African PeoplesYauma
YaumaYaumaAngola52,000Unengaged and UnreachedYaumaEthnoreligionBantu, Central-SouthSub-Saharan African PeoplesYauma
YaulYaulPapua New Guinea2,500Engaged yet UnreachedTok PisinEthnoreligionNew GuineaPacific Islander PeoplesYaul
YaugibaYaugibaPapua New Guinea2,800No Longer UnreachedUrimoEthnoreligionNew GuineaPacific Islander PeoplesYaugiba
YauanYauanPapua New Guinea1,400No Longer UnreachedBragatEthnoreligionNew GuineaPacific Islander PeoplesYauan
Sindamon YauSindamon YauPapua New Guinea4,700No Longer UnreachedYau (Morobe Province)ProtestantismNew GuineaPacific Islander PeoplesYau, Sindamon
Sandaun YauSandaun YauPapua New Guinea500No Longer UnreachedYau (Sandaun Province)EthnoreligionNew GuineaPacific Islander PeoplesYau, Sandaun
YatlaYatlaIndia550Engaged yet UnreachedTeluguHinduismTeluguSouth Asian PeoplesYatla
YateYatePapua New Guinea28,500No Longer UnreachedInoke-YateProtestantismNew GuineaPacific Islander PeoplesYate

To download a comprehensive people group list in spreadsheet form, visit our Research Data page.

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