Country · MYS
Malaysia
South-Eastern Asia, Asia
Unengaged and Unreached 24Engaged yet Unreached 25No Longer Unreached 111
People groups
The 100 largest of 160. See all 160 on the map and filter them.
| People group | Language | Religion | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malays | Malay (individual language) | Sunni Islam | 13,670,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Tamil | Tamil | Hinduism | 2,615,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese (English) | English | Chinese Folk Religion | 2,430,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese (Min Nan) | Min Nan Chinese | Chinese Folk Religion | 2,415,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese (Cantonese) | Yue Chinese | Chinese Folk Religion | 1,930,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese (Mandarin) | Mandarin Chinese | Chinese Folk Religion | 1,030,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Filipinos | Tagalog | Roman Catholicism | 877,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Minangkabau | Negeri Sembilan Malay | Sunni Islam | 773,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Javanese | Sabah Malay | Folk Islam | 729,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Sea Dayak | Iban | Ethnoreligion | 683,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese (Teochew) | Min Nan Chinese | Chinese Folk Religion | 643,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Nepalis | Nepali (individual language) | Folk Hinduism | 586,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Southern Sama | Southern Sama | Sunni Islam | 500,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Tausug | Tausug | Sunni Islam | 500,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Bengali | Bengali | Sunni Islam | 500,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Bugis | Buginese | Sunni Islam | 500,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Han Chinese (Hakka) | Hakka Chinese | Chinese Folk Religion | 402,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Indonesians | Indonesian | Sunni Islam | 344,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Deaf Malaysians | Malaysian Sign Language | Ethnoreligion | 320,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Indian Muslims | Tamil | Sunni Islam | 319,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Kadazan Dusun | Kadazan Dusun | Roman Catholicism | 264,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Malayali | Malayalam | Hinduism | 206,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Punjabis | Panjabi | Sikhism | 172,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Melanau | Central Melanau | Folk Islam | 160,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Coastal Kadazan | Papar | Ethnoreligion | 138,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Telugu | Telugu | Hinduism | 138,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| West Coast Bajau | West Coast Bajau | Sunni Islam | 95,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Biatah | Biatah Bidayuh | Roman Catholicism | 91,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Kedayan | Brunei | Sunni Islam | 91,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Bangingi Sama | Balangingi | Sunni Islam | 90,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Bisaya | Sabah Bisaya | Sunni Islam | 87,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Vietnamese | Vietnamese | Confucianism | 85,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Bundu Dusun | Kadazan Dusun | Protestantism | 82,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese (Hainanese) | Hainanese | Chinese Folk Religion | 80,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Bukar Sadong | Bukar-Sadung Bidayuh | Animism | 72,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Kanarese | Kannada | Hinduism | 72,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Tagal Murut | Tagal Murut | Roman Catholicism | 71,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Central Sama | Central Sama | Sunni Islam | 69,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Hindi | Hindi | Hinduism | 69,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Eurasians | English | Roman Catholicism | 69,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Rungus Dusun | Rungus | Protestantism | 68,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Sungai Dusun | Labuk-Kinabatangan Kadazan | Roman Catholicism | 62,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Semai | Semai | Animism | 60,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Rohingya | Rohingya | Sunni Islam | 48,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Sinhalese | Sinhala | Theravada Buddhism | 36,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Kimaragan | Kimaragang | Protestantism | 36,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Sindhi | Sindhi | Hinduism | 36,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Malay Chinese | Mandarin Chinese | Chinese Folk Religion | 34,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Thai | Thai | Theravada Buddhism | 34,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Gujaratis | Gujarati | Hinduism | 34,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Southern Murut | Lundayeh | Animism | 32,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Burmese | Burmese | Theravada Buddhism | 32,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Eastern Kadazan | Labuk-Kinabatangan Kadazan | Ethnoreligion | 32,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Sarawak Dayak | Bau Bidayuh | Animism | 31,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Tutong | Brunei Bisaya | Animism | 29,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Iranun | Iranun (Malaysia) | Sunni Islam | 27,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Jakun | Jakun | Animism | 25,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Tidung | Northern Tidung | Animism | 25,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Tambunan Dusun | Kadazan Dusun | Protestantism | 24,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Madang | Mainstream Kenyah | Protestantism | 23,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Temuan | Temuan | Animism | 22,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Persians | Iranian Persian | Shia Islam | 21,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Butonese | Wolio | Sunni Islam | 20,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Temiar | Temiar | Animism | 19,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Sugut Kadazan | Sugut Dusun | Animism | 19,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Daro - Matu | Daro-Matu Melanau | Sunni Islam | 18,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Idahan Dusun | Ida'an | Animism | 18,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Timogun Murut | Timugon Murut | Sunni Islam | 18,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Arabs | Standard Arabic | Sunni Islam | 18,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Kinabatangan Sungai | Labuk-Kinabatangan Kadazan | Sunni Islam | 18,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Hui | Mandarin Chinese | Sunni Islam | 18,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Lara | Rara Bakati' | Animism | 17,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Urdu | Urdu | Sunni Islam | 17,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Tudan Dusun | Kadazan Dusun | Animism | 17,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Japanese | Japanese | Shinbutsu-Shugo | 17,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| British | English | Unaffiliated | 17,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Yacan | Yakan | Sunni Islam | 16,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Tambanua | Tombonuo | Sunni Islam | 16,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Tempasuk Dusun | Kadazan Dusun | Animism | 14,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Penan | Eastern Penan | Ethnoreligion | 13,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Tatana | Tatana | Animism | 13,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Kalabuan | Upper Kinabatangan | Sunni Islam | 13,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Balau | Iban | Animism | 12,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Kwijau Dusun | Kuijau | Animism | 12,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Upper Kinabatangan | Upper Kinabatangan | Protestantism | 12,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Central Murut | Keningau Murut | Ethnoreligion | 11,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Tobilang | Tobilung | Animism | 11,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Tuaran Dusun | Lotud | Animism | 11,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Sebuyau | Iban | Animism | 10,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Sembakung Murut | Sembakung Murut | Animism | 10,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Baram Kayan | Baram Kayan | Roman Catholicism | 10,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Bintulu | Bintulu | Animism | 10,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Selekau | Kendayan | Ethnoreligion | 10,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Kristang | Malaccan Creole Portuguese | Roman Catholicism | 8,700 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Semelai | Semelai | Animism | 8,100 | No Longer Unreached |
| Rejang Kayan | Rejang Kayan | Animism | 7,400 | No Longer Unreached |
| Kalabit | Kelabit | Protestantism | 6,700 | No Longer Unreached |
| Jama Mapun | Mapun | Sunni Islam | 6,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Lanas Lobu | Lanas Lobu | Animism | 6,100 | No Longer Unreached |
| Peluan | Paluan | Sunni Islam | 5,700 | No Longer Unreached |