Joshua Project - Ethnic People Groups of Burundi

Burundi – People Groups

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People Groups (click people name for profile)	Population	Indig	% Evangel	% Adherent	Least Reached	Progress Scale	Primary Religion	Primary Language	Pho	Map	Txt
Arab	2,500		0.00 %	0.00 %	Y	1.1	Islam	Arabic, North Levantin	0P Arab	1	0T
Deaf		Y	0.00 %	90.46 %		2.1	Christianity	Language Unknown	0P Deaf	1	0T
English-Speaking, general	400		20.00 %	73.00 %		3.2	Christianity	English	1	1	1
French-Speaking, general	1,500		0.50 %	76.00 %		2.2	Christianity	French	1	1	1
Greek	600		0.00 %	95.00 %		2.1	Christianity	Greek	0P Greek	1	0T
Gujarati	2,200		0.20 %	0.60 %	Y	1.2	Hinduism	Gujarati	0P Gujarati	0M Gujarati of Burundi	0T
Hutu, Rundi	7,287,000	Y	28.00 %	91.85 %		3.2	Christianity	Rundi	1	1	1
Hutu, Rwandese	25,000		20.00 %	83.95 %		3.2	Christianity	Rwanda	0P Hutu, Rwandese	1	1
Lingala	131,000	Y	22.00 %	87.50 %		3.2	Christianity	Lingala	1	1	1
Pygmy, Twa	92,000		7.00 %	8.00 %		3.2	Ethnic Religions	Rwanda	0P Pygmy, Twa	1	0T
Swahili	9,500		0.00 %	0.00 %	Y	1.1	Islam	Swahili	0P Swahili	0M Swahili of Burundi	0T
Tutsi	1,192,000	Y	27.30 %	93.15 %		3.2	Christianity	Rundi	1	1	1
Total People Groups: 12	8,744,000	4			3	3.2			7	2	6
Unclassified / Other Individuals	5,000
UN Country Population (2012)	8,749,000

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Burundi –

% of People Groups

% of Population in People Groups

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Progress Level		Peoples	% of Peoples	Population	% of Population

	Level 1 - Unreached / Least-Reached	3	25.0 %	14,000	0.2 %
	Level 2 - Nominal / Formative Church	3	25.0 %	2,100	0.0 %
	Level 3 - Established / Significant Church	6	50.0 %	8,727,000	99.8 %

Totals		12		8,744,000

Burundi – People Photos * Note: Only people groups with photos available are displayed here.*

Arab 2,500	Deaf Unknown	Greek 600	Gujarati 2,200	Hutu, Rwandese 25,000	Pygmy, Twa 92,000
© Copyrighted Photo Swahili 9,500
Burundi People Photos * Note: Only people groups with photos available are displayed here.*

Burundi – Languages

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Language (click Language name for details)	Language Code	# Peoples Primary Language	# Unreached Primary Language	Bible Status	Bible Locator	Audio NT Online	Jesus Film Online	Audio Recordings Online	Gospel Tract Online
Arabic, North Levantine Spoken	apc	1	1	Portions	0	1	1	0	0
English	eng	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
French	fra	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Greek	ell	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Gujarati	guj	1	1	Complete	0	1	0	0	0
Lingala	lin	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	1
Rundi	run	2	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Rwanda	kin	2	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Swahili	swh	1	1	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Totals:	9	11	3		9	7	8	9	8

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Burundi – Religions

Major Religions
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Source: Each People Group's population is multiplied by the Major Religion percentages for that people group. The results are summed for each Religion for all Peoples within the country.

Christianity Segments
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Source: Each People Group's population is multiplied by the Christianity Segments percentages for that people group. The results are summed for each Christianity Segment for all peoples within the country.
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Burundi – Possible Ministry Involvement

Below are lists of ministries that may work in Burundi. Ministries in the Burundi section probably minister in this country. Ministries in the East and Southern Africa section only possibly minister in this country. The purpose of this information is to assist potential new missionaries connect with sending agencies and for general ministry networking. Click on the links below to visit ministry websites for further information. Visit the Power-Of-Connecting "Find a Network Tool" to find further networking information.
The lists below do not include all ministries at work in this country or region. There are likely many excellent ministries not listed here. Omissions are not intentional, but occur simply from lack of data. Please contact us to suggest other ministries to include here. Inclusion here is not an endorsement by Joshua Project.

Ministries in Burundi

Ministries in East and Southern Africa

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Country Level Ministries	Size
Food for the Hungry	Large
Free Methodist World Missions	Medium
Greater Grace World Outreach Missions	Medium
Literacy and Evangelism International	Small
Tearfund	Medium
TearFund Belgium	Small
TearFund UK	Large
World Relief	Large
World Relief Canada	Small
World Relief USA	Medium
Ministries Listed: 10

Regional Level Ministries	Size
ABWE (Association of Baptists for World Evangelism)	Large
Action International Ministries	Medium
Advancing Renewal Ministries, Inc.	Medium
Anglican Frontier Missions	Small
Assemblies of God World Missions	Large
Association of Free Lutheran Congregations, World Missions	Medium
Awana Clubs, International	Medium
Baptist Bible Fellowship, International	Medium
Baptist International Missions, Inc. (BIMI)	Medium
Baptist Mid-Missions	Medium
BCM International	Medium
Bible League	Medium
Campus Crusade for Christ, International	Large
Child Evangelism Fellowship	Medium
Church of God of Prophecy	Medium
Church of the Nazarene World Mission Department	Medium
Church World Service	Medium
Cooperative Baptist Fellowship	Medium
EFCA International Mission	Medium
EQUIP Foundation	Small
Evangelical Covenant Church	Medium
Every Home for Christ	Medium
Final Frontiers Foundation	Large
Friends in Action, International	Small
Galcom International	Small
Global Partners / Wesleyan World Missions	Medium
Globe International	Medium
GO International	Small
Go Ye Fellowship	Medium
Good News Productions	Medium
Heart of God Ministries	Medium
Hope for the Hungry	Medium
InterComm	Small
Iris Ministries, Inc.	Medium
Josue Yrion World Evangelism and Missions	Small
Mailbox Club International	Small
Middle East Media	Medium
Open Bible Churches	Small
Overland Missions	Small
Pentecostal Church of God World Missions	Small
Scripture Union	Medium
Seventh-day Adventists General Conference	Medium
Silent Word Ministries	Small
Southern Baptist Convention - International Mission Board	Large
Talking Bibles International	Small
Team Expansion	Medium
Tentmakers International	Small
United Methodist Church	Medium
United Pentecostal Church Foreign Missions	Medium
United World Mission	Medium
Worldwide Tentmakers, Incorporated	Small
Young Life	Medium
Youth with a Mission	Large
Ministries Listed: 53

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Burundi – Statistics, Prayer Cards, Maps and Links


Statistics

Population	8,744,000
Percent Urbanization	11 %
Total People Groups	12
Unreached People Groups	3
Region	East and Southern Africa
10/40 Window	No
Official National Language	Rundi
Secondary National Language	French
Primary Religion	Christianity
Percent Christian Adherent	90.9% ^[1]
Percent Evangelical	27.5% ^[2]
Country Progress Level	3.2
Persecution Ranking	Not ranked (1=High to 50=Low OD)
Human Development Index	0.355 (0=Low to 1=High UN)

Links

State Department Religious Freedom Report

Notes

[1] Each People Group's population is multiplied by the Major Religion percentages for that people group. The results are summed for each Religion for all Peoples within the country.

[2] Each People Group's population is multiplied by the Christianity Segments percentages for that people group. The results are summed for each Christianity Segment for all peoples within the country.