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Somalia – People Groups
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People Groups
(click people name for profile)		 Population % Evangel % Adherent Least Reached Progress Scale Primary Religion Primary Language Pho Map Txt
Afar54,0000.00 %Y1.1 IslamAfar
Amhara, Ethiopian59,0002.1 ChristianityAmharic
Arab1,100Y1.2 IslamArabic, Standard
Arab, Omani22,000Y1.2 IslamArabic, Omani Spoken
Arab, Yemeni59,000Y1.2 IslamArabic, Taizzi-Adeni Spo
Baloch, Southern5,400Y1.2 IslamBalochi, Southern
Boni, Aweera200Y1.2 IslamAweer
British6070.00 %3.2 ChristianityEnglish
Dabarre36,0000.00 %Y1.1 IslamDabarre
DeafUnknown0.00 %0.05 %Y1.1 IslamLanguage Unknown
Digil-Rahawiin794,0000.00 %0.00 %Y1.1 IslamMaay
French3003.2 ChristianityFrench
Garre162,0000.00 %Y1.1 IslamGarre
Indo-Pakistani5,4001.00 %Y1.2 HinduismGujarati
Italian5003.2 ChristianityItalian
Jiiddu40,0000.00 %Y1.1 IslamJiiddu
Mushunguli50,0000.00 %Y1.1 IslamMushungulu
Oromo, Southern53,000Y1.2 IslamOromo, Borana-Arsi-Guji
Oromo, Tulama5,4001.90 %2.2 ChristianityOromo, West Central
Somali7,877,000Y1.2 IslamSomali
Swahili, Bantu28,0000.00 %Y1.1 IslamSwahili
Tunni40,0000.00 %Y1.1 IslamTunni
Total People Groups:   229,291,000171.2 201615
Unclassified / Other Individuals68,000 
UN Country Population (2010)9,359,000
 
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Somalia – Peoples Progress Progress Scale Definition All Progress Level Listing
% 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 17 77.3 % 9,225,000 99.3 %
  Level 2 - Nominal / Formative Church 2 9.1 % 65,000 0.7 %
  Level 3 - Established / Significant Church 3 13.6 % 900 0.0 %
Totals 22   9,291,000  
Somalia – People Photos   *** Note:  Only people groups with photos available are displayed here.***
 

Afar
54,000


Amhara, Ethiopian
59,000


Arab
1,100


Arab, Omani
22,000


Arab, Yemeni
59,000


Baloch, Southern
5,400


Boni, Aweera
200


British
60


Dabarre
36,000


Digil-Rahawiin
794,000


French
300


Garre
162,000


Indo-Pakistani
5,400


Italian
500


Jiiddu
40,000


Mushunguli
50,000


Oromo, Tulama
5,400


Somali
7,877,000


Swahili, Bantu
28,000


Tunni
40,000

Somalia People Photos   *** Note:  Only people groups with photos available are displayed here.***
Somalia – 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
Afaraar11NT
Amharicamh10Complete
Arabic, Omani Spokenacx11None
Arabic, Standardarb11Complete
Arabic, Taizzi-Adeni Spokenacq11None
Aweerbob11None
Balochi, Southernbcc11NT
Dabarredbr11None
Englisheng10Complete
Frenchfra10Complete
Garregex11None
Gujaratiguj11Complete
Italianita10Complete
Jiiddujii11None
Language Unknownxxx11None
Maayymm11Portions
Mushunguluxma11None
Oromo, Borana-Arsi-Gujigax11Complete
Oromo, West Centralgaz10Complete
Somalisom11Complete
Swahiliswh11Complete
Tunnitqq11None
Totals: 22 22 17   13 8 13 15 9
 
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Somalia – Religions All Religions Listing
 
Major Religions  
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Source:  Operation World 2001.
 
Christianity Segments  
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Source:  Operation World 2001.
Values less than .3% not shown on pie charts for labeling clarity
Somalia – Possible Ministry Involvement
  • Below are lists of ministries that may work in Somalia. Ministries in the Somalia 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 for Somalia.
  • 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 Somalia   Ministries in East and Southern Africa
Country Level Ministries Size
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Ministries Listed for Somalia:  0
 
Regional Level Ministries Size
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Ministries Listed for East and Southern Africa:  0
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Somalia – Statistics, Prayer Cards, Maps and Links
 
Statistics
Population 9,291,000
Percent Urbanization 37 %
Total People Groups 22
Unreached People Groups 17
Region East and Southern Africa
10/40 Window Yes
Official National Language Somali
Secondary National LanguageEnglish
Primary Religion Islam
Percent Christian Adherent 0.1 % [1]
Percent Evangelical 0.0 % [2]
Country Progress Level 1.2
Persecution Ranking 4 (1=High to 50=Low OD)
Development Status Not reported (Low-Medium-High UN)
Human Development Index Not reported (0=Low to 1=High UN)

Links
Operation World
Ethnologue Language Listing
World Factbook
State Department Religious Freedom Report
Library of Congress
Network for Strategic Mission

Notes
[1]  Operation World 2001
[2]  Operation World 2001
 
Prayer Cards
Download Somalia unreached peoples prayer cards (204 KB)

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Maps
Political Map (UN)
Language Map (Ethnologue)
Ethnolinguistic Map (Univ of Texas)
Perry-Castaneda Map Collection