Mande People Cluster | Joshua Project

People Cluster: Mande What is a People Cluster?

Population

11,854,000

3.1% estimated
Annual Growth Rate

People Groups (Across Countries)

People Groups
(by Country)

Unreached Groups (by Country)

Affinity Bloc

Sub-Saharan Peoples

Cluster 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%

Map Notes

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Progress Scale: ●●●●●
Photo	People Group ▲	Global Population	Peoples by Country	Unreached by Country	% Unreached Peoples	Popl in Unreached	% Popl in Unreached	Progress Scale	Primary Religion	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
	Bandi	167,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	9.8 %	1.0 %	-1 -
	Bissa	1,125,000	4	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Ethnic Religions	24.7 %	11.1 %	-1 -
	Bobo Fing	116,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	19.8 %	9.2 %	-1 -
	Bokabaru	80,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Islam	15.0 %	5.0 %	-1 -
	Boko, Bokonya	203,000	2	1	50.0 %	66,000	32.5 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	10.2 %	1.4 %	1
	Budik	5,800	1	1	100.0 %	5,800	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	1.0 %	0.3 %	1
	Busa, Bussawa	21,000	1	1	100.0 %	21,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	1.0 %	0.1 %	1
	Dan	2,010,000	3	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Ethnic Religions	31.9 %	13.5 %	-1 -
	Duun, Samogo	178,000	1	1	100.0 %	178,000	100.0 %	0 ☀	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	4
	Dzuun, Samogo	27,000	1	1	100.0 %	27,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	1.0 %	0.3 %	1
	Goo	8,300	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	30.0 %	3.0 %	-1 -
	Gouro	679,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	24.0 %	8.0 %	-1 -
	Jeri Kuo	44,000	1	1	100.0 %	44,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	1.0 %	0.1 %	1
	Kla-Dan	35,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	24.8 %	4.0 %	-1 -
	Kono	345,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	12.0 %	1.0 %	-1 -
	Kono	178,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	9.0 %	1.8 %	-1 -
	Kono, Kwono	10,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	60.0 %	10.0 %	-1 -
	Kpeego	2,600	1	1	100.0 %	2,600	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	4.0 %	1.0 %	1
	Kpelle	607,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Islam	42.0 %	2.8 %	-1 -
	Kpelle, Liberia	925,000	3	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Ethnic Religions	38.9 %	24.3 %	-1 -
	Kpessi	6,500	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	16.0 %	6.0 %	-1 -
	Kyanga	28,000	2	2	100.0 %	28,000	100.0 %	0 ☀	Islam	0.1 %	0.0 %	2
	Ligbi	33,000	2	1	50.0 %	25,000	74.9 %	1 ●	Islam	0.8 %	0.7 %	1
	Loko	226,000	1	1	100.0 %	226,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	5.0 %	0.9 %	5
	Loma, Loghoma	306,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	15.0 %	4.0 %	-1 -
	Maan	461,000	2	1	50.0 %	112,000	24.3 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	7.0 %	1.7 %	2
	Mandenyi	46,000	1	1	100.0 %	46,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.2 %	0.0 %	1
	Mende	2,673,000	5	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Islam	13.0 %	9.0 %	-1 -
	Mogofin	26,000	1	1	100.0 %	26,000	100.0 %	0 ☀	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Mona	27,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	24.0 %	3.0 %	-1 -
	Ngan	34,000	1	1	100.0 %	34,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	3.0 %	0.4 %	1
	Ngen	900	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Islam	20.0 %	4.0 %	-1 -
	Samo Southern	170,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	30.0 %	9.5 %	-1 -
	Samo, Maya	74,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	20.0 %	9.5 %	-1 -
	Samo, Samo Matya	230,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	19.9 %	8.7 %	-1 -
	Seemogo	30,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Islam	15.4 %	9.6 %	-1 -
	Shanga	27,000	1	1	100.0 %	27,000	100.0 %	0 ☀	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Toma	259,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	16.0 %	4.6 %	-1 -
	Tura	78,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	21.0 %	4.0 %	-1 -
	Vai	218,000	2	1	50.0 %	193,000	88.5 %	1 ●	Islam	1.1 %	0.5 %	4
	Wan	44,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	10.0 %	2.0 %	-1 -
	Yaure	54,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	20.0 %	6.0 %	-1 -
	Zialo	34,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	75.0 %	3.0 %	-1 -
Totals:	43 Peoples (across countries)	11,854,000	64	17	26.6 %	1,062,000	9.0 %	●	Ethnic Religions	21.1%	8.9%	28

* An estimate of the number of pioneer workers needed for initial church planting among unreached people groups by country. Estimates are calculated only for unreached people groups and are based on ratio of 1 worker-unit (single person or married couple) per 50,000 living in an unreached people group by country, or for example one team of four worker-units per 200,000 people. Some workers may already be onsite. Many more workers are needed beyond this initial estimate.

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