Nilotic People Cluster | Joshua Project

People Cluster: Nilotic What is a People Cluster?

Population

47,087,000

3.2% estimated
Annual Growth Rate

People Groups (Across Countries)

People Groups
(by Country)

135

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
0.3	Unreached Frontier - Less than 1 in 1,000 (0.1%) identify as Christians in any way	Evangelicals <=0.1% Professing Christians <=0.1%
0.7	Unreached not Frontier - Few evangelicals and little, if any, history of Christianity.	Evangelicals >0.1% and <=2% Professing Christians >.1% and <=5%
1	Unreached (All) - 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%

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= Frontier Unreached Peoples)
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 *
	Acholi	2,406,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	96.7 %	40.1 %	-1 -
	Ageer	24,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	15.0 %	1.5 %	-1 -
	Aka	1,300	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Islam	6.0 %	5.2 %	-1 -
	Alur	2,911,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	96.0 %	25.8 %	-1 -
	Anuak	332,000	3	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	51.4 %	36.4 %	-1 -
	Bari	808,000	4	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	94.7 %	7.6 %	-1 -
	Belanda Bor	26,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	16.0 %	5.0 %	-1 -
	Berta, Benishangul	643,000	2	1	50.0 %	362,000	56.3 %	1 ●	Islam	4.6 %	1.4 %	7
	Biykol	600	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	10.0 %	6.0 %	-1 -
	Bodi	13,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	6.0 %	3.8 %	-1 -
	Buldit	7,200	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	15.0 %	8.0 %	-1 -
	Burun	58,000	1	1	100.0 %	58,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Burun, Arabized	173,000	1	1	100.0 %	173,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	3
	Daats'in	400	1	1	100.0 %	400	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Datooga	16,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	25.0 %	4.0 %	-1 -
	Datooga, Barabaig	201,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	6.0 %	4.0 %	-1 -
	Di'dinga	99,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Ethnic Religions	18.0 %	12.0 %	-1 -
	Dinka, Central	54,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	14.0 %	9.0 %	-1 -
	Dinka, Northeastern	868,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	80.0 %	17.0 %	-1 -
	Dinka, Northwestern	92,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	65.0 %	12.0 %	-1 -
	Dinka, South Central	772,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	80.0 %	8.0 %	-1 -
	Dinka, Southeastern	944,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	75.0 %	18.0 %	-1 -
	Dinka, Southwestern	1,356,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	79.0 %	16.0 %	-1 -
	Dongotono	4,600	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	3 ●	Christianity	95.0 %	2.0 %	-1 -
	El Molo	1,200	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	12.0 %	2.0 %	-1 -
	Gaahmg	132,000	1	1	100.0 %	132,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.5 %	0.1 %	3
	Gobato	2,300	1	1	100.0 %	2,300	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Gumuz, Kamashi	422,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Ethnic Religions	34.0 %	15.5 %	-1 -
	Gumuz, Mandura-Dibate	217,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	10.0 %	7.9 %	-1 -
	Gwama	13,000	1	1	100.0 %	13,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Ilchamus	45,000	1	1	100.0 %	45,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	5.0 %	1.5 %	1
	Imotong	17,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	80.0 %	4.0 %	-1 -
	Iteso	4,461,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	97.6 %	13.8 %	-1 -
	Jule	2,900	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Islam	2.2 %	2.2 %	-1 -
	Jumjum	107,000	2	1	50.0 %	100,000	93.9 %	1 ●	Islam	2.6 %	0.9 %	2
	Jur Modo	208,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	15.0 %	6.0 %	-1 -
	Kakwa, Bari Kakwa	608,000	3	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	69.3 %	8.6 %	-1 -
	Kalenjin, Keiyo	275,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	75.0 %	3.0 %	-1 -
	Kalenjin, Kipsigis	2,613,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	97.0 %	5.0 %	-1 -
	Kalenjin, Marakwet	141,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	46.0 %	3.0 %	-1 -
	Kalenjin, Nandi	1,283,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	98.0 %	4.0 %	-1 -
	Kalenjin, Okiek	58,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	35.0 %	1.4 %	-1 -
	Kalenjin, Pokot	353,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	46.8 %	8.3 %	-1 -
	Kalenjin, Sabaot	324,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	90.0 %	4.0 %	-1 -
	Kalenjin, Terik	126,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	80.0 %	4.0 %	-1 -
	Kalenjin, Tugen	217,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	90.0 %	5.0 %	-1 -
	Karamojong	1,194,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	30.0 %	2.0 %	-1 -
	Kelo	200	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Islam	8.0 %	2.0 %	-1 -
	Komo	53,000	3	1	33.3 %	10,000	18.9 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	9.9 %	2.4 %	1
	Kuku	296,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	73.2 %	5.0 %	-1 -
	Kuku, Bari	31,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	70.0 %	6.0 %	-1 -
	Kumam	360,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	78.0 %	24.0 %	-1 -
	Kunama	169,000	3	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	24.2 %	8.8 %	-1 -
	Kwegu	3,800	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Ethnic Religions	44.0 %	39.8 %	-1 -
	Lango	20,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	85.0 %	4.0 %	-1 -
	Lango	3,228,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	95.0 %	42.0 %	-1 -
	Logir	16,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	78.0 %	3.0 %	-1 -
	Lokoya	84,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	20.0 %	7.0 %	-1 -
	Lopid	116,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	20.0 %	6.0 %	-1 -
	Lotuho	301,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	45.0 %	7.5 %	-1 -
	Luo	7,314,000	3	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	97.9 %	60.3 %	-1 -
	Luwo	254,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	35.0 %	10.0 %	-1 -
	Maaban	94,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	15.9 %	4.8 %	-1 -
	Maasai	2,091,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Ethnic Religions	42.8 %	22.9 %	-1 -
	Maasai, Arusha	338,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	35.0 %	6.0 %	-1 -
	Maasai, Baraguyu	850,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	25.0 %	7.0 %	-1 -
	Majang	70,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	84.0 %	73.4 %	-1 -
	Me'en	294,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	55.7 %	53.2 %	-1 -
	Meneng	2,300	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Ethnic Religions	15.0 %	13.6 %	-1 -
	Molo	300	1	1	100.0 %	300	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	1.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Mondari, Chir	64,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	75.0 %	9.0 %	-1 -
	Morokodo	46,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	15.0 %	3.0 %	-1 -
	Murle	197,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	10.2 %	1.7 %	-1 -
	Mursi	14,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	11.0 %	5.3 %	-1 -
	Nara	56,000	1	1	100.0 %	56,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	4.5 %	1.8 %	1
	Narim, Lariminit	7,100	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	20.0 %	2.2 %	-1 -
	Nuer	1,810,000	4	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Ethnic Religions	36.3 %	21.3 %	-1 -
	Nyang'i	26,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	10.0 %	4.0 %	-1 -
	Nyangatom	61,000	2	1	50.0 %	12,000	19.7 %	5 ●	Ethnic Religions	28.8 %	23.4 %	1
	Okolie	17,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	75.0 %	3.0 %	-1 -
	Opo	11,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Ethnic Religions	26.0 %	16.2 %	-1 -
	Padhola	680,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	95.0 %	33.0 %	-1 -
	Pari	76,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Islam	12.0 %	4.0 %	-1 -
	Reel, Atwot	112,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	14.0 %	8.0 %	-1 -
	Samburu	364,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Ethnic Religions	30.0 %	12.0 %	-1 -
	Sebei	368,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	70.0 %	30.0 %	-1 -
	Shilluk	560,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Ethnic Religions	40.1 %	11.0 %	-1 -
	Suri	8,600	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	4.1 %	3.1 %	-1 -
	Suri, Tirmaga-Chai	54,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	4.0 %	2.4 %	-1 -
	Tennet	12,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	8.0 %	2.0 %	-1 -
	Tepeth	20,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	60.0 %	35.0 %	-1 -
	Toposa	381,000	4	1	25.0 %	22,000	5.8 %	3 ●	Christianity	84.0 %	1.9 %	1
	Turkana	1,458,000	2	1	50.0 %	63,000	4.3 %	5 ●	Ethnic Religions	46.1 %	21.2 %	1
	Uduk	67,000	4	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	20.8 %	3.0 %	-1 -
Totals:	94 Peoples (across countries)	47,087,000	135	15	11.1 %	1,049,000	2.2 %	●	Christianity	74.5%	24.4%	26

* 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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