Bantu, Northwest People Cluster

People Cluster: Bantu, Northwest What is a People Cluster?

Population

12,472,000

3.6% estimated
Annual Growth Rate

People Groups (Across Countries)

People Groups
(by Country)

103

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 *
	Abo	22,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	70.0 %	2.5 %	-1 -
	Babole	7,400	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	80.0 %	23.0 %	-1 -
	Badwe'e	21,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	73.0 %	7.0 %	-1 -
	Bafaw	26,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	75.0 %	2.5 %	-1 -
	Bakoko	151,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	70.0 %	2.5 %	-1 -
	Bakole	900	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	3 ●	Christianity	74.0 %	1.0 %	-1 -
	Bakossi	182,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	70.0 %	10.0 %	-1 -
	Balengue	1,100	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	97.0 %	4.0 %	-1 -
	Bandoumu, Minduumo	5,600	1	1	100.0 %	5,600	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	5.0 %	0.5 %	1
	Bango	7,500	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	3 ●	Christianity	62.0 %	0.4 %	-1 -
	Barama	1,900	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	80.0 %	4.0 %	-1 -
	Barombi	5,300	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	25.0 %	3.0 %	-1 -
	Basaa, Cameroon	457,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	73.0 %	13.0 %	-1 -
	Bassossi	8,600	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	72.0 %	3.0 %	-1 -
	Batangan	24,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	85.2 %	7.8 %	-1 -
	Bati, Bush Bati	3,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	74.0 %	3.0 %	-1 -
	Belip	19,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	3 ●	Christianity	60.0 %	0.7 %	-1 -
	Benga	8,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	90.7 %	2.3 %	-1 -
	Benkonjo	2,800	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	77.0 %	22.1 %	-1 -
	Benyi	9,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	3 ●	Christianity	69.0 %	0.6 %	-1 -
	Bobe	2,100	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	3 ●	Christianity	70.0 %	1.5 %	-1 -
	Bomboko	8,700	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	3 ●	Christianity	66.0 %	1.5 %	-1 -
	Bube	70,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	97.0 %	3.0 %	-1 -
	Dimbong	56,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	3 ●	Christianity	55.0 %	1.0 %	-1 -
	Djanti	3,300	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	3 ●	Christianity	69.0 %	0.6 %	-1 -
	Duala	265,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	76.0 %	14.0 %	-1 -
	Duma	21,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	3 ●	Christianity	90.0 %	2.0 %	-1 -
	Dumbule	200	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Christianity	50.0 %	1.0 %	-1 -
	Eshira	65,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	90.0 %	12.0 %	-1 -
	Eviya	500	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	30.0 %	5.0 %	-1 -
	Hijuk	900	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	3 ●	Christianity	62.0 %	1.0 %	-1 -
	Kaningi	1,900	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	3 ●	Christianity	82.0 %	1.5 %	-1 -
	Kele, Akele	1,900	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	90.0 %	7.0 %	-1 -
	Kimbundu	8,256,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	97.3 %	22.4 %	-1 -
	Kpe	169,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	74.0 %	12.0 %	-1 -
	Kundu	184,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	70.0 %	5.0 %	-1 -
	Lumbu	49,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	75.0 %	4.9 %	-1 -
	Mahongwe	15,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	75.0 %	8.0 %	-1 -
	Mangisa	66,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	74.0 %	4.0 %	-1 -
	Mbamba	44,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	85.0 %	18.0 %	-1 -
	Mbangwe	6,700	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	3 ●	Christianity	67.0 %	1.8 %	-1 -
	Mbwisi	8,800	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	75.0 %	8.0 %	-1 -
	Mitsogo, Tsogo	17,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	90.0 %	7.0 %	-1 -
	Mulimba	4,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	74.0 %	6.0 %	-1 -
	Myene	84,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	85.0 %	10.0 %	-1 -
	Ndambomo	1,300	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	30.0 %	4.0 %	-1 -
	Ndasa	11,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	78.0 %	5.0 %	-1 -
	Ngom	26,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	75.0 %	6.0 %	-1 -
	Ngumba	53,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	85.3 %	2.2 %	-1 -
	Ngumbi	14,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	97.0 %	8.0 %	-1 -
	Ngungwel	118,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	95.5 %	6.0 %	-1 -
	Nkongho	4,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	69.0 %	6.0 %	-1 -
	Nomande	18,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	69.0 %	6.0 %	-1 -
	Nzebi	252,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	72.3 %	14.0 %	-1 -
	Nzime	35,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	74.8 %	7.0 %	-1 -
	Okande, Kande	900	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	30.0 %	9.0 %	-1 -
	Pinji	1,900	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	95.0 %	4.0 %	-1 -
	Pove, Bubi	7,400	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	80.0 %	9.0 %	-1 -
	Punu	301,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	76.2 %	25.0 %	-1 -
	Sake	15,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	80.0 %	6.0 %	-1 -
	Samay	1,600	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	65.0 %	6.0 %	-1 -
	Sangu, Chango	56,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	95.0 %	8.0 %	-1 -
	Seki	32,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	3 ●	Christianity	94.7 %	1.1 %	-1 -
	Sighu	2,900	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	84.0 %	10.0 %	-1 -
	Simba	200	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Ethnic Religions	35.0 %	31.5 %	-1 -
	Su	2,400	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	70.0 %	25.0 %	-1 -
	Tchitchege	4,100	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	95.0 %	9.0 %	-1 -
	Teke Laali	3,800	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	95.0 %	12.0 %	-1 -
	Teke, Central	161,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	94.9 %	7.8 %	-1 -
	Teke, Eastern	185,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	98.0 %	8.6 %	-1 -
	Teke, Northern	248,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	30.5 %	5.4 %	-1 -
	Teke, Southern	70,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	95.0 %	5.0 %	-1 -
	Teke, Tsaayi	247,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	95.0 %	15.0 %	-1 -
	Teke-Fuumu	43,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	81.5 %	5.7 %	-1 -
	Teke-Tyee	26,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	95.0 %	15.0 %	-1 -
	Tuotomb	1,400	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	3 ●	Christianity	70.0 %	0.7 %	-1 -
	Vumbu	9,300	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	95.0 %	10.0 %	-1 -
	Yaka, Iyaka	40,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	3 ●	Christianity	95.0 %	0.8 %	-1 -
	Yambasa	92,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	74.0 %	5.0 %	-1 -
	Yambetta	11,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	70.0 %	3.0 %	-1 -
	Yangben	6,900	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	69.0 %	3.0 %	-1 -
	Yasa	7,100	3	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	77.1 %	5.9 %	-1 -
Totals:	82 Peoples (across countries)	12,472,000	103	1	1.0 %	5,600	0.0 %	●	Christianity	90.4%	18.2%	1

* 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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