Country

People Groups
Total

45

People Groups Unreached

1 (2.2%)

People Groups Unreached Frontier

0 (0.0%)

Population
Total

2,545,000

Population in Unreached

7,100 (0.3%)

Population in Unreached Frontier

0 (0.0%)
Map Notes

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Photo People Group Population
this Ctry
Population
Global
Count
Ctrys
Indigenous Primary Language Primary
Religion
Progress
Scale
% Evangelical
Range
% Christian
Adh Range
Workers
Needed *
Setswana 498,000 940,000 2 Setswana Christianity Progress Gauge 5-10% 50-100% -
 Shona 61,000 1,463,000 7 Shona Christianity Progress Gauge 2-5% 50-100% -
Shua 2,400 2,400 1 Shua Ethnic Religions Progress Gauge 5-10% 10-50% -
 Sotho 13,000 6,697,000 4 Sotho, Southern Christianity Progress Gauge 5-10% 50-100% -
 South Asian, general 5,800 10,915,000 47 Gujarati Hinduism Progress Gauge 2-5% 10-50% -
Subia, Kuhane 7,600 51,000 3 Kuhane Ethnic Religions Progress Gauge 2-5% 10-50% -
 Tshara-Tshao 2,600 7,800 2 Tshuwau Ethnic Religions Progress Gauge 2-5% 10-50% -
Tswana-Hurutshe 16,000 1,680,000 2 Setswana Christianity Progress Gauge 5-10% 50-100% -
Tswana-Kwena 253,000 316,000 2 Setswana Christianity Progress Gauge 5-10% 50-100% -
Tswana-Malete 44,000 107,000 2 Setswana Christianity Progress Gauge 2-5% 50-100% -
Tswana-Ngwaketse 242,000 432,000 2 Setswana Christianity Progress Gauge 5-10% 50-100% -
Tswana-Ngwato 590,000 653,000 2 Setswana Christianity Progress Gauge 5-10% 50-100% -
Tswana-Rolong 33,000 665,000 2 Setswana Christianity Progress Gauge 5-10% 50-100% -
Tswana-Seleka 9,300 9,300 1 Setswana Christianity Progress Gauge 5-10% 50-100% -
Tswana-Tawana 156,000 195,000 2 Setswana Christianity Progress Gauge 10-50% 50-100% -
Tswana-Tlokwa 11,000 264,000 2 Setswana Christianity Progress Gauge 10-50% 50-100% -
Tswapong 9,600 9,600 1 Tswapong Christianity Progress Gauge 5-10% 50-100% -
 Xhosa 13,000 9,419,000 4 Xhosa Christianity Progress Gauge 10-50% 50-100% -
Yeyi, Kuba 59,000 68,000 2 Yeyi Ethnic Religions Progress Gauge 0.1-2% 10-50% -
 Zulu 6,600 15,672,000 7 Zulu Christianity Progress Gauge 10-50% 50-100% -
  Totals:  45 2,545,000           1 ◼︎ (0 ✸︎) 8.34 % 65.44 %
  Unclassified / Other Individuals 58,000                  
  UN Country Population (2026) 2,603,000                  
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Province Estimated
Population
Central 709,000
Chobe 28,000
Francistown 120,000
Gaborone 281,000
Ghanzi 52,000
Jwaneng 22,000
Kgalagadi 61,000
Kgatleng 111,000
Kweneng 369,000
Lobatse 35,000
North-East 73,000
North-West 184,000
Selibe Phikwe 59,000
South-East 103,000
Southern 240,000
Sowa 4,400
Provinces:  16 2,451,000
UN Country Population 2,603,000
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Language Code # Peoples
w/ this Primary
Language
# Unreached
w/ this Primary
Language
Scripture
Status
YouVersion
Bible
Resources
Faith Comes
By Hearing
Bible Resources
Jesus Film
Online
Global
Recordings
Resources
God's
Story
Resources
Gospel
Tract
Online
Afrikaans afr 1 0 Complete Bible
Ani hnh 1 0 Translation Needed
Birwa brl 1 0 Translation Needed
English eng 1 0 Complete Bible
Gana gnk 1 0 Translation Needed
Gciriku diu 1 0 New Testament
Gujarati guj 1 0 Complete Bible
Gwi gwj 1 0 Bible Portions
Haiom hgm 1 0 Translation Started
Herero her 1 0 Complete Bible
Ju'hoan ktz 1 0 New Testament
Kalanga kck 1 0 Complete Bible
Kgalagadi xkv 1 0 New Testament
Khwedam xuu 1 0 Bible Portions
Kua tyu 1 0 Translation Needed
Kuhane sbs 1 0 Bible Portions
Kung-Ekoka knw 1 0 Bible Portions
Kwangali kwn 1 0 Complete Bible
Language Unknown xxx 1 1 Unspecified
Lozi loz 1 0 Complete Bible
Mbukushu mhw 1 0 New Testament
Nambya nmq 1 0 New Testament
Naro nhr 1 0 New Testament
Ndebele (Zimbabwe) nde 1 0 Complete Bible
Setswana tsn 11 0 Complete Bible
Shona sna 1 0 Complete Bible
Shua shg 1 0 Bible Portions
Sotho, Northern nso 1 0 Complete Bible
Sotho, Southern sot 1 0 Complete Bible
Taa nmn 1 0 Translation Needed
Tshuwau hio 1 0 Bible Portions
Tswapong two 1 0 Translation Needed
Xhosa xho 1 0 Complete Bible
Yeyi yey 1 0 Bible Portions
Zulu zul 1 0 Complete Bible
Totals: 35 45 1   17 15 17 31 6 5
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Botswana Statistics
People Groups 45
Unreached People Groups 1  (2.2%)
Population 2,545,000
Population Annual Growth Rate 1.7%
Population in Unreached 7,100  (0.3%)
Primary Religion Christianity
Percent Christian Adherent 65.4%
Percent Evangelical 8.3%
Pioneer Workers Needed * 1
Country Progress Level Progress Gauge
Continent Africa
Region Africa, East and Southern
10/40 Window No
Country Code BC
Official Language(s) EnglishSetswana
Bible Restrictions Rank Not ranked
Bible Shortage Rank Not ranked
Literacy Rate 87%
Estimated Illiterate Population 331,000
Persecution Ranking Not ranked
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