Frontier Unreached Peoples
Overview
Who are Frontier Unreached People Groups?Frontier People Groups (FPGs) are Unreached People Groups with 0.1% or fewer Christians of any kind, and no evidence of a self-sustaining gospel movement. There are about 5,058 Frontier People Groups with total population 1,940,520,000. One fourth of the world lives in FPGs and have almost no chance of hearing about Jesus from someone in their own people group. The 31 largest FPGs contain around HALF the population of all frontier people groups, almost a billion people. Get the prayer guide for these 31 people groups.
How neglected are Frontier People Groups?The vast majority of mission prayer, giving and laborers focuses on strengthening Christians where Christians are already present. Only a tiny portion of mission prayer and resources go to Unreached People Groups at all, and only a tiny fraction of this goes to Frontier Unreached People Groups. Very few mission agencies and churches send even 1% of their missionaries to Frontier Peoples.
Why are Gospel Movements necessary among Frontier People Groups?In Frontier People Groups, Christianity is often viewed as a competing foreign political and religious force that threatens to pull apart families and communities. Evangelism and church-planting that encourages or expects individuals to leave their families reinforces these fears. FPGs are best reached through gospel movements which bring God’s blessing to heal and strengthen families and communities.
Resources
Frontier Peoples Listings / Maps
By Population
Frontier Peoples Videos
Please link to or download these Frontier Peoples videos and post them on your website!
Understanding the Remaining Task (British version)
Frontier Peoples Powerpoints
31 Frontier Peoples Prayer Guide
Prayer guide for the 31 largest Frontier People groups without a Gospel movement
Frontier Peoples Handouts
Frontier Peoples Articles
Frontier Peoples By Region
| Region ▲ | People Groups |
Frontier Peoples |
% Frontier Peoples this Region |
% of all Frontier Peoples |
Region Population |
Population in Frontier Peoples |
% Popl in Frontier Peoples this Region |
% Popl of all Frontier Peoples |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Africa, East and Southern | 1,308 | 159 | 12.2 % | 3.1 % | 586,170,000 | 28,879,000 | 4.9 % | 1.5 % | |
| Africa, North and Middle East | 582 | 245 | 42.1 % | 4.8 % | 378,141,000 | 137,637,000 | 36.4 % | 7.1 % | |
| Africa, West and Central | 2,219 | 193 | 8.7 % | 3.8 % | 546,849,000 | 66,666,000 | 12.2 % | 3.4 % | |
| America, Latin | 1,459 | 53 | 3.6 % | 1.0 % | 608,628,000 | 100,000 | 0.0 % | 0.0 % | |
| America, North and Caribbean | 1,035 | 56 | 5.4 % | 1.1 % | 411,712,000 | 3,355,000 | 0.8 % | 0.2 % | |
| Asia, Central | 548 | 289 | 52.7 % | 5.7 % | 293,915,000 | 187,909,000 | 63.9 % | 9.7 % | |
| Asia, Northeast | 709 | 292 | 41.2 % | 5.8 % | 1,662,882,000 | 49,229,000 | 3.0 % | 2.5 % | |
| Asia, South | 4,104 | 3,182 | 77.5 % | 62.9 % | 1,809,400,000 | 1,404,570,000 | 77.6 % | 72.4 % | |
| Asia, Southeast | 1,821 | 312 | 17.1 % | 6.2 % | 667,689,000 | 47,259,000 | 7.1 % | 2.4 % | |
| Australia and Pacific | 1,574 | 20 | 1.3 % | 0.4 % | 41,947,000 | 289,000 | 0.7 % | 0.0 % | |
| Europe, Eastern and Eurasia | 798 | 147 | 18.4 % | 2.9 % | 336,691,000 | 8,868,000 | 2.6 % | 0.5 % | |
| Europe, Western | 1,313 | 110 | 8.4 % | 2.2 % | 414,405,000 | 5,758,000 | 1.4 % | 0.3 % | |
| Totals: 12 | 17,470 | 5,058 | 29.0 % | 100.0 % | 7,758,426,000 | 1,940,520,000 | 25.0 % | 100.0 % |
Frontier Peoples Counts by Region
Frontier Peoples Population by Region
Cartogram: Count by Region
Cartogram: Population by Region
Frontier Peoples By Religion
| Religion ▲ | People Groups this Primary Religion |
Frontier Peoples this Primary Religion |
% Frontier Peoples this Primary Religion |
% of all Frontier Peoples |
Estimated Adherents |
Population in Frontier Peoples |
% Popl in Frontier Peoples this Religion |
% Popl of all Frontier Peoples |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buddhism | 689 | 232 | 33.7 % | 4.6 % | 503,505,000 | 17,559,000 | 3.5 % | 0.9 % |
| Christianity | 7,164 | 0 | 0.0 % | 0.0 % | 2,412,523,000 | 0 | 0.0 % | 0.0 % |
| Ethnic Religions | 2,623 | 432 | 16.5 % | 8.5 % | 737,288,000 | 15,155,000 | 2.1 % | 0.8 % |
| Hinduism | 2,724 | 1,985 | 72.9 % | 39.2 % | 1,177,836,000 | 835,687,000 | 71.0 % | 43.1 % |
| Islam | 3,821 | 2,279 | 59.6 % | 45.1 % | 1,862,242,000 | 1,052,510,000 | 56.5 % | 54.2 % |
| Non-Religious | 261 | 2 | 0.8 % | 0.0 % | 997,001,000 | 24,000 | 0.0 % | 0.0 % |
| Other / Small | 148 | 122 | 82.4 % | 2.4 % | 59,198,000 | 19,571,000 | 33.1 % | 1.0 % |
| Unknown | 40 | 6 | 15.0 % | 0.1 % | 8,837,000 | 12,000 | 0.1 % | 0.0 % |
| Totals: 8 | 17,470 | 5,058 | 29.0 % | 100.0 % | 7,758,426,000 | 1,940,520,000 | 25.0 % | 100.0 % |
