Malay Peoples Affinity Bloc

Affinity Bloc: Malay Peoples What is an Affinity Bloc?

Population

457,136,000

Number of People Clusters

People Groups (by Country)

1,042

Unreached People Groups

344 (33 %)

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People Cluster ▲	Population	Peoples by Country	Unreached by Country	% Groups Unreached	Popl in Unreached	% Popl in Unreached	Progress Scale	Primary Religion	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
Aceh of Sumatra	4,996,000	9	9	100.0 %	4,996,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.10 %	0.01 %	100
Bali-Sasak	9,259,000	7	7	100.0 %	9,259,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.61 %	0.09 %	185
Banjar of Kalimantan	5,843,000	10	6	60.0 %	5,026,000	86.0 %	1 ●	Islam	2.86 %	0.70 %	101
Barito of Kalimantan	428,000	9	3	33.3 %	233,000	54.4 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	9.69 %	2.76 %	5
Batak-Nias of Sumatra	11,857,000	16	4	25.0 %	1,388,000	11.7 %	5 ●	Christianity	65.26 %	13.14 %	28
Borneo-Kalimantan	5,770,000	159	37	23.3 %	293,000	5.1 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	49.31 %	9.54 %	6
Bugi-Makassar of Sulawesi	10,796,000	30	24	80.0 %	10,609,000	98.3 %	1 ●	Islam	1.31 %	0.11 %	212
Bungku-Bajau	642,000	17	14	82.4 %	589,000	91.7 %	2 ●	Islam	8.68 %	1.10 %	12
Filipino, Central	106,929,000	102	1	1.0 %	32,000	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	96.05 %	12.18 %	1
Filipino, Muslim	5,862,000	22	22	100.0 %	5,862,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.14 %	0.07 %	117
Filipino, Tribal	8,768,000	139	9	6.5 %	186,000	2.1 %	5 ●	Christianity	64.12 %	10.46 %	4
Flores-Sumba-Alor	3,089,000	56	6	10.7 %	17,000	0.5 %	4 ●	Christianity	61.97 %	7.22 %	1
Gorontalo of Sulawesi	1,296,000	6	6	100.0 %	1,296,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	1.86 %	0.07 %	26
Java	121,236,000	22	10	45.5 %	76,766,000	63.3 %	4 ●	Islam	8.55 %	3.85 %	1,535
Kaili-Tomini of Sulawesi	798,000	25	17	68.0 %	679,000	85.1 %	2 ●	Islam	8.94 %	0.45 %	14
Lampung of Sumatra	1,899,000	9	9	100.0 %	1,899,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.09 %	0.02 %	38
Madura of Java	8,199,000	5	5	100.0 %	8,199,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.13 %	0.06 %	164
Malagasy	31,782,000	35	3	8.6 %	321,000	1.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	49.84 %	6.20 %	6
Malay	35,711,000	91	50	54.9 %	23,373,000	65.5 %	4 ●	Islam	7.67 %	3.72 %	467
Maluku-Central	956,000	46	10	21.7 %	282,000	29.5 %	5 ●	Christianity	40.50 %	18.11 %	6
Maluku-Northern	659,000	25	7	28.0 %	369,000	56.0 %	4 ●	Islam	19.40 %	2.59 %	7
Maluku-Southern	559,000	44	2	4.5 %	900	0.2 %	4 ●	Christianity	68.02 %	5.86 %	1
Melayu of Sumatra	6,764,000	15	13	86.7 %	6,763,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.12 %	0.03 %	135
Minahasa-Sangir of Sulawesi	1,710,000	16	2	12.5 %	21,000	1.2 %	5 ●	Christianity	76.56 %	13.40 %	1
Minangkabau-Rejang of Sumatra	8,045,000	8	8	100.0 %	8,045,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.30 %	0.03 %	161
Musi of Sumatra	5,363,000	8	8	100.0 %	5,363,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.11 %	0.01 %	107
Ogan of Sumatra	591,000	3	3	100.0 %	591,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.32 %	0.08 %	12
Pasemah of Sumatra	1,749,000	6	6	100.0 %	1,749,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	1.32 %	0.13 %	35
Sunda-Betawi of Java	48,878,000	4	4	100.0 %	48,878,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.68 %	0.07 %	978
Timor	3,031,000	39	2	5.1 %	30,000	1.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	90.96 %	7.80 %	1
Toraja of Sulawesi	1,756,000	13	1	7.7 %	3,700	0.2 %	4 ●	Christianity	64.20 %	9.11 %	1
Tukangbesi of Sulawesi	1,706,000	19	17	89.5 %	1,677,000	98.3 %	1 ●	Islam	1.56 %	0.14 %	34
West Malaysia Indigenous	209,000	27	19	70.4 %	66,000	31.3 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	5.02 %	2.43 %	1
Totals: 33 People Clusters	457,136,000	1,042	344	33.0 %	224,859,000	49.2 %	15 ●				4,660

* 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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Prayer Cards

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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