Swahili

The Swahili people group is reported in 25 countries

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Population All Countries

1,808,600

People Cluster

Bantu, Swahili

Number of Countries

Number Unreached

Largest Religion

Islam

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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Country ▲	Population	Indigenous	Primary Language	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherents	% Evangelical	Bible Status	Online Bible	Jesus Film	Global Recordings	Est. Workers Needed *
Australia	12,000		Swahili	Islam	1 ●	3.00 %	0.60 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
Burundi	13,000		Swahili	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
Comoros	1,200	●	Swahili	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
Congo, Democratic Republic of	55,000	●	Swahili	Islam	1 ●	4.00 %	0.70 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
Denmark	1,000		Swahili	Islam	1 ●	1.00 %	1.00 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
Greece	5,700		Swahili	Islam	1 ●	5.00 %	0.30 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
Kenya	16,000	●	Swahili	Islam	1 ●	0.50 %	0.40 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
Libya	2,400		Swahili	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
Madagascar	5,700		Swahili	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
Malawi	3,800		Swahili	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
Mayotte	9,000		Swahili	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
Mozambique	23,000	●	Swahili	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
New Zealand	1,600		Swahili	Islam	1 ●	1.00 %	0.80 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
Reunion	25,000		Swahili	Islam	1 ●	0.40 %	0.10 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
Rwanda	6,100		Swahili	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
Saudi Arabia	414,000		Swahili	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	8
Somalia	272,000	●	Swahili	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	5
South Africa	2,500		Swahili	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
Sudan	25,000		Swahili	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
Tanzania	781,000	●	Swahili	Islam	1 ●	1.00 %	0.80 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	16
Uganda	5,200	●	Swahili	Islam	1 ●	5.00 %	0.50 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
United Arab Emirates	5,400		Swahili	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
United Kingdom	15,000		Swahili	Islam	1 ●	2.00 %	0.70 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
United States	61,000		Swahili	Islam	5 ●	25.00 %	12.00 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	-1 -
Zambia	47,000		Swahili	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
Totals: 25	1,808,600				24 ●	1.47 %	0.79 %					50

Other reported countries: 1

Swahili

Groups reported, but outside the Small People Group Policy conditions. Some may not be viable and/or have incorrect Progress Scale values. The groups listed below are not included in overall Joshua Project people group counts. For possible further information about these groups, please contact us.

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Country ▲	Population	Progress Scale	Primary Language	Primary Religion
Seychelles	-1 Unknown	1 ●	Swahili	Islam
Totals: 1

For more information see the Joshua Project Small People Group Policy

* 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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