Africa, East and Southern country and people group listings

Region: Africa, East and Southern

Population

675,958,000

Countries

Number of People Groups

1,349

Unreached People Groups

377 (28%)

Population in Unreached

124,761,000

% Population in Unreached

18.5%

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Progress Scale: ●●●●●
Country ▲	Population	People Groups	Unreached Groups	% Unreached Groups	Popl in Unreached	% Popl in Unreached	Progress Scale	Primary Religion	% Christian Adherents	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
Angola	38,853,000	61	1	1.6 %	59,000	0.2 %	5 ●	Christianity	91.7 %	23.2 %	1
Botswana	2,491,000	46	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	65.5 %	8.3 %	-1 -
Burundi	14,315,000	12	3	25.0 %	23,000	0.2 %	5 ●	Christianity	93.4 %	30.3 %	3
Comoros	869,000	13	8	61.5 %	850,000	97.8 %	1 ●	Islam	1.8 %	0.7 %	21
Djibouti	1,156,000	11	7	63.6 %	1,123,000	97.1 %	1 ●	Islam	2.4 %	0.1 %	26
Eritrea	3,545,000	18	10	55.6 %	1,573,000	44.4 %	4 ●	Islam	46.2 %	2.4 %	35
Eswatini	1,230,000	10	1	10.0 %	700	0.1 %	5 ●	Christianity	84.1 %	20.6 %	1
Ethiopia	135,251,000	129	33	25.6 %	30,671,000	22.7 %	5 ●	Christianity	58.4 %	18.0 %	623
Kenya	57,429,000	108	31	28.7 %	5,307,000	9.2 %	5 ●	Christianity	80.6 %	45.6 %	119
Lesotho	2,299,000	10	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	89.8 %	12.9 %	-1 -
Madagascar	32,634,000	40	10	25.0 %	497,000	1.5 %	4 ●	Christianity	49.7 %	6.1 %	15
Malawi	22,104,000	26	4	15.4 %	2,775,000	12.6 %	5 ●	Christianity	74.1 %	17.0 %	57
Mauritius	1,236,000	18	8	44.4 %	108,000	8.7 %	4 ●	Hinduism	32.5 %	9.7 %	8
Mayotte	326,000	8	6	75.0 %	321,000	98.5 %	1 ●	Islam	1.6 %	0.1 %	10
Mozambique	35,518,000	57	11	19.3 %	3,702,000	10.4 %	5 ●	Christianity	46.0 %	10.7 %	74
Namibia	3,033,000	35	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	88.5 %	12.4 %	-1 -
Reunion	860,000	18	7	38.9 %	56,000	6.5 %	4 ●	Christianity	86.1 %	6.8 %	7
Rwanda	14,475,000	12	3	25.0 %	11,000	0.1 %	5 ●	Christianity	90.4 %	26.6 %	3
Saint Helena	4,800	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	95.0 %	8.8 %	-1 -
Seychelles	129,000	5	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	96.2 %	7.0 %	-1 -
Somalia	19,587,000	22	20	90.9 %	19,526,000	99.7 %	1 ●	Islam	1.3 %	0.8 %	398
South Africa	64,606,000	66	8	12.1 %	1,052,000	1.6 %	5 ●	Christianity	77.1 %	21.0 %	23
South Sudan	12,157,000	81	5	6.2 %	627,000	5.2 %	5 ●	Christianity	56.3 %	10.6 %	15
Sudan	51,527,000	201	170	84.6 %	48,921,000	94.9 %	1 ●	Islam	2.3 %	0.5 %	1,042
Tanzania	70,457,000	157	24	15.3 %	6,340,000	9.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	50.7 %	11.0 %	131
Uganda	51,169,000	68	2	2.9 %	1,071,000	2.1 %	5 ●	Christianity	84.4 %	33.7 %	22
Zambia	21,849,000	75	3	4.0 %	112,000	0.5 %	5 ●	Christianity	86.5 %	24.9 %	3
Zimbabwe	16,854,000	41	2	4.9 %	29,000	0.2 %	5 ●	Christianity	77.0 %	25.2 %	2
Totals: 28	675,958,000	1,349	377	27.9 %	124,761,000	18.5 %	5 ●		61.5 %	19.0 %	2,639

* 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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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 >0.1% 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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