Joshua Project - Ethnic People Groups of Brunei

Brunei – People Groups

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People Groups (click people name for profile)	Population	Indig	% Evangel	% Adherent	Least Reached	Progress Scale	Primary Religion	Primary Language	Pho	Map	Txt
Bajau, West Coast	12,000		0.02 %	0.02 %	Y	1.2	Islam	Bajau, West Coast	0P Bajau, West Coast	1	0T
Belait, Kiput	1,100		0.15 %	0.20 %	Y	1.2	Islam	Belait	1	1	1
Bisaya, Southern Bisaya	1,100	Y	4.00 %	5.00 %		3.1	Islam	Bisaya, Brunei	1	1	1
British	6,900		8.00 %	70.00 %		3.2	Christianity	English	0P British	1	1
Brunei Malay	181,000	Y	0.05 %	0.05 %	Y	1.2	Islam	Brunei	0P Brunei Malay	0M Brunei Malay of Brunei	0T
Dayak, Maanyak, Ma'anyan	3,800		10.00 %	25.00 %		3.2	Islam	Maanyan	0P Dayak, Maanyak, Ma'anyan	1	1
Deaf		Y	0.00 %	11.39 %		2.1	Islam	Language Unknown	1	1	0T
Dusun, Kadazan	29,000	Y	1.90 %	2.50 %	Y	1.2	Islam	Brunei	1	1	1
Filipino, Tagalog	32,000		22.00 %	75.00 %		3.2	Christianity	Tagalog	0P Filipino, Tagalog	1	1
Han Chinese, Cantonese	6,700		17.00 %	25.00 %		3.2	Ethnic Religions	Chinese, Yue	0P Han Chinese, Cantonese	1	0T
Han Chinese, Hakka	6,000		10.00 %	15.00 %		3.2	Buddhism	Chinese, Hakka	0P Han Chinese, Hakka	1	0T
Han Chinese, Mandarin	22,000		12.00 %	15.00 %		3.2	Buddhism	Chinese, Mandarin	0P Han Chinese, Mandarin	1	0T
Han Chinese, Min Bei	9,100		0.00 %	0.00 %	Y	1.1	Ethnic Religions	Chinese, Min Bei	0P Han Chinese, Min Bei	1	0T
Han Chinese, Min Dong	7,500		7.00 %	8.00 %		3.2	Ethnic Religions	Chinese, Min Dong	0P Han Chinese, Min Dong	1	0T
Han Chinese, Min Nan	14,000		10.00 %	12.00 %		3.2	Ethnic Religions	Chinese, Min Nan	0P Han Chinese, Min Nan	1	0T
Kayan, Busang	2,000		7.00 %	9.00 %		3.2	Ethnic Religions	Kayan, Busang	1	1	1
Korean	600		15.00 %	35.00 %		3.2	Christianity	Korean	0P Korean	1	0T
Lundayeh, Lun Bawang	500	Y	2.00 %	17.00 %		2.2	Islam	Lun Bawang	0P Lundayeh, Lun Bawang	0M Lundayeh, Lun Bawang of Brunei	0T
Melanau, Muka	300	Y	0.00 %	0.00 %	Y	1.1	Islam	Melanau, Central	0P Melanau, Muka	0M Melanau, Muka of Brunei	0T
Nepalese, Gurkha	1,500		0.80 %	1.00 %	Y	1.2	Hinduism	Nepali	0P Nepalese, Gurkha	0M Nepalese, Gurkha of Brunei	0T
Punan-Nibong		Y	0.00 %	0.00 %	Y	1.1	Ethnic Religions	Penan, Western	1	1	1
Sea Dayak, Iban	23,000	Y	16.00 %	18.00 %		3.2	Ethnic Religions	Iban	0P Sea Dayak, Iban	0M Sea Dayak, Iban of Brunei	0T
Sinhalese	1,200		1.00 %	8.00 %		2.2	Buddhism	Sinhala	0P Sinhalese	1	1
South Asian, general	5,000		3.00 %	14.00 %		3.1	Hinduism	Hindi	1	1	0T
Tutong, Bisayan	20,000	Y	7.00 %	8.00 %		3.2	Islam	Bisaya, Brunei	0P Tutong, Bisayan	0M Tutong, Bisayan of Brunei	0T
Tutung	17,000	Y	4.00 %	5.00 %		3.1	Islam	Tutong	0P Tutung	0M Tutung of Brunei	0T
Total People Groups: 26	402,000	10			8	3.2			19	7	17
Unclassified / Other Individuals	11,000
UN Country Population (2012)	413,000

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Brunei –

% of People Groups

% of Population in People Groups

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Progress Level		Peoples	% of Peoples	Population	% of Population

	Level 1 - Unreached / Least-Reached	8	30.8 %	233,000	57.9 %
	Level 2 - Nominal / Formative Church	3	11.5 %	1,700	0.4 %
	Level 3 - Established / Significant Church	15	57.7 %	167,000	41.6 %

Totals		26		402,000

Brunei – People Photos * Note: Only people groups with photos available are displayed here.*

Bajau, West Coast 12,000	British 6,900	© Copyrighted Photo Brunei Malay 181,000	Dayak, Maanyak, Ma'anyan 3,800	Filipino, Tagalog 32,000	Han Chinese, Cantonese 6,700
Han Chinese, Hakka 6,000	Han Chinese, Mandarin 22,000	© Copyrighted Photo Han Chinese, Min Bei 9,100	© Copyrighted Photo Han Chinese, Min Dong 7,500	© Copyrighted Photo Han Chinese, Min Nan 14,000	Korean 600
Lundayeh, Lun Bawang 500	© Copyrighted Photo Melanau, Muka 300	Nepalese, Gurkha 1,500	© Copyrighted Photo Sea Dayak, Iban 23,000	Sinhalese 1,200	© Copyrighted Photo Tutong, Bisayan 20,000
© Copyrighted Photo Tutung 17,000
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Brunei – Languages

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Language (click Language name for details)	Language Code	# Peoples Primary Language	# Unreached Primary Language	Bible Status	Bible Locator	Audio NT Online	Jesus Film Online	Audio Recordings Online	Gospel Tract Online
Bajau, West Coast	bdr	1	1	None	1	1	1	1	1
Belait	beg	1	1	None	1	1	1	1	1
Bisaya, Brunei	bsb	2	0	Portions	0	1	1	1	1
Brunei	kxd	2	2	None	1	1	1	1	1
Chinese, Hakka	hak	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Chinese, Mandarin	cmn	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Chinese, Min Bei	mnp	1	1	NT	0	1	1	0	0
Chinese, Min Dong	cdo	1	0	Complete	0	1	0	0	0
Chinese, Min Nan	nan	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Chinese, Yue	yue	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
English	eng	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Hindi	hin	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	1
Iban	iba	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	1
Kayan, Busang	bfg	1	0	None	1	1	1	0	1
Korean	kor	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Lun Bawang	lnd	1	0	Complete	0	1	1	0	1
Maanyan	mhy	1	0	NT	0	1	1	0	1
Melanau, Central	mel	1	1	None	1	1	1	1	1
Nepali	nep	1	1	Complete	0	0	0	0	1
Penan, Western	pne	1	1	NT	0	1	1	0	1
Sinhala	sin	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Tagalog	tgl	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Tutong	ttg	1	0	None	1	1	1	1	1
Totals:	23	25	8		17	11	12	17	10

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Brunei – Religions

Major Religions
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Source: Each People Group's population is multiplied by the Major Religion percentages for that people group. The results are summed for each Religion for all Peoples within the country.

Christianity Segments
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Brunei – Possible Ministry Involvement

Below are lists of ministries that may work in Brunei. Ministries in the Brunei section probably minister in this country. Ministries in the Southeast Asia section only possibly minister in this country. The purpose of this information is to assist potential new missionaries connect with sending agencies and for general ministry networking. Click on the links below to visit ministry websites for further information. Visit the Power-Of-Connecting "Find a Network Tool" to find further networking information.
The lists below do not include all ministries at work in this country or region. There are likely many excellent ministries not listed here. Omissions are not intentional, but occur simply from lack of data. Please contact us to suggest other ministries to include here. Inclusion here is not an endorsement by Joshua Project.

Ministries in Brunei

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Brunei – Statistics, Prayer Cards, Maps and Links


Statistics

Population	402,000
Percent Urbanization	76 %
Total People Groups	26
Unreached People Groups	8
Region	Southeast Asia
10/40 Window	Yes
Official National Language	Malay
Secondary National Language	English
Primary Religion	Islam
Percent Christian Adherent	11.6% ^[1]
Percent Evangelical	5.3% ^[2]
Country Progress Level	3.2
Persecution Ranking	27 (1=High to 50=Low OD)
Human Development Index	0.855 (0=Low to 1=High UN)

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State Department Religious Freedom Report

Notes

[1] Each People Group's population is multiplied by the Major Religion percentages for that people group. The results are summed for each Religion for all Peoples within the country.

[2] Each People Group's population is multiplied by the Christianity Segments percentages for that people group. The results are summed for each Christianity Segment for all peoples within the country.