Country: Botswana

Number of People Groups

46

People Groups Unreached

0 (0.0%)

Progress Level

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Total
Population

2,601,000

Population in Unreached

0 (0.0%)

Largest Religion

% Christian Adherent

65.51%

% Evangelical

8.29%

Evangelical Annual Growth Rate

1.2%
Map Notes

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Photo People Group Population
this Country
Global
Population
Indigenous Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale
% Christian
Adherent
% Evangelical Est. Workers
Needed
 Pedi, North Sotho 15,000 5,596,000 Sotho, Northern Christianity 86.00 % 9.00 % -
Setswana 498,000 906,000 Setswana Christianity 78.60 % 10.00 % -
 Shona 63,000 1,406,000 Shona Christianity 65.00 % 5.00 % -
Shua 2,400 2,400 Shua Ethnic Religions 13.00 % 6.00 % -
 Sotho 14,000 6,398,000 Sotho, Southern Christianity 85.00 % 10.00 % -
 South Asian, general 6,000 12,146,000 Gujarati Hinduism 35.00 % 5.00 % -
Subia, Kuhane 7,800 44,000 Kuhane Ethnic Religions 40.00 % 4.00 % -
 Tshara-Tshao 2,700 7,700 Tshuwau Ethnic Religions 20.00 % 5.00 % -
Tswana-Hurutshe 16,000 1,552,000 Setswana Christianity 68.00 % 6.00 % -
Tswana-Kwena 260,000 318,000 Setswana Christianity 57.90 % 9.00 % -
Tswana-Malete 45,000 103,000 Setswana Christianity 60.00 % 5.00 % -
Tswana-Ngwaketse 248,000 423,000 Setswana Christianity 72.60 % 9.00 % -
Tswana-Ngwato 592,000 650,000 Setswana Christianity 69.00 % 9.00 % -
Tswana-Rolong 34,000 617,000 Setswana Christianity 63.00 % 8.00 % -
Tswana-Seleka 9,500 9,500 Setswana Christianity 58.00 % 10.00 % -
Tswana-Tawana 161,000 198,000 Setswana Christianity 68.00 % 12.00 % -
Tswana-Tlokwa 12,000 245,000 Setswana Christianity 71.00 % 12.00 % -
Tswapong 9,900 9,900 Tswapong Christianity 86.00 % 6.00 % -
 Xhosa 14,000 8,652,000 Xhosa Christianity 90.00 % 11.00 % -
Yeyi, Kuba 60,000 67,000 Yeyi Ethnic Religions 20.00 % 2.00 % -
 Zulu 6,700 14,243,000 Zulu Christianity 88.00 % 20.00 % -
  Totals:  46 2,601,000         0 65.51 % 8.29 %
  Unclassified / Other Individuals 74,000                
  UN Country Population (2023) 2,675,000                

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Province Estimated
Population
Central 753,000
Chobe 30,000
Francistown 127,000
Gaborone 298,000
Ghanzi 55,000
Jwaneng 23,000
Kgalagadi 64,000
Kgatleng 118,000
Kweneng 392,000
Lobatse 37,000
North-East 77,000
North-West 195,000
Selibe Phikwe 63,000
South-East 109,000
Southern 254,000
Sowa 4,600
Provinces:  16 2,600,000
UN Country Population 2,675,000
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Language Code # Peoples
w/ this Primary
Language
# Unreached
w/ this Primary
Language
Scripture
Status
YouVersion
Bible
Resources
Faith Comes
By Hearing
Bible Resources
Jesus Film
Online
Global
Recordings
Resources
Gospel
Tract
Online
Afrikaans afr 1 0 Complete Bible
Ani hnh 1 0 Translation Needed
Birwa brl 1 0 Translation Started
Chinese, Mandarin cmn 1 0 Complete Bible
English eng 1 0 Complete Bible
Gana gnk 1 0 Translation Started
Gciriku diu 1 0 New Testament
Gujarati guj 1 0 Complete Bible
Gwi gwj 1 0 Bible Portions
Haiom hgm 1 0 Translation Started
Herero her 1 0 Complete Bible
Ju'hoan ktz 1 0 New Testament
Kalanga kck 1 0 Complete Bible
Kgalagadi xkv 1 0 New Testament
Khwedam xuu 1 0 Bible Portions
Kua tyu 1 0 Translation Started
Kuhane sbs 1 0 Translation Started
Kung-Ekoka knw 1 0 Bible Portions
Kwangali kwn 1 0 Complete Bible
Lozi loz 1 0 Complete Bible
Mbukushu mhw 1 0 New Testament
Nambya nmq 1 0 New Testament
Naro nhr 1 0 New Testament
Ndebele (Zimbabwe) nde 1 0 Complete Bible
Setswana tsn 11 0 Complete Bible
Shona sna 1 0 Complete Bible
Shua shg 1 0 Bible Portions
Sotho, Northern nso 1 0 Complete Bible
Sotho, Southern sot 1 0 Complete Bible
Taa nmn 1 0 Translation Started
Tshuwau hio 1 0 Bible Portions
Tswapong two 1 0 Translation Started
Unknown xxx 1 0 Unspecified
Xhosa xho 1 0 Complete Bible
Yeyi yey 1 0 Bible Portions
Zulu zul 1 0 Complete Bible
Totals: 36 46 0   15 14 18 32 10
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  • Church planting agencies in Botswana
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Botswana Statistics
People Groups 46
Unreached People Groups 0
Population 2,601,000
Population Annual Growth Rate 1.7%
Population in Unreached 0  (0.0%)
Primary Religion Christianity
Percent Christian Adherent 65.5%
Percent Evangelical 8.3%
Evangelical Annual Growth Rate 1.2%
Pioneer Workers Needed * No unreached peoples in country
Country Progress Level 4
Urbanization 69%
Continent Africa
Region Africa, East and Southern
10/40 Window No
Country Code BC
Official Language(s) EnglishSetswana
Literacy Rate 87%
Estimated Illiterate Population 338,000
Persecution Ranking Not ranked
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