Country: Sri Lanka
South Asia Peoples website
Number of People Groups
149
People Groups Unreached
64 (43.0%)
Progress Level
Progress Scale
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.
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| 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% |
☀ indicates Frontier Peoples which are a subset of Unreached with 0.1% or fewer Christian Adherents of any kind.
Total
Population
21,738,000
Population in Unreached
3,197,000 (14.7%)
% Christian Adherent *
7.67%
% Evangelical
Unknown
Evangelical Annual Growth Rate
2.3%
(Global Rate = 2.6%)
* Data can be from various sources including official census, agencies, and local research. Data from these sources can sometimes differ even by orders of magnitude. Joshua Project attempts to present a conservative, balanced estimate.
Map Notes
Map Notes
- Each point represents a people group in a country.
- Colors ●●●●● are from the Joshua Project Progress Scale.
- Points are best estimates, but should not be taken as exact.
- Points represent the approximate center of a larger area.
- Click any point for a popup with further people group details.
- Click the image in the popup window for a people group profile.
- Detailed maps are often found on specific people profiles.
- Use mouse wheel or +/- buttons to zoom the map.
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