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Affinity Bloc:  Horn of Africa Peoples What is an Affinity Bloc?

Population

154,614,000

Number of People Clusters

6

People Groups (by Country)

197

Unreached People Groups

83 (42 %)

Map Notes
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People Cluster ▲ Population Peoples
by Country		 Unreached
by Country		 % Groups
Unreached		 Popl in
Unreached		 % Popl in
Unreached		 Progress
Scale		 Primary
Religion		 % Christian
Adherent		 %
Evangelical		 Est. Workers
Needed * 
Afar 2,989,000 5 3 60.0 % 2,785,000 93.2 %    ● Islam 3.80 % 0.03 % 56
Beja 2,915,000 5 5 100.0 % 2,915,000 100.0 %    ● Islam 2.56 % 0.85 % 58
Ethio-Semitic 49,966,000 68 15 22.1 % 9,494,000 19.0 %    ● Christianity 76.60 % 1.12 % 190
Omotic 24,208,000 59 13 22.0 % 847,000 3.5 %    ● Christianity 78.40 % 61.27 % 17
Oromo 44,545,000 25 13 52.0 % 17,016,000 38.2 %    ● Islam 39.78 % 14.97 % 340
Somali 29,994,000 35 34 97.1 % 29,882,000 99.6 %    ● Islam 0.45 % 0.07 % 598
Totals:  6 People Clusters 154,614,000 197 83 42.1 % 62,938,000 40.7 %    3 ●       1,286
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