Sub-Saharan Peoples Affinity Bloc

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan Peoples What is an Affinity Bloc?

Population

1,009,580,000

Number of People Clusters

People Groups (by Country)

3,140

Unreached People Groups

643 (20 %)

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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 *
Adamawa-Ubangi	14,662,000	162	7	4.3 %	127,000	0.9 %	5 ●	Christianity	70.30 %	22.03 %	3
Atlantic	8,495,000	65	24	36.9 %	946,000	11.1 %	4 ●	Islam	14.16 %	2.85 %	19
Atlantic-Jola	855,000	20	9	45.0 %	83,000	9.7 %	2 ●	Islam	16.84 %	0.90 %	2
Atlantic-Wolof	7,003,000	15	15	100.0 %	7,003,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.06 %	0.02 %	140
Bantu, Cameroon-Bamileke	7,355,000	67	0	0.0 %	-1 Unknown	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	67.35 %	7.80 %	-1 -
Bantu, Central-Congo	35,791,000	160	0	0.0 %	-1 Unknown	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	88.97 %	17.41 %	-1 -
Bantu, Central-East	5,566,000	10	0	0.0 %	-1 Unknown	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	70.17 %	14.75 %	-1 -
Bantu, Central-Lakes	79,205,000	107	0	0.0 %	-1 Unknown	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	89.08 %	31.00 %	-1 -
Bantu, Central-Luba	22,729,000	18	0	0.0 %	-1 Unknown	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	86.98 %	18.69 %	-1 -
Bantu, Central-South	40,024,000	139	0	0.0 %	-1 Unknown	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	88.47 %	22.31 %	-1 -
Bantu, Central-Southeast	12,579,000	11	0	0.0 %	-1 Unknown	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	64.72 %	19.32 %	-1 -
Bantu, Central-Southwest	13,657,000	20	0	0.0 %	-1 Unknown	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	94.71 %	20.85 %	-1 -
Bantu, Central-Tanzania	33,974,000	59	1	1.7 %	313,000	0.9 %	5 ●	Christianity	58.20 %	12.42 %	6
Bantu, Chewa-Sena	24,931,000	29	0	0.0 %	-1 Unknown	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	84.81 %	21.62 %	-1 -
Bantu, East-Coastal	6,976,000	26	9	34.6 %	923,000	13.2 %	5 ●	Christianity	43.63 %	17.06 %	18
Bantu, Gikuyu-Kamba	23,448,000	19	0	0.0 %	-1 Unknown	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	94.12 %	63.69 %	-1 -
Bantu, Kongo	20,873,000	12	0	0.0 %	-1 Unknown	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	88.68 %	23.21 %	-1 -
Bantu, Makua-Yao	35,446,000	49	13	26.5 %	6,833,000	19.3 %	5 ●	Christianity	39.81 %	17.14 %	137
Bantu, Nguni	32,758,000	25	0	0.0 %	-1 Unknown	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	79.24 %	24.27 %	-1 -
Bantu, Northwest	13,813,000	102	1	1.0 %	6,100	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	90.53 %	18.26 %	1
Bantu, Shona	14,339,000	27	1	3.7 %	22,000	0.2 %	5 ●	Christianity	72.66 %	23.51 %	1
Bantu, Sotho-Tswana	20,841,000	44	0	0.0 %	-1 Unknown	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	79.00 %	15.52 %	-1 -
Bantu, Southeastern	1,524,000	2	0	0.0 %	-1 Unknown	0.0 %	5 ●	Ethnic Religions	40.15 %	16.77 %	-1 -
Bantu, Swahili	7,059,000	56	52	92.9 %	6,937,000	98.3 %	1 ●	Islam	1.25 %	0.63 %	139
Benue	43,074,000	342	13	3.8 %	575,000	1.3 %	5 ●	Christianity	76.29 %	28.08 %	12
Chadic	16,375,000	224	52	23.2 %	2,235,000	13.6 %	5 ●	Christianity	38.83 %	10.00 %	45
Fulani / Fulbe	42,650,000	47	47	100.0 %	42,650,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.24 %	0.16 %	853
Guera-Naba of Chad	616,000	6	6	100.0 %	616,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.06 %	0.02 %	12
Guinean	54,270,000	171	7	4.1 %	716,000	1.3 %	5 ●	Christianity	67.54 %	25.57 %	14
Gur	42,849,000	187	44	23.5 %	5,812,000	13.6 %	4 ●	Islam	23.98 %	10.00 %	116
Hausa	58,957,000	17	17	100.0 %	58,957,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	1.69 %	1.43 %	1,179
Igbo	37,985,000	18	0	0.0 %	-1 Unknown	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	96.66 %	44.81 %	-1 -
Ijaw	6,511,000	11	0	0.0 %	-1 Unknown	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	97.48 %	40.35 %	-1 -
Kanuri-Saharan	13,379,000	28	27	96.4 %	13,332,000	99.6 %	1 ●	Islam	0.85 %	0.61 %	267
Khoisan	910,000	56	4	7.1 %	33,000	3.6 %	4 ●	Christianity	50.14 %	7.79 %	1
Kru	4,908,000	55	3	5.5 %	82,000	1.7 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	49.46 %	9.82 %	2
Mande	11,817,000	65	19	29.2 %	1,251,000	10.6 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	21.17 %	8.91 %	25
Manding	27,390,000	77	67	87.0 %	26,415,000	96.4 %	1 ●	Islam	2.12 %	0.52 %	528
Nilotic	45,373,000	135	15	11.1 %	1,010,000	2.2 %	5 ●	Christianity	74.63 %	24.54 %	20
Nuba Mountains	2,571,000	84	75	89.3 %	1,870,000	72.7 %	4 ●	Islam	10.38 %	3.03 %	37
Nubian	2,974,000	22	21	95.5 %	2,944,000	99.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.26 %	0.07 %	59
Nupe	4,570,000	11	6	54.5 %	337,000	7.4 %	4 ●	Islam	18.20 %	3.27 %	7
Ouaddai-Fur	4,386,000	37	36	97.3 %	4,365,000	99.5 %	1 ●	Islam	1.30 %	0.25 %	87
Pygmy	763,000	27	0	0.0 %	-1 Unknown	0.0 %	5 ●	Ethnic Religions	41.44 %	10.07 %	-1 -
Sara-Bagirmi	5,067,000	34	3	8.8 %	172,000	3.4 %	5 ●	Christianity	54.72 %	12.20 %	3
Songhai	7,828,000	19	18	94.7 %	7,827,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.26 %	0.11 %	157
Soninke	4,345,000	18	18	100.0 %	4,345,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.24 %	0.03 %	87
Sub-Saharan African, general	1,140,000	10	0	0.0 %	-1 Unknown	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	62.28 %	11.53 %	-1 -
Sub-Saharan African, other	14,887,000	67	2	3.0 %	80,000	0.5 %	5 ●	Christianity	72.22 %	19.15 %	2
Sudanic	15,765,000	81	3	3.7 %	1,084,000	6.9 %	5 ●	Christianity	83.20 %	23.54 %	22
Susu	2,981,000	9	8	88.9 %	2,928,000	98.2 %	1 ●	Islam	0.29 %	0.11 %	59
Yoruba	51,328,000	38	0	0.0 %	-1 Unknown	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	58.38 %	48.08 %	-1 -
Totals: 52 People Clusters	1,009,580,000	3,140	643	20.5 %	202,825,000	20.1 %	12 ●				4,319

* 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
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%

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