Atlantic People Cluster | Joshua Project

People Cluster: Atlantic What is a People Cluster?

Population

8,495,000

3.2% estimated
Annual Growth Rate

People Groups (Across Countries)

People Groups
(by Country)

Unreached Groups (by Country)

Affinity Bloc

Sub-Saharan Peoples

Cluster Progress

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.

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%

Map Notes

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Progress Scale: ☀︎●●●●● (
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= Frontier Unreached Peoples)
Photo	People Group ▲	Global Population	Peoples by Country	Unreached by Country	% Unreached Peoples	Popl in Unreached	% Popl in Unreached	Progress Scale	Primary Religion	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
	Badyara	23,000	3	3	100.0 %	23,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	1.0 %	0.1 %	3
	Baga Binari	4,200	1	1	100.0 %	4,200	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Baga Fore, Black Baga	10,000	1	1	100.0 %	10,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.2 %	0.0 %	1
	Baga Koga	5,600	1	1	100.0 %	5,600	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Baga Mandouri	5,100	1	1	100.0 %	5,100	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Baga Sitemu	46,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Islam	7.0 %	1.1 %	-1 -
	Bainouk, Gunyaamolo	73,000	2	1	50.0 %	35,000	47.9 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	10.2 %	0.2 %	1
	Bainouk, Gunyuno	13,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Islam	15.0 %	1.5 %	-1 -
	Bainouk, Samik	3,100	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	18.0 %	1.0 %	-1 -
	Balanta, Ganja	139,000	2	2	100.0 %	139,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	5.0 %	0.6 %	4
	Balanta, Kentohe	504,000	4	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	14.7 %	2.8 %	-1 -
	Balanta, Mane	33,000	1	1	100.0 %	33,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.3 %	0.2 %	1
	Balanta, Naga	14,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	7.0 %	3.5 %	-1 -
	Balanta, Nyakra	16,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	20.0 %	10.0 %	-1 -
	Bassari	45,000	3	1	33.3 %	600	1.3 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	11.9 %	0.3 %	1
	Biafada	64,000	1	1	100.0 %	64,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Bijogo	42,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	9.0 %	3.5 %	-1 -
	Bom, Krim	23,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Ethnic Religions	14.0 %	13.2 %	-1 -
	Bullom	8,800	1	1	100.0 %	8,800	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	5.0 %	1.8 %	1
	Gola	207,000	2	2	100.0 %	207,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	2.1 %	0.8 %	5
	Kasanga	900	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Ethnic Religions	28.0 %	25.0 %	-1 -
	Kissi	714,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	31.7 %	9.7 %	-1 -
	Kissi, Southern	369,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	11.2 %	3.4 %	-1 -
	Kobiana	1,500	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	9.5 %	1.0 %	-1 -
	Landoma	30,000	1	1	100.0 %	30,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	5.0 %	0.1 %	1
	Limba, East	2,100	2	1	50.0 %	1,200	57.1 %	2 ●	Islam	6.3 %	1.3 %	1
	Limba, West	589,000	2	1	50.0 %	2,100	0.4 %	2 ●	Islam	14.0 %	1.0 %	1
	Mandyak	510,000	4	1	25.0 %	265,000	52.0 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	5.6 %	0.5 %	5
	Mankanya	115,000	3	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	26.7 %	1.3 %	-1 -
	Nalu	25,000	2	2	100.0 %	25,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.4 %	0.1 %	2
	Ndut	61,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Islam	30.0 %	3.0 %	-1 -
	Papel	204,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	14.5 %	3.6 %	-1 -
	Serer-Non	51,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Islam	18.0 %	0.3 %	-1 -
	Serer-Safen	279,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Islam	20.0 %	0.0 %	-1 -
	Serer-Sine	1,829,000	3	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Islam	21.5 %	0.9 %	-1 -
	Sherbro	236,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	8.0 %	5.7 %	-1 -
	Temne	2,083,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Islam	7.0 %	4.2 %	-1 -
	Temne-Banta	79,000	1	1	100.0 %	79,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	4.0 %	0.0 %	2
	Wamei, Konyagi	39,000	2	1	50.0 %	8,500	22.1 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	6.1 %	1.0 %	1
Totals:	39 Peoples (across countries)	8,495,000	65	24	36.9 %	946,000	11.1 %	●	Islam	14.2%	2.9%	34

* 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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