People Cluster - Atlantic | Joshua Project

People Cluster: Atlantic What is a People Cluster?

Population

7,354,000

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: ●●●●●
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	20,000	3	3	100.0 %	20,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	1.0%	0.1%	3
	Baga Binari	3,900	1	1	100.0 %	3,900	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.0%	0.0%	1
	Baga Fore, Black Baga	9,400	1	1	100.0 %	9,400	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.2%	0.0%	1
	Baga Koga	5,100	1	1	100.0 %	5,100	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.0%	0.0%	1
	Baga Mandouri	4,700	1	1	100.0 %	4,700	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.0%	0.0%	1
	Baga Sitemu	4,500	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Islam	7.0%	1.1%	-1 -
	Bainouk, Banyum	9,100	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Islam	15.0%	1.5%	-1 -
	Bainouk-Samik	2,800	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	18.0%	1.0%	-1 -
	Balanta, Ganja	107,000	2	2	100.0 %	107,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	5.0%	0.6%	3
	Balanta, Kentohe	492,000	4	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	14.6%	2.9%	-1 -
	Balanta, Mane	29,000	1	1	100.0 %	29,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.3%	0.2%	1
	Balanta, Naga	13,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	7.0%	3.5%	-1 -
	Balanta, Nyakra	15,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	20.0%	10.0%	-1 -
	Banyun	40,000	2	1	50.0 %	4,500	11.4 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	14.7%	0.3%	1
	Bassari	37,000	3	1	33.3 %	500	1.4 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	11.3%	0.3%	1
	Biafada	53,000	1	1	100.0 %	53,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.0%	0.0%	1
	Bijogo	35,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	9.0%	3.5%	-1 -
	Bom, Bum	1,000	1	1	100.0 %	1,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	5.0%	0.5%	1
	Bullom	7,700	1	1	100.0 %	7,700	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	5.0%	1.8%	1
	Gola	187,000	2	2	100.0 %	187,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	2.1%	0.8%	4
	Kasanga	800	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Ethnic Religions	28.0%	25.0%	-1 -
	Kissi	657,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	31.8%	9.7%	-1 -
	Kissi, Southern	282,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	11.1%	3.1%	-1 -
	Kobiana	1,200	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	9.7%	1.0%	-1 -
	Krim	20,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Islam	24.0%	20.0%	-1 -
	Landoma	28,000	1	1	100.0 %	28,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	5.0%	0.1%	1
	Limba, East	1,900	2	1	50.0 %	1,100	57.9 %	2 ●	Islam	6.1%	1.2%	1
	Limba, West	517,000	2	1	50.0 %	1,900	0.4 %	2 ●	Islam	14.0%	1.0%	1
	Mandyak	431,000	4	1	25.0 %	236,000	54.8 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	5.6%	0.5%	5
	Mankanya	91,000	3	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	26.6%	1.4%	-1 -
	Nalu	20,000	2	2	100.0 %	20,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.3%	0.1%	2
	Ndut	47,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Islam	30.0%	3.0%	-1 -
	Papel	182,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	14.5%	3.6%	-1 -
	Serer-Non	47,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Islam	18.0%	0.3%	-1 -
	Serer-Safen	256,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Islam	20.0%	0.0%	-1 -
	Serer-Sine	1,562,000	3	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Islam	21.6%	0.8%	-1 -
	Sherbro	207,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	8.0%	5.7%	-1 -
	Temne	1,829,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Islam	7.0%	4.2%	-1 -
	Temne-Banta	70,000	1	1	100.0 %	70,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	4.0%	0.0%	1
	Wamei, Konyagi	31,000	2	1	50.0 %	7,800	25.3 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	6.0%	0.9%	1
Totals:	40 Peoples (across countries)	7,354,000	66	25	37.9 %	797,000	10.8 %	●	Islam	14.3%	2.9%	32

* 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 for every 50,000 individuals living in an unreached people group by country. Some workers may already be onsite. Many more workers are needed beyond this initial estimate.

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