Bantu, Makua-Yao People Cluster

People Cluster: Bantu, Makua-Yao What is a People Cluster?

Population

36,148,000

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 *
	Baganda	8,999,000	6	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	67.2 %	41.5 %	-1 -
	Chwabo	1,312,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	18.0 %	6.0 %	-1 -
	Kara, Fertit	8,200	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Islam	25.0 %	15.0 %	-1 -
	Kokola	534,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	60.0 %	7.0 %	-1 -
	Koti	151,000	1	1	100.0 %	151,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	1.2 %	1.0 %	3
	Lolo	357,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	35.0 %	1.0 %	-1 -
	Lomwe	3,408,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	55.0 %	16.6 %	-1 -
	Lomwe, Nguru	1,148,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	85.0 %	14.0 %	-1 -
	Machinga	116,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Islam	13.0 %	2.0 %	-1 -
	Maindo	46,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	23.0 %	4.0 %	-1 -
	Makhuwa	4,659,000	3	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	51.9 %	28.0 %	-1 -
	Makhuwa, Nahara	460,000	1	1	100.0 %	460,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	9
	Makhuwa-Marrevone	473,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	20.0 %	0.1 %	-1 -
	Makhuwa-Moniga	475,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	20.0 %	2.0 %	-1 -
	Makhuwa-Saka	467,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	25.0 %	3.0 %	-1 -
	Makhuwa-Shirima	986,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	20.0 %	2.0 %	-1 -
	Makonde	2,802,000	4	2	50.0 %	712,000	25.4 %	4 ●	Islam	8.0 %	4.6 %	15
	Makua, Makhuwa-Meetto	2,372,000	5	3	60.0 %	1,600,000	67.5 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	4.8 %	2.6 %	34
	Manyawa	237,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	70.0 %	6.0 %	-1 -
	Marenje	795,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	85.0 %	4.0 %	-1 -
	Mwera	1,015,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Islam	31.0 %	9.0 %	-1 -
	Mwera, Nyasa	12,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Islam	25.0 %	6.0 %	-1 -
	Ndengereko	98,000	1	1	100.0 %	98,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	2.0 %	0.7 %	2
	Ndonde	9,300	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Islam	20.0 %	2.0 %	-1 -
	Ndonde Hamba	30,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Islam	10.0 %	1.0 %	-1 -
	Ngindo	711,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Islam	22.0 %	3.0 %	-1 -
	Nindi	200	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	30.0 %	3.0 %	-1 -
	Sakaji, Nathembo	59,000	1	1	100.0 %	59,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	5.0 %	2.0 %	1
	Sundi	257,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	95.0 %	18.0 %	-1 -
	Takwane	398,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	25.0 %	1.5 %	-1 -
	Yao	3,753,000	4	4	100.0 %	3,753,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	1.3 %	0.7 %	75
Totals:	31 Peoples (across countries)	36,148,000	49	13	26.5 %	6,833,000	18.9 %	●	Christianity	40.3%	17.6%	139

* 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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