Japanese People Cluster | Joshua Project

People Cluster: Japanese What is a People Cluster?

Population

124,500,000

0.1% estimated
Annual Growth Rate

People Groups (Across Countries)

People Groups
(by Country)

Unreached Groups (by Country)

Affinity Bloc

East Asian 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 *
	Amami-Oshima, Northern	9,700	1	1	100.0 %	9,700	100.0 %	1 ●	Buddhism	1.0 %	0.5 %	1
	Amami-Oshima, Southern	1,800	1	1	100.0 %	1,800	100.0 %	1 ●	Buddhism	3.0 %	0.5 %	1
	Burakumin	881,000	1	1	100.0 %	881,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Buddhism	0.5 %	0.2 %	18
	Japanese	121,973,000	44	41	93.2 %	121,529,000	99.6 %	1 ●	Buddhism	1.4 %	0.4 %	2,459
	Japanese, Brazilian	264,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	95.0 %	22.0 %	-1 -
	Judeo-Japanese	50,000	1	1	100.0 %	50,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	1.0 %	0.8 %	1
	Kikai	13,000	1	1	100.0 %	13,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Buddhism	3.0 %	0.7 %	1
	Kunigami	4,900	1	1	100.0 %	4,900	100.0 %	1 ●	Buddhism	2.0 %	1.0 %	1
	Miyako, Ryukyuan	66,000	1	1	100.0 %	66,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Buddhism	3.0 %	0.5 %	1
	Oki-No-Erabu	3,100	1	1	100.0 %	3,100	100.0 %	1 ●	Buddhism	3.0 %	0.5 %	1
	Okinawan, Ryukyuan	1,181,000	3	3	100.0 %	1,181,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	2.0 %	0.2 %	25
	Toku-No-Shima	5,000	1	1	100.0 %	5,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Buddhism	2.0 %	0.6 %	1
	Yaeyama	46,000	1	1	100.0 %	46,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Buddhism	3.0 %	0.4 %	1
	Yonaguni	800	1	1	100.0 %	800	100.0 %	1 ●	Buddhism	1.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Yoron	900	1	1	100.0 %	900	100.0 %	1 ●	Buddhism	1.0 %	0.0 %	1
Totals:	15 Peoples (across countries)	124,500,000	60	56	93.3 %	123,792,000	99.4 %	●	Buddhism	1.6%	0.4%	2,513

* 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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