Malinke People Cluster | Joshua Project

People Cluster: Malinke What is a People Cluster?

Population

13,231,000

3.1% 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 *
	Banka	9,300	1	1	100.0 %	9,300	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.5 %	0.4 %	1
	Ble, Jalkunan	2,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Islam	10.0 %	8.0 %	-1 -
	Bolon	49,000	2	1	50.0 %	36,000	73.5 %	1 ●	Islam	3.0 %	1.6 %	1
	Jahanka	127,000	5	5	100.0 %	127,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.1 %	0.0 %	5
	Jotoni	24,000	2	1	50.0 %	1,700	7.2 %	2 ●	Islam	9.5 %	2.0 %	1
	Kagoro	52,000	1	1	100.0 %	52,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.5 %	0.3 %	1
	Kakabe	13,000	1	1	100.0 %	13,000	100.0 %	0 ☀	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Khasonke	982,000	3	3	100.0 %	982,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	2.5 %	0.6 %	21
	Konyanka	695,000	2	2	100.0 %	695,000	100.0 %	0 ☀	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	14
	Kuranko	573,000	2	2	100.0 %	573,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	2.8 %	0.1 %	11
	Lele	54,000	1	1	100.0 %	54,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	5.0 %	1.6 %	1
	Mandinka	2,319,000	6	6	100.0 %	2,319,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	1.0 %	0.6 %	49
	Maninka, Eastern	4,231,000	10	10	100.0 %	4,231,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.2 %	0.1 %	87
	Maninka, Kita	584,000	1	1	100.0 %	584,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	3.0 %	0.2 %	12
	Maninka, Sankaran	116,000	1	1	100.0 %	116,000	100.0 %	0 ☀	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	2
	Maninka, Western	2,292,000	6	4	66.7 %	2,222,000	97.0 %	1 ●	Islam	1.6 %	0.2 %	46
	Manya	185,000	2	2	100.0 %	185,000	100.0 %	0 ☀	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	4
	Marka, Dafing	274,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	13.0 %	4.3 %	-1 -
	Maswanka, Kunante	24,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Islam	5.8 %	2.1 %	-1 -
	Mau	407,000	1	1	100.0 %	407,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.5 %	0.0 %	8
	Sininkere	12,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Islam	6.0 %	0.2 %	-1 -
	Yalunka	208,000	4	3	75.0 %	158,000	76.0 %	1 ●	Islam	1.7 %	1.2 %	5
Totals:	23 Peoples (across countries)	13,231,000	57	46	80.7 %	12,765,000	96.5 %	●	Islam	1.3%	0.3%	270

* 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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