People Cluster - Mande | Joshua Project

People Cluster: Mande What is a People Cluster?

Population

10,777,000

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 *
	Bandi	13,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	7.0%	1.1%	-1 -
	Bissa	985,000	4	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Ethnic Religions	24.7%	11.1%	-1 -
	Bobo Fing	100,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	19.9%	9.3%	-1 -
	Bokabaru	71,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Islam	15.0%	5.0%	-1 -
	Boko, Bokonya	177,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	16.0%	2.3%	-1 -
	Budik	2,700	1	1	100.0 %	2,700	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	1.0%	0.3%	1
	Busa, Bussawa	16,000	1	1	100.0 %	16,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	1.0%	0.1%	1
	Dan	1,737,000	3	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Ethnic Religions	32.1%	13.8%	-1 -
	Duun, Samogo	147,000	1	1	100.0 %	147,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.0%	0.0%	3
	Dzuun, Samogo	24,000	1	1	100.0 %	24,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	1.0%	0.3%	1
	Gbandi	108,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	10.0%	1.0%	-1 -
	Gouro	600,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	24.0%	8.0%	-1 -
	Jeri Kuo	39,000	1	1	100.0 %	39,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	1.0%	0.1%	1
	Kla-Dan	31,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	24.8%	4.0%	-1 -
	Kono	309,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	12.0%	1.0%	-1 -
	Kono	168,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	9.0%	1.8%	-1 -
	Kono, Kwono	9,300	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	60.0%	10.0%	-1 -
	Kpeego	2,200	1	1	100.0 %	2,200	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	4.0%	1.0%	1
	Kpelle	573,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Islam	42.0%	2.8%	-1 -
	Kpelle, Liberia	1,085,000	3	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Ethnic Religions	38.7%	19.9%	-1 -
	Kpessi	5,900	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	16.0%	6.0%	-1 -
	Kyanga	24,000	2	2	100.0 %	24,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.1%	0.0%	2
	Ligbi	30,000	2	2	100.0 %	30,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.3%	0.1%	2
	Loko	203,000	1	1	100.0 %	203,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	5.0%	0.9%	4
	Loma, Loghoma	250,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	15.0%	4.0%	-1 -
	Mandenyi	44,000	1	1	100.0 %	44,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.2%	0.0%	1
	Mano, Mah	519,000	2	1	50.0 %	106,000	20.4 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	7.2%	1.8%	2
	Mende	2,371,000	5	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Islam	13.0%	6.9%	-1 -
	Mikifore	25,000	1	1	100.0 %	25,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.0%	0.0%	1
	Mona	24,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	24.0%	3.0%	-1 -
	Ngan	30,000	1	1	100.0 %	30,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	3.0%	0.4%	1
	Ngen	800	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Islam	20.0%	4.0%	-1 -
	Samo Southern	148,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	20.0%	9.5%	-1 -
	Samo, Maya	64,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	20.0%	9.5%	-1 -
	Samo, Samo Matya	200,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	19.9%	8.7%	-1 -
	Seemogo	26,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	23.4%	9.6%	-1 -
	Shanga	24,000	1	1	100.0 %	24,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.0%	0.0%	1
	Toma	244,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	16.0%	4.6%	-1 -
	Tura	69,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	21.0%	4.0%	-1 -
	Vai	159,000	2	1	50.0 %	136,000	85.5 %	1 ●	Islam	1.2%	0.6%	3
	Wan	39,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	10.0%	2.0%	-1 -
	Yaure	48,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	20.0%	6.0%	-1 -
	Zialo	32,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	75.0%	3.0%	-1 -
Totals:	43 Peoples (across countries)	10,777,000	63	17	27.0 %	852,000	7.9 %	●	Ethnic Religions	21.6%	8.4%	25

* 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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