People Cluster - Mande | Joshua Project

People Cluster: Mande What is a People Cluster?

Population

10,949,000

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	122,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	9.7%	1.0%	-1 -
	Bissa	1,015,000	4	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Ethnic Religions	24.7%	11.1%	-1 -
	Bobo Fing	103,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	19.9%	9.3%	-1 -
	Bokabaru	73,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Islam	15.0%	5.0%	-1 -
	Boko, Bokonya	181,000	2	1	50.0 %	60,000	33.1 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	10.1%	1.4%	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	1,781,000	3	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Ethnic Religions	32.1%	13.8%	-1 -
	Duun, Samogo	151,000	1	1	100.0 %	151,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.0%	0.0%	3
	Dzuun, Samogo	25,000	1	1	100.0 %	25,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	1.0%	0.3%	1
	Gouro	620,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	24.0%	8.0%	-1 -
	Jeri Kuo	40,000	1	1	100.0 %	40,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	1.0%	0.1%	1
	Kla-Dan	32,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	24.8%	4.0%	-1 -
	Kono	313,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	12.0%	1.0%	-1 -
	Kono	164,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	9.0%	1.8%	-1 -
	Kono, Kwono	9,500	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	60.0%	10.0%	-1 -
	Kpeego	2,300	1	1	100.0 %	2,300	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	4.0%	1.0%	1
	Kpelle	559,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Islam	42.0%	2.8%	-1 -
	Kpelle, Liberia	1,103,000	3	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Ethnic Religions	38.7%	24.3%	-1 -
	Kpessi	5,900	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	16.0%	6.0%	-1 -
	Kyanga	25,000	2	2	100.0 %	25,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.1%	0.0%	2
	Ligbi	31,000	2	2	100.0 %	31,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.3%	0.1%	2
	Loko	205,000	1	1	100.0 %	205,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	5.0%	0.9%	4
	Loma, Loghoma	255,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	15.0%	4.0%	-1 -
	Mandenyi	42,000	1	1	100.0 %	42,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.2%	0.0%	1
	Mano, Mah	523,000	2	1	50.0 %	103,000	19.7 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	7.2%	1.8%	2
	Mende	2,399,000	5	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Islam	13.0%	9.0%	-1 -
	Mogofin	24,000	1	1	100.0 %	24,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.0%	0.0%	1
	Mona	25,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	24.0%	3.0%	-1 -
	Ngan	31,000	1	1	100.0 %	31,000	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	152,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	20.0%	9.5%	-1 -
	Samo, Maya	66,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	20.0%	9.5%	-1 -
	Samo, Samo Matya	206,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	19.9%	8.7%	-1 -
	Seemogo	28,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	23.4%	9.6%	-1 -
	Shanga	25,000	1	1	100.0 %	25,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.0%	0.0%	1
	Toma	239,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	16.0%	4.6%	-1 -
	Tura	71,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	21.0%	4.0%	-1 -
	Vai	161,000	2	1	50.0 %	138,000	85.7 %	1 ●	Islam	1.2%	0.6%	3
	Wan	40,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	10.0%	2.0%	-1 -
	Yaure	50,000	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:	42 Peoples (across countries)	10,949,000	63	18	28.6 %	921,000	8.4 %	●	Ethnic Religions	21.5%	9.3%	26

* 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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