People Cluster - Mande | Joshua Project

People Cluster: Mande What is a People Cluster?

Population

11,062,000

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	161,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	9.8%	1.0%	-1 -
	Bissa	1,040,000	4	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Ethnic Religions	24.7%	11.1%	-1 -
	Bobo Fing	106,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	19.9%	9.2%	-1 -
	Bokabaru	75,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Islam	15.0%	5.0%	-1 -
	Boko, Bokonya	187,000	2	1	50.0 %	62,000	33.2 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	10.1%	1.4%	1
	Budik	5,600	1	1	100.0 %	5,600	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	1,880,000	3	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Ethnic Religions	31.9%	13.5%	-1 -
	Duun, Samogo	159,000	1	1	100.0 %	159,000	100.0 %	0 ☀	Islam	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	636,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	24.0%	8.0%	-1 -
	Jeri Kuo	41,000	1	1	100.0 %	41,000	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	169,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	9.0%	1.8%	-1 -
	Kono	319,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	12.0%	1.0%	-1 -
	Kono, Kwono	9,800	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	60.0%	10.0%	-1 -
	Kpeego	2,400	1	1	100.0 %	2,400	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	4.0%	1.0%	1
	Kpelle	575,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Islam	42.0%	2.8%	-1 -
	Kpelle, Liberia	867,000	3	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Ethnic Religions	38.9%	24.3%	-1 -
	Kpessi	6,100	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 %	0 ☀	Islam	0.1%	0.0%	2
	Ligbi	32,000	2	2	100.0 %	32,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.3%	0.1%	2
	Loko	210,000	1	1	100.0 %	210,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	5.0%	0.9%	4
	Loma, Loghoma	291,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	15.0%	4.0%	-1 -
	Maan	441,000	2	1	50.0 %	106,000	24.0 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	7.0%	1.7%	2
	Mandenyi	44,000	1	1	100.0 %	44,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.2%	0.0%	1
	Mende	2,480,000	5	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Islam	13.0%	9.0%	-1 -
	Mogofin	25,000	1	1	100.0 %	25,000	100.0 %	0 ☀	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	32,000	1	1	100.0 %	32,000	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	156,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	30.0%	9.5%	-1 -
	Samo, Maya	68,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	20.0%	9.5%	-1 -
	Samo, Samo Matya	212,000	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 ●	Islam	15.4%	9.6%	-1 -
	Shanga	26,000	1	1	100.0 %	26,000	100.0 %	0 ☀	Islam	0.0%	0.0%	1
	Toma	245,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	16.0%	4.6%	-1 -
	Tura	73,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	21.0%	4.0%	-1 -
	Vai	212,000	2	1	50.0 %	189,000	89.2 %	1 ●	Islam	1.1%	0.5%	4
	Wan	41,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	10.0%	2.0%	-1 -
	Yaure	51,000	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)	11,062,000	63	18	28.6 %	1,000,000	9.0 %	●	Ethnic Religions	21.2%	8.9%	27

* 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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