Micronesian People Cluster

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Population

576,000

0.9% estimated
Annual Growth Rate

People Groups (Across Countries)

People Groups
(by Country)

Unreached Groups (by Country)

Affinity Bloc

Pacific Islanders

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%

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Progress Scale: ☀︎●●●●● (
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= Frontier Unreached Peoples)
Photo	People Group ▲	Global Population	Peoples by Country	Popl in Unreached	% Popl in Unreached	Progress Scale	Primary Religion	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
	Carolinian	5,100	3	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	93.8 %	15.1 %	-1 -
	Chamorro	109,000	4	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	98.3 %	16.4 %	-1 -
	Guamian	97,000	1	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	97.0 %	14.2 %	-1 -
	Kiribertese	150,000	7	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	98.4 %	9.7 %	-1 -
	Kosraen	7,300	3	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	95.3 %	17.5 %	-1 -
	Marshallese	58,000	3	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	97.1 %	52.2 %	-1 -
	Midway Islanders	2,700	1	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	85.0 %	6.0 %	-1 -
	Mokilese	900	2	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	92.3 %	24.5 %	-1 -
	Mortlockese	6,000	1	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	98.0 %	20.0 %	-1 -
	Namonuito	1,000	1	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	95.0 %	14.0 %	-1 -
	Nauruan	6,500	1	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	98.0 %	14.3 %	-1 -
	Ngatik	500	1	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	80.0 %	3.0 %	-1 -
	Nukoro	800	1	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	100.0 %	14.0 %	-1 -
	Paafang	1,300	1	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	97.0 %	20.0 %	-1 -
	Palauan	20,000	4	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	95.7 %	22.9 %	-1 -
	Palauan, English-speaking	2,700	1	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	95.0 %	24.0 %	-1 -
	Pingilapese	3,400	3	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	97.4 %	18.3 %	-1 -
	Ponapean	26,000	3	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	97.3 %	22.0 %	-1 -
	Puluwat	1,400	1	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	95.0 %	19.0 %	-1 -
	Satawalese	500	1	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	100.0 %	6.0 %	-1 -
	Sonsorol	1,600	2	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	94.1 %	13.2 %	-1 -
	Tanapag	0 < 100	1	-1 Unknown	-1 Unknown	4 ●	Christianity	-1 Unknown	-1 Unknown	-1 -
	Tobian	0 < 100	1	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	90.0 %	20.0 %	-1 -
	Trukese	61,000	3	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	97.5 %	25.4 %	-1 -
	Ulithian	3,700	3	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	97.9 %	21.9 %	-1 -
	Woleaian	2,000	3	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	98.7 %	18.9 %	-1 -
	Yapese	7,700	2	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	84.5 %	20.2 %	-1 -
Totals:	27 Peoples (across countries)	576,000	58	0	0.0 %	●	Christianity	97.3%	19.4%	0

* 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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