People Cluster - Nilotic | Joshua Project

People Cluster: Nilotic What is a People Cluster?

Population

40,516,000

3.2% estimated
Annual Growth Rate

People Groups (Across Countries)

People Groups
(by Country)

130

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 *
	Acholi	1,905,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	96.8%	40.3%	-1 -
	Ageer	25,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	15.0%	1.5%	-1 -
	Aka	1,100	1	1	100.0 %	1,100	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	5.0%	0.7%	1
	Alur	2,395,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	96.0%	26.1%	-1 -
	Anuak	236,000	3	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	60.2%	41.1%	-1 -
	Bari	624,000	4	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	93.9%	10.8%	-1 -
	Belanda Bor	16,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	16.0%	5.0%	-1 -
	Berta, Benishangul	533,000	2	1	50.0 %	300,000	56.3 %	2 ●	Islam	9.9%	1.4%	6
	Biykol	600	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	10.0%	6.0%	-1 -
	Bodi	11,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	6.0%	3.8%	-1 -
	Buldit	5,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	15.0%	8.0%	-1 -
	Burun	47,000	1	1	100.0 %	47,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.0%	0.0%	1
	Burun, Arabized	143,000	1	1	100.0 %	143,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.0%	0.0%	3
	Daats'in	400	1	1	100.0 %	400	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.0%	0.0%	1
	Datooga	13,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	25.0%	4.0%	-1 -
	Datooga, Barabaig	165,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	6.0%	4.0%	-1 -
	Di'dinga	63,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Ethnic Religions	18.0%	12.0%	-1 -
	Dinka, Central	55,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	14.0%	9.0%	-1 -
	Dinka, Northeastern	749,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	80.0%	17.0%	-1 -
	Dinka, Northwestern	78,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	65.0%	12.0%	-1 -
	Dinka, South Central	658,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	80.0%	8.0%	-1 -
	Dinka, Southeastern	238,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	75.0%	18.0%	-1 -
	Dinka, Southwestern	2,938,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	79.0%	16.0%	-1 -
	Dongotono	4,700	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	3 ●	Christianity	95.0%	2.0%	-1 -
	El Molo	3,600	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	12.0%	2.0%	-1 -
	Gule	2,400	1	1	100.0 %	2,400	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	1.0%	0.1%	1
	Gumuz, Kamashi	350,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Ethnic Religions	34.0%	15.5%	-1 -
	Gumuz, Mandura-Dibate	180,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	10.0%	7.9%	-1 -
	Gwama	11,000	1	1	100.0 %	11,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.0%	0.0%	1
	Ilchamus	42,000	1	1	100.0 %	42,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	5.0%	1.5%	1
	Ingessana, Gaam	139,000	2	2	100.0 %	139,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.6%	0.2%	3
	Iteso	3,335,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	97.5%	13.6%	-1 -
	Jumjum	90,000	2	1	50.0 %	83,000	92.5 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	2.7%	0.9%	2
	Jur Modo	113,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	15.0%	6.0%	-1 -
	Kakwa, Bari Kakwa	353,000	3	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	68.4%	10.0%	-1 -
	Kalenjin, Keiyo	217,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	75.0%	29.0%	-1 -
	Kalenjin, Kipsigis	2,447,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	97.0%	60.9%	-1 -
	Kalenjin, Marakwet	300,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Ethnic Religions	46.0%	45.0%	-1 -
	Kalenjin, Nandi	1,213,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	98.0%	53.2%	-1 -
	Kalenjin, Okiek	100,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	35.0%	1.4%	-1 -
	Kalenjin, Pokot	938,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Ethnic Religions	45.4%	18.9%	-1 -
	Kalenjin, Sabaot	312,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	90.0%	40.0%	-1 -
	Kalenjin, Terik	384,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	80.0%	39.0%	-1 -
	Kalenjin, Tugen	192,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	90.0%	41.0%	-1 -
	Karamojong	822,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	20.0%	5.0%	-1 -
	Kelo	200	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Islam	8.0%	2.0%	-1 -
	Komo	27,000	3	1	33.3 %	8,700	32.8 %	4 ●	Islam	6.4%	2.1%	1
	Kuku	243,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	74.0%	5.0%	-1 -
	Kuku, Bari	32,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	70.0%	6.0%	-1 -
	Kumam	328,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	78.0%	24.0%	-1 -
	Kunama	159,000	3	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	24.3%	9.0%	-1 -
	Kwegu	3,100	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Ethnic Religions	44.0%	39.8%	-1 -
	Lafon, Pari	49,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	12.0%	4.0%	-1 -
	Langgo	40,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	55.0%	11.0%	-1 -
	Lango	2,628,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	95.0%	42.0%	-1 -
	Lokoya	52,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	20.0%	7.0%	-1 -
	Lopid	72,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	20.0%	6.0%	-1 -
	Lotuho	193,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	45.0%	7.5%	-1 -
	Luo	5,406,000	3	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	97.9%	60.1%	-1 -
	Luwo	160,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	35.0%	10.0%	-1 -
	Maaban	72,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	15.0%	5.0%	-1 -
	Maasai	1,512,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Ethnic Religions	42.5%	22.4%	-1 -
	Maasai, Arusha	278,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	35.0%	6.0%	-1 -
	Maasai, Baraguyu	699,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	25.0%	7.0%	-1 -
	Majang	58,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	84.0%	73.4%	-1 -
	Me'en	244,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	55.7%	53.2%	-1 -
	Molo	200	1	1	100.0 %	200	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	1.0%	0.0%	1
	Mondari, Chir	66,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	75.0%	9.0%	-1 -
	Morokodo	47,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	15.0%	3.0%	-1 -
	Murle	124,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	10.3%	1.8%	-1 -
	Mursi	12,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	11.0%	5.3%	-1 -
	Nara	55,000	1	1	100.0 %	55,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	4.5%	1.8%	1
	Narim, Lariminit	7,200	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	20.0%	2.2%	-1 -
	Nuer	2,048,000	4	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Ethnic Religions	33.3%	17.7%	-1 -
	Nyang'i	17,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	10.0%	4.0%	-1 -
	Nyangatom	52,000	2	1	50.0 %	12,000	23.1 %	5 ●	Ethnic Religions	27.6%	22.5%	1
	Ongamo	7,900	1	1	100.0 %	7,900	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	5.0%	1.5%	1
	Opo	6,100	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Ethnic Religions	33.1%	22.4%	-1 -
	Padhola	595,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	95.0%	33.0%	-1 -
	Reel, Atwot	72,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	14.0%	8.0%	-1 -
	Samburu	303,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Ethnic Religions	30.0%	12.0%	-1 -
	Sebei	338,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	70.0%	30.0%	-1 -
	Shilluk	363,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Ethnic Religions	40.1%	11.0%	-1 -
	Suri, Kacipo-Balesi	8,000	2	2	100.0 %	8,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	3.0%	2.0%	2
	Suri, Tirmaga-Chai	44,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	4.0%	2.4%	-1 -
	Tennet	9,500	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	8.0%	2.0%	-1 -
	Tepeth	29,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	60.0%	35.0%	-1 -
	Toposa	269,000	4	2	50.0 %	21,000	7.8 %	3 ●	Christianity	82.9%	0.3%	2
	Turkana	1,314,000	2	1	50.0 %	52,000	4.0 %	5 ●	Ethnic Religions	46.2%	21.3%	1
	Uduk	28,000	3	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	21.7%	3.0%	-1 -
Totals:	90 Peoples (across countries)	40,516,000	130	21	16.2 %	934,000	2.3 %	●	Christianity	73.6%	29.4%	30

* 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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