Nilotic People Cluster | Joshua Project

People Cluster: Nilotic What is a People Cluster?

Population

43,220,000

3.2% estimated
Annual Growth Rate

People Groups (Across Countries)

People Groups
(by Country)

134

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	2,051,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	96.7 %	40.0 %	-1 -
	Ageer	23,000	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	2,550,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	96.0 %	26.1 %	-1 -
	Anuak	283,000	3	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	52.4 %	37.0 %	-1 -
	Bari	848,000	4	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	94.2 %	10.0 %	-1 -
	Belanda Bor	24,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	16.0 %	5.0 %	-1 -
	Berta, Benishangul	559,000	2	1	50.0 %	315,000	56.4 %	1 ●	Islam	4.6 %	1.4 %	6
	Biykol	500	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	10.0 %	6.0 %	-1 -
	Bodi	12,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	6.0 %	3.8 %	-1 -
	Buldit	6,800	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	15.0 %	8.0 %	-1 -
	Burun	51,000	1	1	100.0 %	51,000	100.0 %	0 ☀	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Burun, Arabized	150,000	1	1	100.0 %	150,000	100.0 %	0 ☀	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	3
	Daats'iin	400	1	1	100.0 %	400	100.0 %	0 ☀	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Datooga	14,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	25.0 %	4.0 %	-1 -
	Datooga, Barabaig	175,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	6.0 %	4.0 %	-1 -
	Di'dinga	92,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Ethnic Religions	18.0 %	12.0 %	-1 -
	Dinka, Central	50,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	14.0 %	9.0 %	-1 -
	Dinka, Northeastern	811,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	80.0 %	17.0 %	-1 -
	Dinka, Northwestern	86,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	65.0 %	12.0 %	-1 -
	Dinka, South Central	721,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	80.0 %	8.0 %	-1 -
	Dinka, Southeastern	891,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	75.0 %	18.0 %	-1 -
	Dinka, Southwestern	1,266,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	79.0 %	16.0 %	-1 -
	Dongotono	4,300	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	3 ●	Christianity	95.0 %	2.0 %	-1 -
	El Molo	3,800	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	12.0 %	2.0 %	-1 -
	Gumuz, Kamashi	367,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Ethnic Religions	34.0 %	15.5 %	-1 -
	Gumuz, Mandura-Dibate	189,000	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 %	0 ☀	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Ilchamus	43,000	1	1	100.0 %	43,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	5.0 %	1.5 %	1
	Imotong	16,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	80.0 %	4.0 %	-1 -
	Ingessana, Gaam	114,000	1	1	100.0 %	114,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.5 %	0.1 %	2
	Iteso	3,566,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	97.5 %	13.5 %	-1 -
	Jule	2,500	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Islam	2.2 %	2.2 %	-1 -
	Jumjum	93,000	2	1	50.0 %	87,000	93.4 %	1 ●	Islam	2.7 %	0.9 %	2
	Jur Modo	168,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	15.0 %	6.0 %	-1 -
	Kakwa, Bari Kakwa	415,000	3	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	68.0 %	9.7 %	-1 -
	Kalenjin, Keiyo	263,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	75.0 %	29.0 %	-1 -
	Kalenjin, Kipsigis	2,497,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	97.0 %	60.9 %	-1 -
	Kalenjin, Marakwet	135,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Ethnic Religions	46.0 %	45.0 %	-1 -
	Kalenjin, Nandi	1,226,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	98.0 %	53.2 %	-1 -
	Kalenjin, Okiek	55,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	35.0 %	1.4 %	-1 -
	Kalenjin, Pokot	1,155,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Ethnic Religions	47.6 %	13.0 %	-1 -
	Kalenjin, Sabaot	310,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	90.0 %	40.0 %	-1 -
	Kalenjin, Terik	120,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	80.0 %	39.0 %	-1 -
	Kalenjin, Tugen	207,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	90.0 %	41.0 %	-1 -
	Karamojong	875,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	30.0 %	2.0 %	-1 -
	Kelo	200	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Islam	8.0 %	2.0 %	-1 -
	Komo	47,000	3	1	33.3 %	9,100	19.3 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	10.0 %	2.5 %	1
	Kuku	228,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	73.9 %	5.0 %	-1 -
	Kuku, Bari	29,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	70.0 %	6.0 %	-1 -
	Kumam	349,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	78.0 %	24.0 %	-1 -
	Kunama	164,000	3	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	24.3 %	9.0 %	-1 -
	Kwegu	3,300	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Ethnic Religions	44.0 %	39.8 %	-1 -
	Lafon, Pari	71,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Islam	12.0 %	4.0 %	-1 -
	Lango	19,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	85.0 %	4.0 %	-1 -
	Lango	2,797,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	95.0 %	42.0 %	-1 -
	Logir	15,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	78.0 %	3.0 %	-1 -
	Lokoya	79,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	20.0 %	7.0 %	-1 -
	Lopid	108,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	20.0 %	6.0 %	-1 -
	Lotuho	281,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	45.0 %	7.5 %	-1 -
	Luo	6,869,000	3	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	97.9 %	60.4 %	-1 -
	Luwo	238,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	35.0 %	10.0 %	-1 -
	Maaban	88,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	15.8 %	4.8 %	-1 -
	Maasai	1,960,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Ethnic Religions	42.9 %	23.2 %	-1 -
	Maasai, Arusha	294,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	35.0 %	6.0 %	-1 -
	Maasai, Baraguyu	741,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	25.0 %	7.0 %	-1 -
	Majang	61,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	84.0 %	73.4 %	-1 -
	Me'en	256,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	55.7 %	53.2 %	-1 -
	Meneng	8,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	15.0 %	8.0 %	-1 -
	Molo	200	1	1	100.0 %	200	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	1.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Mondari, Chir	60,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	75.0 %	9.0 %	-1 -
	Morokodo	43,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	15.0 %	3.0 %	-1 -
	Murle	184,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	10.2 %	1.7 %	-1 -
	Mursi	13,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	11.0 %	5.3 %	-1 -
	Nara	56,000	1	1	100.0 %	56,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	4.5 %	1.8 %	1
	Narim, Lariminit	6,600	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	20.0 %	2.2 %	-1 -
	Nuer	1,712,000	4	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Ethnic Religions	35.4 %	20.2 %	-1 -
	Nyang'i	18,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	10.0 %	4.0 %	-1 -
	Nyangatom	53,000	2	1	50.0 %	11,000	20.8 %	5 ●	Ethnic Religions	28.4 %	23.1 %	1
	Okolie	16,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	75.0 %	3.0 %	-1 -
	Opo	9,800	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Ethnic Religions	25.3 %	15.5 %	-1 -
	Padhola	633,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	95.0 %	33.0 %	-1 -
	Reel, Atwot	104,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	14.0 %	8.0 %	-1 -
	Samburu	317,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Ethnic Religions	30.0 %	12.0 %	-1 -
	Sebei	360,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	70.0 %	30.0 %	-1 -
	Shilluk	523,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Ethnic Religions	40.1 %	11.0 %	-1 -
	Suri, Kacipo-Balesi	7,800	2	2	100.0 %	7,800	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	3.0 %	2.0 %	2
	Suri, Tirmaga-Chai	47,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	4.0 %	2.4 %	-1 -
	Tennet	11,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	8.0 %	2.0 %	-1 -
	Tepeth	31,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	60.0 %	35.0 %	-1 -
	Toposa	360,000	4	2	50.0 %	22,000	6.1 %	3 ●	Christianity	84.4 %	1.6 %	2
	Turkana	1,388,000	2	1	50.0 %	55,000	4.0 %	5 ●	Ethnic Religions	46.2 %	21.3 %	1
	Uduk	60,000	4	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	20.8 %	3.0 %	-1 -
Totals:	93 Peoples (across countries)	43,220,000	134	18	13.4 %	934,000	2.2 %	●	Christianity	74.0%	29.9%	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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