Central American Indigenous, other People Cluster

People Cluster: Central American Indigenous, other What is a People Cluster?

Population

4,080,000

1.2% estimated
Annual Growth Rate

People Groups (Across Countries)

People Groups
(by Country)

Unreached Groups (by Country)

Affinity Bloc

Latin-Caribbean Americans

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: ☀︎●●●●● (
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= Frontier Unreached Peoples)
Photo	People Group ▲	Global Population	Peoples by Country	Progress Scale	Primary Religion	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
	Achi, Cubulco	83,000	1	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	30.0 %	6.0 %	-1 -
	Achi, Rabinal	83,000	1	5 ●	Christianity	99.0 %	12.0 %	-1 -
	Aguacatec	13,000	1	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	30.0 %	6.0 %	-1 -
	Black Carib	168,000	6	4 ●	Christianity	80.7 %	7.7 %	-1 -
	Bribri	16,000	2	5 ●	Christianity	91.5 %	23.9 %	-1 -
	Brunka, Boruca	2,700	1	5 ●	Christianity	85.0 %	14.0 %	-1 -
	Buglere	22,000	1	5 ●	Christianity	75.0 %	17.0 %	-1 -
	Cakchiquel, Acatenango	1,100	1	4 ●	Christianity	95.0 %	10.0 %	-1 -
	Cakchiquel, Central	327,000	2	5 ●	Christianity	98.0 %	30.0 %	-1 -
	Cakchiquel, Eastern	222,000	1	5 ●	Christianity	97.0 %	18.0 %	-1 -
	Cakchiquel, Northern	85,000	1	5 ●	Christianity	95.0 %	13.0 %	-1 -
	Cakchiquel, Santa Maria de Jesus	38,000	1	4 ●	Christianity	97.0 %	9.0 %	-1 -
	Cakchiquel, Santo Domingo Xenacoj	14,000	1	4 ●	Christianity	97.0 %	9.0 %	-1 -
	Cakchiquel, South Central	96,000	1	5 ●	Christianity	94.0 %	17.0 %	-1 -
	Cakchiquel, Southern	107,000	1	5 ●	Christianity	99.0 %	19.0 %	-1 -
	Cakchiquel, Southwestern Yepocapa	39,000	1	4 ●	Christianity	90.0 %	9.0 %	-1 -
	Cakchiquel, Western	171,000	1	5 ●	Christianity	90.0 %	14.0 %	-1 -
	Cakchiquel-Quiche, Mixed Language-speaking	3,400	1	4 ●	Christianity	95.0 %	4.0 %	-1 -
	Chiapaneco	0 < 100	1	3 ●	Christianity	85.0 %	2.0 %	-1 -
	Chichimeca-Jonaz	2,400	1	4 ●	Christianity	95.0 %	5.0 %	-1 -
	Chirripo	14,000	1	5 ●	Christianity	95.0 %	14.0 %	-1 -
	Cocopa	1,100	2	5 ●	Christianity	72.7 %	15.9 %	-1 -
	Guatuso	1,400	1	4 ●	Christianity	80.0 %	4.0 %	-1 -
	Guna, San Blas Guna	98,000	1	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	6.0 %	4.0 %	-1 -
	Huave, San Dionisio del Mar	3,100	1	4 ●	Christianity	95.0 %	6.0 %	-1 -
	Huave, San Francisco del Mar	5,900	1	5 ●	Christianity	95.0 %	10.2 %	-1 -
	Huave, San Mateo del Mar	13,000	1	4 ●	Christianity	95.0 %	10.0 %	-1 -
	Huave, Santa Maria del Mar	800	1	5 ●	Christianity	95.0 %	26.0 %	-1 -
	Ixcateco	0 < 100	1	4 ●	Christianity	55.0 %	3.5 %	-1 -
	Ixil, Chajul	45,000	1	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	30.0 %	6.0 %	-1 -
	Ixil, Nebaj	45,000	1	5 ●	Christianity	97.0 %	13.0 %	-1 -
	Ixil, San Juan Cotzal	45,000	1	4 ●	Christianity	95.0 %	9.0 %	-1 -
	Kiliwa	0 < 100	1	4 ●	Christianity	90.0 %	7.0 %	-1 -
	Kumiai	400	2	3 ●	Christianity	77.6 %	2.0 %	-1 -
	Lenca	193,000	2	4 ●	Christianity	92.5 %	5.8 %	-1 -
	Matagalpa	20,000	1	4 ●	Christianity	80.0 %	3.0 %	-1 -
	Matlatzinca, Atzingo	100	1	5 ●	Christianity	95.0 %	15.6 %	-1 -
	Mayo	177,000	1	5 ●	Christianity	96.0 %	20.0 %	-1 -
	Miskito	253,000	2	4 ●	Christianity	88.1 %	4.0 %	-1 -
	Monimbo, Mangue	22,000	1	4 ●	Christianity	90.0 %	7.0 %	-1 -
	Paipai	100	1	5 ●	Christianity	95.0 %	17.0 %	-1 -
	Pame, Central	10,000	1	3 ●	Christianity	95.0 %	1.5 %	-1 -
	Pame, Norte	400	1	3 ●	Christianity	95.0 %	0.7 %	-1 -
	Part-Indian	420,000	2	4 ●	Christianity	92.8 %	5.9 %	-1 -
	Pech	7,000	1	4 ●	Christianity	70.0 %	6.0 %	-1 -
	Pipil	12,000	1	3 ●	Christianity	96.0 %	2.0 %	-1 -
	Purepecha	73,000	2	3 ●	Christianity	96.0 %	1.0 %	-1 -
	Purepecha, Sierra Occidental	276,000	2	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	45.0 %	5.0 %	-1 -
	Rama	5,600	1	3 ●	Christianity	85.0 %	1.5 %	-1 -
	Seri	700	1	5 ●	Christianity	80.0 %	21.0 %	-1 -
	Sipacapeno	17,000	1	4 ●	Christianity	95.0 %	8.0 %	-1 -
	Subtiaba	22,000	1	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	30.0 %	4.0 %	-1 -
	Sumu	22,000	3	4 ●	Christianity	81.5 %	2.6 %	-1 -
	Tepehua, Huehuetla	5,500	1	5 ●	Christianity	71.0 %	18.0 %	-1 -
	Tepehua, Pisa Flores	6,200	1	4 ●	Christianity	75.0 %	7.7 %	-1 -
	Tepehua, Tlachichilco	4,600	1	5 ●	Christianity	70.0 %	13.0 %	-1 -
	Tepehuan, Norte	7,600	1	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	10.0 %	1.0 %	-1 -
	Tepehuan, Sureste	13,000	1	4 ●	Christianity	80.0 %	6.0 %	-1 -
	Tepehuan, Suroeste	11,000	1	3 ●	Christianity	60.0 %	0.0 %	-1 -
	Teribe	1,300	1	3 ●	Christianity	84.0 %	2.0 %	-1 -
	Teribe, Naso	5,000	1	4 ●	Christianity	65.0 %	9.0 %	-1 -
	Tlapaneco, Acatepec	50,000	2	3 ●	Christianity	96.9 %	1.0 %	-1 -
	Tlapaneco, Azoyu	800	1	3 ●	Christianity	96.0 %	0.8 %	-1 -
	Tlapaneco, Malinaltepec	49,000	1	3 ●	Christianity	97.0 %	0.7 %	-1 -
	Tlapaneco, Tlacoapa	9,200	1	3 ●	Christianity	96.0 %	1.0 %	-1 -
	Totonaca, Coyutla	63,000	1	3 ●	Christianity	95.0 %	0.0 %	-1 -
	Totonaca, Filomeno Mata-Coahuitlan	20,000	1	4 ●	Christianity	95.0 %	2.5 %	-1 -
	Totonaca, Ozumatlan	2,100	1	5 ●	Christianity	95.0 %	15.0 %	-1 -
	Totonaca, Papantla	146,000	1	3 ●	Christianity	95.0 %	1.3 %	-1 -
	Totonaca, Patla-Chicontla	4,400	1	5 ●	Christianity	90.0 %	20.0 %	-1 -
	Totonaca, Sierra	218,000	1	4 ●	Christianity	97.0 %	10.0 %	-1 -
	Totonaca, Tecpatalan	700	1	3 ●	Christianity	85.0 %	0.3 %	-1 -
	Totonaca, Xicotepec de Juarez	18,000	1	3 ●	Christianity	95.0 %	2.0 %	-1 -
	Totonaca, Yecuatla	700	1	4 ●	Christianity	95.0 %	3.0 %	-1 -
	Tzutujil	109,000	1	4 ●	Christianity	95.0 %	10.0 %	-1 -
	Ulwa	900	1	3 ●	Christianity	85.0 %	1.0 %	-1 -
	Uspantec	5,300	1	4 ●	Christianity	99.0 %	8.0 %	-1 -
	Xinca	24,000	1	4 ●	Christianity	70.0 %	3.0 %	-1 -
	Zoque, Chimalapa	7,000	1	5 ●	Christianity	95.0 %	44.4 %	-1 -
Totals:	79 Peoples (across countries)	4,080,000	96	●	Christianity	85.1%	10.4%	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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