Bantu, Nguni People Cluster

People Cluster: Bantu, Nguni What is a People Cluster?

Population

32,758,000

1.7% 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: ☀︎●●●●● (
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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 *
	Chingoni	300,000	1	5 ●	Christianity	70.0 %	17.0 %	-1 -
	Korana	11,000	1	4 ●	Christianity	70.0 %	10.0 %	-1 -
	Ndebele	2,069,000	3	5 ●	Christianity	78.8 %	26.6 %	-1 -
	Ndebele, Southern	1,271,000	1	5 ●	Christianity	80.0 %	12.2 %	-1 -
	Ngoni, Malawi	2,203,000	1	4 ●	Christianity	64.0 %	5.0 %	-1 -
	Phuthi	58,000	1	4 ●	Christianity	95.0 %	7.0 %	-1 -
	Swazi	2,641,000	5	5 ●	Christianity	79.0 %	18.8 %	-1 -
	Xhosa	8,740,000	4	5 ●	Christianity	81.0 %	26.4 %	-1 -
	Xhosa-Tembu	928,000	1	5 ●	Christianity	75.0 %	20.0 %	-1 -
	Zulu	14,536,000	7	5 ●	Christianity	80.9 %	28.1 %	-1 -
Totals:	10 Peoples (across countries)	32,758,000	25	●	Christianity	79.2%	24.3%	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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