Continents - Africa | Joshua Project

Continent: Africa

Population

1,243,239,000

Number of
Countries

Number of People Groups

3,693

People Groups Unreached

990 (26.8%)

Population in Unreached

351,008,000

% Population in Unreached

28.2%

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Progress Scale: ●●●●●
Country ▲	Population	People Groups	Unreached Groups	% Unreached Groups	Popl in Unreached	% Popl in Unreached	10/40 Window	Progress Scale	Primary Religion	% Professing Christian	% Evangelical
Algeria	41,005,000	40	36	90.0 %	40,974,000	99.9 %	●	1 ●	Islam	1.0 %	0.9 %
Angola	26,610,000	61	1	1.6 %	318,000	1.2 %		5 ●	Christianity	91.4 %	22.2 %
Benin	11,426,000	63	13	20.6 %	2,161,000	18.9 %	●	4 ●	Christianity	31.5 %	7.1 %
Botswana	2,281,000	46	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %		4 ●	Christianity	65.5 %	8.3 %
Burkina Faso	19,128,000	81	27	33.3 %	4,869,000	25.5 %	●	4 ●	Islam	20.4 %	9.3 %
Burundi	11,879,000	12	3	25.0 %	19,000	0.2 %		5 ●	Christianity	92.6 %	27.4 %
Cameroon	24,428,000	292	16	5.5 %	3,518,000	14.4 %		4 ●	Christianity	53.5 %	8.5 %
Cape Verde	532,000	5	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %		4 ●	Christianity	94.9 %	6.7 %
Central African Republic	5,071,000	83	7	8.4 %	500,000	9.9 %		5 ●	Christianity	73.9 %	33.7 %
Chad	14,904,000	141	75	53.2 %	8,298,000	55.7 %	●	4 ●	Islam	26.0 %	7.5 %
Comoros	819,000	12	8	66.7 %	815,000	99.5 %		1 ●	Islam	0.9 %	0.3 %
Congo, Democratic Republic of	82,014,000	228	3	1.3 %	251,000	0.3 %		5 ●	Christianity	92.1 %	19.4 %
Congo, Republic of the	4,806,000	71	1	1.4 %	11,000	0.2 %		5 ●	Christianity	90.3 %	15.1 %
Côte d'Ivoire	23,762,000	109	36	33.0 %	8,144,000	34.3 %		4 ●	Islam	30.5 %	9.5 %
Djibouti	900,000	11	7	63.6 %	891,000	99.0 %	●	1 ●	Islam	0.9 %	0.1 %
Egypt	95,126,000	42	25	59.5 %	14,982,000	15.7 %	●	4 ●	Islam	12.7 %	3.4 %
Equatorial Guinea	882,000	18	2	11.1 %	19,000	2.2 %		4 ●	Christianity	90.3 %	4.3 %
Eritrea	5,418,000	18	10	55.6 %	2,146,000	39.6 %	●	4 ●	Islam	51.1 %	2.2 %
Ethiopia	104,193,000	113	33	29.2 %	21,360,000	20.5 %	●	5 ●	Christianity	60.3 %	17.2 %
Gabon	1,722,000	51	5	9.8 %	41,000	2.4 %		5 ●	Christianity	75.1 %	12.1 %
Gambia	2,085,000	30	16	53.3 %	1,750,000	84.0 %	●	1 ●	Islam	4.8 %	0.7 %
Ghana	28,584,000	111	19	17.1 %	1,513,000	5.3 %		5 ●	Christianity	62.3 %	22.1 %
Guinea	13,214,000	48	30	62.5 %	11,504,000	87.1 %	●	1 ●	Islam	4.2 %	0.7 %
Guinea-Bissau	1,879,000	35	21	60.0 %	1,287,000	68.5 %	●	2 ●	Islam	11.8 %	1.7 %
Kenya	48,397,000	110	32	29.1 %	5,568,000	11.5 %		5 ●	Christianity	77.5 %	43.6 %
Lesotho	2,130,000	10	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %		5 ●	Christianity	92.8 %	11.7 %
Liberia	4,681,000	39	5	12.8 %	518,000	11.1 %		5 ●	Ethnic Religions	39.9 %	11.1 %
Libya	6,317,000	42	29	69.0 %	5,689,000	90.1 %	●	1 ●	Islam	2.2 %	0.1 %
Madagascar	25,527,000	40	10	25.0 %	223,000	0.9 %		4 ●	Christianity	49.7 %	5.6 %
Malawi	18,226,000	26	4	15.4 %	2,007,000	11.0 %		5 ●	Christianity	75.7 %	17.2 %
Mali	18,620,000	74	45	60.8 %	17,038,000	91.5 %	●	1 ●	Islam	2.8 %	0.7 %
Mauritania	4,245,000	19	15	78.9 %	4,230,000	99.6 %	●	1 ●	Islam	0.3 %	0.1 %
Mauritius	1,242,000	18	7	38.9 %	102,000	8.2 %		4 ●	Hinduism	32.6 %	7.8 %
Mayotte	245,000	8	6	75.0 %	241,000	98.5 %		1 ●	Islam	1.6 %	0.1 %
Morocco	35,181,000	31	27	87.1 %	35,168,000	100.0 %	●	1 ●	Islam	0.2 %	0.0 %
Mozambique	29,466,000	62	9	14.5 %	1,627,000	5.5 %		5 ●	Christianity	51.2 %	10.7 %
Namibia	2,539,000	32	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %		5 ●	Christianity	89.8 %	13.9 %
Niger	21,508,000	37	29	78.4 %	21,123,000	98.2 %	●	1 ●	Islam	0.6 %	0.2 %
Nigeria	191,860,000	543	96	17.7 %	63,029,000	32.9 %	●	5 ●	Christianity	50.8 %	23.9 %
Reunion	863,000	19	7	36.8 %	56,000	6.5 %		4 ●	Christianity	85.5 %	5.2 %
Rwanda	12,044,000	12	3	25.0 %	21,000	0.2 %		5 ●	Christianity	88.9 %	26.5 %
Saint Helena	3,900	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %		4 ●	Christianity	95.0 %	8.8 %
Sao Tome and Principe	195,000	6	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %		4 ●	Christianity	85.7 %	4.3 %
Senegal	15,992,000	56	26	46.4 %	13,131,000	82.1 %	●	1 ●	Islam	4.5 %	0.1 %
Seychelles	95,000	5	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %		4 ●	Christianity	96.2 %	5.9 %
Sierra Leone	6,700,000	30	11	36.7 %	1,168,000	17.4 %		4 ●	Islam	13.3 %	4.0 %
Somalia	11,356,000	22	20	90.9 %	11,350,000	99.9 %	●	1 ●	Islam	0.3 %	0.0 %
South Africa	55,336,000	65	8	12.3 %	930,000	1.7 %		5 ●	Christianity	77.5 %	19.4 %
South Sudan	12,969,000	77	7	9.1 %	623,000	4.8 %		5 ●	Christianity	57.8 %	11.4 %
Sudan	42,044,000	162	130	80.2 %	23,217,000	55.2 %	●	2 ●	Islam	5.0 %	0.4 %
Swaziland	1,261,000	10	1	10.0 %	800	0.1 %		5 ●	Christianity	84.1 %	23.8 %
Tanzania	56,801,000	154	29	18.8 %	5,125,000	9.0 %		5 ●	Christianity	52.7 %	11.4 %
Togo	7,645,000	56	7	12.5 %	312,000	4.1 %		4 ●	Christianity	45.3 %	9.6 %
Tunisia	11,468,000	14	12	85.7 %	11,381,000	99.2 %	●	1 ●	Islam	0.4 %	0.0 %
Uganda	41,578,000	67	5	7.5 %	1,053,000	2.5 %		5 ●	Christianity	84.1 %	34.6 %
Western Sahara	591,000	10	10	100.0 %	591,000	100.0 %	●	1 ●	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %
Zambia	17,167,000	73	4	5.5 %	92,000	0.5 %		5 ●	Christianity	87.0 %	25.3 %
Zimbabwe	16,279,000	42	2	4.8 %	25,000	0.2 %		5 ●	Christianity	76.6 %	25.5 %
Totals: 58	1,243,239,000	3,693	990	26.8 %	351,008,000	28.2 %	22	15 ●		48.1 %	15.0 %

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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%