Country: Angola

Number of People Groups

62

People Groups Unreached

1 (1.6%)

Progress Level

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Total
Population

37,658,000

Population in Unreached

57,000 (0.2%)

Largest Religion

% Christian Adherent

91.70%

% Evangelical

23.16%

Evangelical Annual Growth Rate

4.4%
Map Notes

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Photo People Group Population
this Country
Global
Population
Indigenous Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale
% Christian
Adherent
% Evangelical Est. Workers
Needed
Lali 6,000 195,000 Laari Christianity 95.00 % 30.00 % -
 Lingala 164,000 5,194,000 Lingala Christianity 98.00 % 18.00 % -
 Lozi 9,900 1,562,000 Lozi Christianity 97.00 % 12.00 % -
 Luba-Lulua 84,000 11,389,000 Luba-Kasai Christianity 84.00 % 18.00 % -
 Luchazi 735,000 800,000 Luchazi Christianity 92.00 % 45.00 % -
Luimbi 124,000 124,000 Luimbi Christianity 60.00 % 30.00 % -
 Lunda 407,000 1,128,000 Lunda Christianity 94.00 % 35.00 % -
 Lunda, Ndembu 21,000 21,000 Lunda Christianity 94.00 % 20.00 % -
 Luvale, Lwena 385,000 998,000 Luvale Christianity 97.00 % 24.71 % -
Luyana, Kwangali 28,000 278,000 Kwangali Christianity 90.00 % 12.00 % -
Lwalwa 28,000 132,000 Lwalu Christianity 94.00 % 5.00 % -
 Masi 5,700 46,000 Mashi (Zambia) Ethnic Religions 25.00 % 0.50 % -
Mbangala 776,000 776,000 Mbangala Ethnic Religions 50.00 % 1.50 % -
 Mbukushu, Kusso 17,000 120,000 Mbukushu Ethnic Religions 50.00 % 17.00 % -
 Mbunda 368,000 544,000 Mbunda Christianity 80.00 % 4.00 % -
Mbwela, Ambuella 605,000 605,000 Mbwela Christianity 80.00 % 27.00 % -
Mpinda 37,000 37,000 Mpinda Ethnic Religions 20.00 % 8.00 % -
Ndombe 57,000 57,000 Ndombe Ethnic Religions 40.00 % 7.00 % -
Ngandyera 34,000 34,000 Ngandjera Christianity 70.00 % 3.00 % -
Ngendelengo 1,500 1,500 Ngendelengo Christianity 80.00 % 25.00 % -
Nkangala 60,000 60,000 Nkangala Ethnic Religions 40.00 % 5.00 % -
 Nkhumbi 808,000 808,000 Nkumbi Christianity 70.00 % 0.50 % -
Nyaneka 1,227,000 1,227,000 Nyaneka Christianity 90.00 % 8.00 % -
 Nyemba, Ngangela 1,155,000 1,170,000 Nyemba Christianity 85.00 % 0.20 % -
Ovimbundu, Umbundu 8,565,000 8,570,000 Umbundu Christianity 96.60 % 26.96 % -
  Totals:  62 37,658,000         1 91.70 % 23.16 %
  Unclassified / Other Individuals 147,000                
  UN Country Population (2024) 37,805,000                
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Province Estimated
Population
Bengo 506,000
Benguela 3,161,000
Bié 2,062,000
Cabinda 1,015,000
Cuando Cubango 757,000
Cuanza Norte 628,000
Cuanza Sul 2,667,000
Cunene 1,403,000
Huambo 2,862,000
Huíla 3,538,000
Luanda 9,841,000
Lunda Norte 1,223,000
Lunda Sul 762,000
Malanje 1,397,000
Moxico 1,075,000
Namibe 701,000
Uíge 2,101,000
Zaire 842,000
Provinces:  18 36,541,000
UN Country Population 37,805,000
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Language Code # Peoples
w/ this Primary
Language
# Unreached
w/ this Primary
Language
Scripture
Status
YouVersion
Bible
Resources
Faith Comes
By Hearing
Bible Resources
Jesus Film
Online
Global
Recordings
Resources
Gospel
Tract
Online
Afrikaans afr 1 0 Complete Bible
Chinese, Mandarin cmn 1 1 Complete Bible
Chokwe cjk 1 0 Complete Bible
Dhimba dhm 1 0 New Testament
English eng 2 0 Complete Bible
French fra 1 0 Complete Bible
Gciriku diu 1 0 New Testament
Haiom hgm 1 0 Translation Started
Herero her 1 0 Complete Bible
Holu hol 1 0 Bible Portions
Hungu hng 1 0 Translation Started
Ju'hoan ktz 1 0 New Testament
Kabuverdianu kea 1 0 Bible Portions
Khwedam xuu 1 0 Bible Portions
Kibala blv 1 0 Translation Started
Kikongo kwy 1 0 Complete Bible
Kimbundu kmb 1 0 Complete Bible
Kiyombe yom 1 0 New Testament
Koongo kng 2 0 Complete Bible
Kung-Ekoka knw 1 0 Bible Portions
Kuvale olu 1 0 Bible Portions
Kwandu xdo 1 0 Bible Portions
Kwangali kwn 1 0 Complete Bible
Laari ldi 1 0 Complete Bible
Lingala lin 1 0 Complete Bible
Lozi loz 1 0 Complete Bible
Luba-Kasai lua 1 0 Complete Bible
Luchazi lch 1 0 Complete Bible
Luimbi lum 1 0 Bible Portions
Lunda lun 2 0 Complete Bible
Luvale lue 1 0 Complete Bible
Lwalu lwa 1 0 Translation Started
Mashi (Zambia) mho 1 0 Bible Portions
Mbangala mxg 1 0 New Testament
Mbukushu mhw 1 0 New Testament
Mbunda mck 1 0 Complete Bible
Mbwela mfu 1 0 Translation Started
Mpinda pnd 1 0 Translation Started
Ndombe ndq 1 0 Translation Started
Ndonga ndo 1 0 Complete Bible
Ngandjera nne 1 0 Translation Started
Ngendelengo nql 1 0 Translation Started
Nkangala nkn 1 0 Translation Started
Nkumbi khu 1 0 New Testament
Northwestern Kung vaj 1 0 Translation Started
Nyaneka nyk 1 0 New Testament
Nyemba nba 1 0 New Testament
Nyengo nye 1 0 Translation Needed
Oshiwambo kua 1 0 Complete Bible
Portuguese por 1 0 Complete Bible
Ruund rnd 1 0 Complete Bible
Simaa sie 1 0 Bible Portions
Songo (Angola) nsx 1 0 New Testament
Spanish spa 1 0 Complete Bible
Suku sub 1 0 Bible Portions
Umbundu umb 1 0 Complete Bible
Unknown xxx 1 0 Unspecified
Yaka (Democratic Republic of the Congo) yaf 1 0 New Testament
Yauma yax 1 0 Bible Portions
Totals: 59 62 1   24 19 31 44 9
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Angola Statistics
People Groups 62
Unreached People Groups 1  (1.6%)
Population 37,658,000
Population Annual Growth Rate 3.2%
Population in Unreached 57,000  (0.2%)
Primary Religion Christianity
Percent Christian Adherent 91.7%
Percent Evangelical 23.2%
Evangelical Annual Growth Rate 4.4%
Pioneer Workers Needed * 1
Country Progress Level 5
Urbanization 66%
Continent Africa
Region Africa, East and Southern
10/40 Window No
Country Code AO
Official Language(s) Portuguese
Literacy Rate 71%
Estimated Illiterate Population 10,921,000
Persecution Ranking Not ranked
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