Ethiopia people groups, languages and religions

Country: Ethiopia

Number of People Groups

128

People Groups Unreached

37 (28.9%)

Progress Level

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%

Total
Population

117,572,000

Population in Unreached

34,033,000 (28.9%)

Largest Religion

Christianity (58.4%)

% Christian Adherent

58.36%

% Evangelical

17.97%

Evangelical Annual Growth Rate

4.3%

(Global Rate = 2.6%)

Map Notes

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= Frontier peoples
People Group ▲	Population this Country	Global Population	Indigenous	Primary Language	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
Aari	486,000	486,000	●	Aari	Ethnic Religions	5 ●	48.00 %	46.53 %	-1 -
Afar	2,008,000	2,587,000	●	Afar	Islam	1 ●	0.90 %	0.08 %	40
Alaba	390,000	390,000	●	Alaba-K'abeena	Islam	1 ●	2.60 %	1.40 %	8
Americans, U.S.	2,200	193,448,000		English	Christianity	5 ●	78.00 %	28.00 %	-1 -
Amhara	24,075,000	24,655,000	●	Amharic	Christianity	3 ●	97.00 %	1.13 %	-1 -
Amhara, Wollo	6,049,000	6,049,000	●	Amharic	Islam	1 ●	2.90 %	0.20 %	121
Anuak	159,000	283,000	●	Anuak	Christianity	5 ●	84.00 %	59.48 %	-1 -
Arab	1,900	705,000		Arabic, North Levantine Spoken	Islam	2 ●	8.00 %	1.00 %	-1 -
Arab, Sudanese	20,000	17,548,000		Arabic, Sudanese Spoken	Islam	1 ●	3.00 %	0.50 %	1
Arab, Yemeni	5,800	7,865,000		Arabic, Taizzi-Adeni Spoken	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Arbore	11,000	11,000	●	Arbore	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.30 %	1.30 %	1
Argobba	211,000	211,000	●	Argobba	Islam	1 ●	4.60 %	1.40 %	4
Armenian	700	6,276,000		Armenian, Western	Christianity	4 ●	94.00 %	8.70 %	-1 -
Awi	950,000	950,000	●	Awngi	Christianity	3 ●	96.00 %	0.23 %	-1 -
Baiso, Gedicho	9,200	9,200	●	Baiso	Christianity	5 ●	88.00 %	63.04 %	-1 -
Banna	45,000	45,000	●	Hamer-Banna	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	3.00 %	1.30 %	1
Basketo	131,000	131,000	●	Basketo	Christianity	5 ●	94.00 %	62.92 %	-1 -
Bench	591,000	591,000	●	Bench	Christianity	5 ●	73.00 %	65.69 %	-1 -
Berta, Benishangul	315,000	559,000	●	Berta	Islam	1 ●	2.00 %	0.10 %	6
Birale	-1 Unknown	-1 Unknown	●	Tsamai	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	3.00 %	2.00 %	0
Bodi	12,000	12,000	●	Me'en	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	6.00 %	3.85 %	-1 -
Boro, Shinasha	81,000	81,000	●	Borna	Christianity	4 ●	99.00 %	9.60 %	-1 -
British	2,000	54,227,000		English	Christianity	4 ●	60.00 %	8.00 %	-1 -
Burji	120,000	159,000	●	Burji	Islam	5 ●	42.00 %	38.00 %	-1 -
Chara	22,000	22,000	●	Chara	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	3.00 %	1.90 %	1
Chinese, general	39,000	15,577,000		Chinese, Mandarin	Non-Religious	4 ●	8.00 %	5.70 %	-1 -
Daasanach	80,000	104,000	●	Daasanach	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.50 %	1.00 %	2
Daats'iin	400	400	●	Daats'iin	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Dawro	908,000	908,000	●	Dawro	Christianity	5 ●	92.00 %	53.23 %	-1 -
Deaf	1,178,000	48,207,000	●	Ethiopian Sign Language	Christianity	5 ●	60.68 %	18.50 %	-1 -
Dime	6,500	6,500	●	Dime	Christianity	5 ●	87.00 %	33.70 %	-1 -
Dirasha	109,000	109,000	●	Dirasha	Christianity	5 ●	82.00 %	55.31 %	-1 -
Dizi	61,000	61,000	●	Dizin	Ethnic Religions	5 ●	20.00 %	14.46 %	-1 -
Dorze	39,000	39,000	●	Dorze	Christianity	5 ●	86.00 %	36.00 %	-1 -
French	1,000	50,807,000		French	Christianity	3 ●	63.00 %	0.60 %	-1 -
Gamo	1,852,000	1,852,000	●	Gamo	Christianity	5 ●	85.00 %	49.14 %	-1 -
Ganza	700	4,400		Ganza	Islam	4 ●	3.00 %	2.50 %	-1 -
Gawwada, Ale	132,000	132,000	●	Ale	Christianity	5 ●	55.00 %	45.02 %	-1 -
Gayil	72,000	72,000	●	Gayil	Christianity	5 ●	62.00 %	46.50 %	-1 -
Gedeo	1,651,000	1,651,000	●	Gedeo	Christianity	5 ●	85.00 %	77.94 %	-1 -
Girirra	51,000	51,000	●	Girirra	Islam	1 ●	5.00 %	2.00 %	1
Gofa	607,000	607,000	●	Gofa	Christianity	5 ●	88.00 %	61.02 %	-1 -
Greek	1,000	10,352,000		Greek	Christianity	3 ●	91.00 %	0.40 %	-1 -
Gujarati, Indo-Pakistani	3,500	3,367,000		Gujarati	Hinduism	1 ●	2.00 %	2.00 %	1
Gumuz, Kamashi	269,000	367,000	●	Gumuz	Ethnic Religions	5 ●	42.00 %	20.11 %	-1 -
Gumuz, Mandura-Dibate	189,000	189,000	●	Gumuz	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	10.00 %	7.90 %	-1 -
Gurage, Enneqour	190,000	190,000	●	Sebat Bet Gurage	Christianity	3 ●	70.00 %	2.00 %	-1 -
Gurage, Geta / Geto	141,000	141,000	●	Sebat Bet Gurage	Christianity	4 ●	65.00 %	4.30 %	-1 -
Gurage, Gumer	163,000	163,000	●	Sebat Bet Gurage	Christianity	4 ●	65.00 %	9.30 %	-1 -
Gurage, Indegagn	100,000	100,000	●	Sebat Bet Gurage	Christianity	4 ●	90.00 %	2.80 %	-1 -
Gurage, Inor	341,000	341,000	●	Inor	Islam	4 ●	40.00 %	7.40 %	-1 -
Gurage, Izha	172,000	172,000	●	Sebat Bet Gurage	Christianity	4 ●	80.00 %	2.30 %	-1 -
Gurage, Kistane	273,000	273,000	●	Kistane	Christianity	4 ●	90.00 %	3.30 %	-1 -
Gurage, Muher	178,000	178,000	●	Sebat Bet Gurage	Christianity	3 ●	75.00 %	0.50 %	-1 -
Gurage, West, Chala	235,000	235,000	●	Sebat Bet Gurage	Christianity	5 ●	80.00 %	12.90 %	-1 -
Gwama	11,000	11,000	●	Gwama	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Hadiyya	2,148,000	2,148,000	●	Hadiyya	Christianity	5 ●	89.00 %	75.83 %	-1 -
Hamar	78,000	78,000	●	Hamer-Banna	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.50 %	1.30 %	2
Harari	52,000	52,000	●	Harari	Islam	1 ●	0.30 %	0.05 %	1
Hozo	7,800	7,800	●	Hozo	Islam	4 ●	9.00 %	4.50 %	-1 -
Italian	1,000	38,333,000		Italian	Christianity	3 ●	83.00 %	1.10 %	-1 -
Jew, Ethiopian	4,500	83,000	●	Amharic	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	9.00 %	3.30 %	-1 -
K'abeena	88,000	88,000	●	Alaba-K'abeena	Islam	1 ●	3.00 %	1.07 %	2
Kachama, Ganjule	4,300	4,300	●	Kachama-Ganjule	Christianity	5 ●	80.00 %	76.79 %	-1 -
Kafa	1,125,000	1,125,000	●	Kafa	Ethnic Religions	5 ●	20.00 %	14.00 %	-1 -
Kambata	860,000	860,000	●	Kambaata	Christianity	5 ●	93.00 %	79.94 %	-1 -
Karo	2,500	2,500	●	Karo	Ethnic Religions	5 ●	15.00 %	11.67 %	-1 -
Kemant	222,000	222,000	●	Amharic	Christianity	3 ●	90.00 %	0.30 %	-1 -
Komo	14,000	47,000	●	Komo	Islam	4 ●	5.00 %	2.60 %	-1 -
Konso	431,000	432,000	●	Konso	Christianity	5 ●	61.00 %	48.82 %	-1 -
Konta	140,000	140,000	●	Dawro	Christianity	5 ●	80.00 %	47.10 %	-1 -
Koore	263,000	263,000	●	Koorete	Christianity	5 ●	94.00 %	86.17 %	-1 -
Kunama	8,100	164,000		Kunama	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	10.00 %	5.62 %	-1 -
Kunfal	4,100	4,100	●	Awngi	Christianity	3 ●	100.00 %	1.00 %	-1 -
Kwegu	3,300	3,300	●	Kwegu	Ethnic Religions	5 ●	44.00 %	39.80 %	-1 -
Maaban	4,700	88,000		Mabaan	Ethnic Religions	2 ●	30.00 %	1.00 %	-1 -
Majang	61,000	61,000	●	Majang	Christianity	5 ●	84.00 %	73.42 %	-1 -
Male	156,000	156,000	●	Male	Ethnic Religions	5 ●	29.00 %	19.52 %	-1 -
Mao, Northern	3,900	3,900	●	Ma'we's Aas'e'	Islam	1 ●	4.80 %	1.50 %	1
Maraqo	132,000	132,000	●	Libido	Islam	5 ●	29.00 %	12.34 %	-1 -
Me'en	253,000	256,000	●	Me'en	Christianity	5 ●	56.00 %	53.64 %	-1 -
Melo	26,000	26,000	●	Melo	Christianity	5 ●	65.00 %	56.20 %	-1 -
Mesqan	420,000	420,000	●	Mesqan	Islam	4 ●	10.00 %	4.70 %	-1 -
Mosiye	33,000	33,000	●	Mositacha	Christianity	5 ●	95.00 %	51.49 %	-1 -
Murle	2,500	184,000		Murle	Ethnic Religions	5 ●	25.00 %	18.11 %	-1 -
Mursi	13,000	13,000	●	Mursi	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	11.00 %	5.30 %	-1 -
Nao	16,000	16,000	●	Nayi	Ethnic Religions	2 ●	10.00 %	0.90 %	-1 -
Negedbeher, Weyto	2,100	2,100	●	Amharic	Islam	1 ●	4.40 %	0.67 %	1
Nuer	261,000	1,712,000	●	Nuer	Christianity	5 ●	93.00 %	88.00 %	-1 -
Nyangatom	42,000	53,000	●	Nyangatom	Ethnic Religions	5 ●	35.00 %	28.70 %	-1 -
Opo	3,000	9,800	●	Opo	Christianity	5 ●	60.00 %	46.26 %	-1 -
Oromo, Anfillo	600	600	●	Oromo, West Central	Islam	4 ●	20.00 %	4.50 %	-1 -
Oromo, Arsi	6,469,000	6,472,000	●	Oromo, Borana-Arsi-Guji	Islam	4 ●	10.00 %	3.80 %	-1 -
Oromo, Bale	2,139,000	2,139,000	●	Oromo, Borana-Arsi-Guji	Islam	1 ●	1.50 %	0.07 %	43
Oromo, Borana	1,429,000	1,718,000	●	Oromo, Borana-Arsi-Guji	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	4.00 %	1.30 %	29
Oromo, Gabra	53,000	200,000	●	Oromo, Borana-Arsi-Guji	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Oromo, Guji	1,826,000	1,826,000	●	Oromo, Borana-Arsi-Guji	Christianity	5 ●	70.00 %	56.00 %	-1 -
Oromo, Hararghe	7,214,000	7,214,000	●	Oromo, Eastern	Islam	1 ●	5.00 %	0.05 %	144
Oromo, Jima	3,737,000	3,737,000	●	Oromo, West Central	Islam	1 ●	2.00 %	1.30 %	75
Oromo, Kereyu	101,000	101,000	●	Oromo, Borana-Arsi-Guji	Islam	1 ●	2.50 %	1.50 %	2
Oromo, Tulema / Selale	8,739,000	8,794,000	●	Oromo, West Central	Christianity	5 ●	85.00 %	15.00 %	-1 -
Oromo, Wellega / Mecha	7,949,000	8,056,000	●	Oromo, West Central	Christianity	5 ●	82.00 %	44.40 %	-1 -
Oromo, Yejju	592,000	592,000	●	Oromo, West Central	Islam	1 ●	1.30 %	0.40 %	12
Oyda	76,000	76,000	●	Oyda	Christianity	5 ●	74.00 %	59.85 %	-1 -
Russian	1,000	135,564,000		Russian	Christianity	3 ●	67.00 %	1.20 %	-1 -
Saho, Irob	54,000	186,000	●	Saho	Christianity	3 ●	86.00 %	0.65 %	-1 -
Seze	17,000	17,000	●	Seze	Islam	4 ●	25.00 %	9.30 %	-1 -
Shabo	500	500	●	Majang	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	2.00 %	0.00 %	1
Shekka	130,000	130,000	●	Shekkacho	Christianity	5 ●	70.00 %	64.00 %	-1 -
Sheko	61,000	61,000	●	Sheko	Christianity	5 ●	80.00 %	69.14 %	-1 -
Sidama	4,961,000	4,961,000	●	Sidamo	Christianity	5 ●	95.00 %	86.12 %	-1 -
Silt'e	1,573,000	1,573,000	●	Silt'e	Islam	1 ●	2.00 %	0.09 %	31
Somali	7,464,000	24,163,000		Somali	Islam	1 ●	0.14 %	0.03 %	149
Somali, Garre	58,000	58,000		Somali	Islam	1 ●	0.26 %	0.26 %	1
Suri, Kacipo-Balesi	3,500	7,800	●	Suri, Kacipo-Bale	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	3.00 %	2.00 %	1
Suri, Tirmaga-Chai	47,000	47,000	●	Suri, Tirmaga-Chai	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	4.00 %	2.40 %	-1 -
Tembaro	165,000	165,000	●	Kambaata	Christianity	5 ●	95.00 %	76.52 %	-1 -
Tigray, Tigrinya	7,241,000	9,198,000	●	Tigrigna	Christianity	3 ●	96.00 %	0.05 %	-1 -
Toposa	19,000	360,000		Toposa	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Tsamai	27,000	27,000	●	Tsamai	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	2.00 %	1.70 %	1
Turkana	55,000	1,388,000		Turkana	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	3.00 %	0.70 %	1
Uduk	26,000	60,000		Uduk	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	20.00 %	3.00 %	-1 -
Wolaitta	2,855,000	2,855,000	●	Wolaytta	Christianity	5 ●	98.00 %	71.08 %	-1 -
Wolane	121,000	121,000	●	Wolane	Islam	1 ●	3.40 %	0.10 %	2
Ximre	403,000	403,000	●	Xamtanga	Christianity	3 ●	98.00 %	1.02 %	-1 -
Yem	268,000	268,000	●	Yemsa	Christianity	4 ●	58.00 %	8.65 %	-1 -
Zay	30,000	30,000	●	Zay	Christianity	3 ●	80.00 %	0.65 %	-1 -
Zayse	30,000	30,000	●	Zayse	Christianity	5 ●	82.00 %	77.67 %	-1 -
Totals: 128	117,572,000					37 ●	58.36 %	17.97 %	691
Unclassified / Other Individuals	304,000
UN Country Population (2021)	117,876,000

Other minor groups: 1

Ethiopia

Very small groups reported, but outside the Joshua Project Small Group Policy. Some may not be viable and/or have incorrect Progress Scale values, population, language and religion information. The groups listed below are not included in overall Joshua Project people group counts. If you have information about these groups, please contact us.

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People Group ▲	Progress Scale	Population	Primary Language	Primary Religion
Jew, Israeli	1 ●	100	Hebrew	Ethnic Religions
Totals: 1

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* 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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Province ▲	Estimated Population
Addis Abeba	4,099,000
Afar	2,158,000
Amhara	25,550,000
Benshangul-Gumaz	1,259,000
Dire Dawa	551,000
Gambela Peoples	512,000
Harari People	291,000
Oromia	42,195,000
Somali	6,829,000
Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples	22,888,000
Tigray	6,332,000
Provinces: 11	112,664,000
UN Country Population	117,876,000

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Ethiopia Links
Operation World
Open Doors Persecution Ranking
World Factbook
Religious Freedom Report
UN Human Development Report
Ethnologue Language Listing
National Bible Society

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Perry-Castaneda Map Collection

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Class ▲	Population	% Popl	% Hindu	% Muslim	% Christian	% Buddhist	% Sikh	% Other
Forward Caste (FC)	282,458,000	240.2 %	97.2 %	0.0 %	1.2 %	0.1 %	0.0 %	1.4 %
Other Backward Classes (OBC)	778,555,000	662.2 %	70.6 %	24.5 %	1.8 %	0.1 %	2.3 %	0.8 %
Scheduled Caste (SC)	207,795,000	176.7 %	93.3 %	0.0 %	0.4 %	3.6 %	2.6 %	0.0 %
Scheduled Tribe (ST)	118,286,000	100.6 %	81.3 %	1.5 %	9.4 %	0.8 %	0.0 %	6.8 %
	117,572,000

Why Use Caste to Define Peoples?

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A History of South Asia People Group Lists

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Language ▲	Code	# Peoples w/ this Primary Language	# Unreached w/ this Primary Language	Scripture Status	NT Text Online	NT Audio Online	Jesus Film Online	Audio Recordings Online	Gospel Tract Online
Aari	aiw	1	0	5 Complete Bible	-1	1	1	1	-1
Afar	aar	1	1	5 Complete Bible	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Alaba-K'abeena	alw	2	2	4 New Testament	-1	1	1	1	-1
Ale	gwd	1	0	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Amharic	amh	5	2	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	-1
Anuak	anu	1	0	5 Complete Bible	-1	1	1	1	-1
Arabic, North Levantine Spoken	apc	1	0	3 Bible Portions	-1	1	-1	1	-1
Arabic, Sudanese Spoken	apd	1	1	4 New Testament	-1	1	1	1	-1
Arabic, Taizzi-Adeni Spoken	acq	1	1	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Arbore	arv	1	1	2 Translation Started	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Argobba	agj	1	1	2 Translation Started	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Armenian, Western	hyw	1	0	5 Complete Bible	-1	1	1	1	-1
Awngi	awn	2	0	4 New Testament	-1	1	1	1	-1
Baiso	bsw	1	0	2 Translation Started	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Basketo	bst	1	0	4 New Testament	-1	1	1	1	-1
Bench	bcq	1	0	4 New Testament	-1	1	1	1	-1
Berta	wti	1	1	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Borna	bwo	1	0	4 New Testament	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Burji	bji	1	0	4 New Testament	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Chara	cra	1	1	2 Translation Started	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Chinese, Mandarin	cmn	1	0	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	-1
Daasanach	dsh	1	1	4 New Testament	-1	1	1	1	-1
Daats'iin	dtn	1	1	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Dawro	dwr	2	0	4 New Testament	1	1	1	1	-1
Dime	dim	1	0	2 Translation Started	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Dirasha	gdl	1	0	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Dizin	mdx	1	0	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Dorze	doz	1	0	2 Translation Started	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
English	eng	2	0	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	-1
Ethiopian Sign Language	eth	1	0	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
French	fra	1	0	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	-1
Gamo	gmv	1	0	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	-1
Ganza	gza	1	0	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Gayil	gyl	1	0	2 Translation Started	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Gedeo	drs	1	0	4 New Testament	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Girirra	gii	1	1	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Gofa	gof	1	0	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	-1
Greek	ell	1	0	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	-1
Gujarati	guj	1	1	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	-1
Gumuz	guk	2	0	4 New Testament	-1	1	1	1	-1
Gwama	kmq	1	1	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Hadiyya	hdy	1	0	4 New Testament	-1	1	1	1	-1
Hamer-Banna	amf	2	2	4 New Testament	-1	1	1	1	-1
Harari	har	1	1	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Hozo	hoz	1	0	0 Unspecified	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Inor	ior	1	0	2 Translation Started	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Italian	ita	1	0	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	-1
Kachama-Ganjule	kcx	1	0	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Kafa	kbr	1	0	5 Complete Bible	-1	1	1	1	-1
Kambaata	ktb	2	0	4 New Testament	-1	1	1	1	-1
Karo	kxh	1	0	2 Translation Started	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Kistane	gru	1	0	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Komo	xom	1	0	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Konso	kxc	1	0	4 New Testament	-1	1	1	1	-1
Koorete	kqy	1	0	4 New Testament	-1	1	1	1	-1
Kunama	kun	1	0	5 Complete Bible	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Kwegu	xwg	1	0	2 Translation Started	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Libido	liq	1	0	0 Unspecified	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Ma'we's Aas'e'	myf	1	1	0 Unspecified	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Mabaan	mfz	1	0	5 Complete Bible	-1	1	-1	1	-1
Majang	mpe	2	1	4 New Testament	-1	1	1	1	-1
Male	mdy	1	0	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	-1
Me'en	mym	2	0	3 Bible Portions	-1	1	1	1	-1
Melo	mfx	1	0	4 New Testament	-1	1	-1	-1	-1
Mesqan	mvz	1	0	0 Unspecified	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Mositacha	dox	1	0	2 Translation Started	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Murle	mur	1	0	4 New Testament	-1	1	1	1	-1
Mursi	muz	1	0	2 Translation Started	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Nayi	noz	1	0	2 Translation Started	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Nuer	nus	1	0	5 Complete Bible	-1	1	1	1	-1
Nyangatom	nnj	1	0	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Opo	lgn	1	0	2 Translation Started	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Oromo, Borana-Arsi-Guji	gax	6	4	5 Complete Bible	-1	1	1	1	-1
Oromo, Eastern	hae	1	1	4 New Testament	-1	1	1	1	-1
Oromo, West Central	gaz	5	2	5 Complete Bible	-1	1	1	1	-1
Oyda	oyd	1	0	4 New Testament	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Russian	rus	1	0	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	-1
Saho	ssy	1	0	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Sebat Bet Gurage	sgw	7	0	5 Complete Bible	-1	1	1	1	-1
Seze	sze	1	0	0 Unspecified	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Shekkacho	moy	1	0	4 New Testament	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Sheko	she	1	0	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Sidamo	sid	1	0	5 Complete Bible	-1	1	1	1	-1
Silt'e	stv	1	1	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Somali	som	2	2	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	-1
Suri, Kacipo-Bale	koe	1	1	2 Translation Started	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Suri, Tirmaga-Chai	suq	1	0	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Tigrigna	tir	1	0	5 Complete Bible	-1	1	1	1	-1
Toposa	toq	1	1	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Tsamai	tsb	2	2	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Turkana	tuv	1	1	5 Complete Bible	-1	1	1	1	-1
Uduk	udu	1	0	4 New Testament	1	1	1	1	-1
Wolane	wle	1	1	2 Translation Started	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Wolaytta	wal	1	0	5 Complete Bible	-1	1	1	1	-1
Xamtanga	xan	1	0	4 New Testament	-1	-1	1	-1	-1
Yemsa	jnj	1	0	4 New Testament	-1	1	-1	1	-1
Zay	zwa	1	0	2 Translation Started	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Zayse	zay	1	0	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Totals:	98	128	37		14	46	59	84	0

MAJOR RELIGIONS ▲	Percent
Buddhism	0.0 %
Christianity (Evangelical 18.0 %)	58.4 %
Ethnic Religions	8.6 %
Hinduism	0.0 %
Islam	32.7 %
Non-Religious	0.3 %
Other / Small Religions	0.0 %
Unknown	0.0 %

CHRISTIAN SEGMENTS ▲	Percent
Anglican	0.0 %
Independent	0.4 %
Orthodox	64.2 %
Other Christian	0.0 %
Protestant	34.2 %
Roman Catholic	0.1 %

Notes:

Major Religions: Religion percentages are derived from summing Joshua Project's data for all people groups who live in each country. The number of individuals who practice each religion, by people group, are summed. This number is divided by the country's total population to derive the religion's percentage.

Christianity Segments: Christian segment percentages are derived from summing Joshua Project's data for all the people groups who live in each country. The number of individuals who practice each segment of Christianity, by people group, are summed. This number is divided by the country's total number of Christians to derive the Christian segment's percentage.

Networking Possibilities

Search the Web
There are many agencies and churches looking for additional staff to help them in their mission and calling in Ethiopia. Internet searches are probably the best way to find these organizations. The following are some example search topics you might try:

Church planting agencies in Ethiopia
Christian ministry in Ethiopia
Business as mission
Christian literature distribution
Evangelism agencies
Christian discipleship
Short term Christian missions

Long term Christian missions
Urban ministries
Christian media opportunities
Bible translation opportunities
Relief and development agencies
Clean water projects
Christian medical outreaches

Ethiopia Statistics
People Groups	128
Unreached People Groups	37 (28.9%)
Population	117,572,000
Population Annual Growth Rate	2.4%
Population in Unreached	34,033,000 (28.9%)
Primary Religion	Christianity
Percent Christian Adherent	58.4%
Percent Evangelical	18.0%
Evangelical Annual Growth Rate	4.3%
Pioneer Workers Needed *	691
Country Progress Level	5 ●
Urbanization	21%
Continent	Africa
Region	Africa, East and Southern
10/40 Window	Yes
Country Code	ET
Official Language(s)	Amharic
Literacy Rate	52%
Estimated Illiterate Population	56,435,000
Persecution Ranking	38 (1=Highest) Open Doors

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