Ethiopia

Country: Ethiopia

Number of People Groups

126

People Groups Unreached

36 (28.6%)

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

114,050,000

Population in Unreached

33,144,000 (29.1%)

Largest Religion

Christianity (59.0%)

% Christian Adherent

59.0%

% Evangelical

18.14%

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	474,000	474,000	●	Aari	Ethnic Religions	5 ●	48.00 %	46.53 %	-1 -
Afar	1,958,000	2,529,000	●	Afar	Islam	1 ●	0.90 %	0.08 %	39
Alaba	381,000	381,000	●	Alaba-K'abeena	Islam	1 ●	2.60 %	1.40 %	8
Americans, U.S.	2,100	192,802,000		English	Christianity	5 ●	78.00 %	28.00 %	-1 -
Amhara	23,480,000	24,052,000	●	Amharic	Christianity	3 ●	97.00 %	1.13 %	-1 -
Amhara, Wollo	5,899,000	5,899,000	●	Amharic	Islam	1 ●	2.90 %	0.20 %	118
Anuak	156,000	241,000	●	Anuak	Christianity	5 ●	84.00 %	59.48 %	-1 -
Arab	1,900	496,000		Arabic, North Levantine Spoken	Islam	2 ●	8.00 %	1.00 %	-1 -
Arab, Sudanese	20,000	17,155,000		Arabic, Sudanese Spoken	Islam	1 ●	3.00 %	0.50 %	1
Arab, Yemeni	5,700	7,607,000		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	206,000	206,000	●	Argobba	Islam	1 ●	4.60 %	1.40 %	4
Armenian	700	6,249,000		Armenian, Western	Christianity	4 ●	94.00 %	8.70 %	-1 -
Awi	927,000	927,000	●	Awngi	Christianity	3 ●	96.00 %	0.23 %	-1 -
Baiso, Gedicho	8,900	8,900	●	Baiso	Christianity	5 ●	88.00 %	63.04 %	-1 -
Banna	44,000	44,000	●	Hamer-Banna	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	3.00 %	1.30 %	1
Basketo	128,000	128,000	●	Basketo	Christianity	5 ●	94.00 %	62.92 %	-1 -
Bench	577,000	577,000	●	Bench	Christianity	5 ●	73.00 %	65.69 %	-1 -
Berta, Benishangul	307,000	545,000	●	Berta	Islam	1 ●	2.00 %	0.10 %	6
Birale	-1 Unknown	-1 Unknown	●	Tsamai	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	3.00 %	2.00 %	0
Bodi	11,000	11,000	●	Me'en	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	6.00 %	3.85 %	-1 -
Boro, Shinasha	79,000	79,000	●	Borna	Christianity	4 ●	99.00 %	9.60 %	-1 -
British	1,900	53,901,000		English	Christianity	4 ●	60.00 %	8.00 %	-1 -
Burji	117,000	148,000	●	Burji	Christianity	5 ●	42.00 %	38.04 %	-1 -
Chara	22,000	22,000	●	Chara	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	3.00 %	1.90 %	1
Chinese, general	39,000	15,378,000		Chinese, Mandarin	Non-Religious	4 ●	8.00 %	5.70 %	-1 -
Daasanach	78,000	99,000	●	Daasanach	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.50 %	1.00 %	2
Daats'iin	400	400	●	Daats'iin	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Dawro	886,000	886,000	●	Dawro	Christianity	5 ●	92.00 %	53.23 %	-1 -
Deaf	1,149,000	47,601,000	●	Ethiopian Sign Language	Christianity	5 ●	60.68 %	18.50 %	-1 -
Dime	6,300	6,300	●	Dime	Christianity	5 ●	87.00 %	33.70 %	-1 -
Dirasha	106,000	106,000	●	Dirasha	Christianity	5 ●	82.00 %	55.31 %	-1 -
Dizi	59,000	59,000	●	Dizin	Ethnic Religions	5 ●	20.00 %	14.46 %	-1 -
Dorze	38,000	38,000	●	Dorze	Christianity	5 ●	86.00 %	36.00 %	-1 -
French	900	50,524,000		French	Christianity	3 ●	63.00 %	0.60 %	-1 -
Gamo	1,806,000	1,806,000	●	Gamo	Christianity	5 ●	85.00 %	49.14 %	-1 -
Ganza	700	4,400		Ganza	Islam	4 ●	3.00 %	2.50 %	-1 -
Gawwada, Ale	129,000	129,000	●	Ale	Christianity	5 ●	55.00 %	45.02 %	-1 -
Gayil	70,000	70,000	●	Gayil	Christianity	5 ●	62.00 %	46.50 %	-1 -
Gedeo	1,610,000	1,610,000	●	Gedeo	Christianity	5 ●	85.00 %	77.94 %	-1 -
Gofa	592,000	592,000	●	Gofa	Christianity	5 ●	88.00 %	61.02 %	-1 -
Greek	900	10,235,000		Greek	Christianity	3 ●	91.00 %	0.40 %	-1 -
Gujarati, Indo-Pakistani	3,400	2,453,000		Gujarati	Hinduism	1 ●	2.00 %	2.00 %	1
Gumuz, Kamashi	262,000	358,000	●	Gumuz	Ethnic Religions	5 ●	42.00 %	20.11 %	-1 -
Gumuz, Mandura-Dibate	185,000	185,000	●	Gumuz	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	10.00 %	7.90 %	-1 -
Gurage, Enneqour	125,000	125,000	●	Sebat Bet Gurage	Christianity	3 ●	70.00 %	2.00 %	-1 -
Gurage, Geta / Geto	93,000	93,000	●	Sebat Bet Gurage	Christianity	4 ●	65.00 %	4.30 %	-1 -
Gurage, Gumer	107,000	107,000	●	Sebat Bet Gurage	Christianity	4 ●	65.00 %	9.30 %	-1 -
Gurage, Indegagn	66,000	66,000	●	Sebat Bet Gurage	Christianity	4 ●	90.00 %	2.80 %	-1 -
Gurage, Inor	224,000	224,000	●	Inor	Islam	4 ●	40.00 %	7.40 %	-1 -
Gurage, Izha	114,000	114,000	●	Sebat Bet Gurage	Christianity	4 ●	80.00 %	2.30 %	-1 -
Gurage, Kistane	180,000	180,000	●	Kistane	Christianity	4 ●	90.00 %	3.30 %	-1 -
Gurage, Muher	117,000	117,000	●	Sebat Bet Gurage	Christianity	3 ●	75.00 %	0.50 %	-1 -
Gurage, West, Chala	155,000	155,000	●	Sebat Bet Gurage	Christianity	5 ●	80.00 %	12.90 %	-1 -
Gwama	11,000	11,000	●	Gwama	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Hadiyya	2,095,000	2,095,000	●	Hadiyya	Christianity	5 ●	89.00 %	75.83 %	-1 -
Hamar	76,000	76,000	●	Hamer-Banna	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	1.50 %	1.30 %	2
Harari	51,000	51,000	●	Harari	Islam	1 ●	0.30 %	0.05 %	1
Hozo	7,600	7,600	●	Hozo	Islam	4 ●	9.00 %	4.50 %	-1 -
Italian	900	38,274,000		Italian	Christianity	3 ●	83.00 %	1.10 %	-1 -
Jew, Ethiopian	4,400	81,000	●	Amharic	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	9.00 %	3.30 %	-1 -
K'abeena	86,000	86,000	●	Alaba-K'abeena	Islam	1 ●	3.00 %	1.07 %	2
Kachama, Ganjule	4,200	4,200	●	Kachama-Ganjule	Christianity	5 ●	80.00 %	76.79 %	-1 -
Kafa	1,097,000	1,097,000	●	Kafa	Christianity	5 ●	90.00 %	23.70 %	-1 -
Kambata	839,000	839,000	●	Kambaata	Christianity	5 ●	93.00 %	79.94 %	-1 -
Karo	2,400	2,400	●	Karo	Ethnic Religions	5 ●	15.00 %	11.67 %	-1 -
Kemant	217,000	217,000	●	Amharic	Christianity	3 ●	90.00 %	0.30 %	-1 -
Komo	14,000	27,000	●	Komo	Islam	4 ●	5.00 %	2.60 %	-1 -
Konso	421,000	423,000	●	Konso	Christianity	5 ●	61.00 %	48.82 %	-1 -
Konta	136,000	136,000	●	Dawro	Christianity	5 ●	80.00 %	47.10 %	-1 -
Koore	256,000	256,000	●	Koorete	Christianity	5 ●	94.00 %	86.17 %	-1 -
Kunama	7,900	161,000		Kunama	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	10.00 %	5.62 %	-1 -
Kunfal	4,000	4,000	●	Awngi	Christianity	3 ●	100.00 %	1.00 %	-1 -
Kwegu	3,200	3,200	●	Kwegu	Ethnic Religions	5 ●	44.00 %	39.80 %	-1 -
Majang	60,000	60,000	●	Majang	Christianity	5 ●	84.00 %	73.42 %	-1 -
Male	152,000	152,000	●	Male	Ethnic Religions	5 ●	29.00 %	19.52 %	-1 -
Mao, Northern	3,800	3,800	●	Ma'we's Aas'e'	Islam	1 ●	4.80 %	1.50 %	1
Maraqo	128,000	128,000	●	Libido	Islam	5 ●	29.00 %	12.34 %	-1 -
Me'en	247,000	250,000	●	Me'en	Christianity	5 ●	56.00 %	53.64 %	-1 -
Melo	25,000	25,000	●	Melo	Christianity	5 ●	65.00 %	56.20 %	-1 -
Mesqan	410,000	410,000	●	Mesqan	Islam	4 ●	10.00 %	4.70 %	-1 -
Mosiye	32,000	32,000	●	Bussa	Christianity	5 ●	95.00 %	51.49 %	-1 -
Murle	2,400	125,000		Murle	Ethnic Religions	5 ●	25.00 %	18.11 %	-1 -
Mursi	12,000	12,000	●	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	255,000	2,076,000	●	Nuer	Christianity	5 ●	93.00 %	88.00 %	-1 -
Nyangatom	41,000	53,000	●	Nyangatom	Ethnic Religions	5 ●	35.00 %	28.70 %	-1 -
Opo	2,900	6,200	●	T'apo	Christianity	5 ●	60.00 %	46.26 %	-1 -
Oromo, Anfillo	600	600	●	Oromo, West Central	Unknown	4 ●	9.00 %	4.50 %	-1 -
Oromo, Arsi	6,309,000	6,312,000	●	Oromo, Borana-Arsi-Guji	Islam	4 ●	10.00 %	3.80 %	-1 -
Oromo, Bale	2,086,000	2,086,000	●	Oromo, Borana-Arsi-Guji	Islam	1 ●	1.50 %	0.07 %	42
Oromo, Borana	1,394,000	1,605,000	●	Oromo, Borana-Arsi-Guji	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	4.00 %	1.30 %	28
Oromo, Gabra	51,000	168,000	●	Oromo, Borana-Arsi-Guji	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Oromo, Guji	1,781,000	1,781,000	●	Oromo, Borana-Arsi-Guji	Christianity	5 ●	70.00 %	56.00 %	-1 -
Oromo, Hararghe	7,036,000	7,036,000	●	Oromo, Eastern	Islam	1 ●	5.00 %	0.05 %	141
Oromo, Jima	3,645,000	3,645,000	●	Oromo, West Central	Islam	1 ●	2.00 %	1.30 %	73
Oromo, Kereyu	99,000	99,000	●	Oromo, Borana-Arsi-Guji	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	2.50 %	1.50 %	2
Oromo, Tulema / Selale	8,523,000	8,578,000	●	Oromo, West Central	Christianity	5 ●	85.00 %	15.00 %	-1 -
Oromo, Wellega / Mecha	7,752,000	7,857,000	●	Oromo, West Central	Christianity	5 ●	82.00 %	44.40 %	-1 -
Oromo, Yejju	578,000	578,000	●	Oromo, West Central	Islam	1 ●	1.30 %	0.40 %	12
Oyda	74,000	74,000	●	Oyda	Christianity	5 ●	74.00 %	59.85 %	-1 -
Russian	900	133,971,000		Russian	Christianity	3 ●	67.00 %	1.20 %	-1 -
Saho, Irob	53,000	183,000	●	Saho	Christianity	3 ●	86.00 %	0.65 %	-1 -
Seze	16,000	16,000	●	Seze	Islam	4 ●	25.00 %	9.30 %	-1 -
Shabo	500	500	●	Majang	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	2.00 %	0.00 %	1
Shekka	127,000	127,000	●	Shekkacho	Christianity	5 ●	70.00 %	64.00 %	-1 -
Sheko	59,000	59,000	●	Sheko	Christianity	5 ●	80.00 %	69.14 %	-1 -
Sidama	4,839,000	4,839,000	●	Sidamo	Christianity	5 ●	95.00 %	86.12 %	-1 -
Silt'e	1,535,000	1,535,000	●	Silt'e	Islam	1 ●	2.00 %	0.09 %	31
Somali	7,280,000	22,952,000		Somali	Islam	1 ●	0.14 %	0.03 %	146
Somali, Garre	57,000	57,000		Somali	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Suri, Kacipo-Balesi	3,400	8,200	●	Kacipo-Balesi	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	3.00 %	2.00 %	1
Suri, Tirmaga-Chai	45,000	45,000	●	Suri	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	4.00 %	2.40 %	-1 -
Tembaro	161,000	161,000	●	Kambaata	Christianity	5 ●	95.00 %	76.52 %	-1 -
Tigray, Tigrinya	7,062,000	8,978,000	●	Tigrigna	Christianity	3 ●	96.00 %	0.05 %	-1 -
Toposa	19,000	274,000		Toposa	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Tsamai	27,000	27,000	●	Tsamai	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	2.00 %	1.70 %	1
Turkana	53,000	1,344,000		Turkana	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	3.00 %	0.70 %	1
Uduk	25,000	53,000		Uduk	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	20.00 %	3.00 %	-1 -
Wolaitta	2,785,000	2,785,000	●	Wolaytta	Christianity	5 ●	98.00 %	71.08 %	-1 -
Wolane	118,000	118,000	●	Wolane	Islam	1 ●	3.40 %	0.10 %	2
Ximre	393,000	393,000	●	Xamtanga	Christianity	3 ●	98.00 %	1.02 %	-1 -
Yem	262,000	262,000	●	Yemsa	Christianity	4 ●	58.00 %	8.65 %	-1 -
Zay	29,000	29,000	●	Zay	Christianity	3 ●	80.00 %	0.65 %	-1 -
Zayse	29,000	29,000	●	Zaysete	Christianity	5 ●	82.00 %	77.67 %	-1 -
Totals: 126	114,050,000					36 ●	59.00 %	18.14 %	676
Unclassified / Other Individuals	914,000
UN Country Population (2020)	114,964,000

Other minor groups: 1

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

For more information see the Joshua Project Small Group Policy

* 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 for every 50,000 individuals living in an unreached people group by country. Some workers may already be onsite. Many more workers are needed beyond this initial estimate.

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Provinces ▲	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	114,964,000

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Ethiopia Links
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Open Doors Persecution Ranking
World Factbook
God Reports (stories from the field)
Religious Freedom Report
UN Human Development Report
Ethnologue Language Listing
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Class ▲	Population	% Popl	% Hindu	% Muslim	% Christian	% Buddhist	% Sikh	% Other
Forward Caste (FC)	287,718,000	252.3 %	97.3 %	0.0 %	1.1 %	0.1 %	0.0 %	1.5 %
Other Backward Classes (OBC)	765,974,000	671.6 %	70.6 %	24.5 %	1.7 %	0.1 %	2.3 %	0.8 %
Scheduled Caste (SC)	205,728,000	180.4 %	93.5 %	0.0 %	0.5 %	3.4 %	2.6 %	0.0 %
Scheduled Tribe (ST)	114,521,000	100.4 %	81.9 %	1.5 %	9.2 %	0.8 %	0.0 %	6.7 %
	114,050,000

Why Use Caste to Define Peoples?

South Asia Communities / Castes: An Overview

A History of South Asia People Group Lists

Why Include Religion When Defining South Asia Peoples?

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%

Progress Scale

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Language ▲	Code	# Peoples Primary Language	# Unreached 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
Bussa	dox	1	0	2 Translation Started	-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
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	1 Translation Needed	-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	2 Translation Started	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Kacipo-Balesi	koe	1	1	2 Translation Started	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Kafa	kbr	1	0	4 New Testament	-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	2 Translation Started	-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
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
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	suq	1	0	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	1	1	-1
T'apo	lgn	1	0	2 Translation Started	-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	0 Unspecified	-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
Zaysete	zay	1	0	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Totals:	96	126	36		14	38	57	83	12

MAJOR RELIGIONS ▲	Percent
Buddhism	0.0 %
Christianity (Evangelical 18.1 %)	59.0 %
Ethnic Religions	8.0 %
Hinduism	0.0 %
Islam	32.6 %
Non-Religious	0.3 %
Other / Small Religions	0.0 %
Unknown	0.0 %

CHRISTIAN SEGMENTS ▲	Percent
Anglican	0.0 %
Independent	0.4 %
Orthodox	64.5 %
Other Christian	0.0 %
Protestant	34.0 %
Roman Catholic	0.0 %

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	126
Unreached People Groups	36 (28.6%)
Population	114,050,000
Population Annual Growth Rate	2.4%
Population in Unreached	33,144,000 (29.1%)
Primary Religion	Christianity
Percent Christian Adherent	59.0%
Percent Evangelical	18.1%
Evangelical Annual Growth Rate	4.3%
Pioneer Workers Needed *	676
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	49%
Estimated Illiterate Population	58,165,000
Persecution Ranking	39 (1=High to 50=Low OD)

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Ethiopia Links
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