Photo | People Group ▲ | Population this Country |
Global Population |
Indigenous | Primary Language | Primary Religion | Progress Scale |
% Christian Adherent |
% Evangelical | Est. Workers Needed * |
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Afrikaner | 2,500 | 4,712,000 | Afrikaans | Christianity | 5 ● | 94.00 % | 15.00 % | -1 - | |
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Anglo-South African | 4,000 | 1,492,000 | English | Christianity | 4 ● | 85.00 % | 4.00 % | -1 - | |
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Chinese, general | 5,400 | 15,888,000 | Chinese, Mandarin | Ethnic Religions | 4 ● | 12.00 % | 6.00 % | -1 - | |
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Deaf | 23,000 | 49,661,000 | ● | Language unknown | Christianity | 3 ● | 89.31 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Phuthi | 57,000 | 57,000 | ● | Swati | Christianity | 4 ● | 95.00 % | 7.00 % | -1 - |
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Sotho, Southern | 1,897,000 | 6,398,000 | ● | Sotho, Southern | Christianity | 5 ● | 94.00 % | 13.93 % | -1 - |
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Sotho-Taung | 34,000 | 34,000 | ● | Sotho, Southern | Christianity | 4 ● | 95.00 % | 6.00 % | -1 - |
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South Asian, general | 2,300 | 12,146,000 | Hindi | Hinduism | 2 ● | 8.00 % | 0.50 % | -1 - | |
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Xhosa | 26,000 | 8,652,000 | ● | Xhosa | Christianity | 4 ● | 75.00 % | 10.00 % | -1 - |
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Zulu | 204,000 | 14,244,000 | ● | Zulu | Christianity | 5 ● | 70.00 % | 11.00 % | -1 - |
Totals: 10 | 2,256,000 | 0 ● | 91.30 % | 13.13 % | 0 | |||||
Unclassified / Other Individuals | 74,000 | |||||||||
UN Country Population (2023) | 2,330,000 |
Province ▲ | Estimated Population |
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Berea | 275,000 |
Butha-Buthe | 123,000 |
Leribe | 354,000 |
Mafeteng | 186,000 |
Maseru | 543,000 |
Mohale's Hoek | 174,000 |
Mokhotlong | 105,000 |
Qacha's Nek | 78,000 |
Quthing | 120,000 |
Thaba-Tseka | 141,000 |
Provinces: 10 | 2,099,000 |
UN Country Population | 2,330,000 |
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Language ▲ | Code | # Peoples w/ this Primary Language |
# Unreached w/ this Primary Language |
Scripture Status |
NT Text Online |
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Jesus Film Online |
Audio Recordings Online |
Gospel Tract Online |
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Afrikaans | afr | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Chinese, Mandarin | cmn | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
English | eng | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Hindi | hin | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Sotho, Southern | sot | 2 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swati | ssw | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Unknown | xxx | 1 | 0 | Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
Xhosa | xho | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Zulu | zul | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Totals: | 9 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
People Groups | 10 |
Unreached People Groups | 0 |
Population | 2,256,000 |
Population Annual Growth Rate | 1.2% |
Population in Unreached | 0 (0.0%) |
Primary Religion | Christianity |
Percent Christian Adherent | 91.3% |
Percent Evangelical | 13.1% |
Evangelical Annual Growth Rate | 2.7% |
Pioneer Workers Needed * | No unreached peoples in country |
Country Progress Level | 5 ● |
Urbanization | 28% |
Continent | Africa |
Region | Africa, East and Southern |
10/40 Window | No |
Country Code | LT |
Official Language(s) | English | Sotho, Southern |
Literacy Rate | 79% |
Estimated Illiterate Population | 474,000 |
Persecution Ranking | Not ranked |
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