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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Kxoe, Xun | 1,500 | 8,400 | Khwedam | Ethnic Religions | 5 ● | 20.00 % | 15.00 % | -1 - | ||
Lembaa | 1,396,000 | 1,507,000 | ● | Venda | Ethnic Religions | 5 ● | 40.00 % | 17.72 % | -1 - | |
Makhuwa | 18,000 | 4,532,000 | Makhuwa | Ethnic Religions | 4 ● | 21.00 % | 3.00 % | -1 - | ||
Malay, Cape | 327,000 | 327,000 | ● | Afrikaans | Islam | 1 ● | 0.50 % | 0.20 % | 7 | |
Mauritian | 43,000 | 1,104,000 | Morisyen | Hinduism | 4 ● | 35.00 % | 6.00 % | -1 - | ||
Nama, Khoekhoe | 2,200 | 360,000 | Khoekhoe | Christianity | 5 ● | 70.00 % | 14.00 % | -1 - | ||
Ndebele, Southern | 1,258,000 | 1,258,000 | ● | Ndebele (South Africa) | Christianity | 5 ● | 80.00 % | 12.18 % | -1 - | |
Nghuki | 700 | 700 | ● | Afrikaans | Christianity | 3 ● | 90.00 % | 2.00 % | -1 - | |
Nusan Nung, Ngamani | 500 | 3,600 | Taa | Ethnic Religions | 2 ● | 14.00 % | 2.00 % | -1 - | ||
Nyanja, Chewa | 3,300 | 13,984,000 | Chichewa | Christianity | 5 ● | 65.00 % | 13.00 % | -1 - | ||
Pedi, North Sotho | 5,377,000 | 5,596,000 | ● | Sotho, Northern | Christianity | 5 ● | 82.00 % | 12.18 % | -1 - | |
Portuguese | 1,889,000 | 17,249,000 | Portuguese | Christianity | 4 ● | 94.00 % | 3.32 % | -1 - | ||
Romani, Romanichal | 10,000 | 182,000 | Angloromani | Christianity | 4 ● | 65.00 % | 3.00 % | -1 - | ||
Ronga | 1,300 | 813,000 | Ronga | Christianity | 4 ● | 80.00 % | 3.00 % | -1 - | ||
Setswana | 408,000 | 906,000 | ● | Setswana | Christianity | 5 ● | 68.00 % | 16.00 % | -1 - | |
Shona | 23,000 | 1,406,000 | Shona | Christianity | 5 ● | 65.00 % | 12.00 % | -1 - | ||
Somali | 24,000 | 26,240,000 | Somali | Islam | 1 ● | 0.50 % | 0.40 % | 1 | ||
Sotho, Khutswe | 614,000 | 614,000 | ● | Sotho, Northern | Christianity | 5 ● | 80.00 % | 14.00 % | -1 - | |
Sotho, Southern | 4,481,000 | 6,398,000 | ● | Sotho, Southern | Christianity | 5 ● | 82.00 % | 21.04 % | -1 - | |
South Asian, Telugu-speaking | 5,000 | 1,175,000 | Telugu | Hinduism | 4 ● | 7.00 % | 7.00 % | -1 - | ||
Swahili | 2,500 | 1,183,000 | Swahili | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | ||
Swazi | 1,505,000 | 2,614,000 | Swati | Christianity | 5 ● | 75.00 % | 16.61 % | -1 - | ||
Tamil (Hindu traditions) | 33,000 | 2,857,000 | Tamil | Hinduism | 2 ● | 12.00 % | 1.50 % | -1 - | ||
Tsonga, Shangaan | 2,631,000 | 8,330,000 | ● | Tsonga | Christianity | 5 ● | 68.00 % | 21.04 % | -1 - | |
Tswa | 25,000 | 1,344,000 | Tswa | Christianity | 5 ● | 75.00 % | 11.00 % | -1 - | ||
Totals: 65 | 60,277,000 | 8 ● | 77.06 % | 21.02 % | 22 | |||||
Unclassified / Other Individuals | 137,000 | |||||||||
UN Country Population (2023) | 60,414,000 |
Province ▲ | Estimated Population |
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Eastern Cape | 7,578,000 |
Free State | 3,070,000 |
Gauteng | 14,513,000 |
KwaZulu-Natal | 11,984,000 |
Limpopo | 6,281,000 |
Mpumalanga | 4,696,000 |
North West | 4,059,000 |
Northern Cape | 1,293,000 |
Western Cape | 6,802,000 |
Provinces: 9 | 60,276,000 |
UN Country Population | 60,414,000 |
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 |
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Afrikaans | afr | 4 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Angloromani | rme | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | 1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
Arabic, Egyptian | arz | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Arabic, Levantine | apc | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 |
Bhojpuri | bho | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Birwa | brl | 1 | 0 | 2 Translation Started | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
Chichewa | nya | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Dutch | nld | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
English | eng | 7 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
French | fra | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
German, Standard | deu | 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 |
Hindi | hin | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Italian | ita | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Khoekhoe | naq | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Khwedam | xuu | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Korean | kor | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Kung-Ekoka | knw | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
Makhuwa | vmw | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Morisyen | mfe | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Ndebele (South Africa) | nbl | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Northwestern Kung | vaj | 1 | 0 | 2 Translation Started | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
Oorlams | oor | 1 | 0 | 1 Translation Needed | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
Portuguese | por | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Ronga | rng | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
Setswana | tsn | 11 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Shona | sna | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Somali | som | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Sotho, Northern | nso | 2 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Sotho, Southern | sot | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
South African Sign Language | sfs | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
Swahili | swh | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swati | ssw | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Taa | nmn | 1 | 0 | 2 Translation Started | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
Tamil | tam | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Telugu | tel | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Tsonga | tso | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Tswa | tsc | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Unknown | xxx | 1 | 0 | Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
Urdu | urd | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Venda | ven | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Xhosa | xho | 2 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Zulu | zul | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Totals: | 44 | 65 | 8 | 35 | 26 | 35 | 39 | 26 |
People Groups | 65 |
Unreached People Groups | 8 (12.3%) |
Population | 60,277,000 |
Population Annual Growth Rate | 0.8% |
Population in Unreached | 982,000 (1.6%) |
Primary Religion | Christianity |
Percent Christian Adherent | 77.1% |
Percent Evangelical | 21.0% |
Evangelical Annual Growth Rate | 2.2% |
Pioneer Workers Needed * | 22 |
Country Progress Level | 5 ● |
Urbanization | 66% |
Continent | Africa |
Region | Africa, East and Southern |
10/40 Window | No |
Country Code | SF |
Official Language(s) | English | Afrikaans |
Literacy Rate | 87% |
Estimated Illiterate Population | 7,836,000 |
Persecution Ranking | Not ranked |
All Unreached |
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