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 | 114,000 | 4,712,000 | Afrikaans | Christianity | 5 ● | 94.00 % | 20.00 % | -1 - | |
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Ambo | 5,100 | 5,100 | ● | Lala-Bisa | Christianity | 4 ● | 90.00 % | 5.00 % | -1 - |
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Arab, Lebanese | 4,200 | 6,330,000 | Arabic, Levantine | Islam | 2 ● | 32.00 % | 0.50 % | -1 - | |
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Aushi | 207,000 | 675,000 | ● | Aushi | Christianity | 5 ● | 90.00 % | 24.00 % | -1 - |
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Bemba | 5,504,000 | 6,179,000 | ● | Bemba | Christianity | 5 ● | 97.00 % | 35.00 % | -1 - |
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Bisa | 409,000 | 409,000 | ● | Lala-Bisa | Christianity | 5 ● | 95.00 % | 22.00 % | -1 - |
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British | 14,000 | 53,969,000 | English | Christianity | 4 ● | 60.00 % | 8.80 % | -1 - | |
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Bwile | 115,000 | 140,000 | ● | Bwile | Christianity | 5 ● | 95.00 % | 19.00 % | -1 - |
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Chokwe | 128,000 | 3,860,000 | Chokwe | Christianity | 5 ● | 60.00 % | 12.00 % | -1 - | |
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Cishinga | 133,000 | 133,000 | ● | Bemba | Christianity | 5 ● | 80.00 % | 12.00 % | -1 - |
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Deaf | 154,000 | 49,661,000 | ● | Zambian Sign Language | Christianity | 3 ● | 86.95 % | -1 | -1 - |
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French | 8,500 | 50,459,000 | French | Christianity | 3 ● | 61.00 % | 1.00 % | -1 - | |
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Greek | 11,000 | 10,480,000 | Greek | Christianity | 3 ● | 91.00 % | 0.40 % | -1 - | |
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Gujarati | 48,000 | 3,464,000 | Gujarati | Hinduism | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Han Chinese, Mandarin | 57,000 | 925,688,000 | Chinese, Mandarin | Non-Religious | 4 ● | 9.00 % | 5.70 % | -1 - | |
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Ila | 201,000 | 201,000 | ● | Ila | Christianity | 5 ● | 60.00 % | 17.00 % | -1 - |
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Italian | 14,000 | 37,702,000 | Italian | Christianity | 3 ● | 82.00 % | 1.10 % | -1 - | |
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Iwa | 8,700 | 8,700 | ● | Nyamwanga | Christianity | 4 ● | 70.00 % | 4.00 % | -1 - |
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Kabende | 93,000 | 93,000 | ● | Bemba | Christianity | 5 ● | 95.00 % | 16.00 % | -1 - |
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Kaonde | 426,000 | 509,000 | ● | Kaonde | Christianity | 5 ● | 90.00 % | 28.00 % | -1 - |
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Kunda | 65,000 | 282,000 | ● | Kunda | Ethnic Religions | 5 ● | 45.00 % | 13.00 % | -1 - |
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Kxoe, Xun | 200 | 8,400 | ● | Khwedam | Ethnic Religions | 4 ● | 8.00 % | 3.00 % | -1 - |
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Lala-Bisa | 811,000 | 913,000 | ● | Lala-Bisa | Christianity | 5 ● | 95.00 % | 22.00 % | -1 - |
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Lamba | 409,000 | 450,000 | ● | Lamba | Christianity | 5 ● | 94.00 % | 22.00 % | -1 - |
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Lamba-Lima | 4,700 | 4,700 | ● | Lamba | Christianity | 5 ● | 95.00 % | 22.00 % | -1 - |
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Lambya, Rambia | 20,000 | 224,000 | ● | Lambya | Christianity | 5 ● | 97.00 % | 13.00 % | -1 - |
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Lenje | 265,000 | 265,000 | ● | Lenje | Christianity | 5 ● | 70.00 % | 17.00 % | -1 - |
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Leya | 21,000 | 21,000 | ● | Tonga | Ethnic Religions | 2 ● | 20.00 % | 2.00 % | -1 - |
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Lozi | 1,289,000 | 1,521,000 | ● | Lozi | Christianity | 5 ● | 83.00 % | 19.00 % | -1 - |
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Luano | 3,300 | 3,300 | ● | Lala-Bisa | Christianity | 4 ● | 80.00 % | 8.00 % | -1 - |
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Luchazi | 61,000 | 776,000 | Luchazi | Christianity | 5 ● | 80.00 % | 40.00 % | -1 - | |
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Lunda, Luapula | 246,000 | 246,000 | ● | Bemba | Christianity | 5 ● | 93.00 % | 18.00 % | -1 - |
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Lunda, Northwest | 465,000 | 1,095,000 | ● | Lunda | Christianity | 5 ● | 88.00 % | 21.00 % | -1 - |
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Luvale | 354,000 | 970,000 | ● | Luvale | Christianity | 5 ● | 60.00 % | 26.00 % | -1 - |
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Luyana | 5,400 | 5,400 | ● | Luyana | Christianity | 5 ● | 80.00 % | 18.00 % | -1 - |
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Mambwe-Lungu | 428,000 | 1,052,000 | ● | Mambwe-Lungu | Christianity | 5 ● | 75.00 % | 21.00 % | -1 - |
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Masi | 39,000 | 45,000 | ● | Mashi | Ethnic Religions | 5 ● | 40.00 % | 13.00 % | -1 - |
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Mbowe | 900 | 900 | ● | Mbowe | Ethnic Religions | 4 ● | 45.00 % | 8.00 % | -1 - |
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Mbukushu | 12,000 | 117,000 | ● | Mbukushu | Christianity | 5 ● | 90.00 % | 20.00 % | -1 - |
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Mbunda | 172,000 | 529,000 | ● | Mbunda | Christianity | 5 ● | 50.00 % | 27.00 % | -1 - |
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Mukulu | 11,000 | 11,000 | ● | Bemba | Christianity | 5 ● | 80.00 % | 13.00 % | -1 - |
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Ndebele | 16,000 | 2,026,000 | Ndebele | Christianity | 4 ● | 60.00 % | 4.00 % | -1 - | |
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Nkoya, Lambya | 72,000 | 72,000 | ● | Nkoya | Christianity | 5 ● | 60.00 % | 25.00 % | -1 - |
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Nsenga | 838,000 | 1,130,000 | ● | Nsenga | Christianity | 5 ● | 89.00 % | 18.00 % | -1 - |
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Nyamwanga | 204,000 | 477,000 | ● | Nyamwanga | Christianity | 4 ● | 65.00 % | 3.00 % | -1 - |
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Nyanja, Chewa | 2,081,000 | 13,756,000 | ● | Chichewa | Christianity | 5 ● | 97.00 % | 30.00 % | -1 - |
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Nyiha, Tanzania | 846,000 | 1,331,000 | ● | Nyiha, Tanzania | Ethnic Religions | 4 ● | 40.00 % | 9.00 % | -1 - |
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Nyika | 11,000 | 18,000 | ● | Nyika | Christianity | 4 ● | 75.00 % | 4.00 % | -1 - |
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Portuguese | 5,900 | 19,855,000 | Portuguese | Christianity | 4 ● | 94.00 % | 3.00 % | -1 - | |
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Sala | 49,000 | 49,000 | ● | Sala | Ethnic Religions | 5 ● | 45.00 % | 11.00 % | -1 - |
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Senga | 164,000 | 200,000 | ● | Tumbuka | Christianity | 5 ● | 75.00 % | 12.00 % | -1 - |
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Serb | 5,700 | 8,546,000 | Serbian | Christianity | 3 ● | 80.00 % | 0.60 % | -1 - | |
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Shasha, Mashasha | 2,500 | 2,500 | ● | Nkoya | Christianity | 4 ● | 60.00 % | 6.00 % | -1 - |
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Shona | 45,000 | 1,338,000 | ● | Shona | Christianity | 5 ● | 60.00 % | 12.00 % | -1 - |
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Simaa | 10,000 | 10,000 | ● | Simaa | Ethnic Religions | 4 ● | 45.00 % | 9.00 % | -1 - |
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Simaa-Imilangu, Mdundulu | 7,500 | 7,500 | ● | Simaa | Christianity | 5 ● | 75.00 % | 14.00 % | -1 - |
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Simaa-Makoma | 30,000 | 34,000 | ● | Simaa | Ethnic Religions | 4 ● | 40.00 % | 10.00 % | -1 - |
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Simaa-Mwenyi | 9,500 | 9,500 | ● | Simaa | Ethnic Religions | 5 ● | 45.00 % | 12.00 % | -1 - |
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Soli | 71,000 | 71,000 | ● | Soli | Christianity | 5 ● | 55.00 % | 18.00 % | -1 - |
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Subia | 2,800 | 44,000 | ● | Kuhane | Ethnic Religions | 4 ● | 45.00 % | 7.00 % | -1 - |
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Swahili | 51,000 | 1,185,000 | Swahili | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Swahili, Congo | 50,000 | 54,000 | Swahili, Congo | Islam | 4 ● | 16.00 % | 3.00 % | -1 - | |
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Swaka | 78,000 | 78,000 | ● | Lala-Bisa | Christianity | 5 ● | 84.00 % | 18.00 % | -1 - |
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Tabwa | 57,000 | 1,293,000 | Taabwa | Christianity | 5 ● | 63.00 % | 14.00 % | -1 - | |
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Tabwa, Shila | 8,500 | 8,500 | ● | Taabwa | Christianity | 5 ● | 90.00 % | 12.00 % | -1 - |
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Tambo | 26,000 | 26,000 | ● | Nyamwanga | Ethnic Religions | 2 ● | 15.00 % | 0.89 % | -1 - |
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Toka | 31,000 | 31,000 | ● | Tonga | Ethnic Religions | 4 ● | 45.00 % | 7.00 % | -1 - |
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Tonga, Zambezi | 2,722,000 | 3,023,000 | ● | Tonga | Christianity | 5 ● | 94.00 % | 27.00 % | -1 - |
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Totela | 2,300 | 2,300 | ● | Totela | Ethnic Religions | 4 ● | 45.00 % | 6.00 % | -1 - |
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Tumbuka | 589,000 | 3,595,000 | Tumbuka | Christianity | 5 ● | 87.00 % | 20.00 % | -1 - | |
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Tumbuka, Yombe | 4,100 | 4,100 | ● | Tumbuka | Christianity | 4 ● | 90.00 % | 3.00 % | -1 - |
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Unga | 51,000 | 51,000 | ● | Bemba | Christianity | 5 ● | 95.00 % | 21.00 % | -1 - |
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Yao | 5,600 | 3,680,000 | Yao | Islam | 1 ● | 3.00 % | 1.00 % | 1 | |
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Yauma | 14,000 | 61,000 | Yauma | Christianity | 4 ● | 80.00 % | 7.00 % | -1 - | |
Totals: 74 | 20,500,000 | 3 ● | 86.48 % | 24.93 % | 3 | |||||
Unclassified / Other Individuals | 70,000 | |||||||||
UN Country Population (2023) | 20,570,000 |
Province ▲ | Estimated Population |
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Central | 1,795,000 |
Copperbelt | 2,719,000 |
Eastern | 2,018,000 |
Luapula | 1,251,000 |
Lusaka | 3,279,000 |
Muchinga | 1,042,000 |
North-Western | 929,000 |
Northern | 1,473,000 |
Southern | 1,906,000 |
Western | 1,073,000 |
Provinces: 10 | 17,485,000 |
UN Country Population | 20,570,000 |
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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 |
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Afrikaans | afr | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Arabic, Levantine | apc | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 |
Aushi | auh | 1 | 0 | 2 Translation Started | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
Bemba | bem | 6 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Bwile | bwc | 1 | 0 | 2 Translation Started | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
Chichewa | nya | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Chinese, Mandarin | cmn | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Chokwe | cjk | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
English | eng | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
French | fra | 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 |
Ila | ilb | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Italian | ita | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Kaonde | kqn | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Khwedam | xuu | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Kuhane | sbs | 1 | 0 | 2 Translation Started | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
Kunda | kdn | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
Lala-Bisa | leb | 5 | 0 | 4 New Testament | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
Lamba | lam | 2 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Lambya | lai | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Lenje | leh | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Lozi | loz | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Luchazi | lch | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Lunda | lun | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Luvale | lue | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Luyana | lyn | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Mambwe-Lungu | mgr | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Mashi | mho | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Mbowe | mxo | 1 | 0 | 2 Translation Started | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
Mbukushu | mhw | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Mbunda | mck | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
Ndebele | nde | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Nkoya | nka | 2 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Nsenga | nse | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
Nyamwanga | mwn | 3 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Nyiha, Tanzania | nih | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Nyika | nkv | 1 | 0 | 1 Translation Needed | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
Portuguese | por | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Sala | shq | 1 | 0 | 2 Translation Started | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
Serbian | srp | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Shona | sna | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Simaa | sie | 4 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Soli | sby | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Swahili | swh | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swahili, Congo | swc | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Taabwa | tap | 2 | 0 | 4 New Testament | -1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
Tonga | toi | 3 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Totela | ttl | 1 | 0 | 2 Translation Started | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
Tumbuka | tum | 3 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Yao | yao | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Yauma | yax | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
Zambian Sign Language | zsl | 1 | 0 | 1 Translation Needed | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
Totals: | 53 | 74 | 3 | 24 | 30 | 41 | 44 | 16 |
People Groups | 74 |
Unreached People Groups | 3 (4.1%) |
Population | 20,500,000 |
Population Annual Growth Rate | 3.1% |
Population in Unreached | 105,000 (0.5%) |
Primary Religion | Christianity |
Percent Christian Adherent | 86.5% |
Percent Evangelical | 24.9% |
Evangelical Annual Growth Rate | 3.2% |
Pioneer Workers Needed * | 3 |
Country Progress Level | 5 ● |
Urbanization | 44% |
Continent | Africa |
Region | Africa, East and Southern |
10/40 Window | No |
Country Code | ZA |
Official Language(s) | English |
Literacy Rate | 87% |
Estimated Illiterate Population | 2,665,000 |
Persecution Ranking | Not ranked |
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