Mande People Cluster | Joshua Project

People Cluster: Mande What is a People Cluster?

Population

11,817,000

3.1% estimated
Annual Growth Rate

People Groups (Across Countries)

People Groups
(by Country)

Unreached Groups (by Country)

Affinity Bloc

Sub-Saharan Peoples

Cluster Progress

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%

Map Notes

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Progress Scale: ☀︎●●●●● (
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= Frontier Unreached Peoples)
Photo	People Group ▲	Global Population	Peoples by Country	Unreached by Country	% Unreached Peoples	Popl in Unreached	% Popl in Unreached	Progress Scale	Primary Religion	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
	Bandi	173,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	9.7 %	1.0 %	-1 -
	Banka	9,900	1	1	100.0 %	9,900	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.5 %	0.4 %	1
	Ble, Jalkunan	2,100	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Islam	10.0 %	8.0 %	-1 -
	Bobo Fing	123,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	19.7 %	9.2 %	-1 -
	Bokabaru	83,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Islam	15.0 %	5.0 %	-1 -
	Boko, Bokonya	214,000	2	1	50.0 %	69,000	32.2 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	11.1 %	2.0 %	1
	Budik	6,100	1	1	100.0 %	6,100	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	1.0 %	0.3 %	1
	Busa, Bussawa	22,000	1	1	100.0 %	22,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	2.0 %	2.0 %	1
	Busanga	1,178,000	4	1	25.0 %	292,000	24.8 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	19.7 %	8.1 %	6
	Dan	2,036,000	3	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Ethnic Religions	31.9 %	13.4 %	-1 -
	Djogorame	62,000	1	1	100.0 %	62,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Duun, Samogo	189,000	1	1	100.0 %	189,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	4
	Dzuun, Samogo	29,000	1	1	100.0 %	29,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	1.0 %	0.3 %	1
	Goo	8,800	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	30.0 %	3.0 %	-1 -
	Gouro	714,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	24.0 %	8.0 %	-1 -
	Jeri Kuo	46,000	1	1	100.0 %	46,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	1.0 %	0.1 %	1
	Jotoni	25,000	2	1	50.0 %	1,800	7.3 %	2 ●	Islam	9.5 %	2.0 %	1
	Kla-Dan	36,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	24.8 %	4.0 %	-1 -
	Kono	186,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	9.0 %	1.8 %	-1 -
	Kono, Kwono	11,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	60.0 %	10.0 %	-1 -
	Kpeego	2,700	1	1	100.0 %	2,700	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	4.0 %	1.0 %	1
	Kpelle	636,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Islam	42.0 %	2.8 %	-1 -
	Kpelle, Liberia	965,000	3	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Ethnic Religions	38.8 %	24.3 %	-1 -
	Kpessi	6,800	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	16.0 %	6.0 %	-1 -
	Kyanga	29,000	2	2	100.0 %	29,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	1.0 %	0.6 %	2
	Ligbi	35,000	2	1	50.0 %	26,000	74.5 %	1 ●	Islam	0.8 %	0.7 %	1
	Loko	236,000	1	1	100.0 %	236,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	5.0 %	0.9 %	5
	Loma, Loghoma	320,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	15.0 %	4.0 %	-1 -
	Maan	483,000	2	1	50.0 %	118,000	24.4 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	7.0 %	1.7 %	2
	Mandenyi	48,000	1	1	100.0 %	48,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.2 %	0.0 %	1
	Mende	2,785,000	5	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Islam	13.0 %	9.0 %	-1 -
	Mona	29,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	24.0 %	3.0 %	-1 -
	Ngan	35,000	1	1	100.0 %	35,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	3.0 %	0.4 %	1
	Ngen	900	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Islam	20.0 %	4.0 %	-1 -
	Samo Southern	178,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	30.0 %	9.5 %	-1 -
	Samo, Maya	78,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	20.0 %	9.5 %	-1 -
	Samo, Samo Matya	242,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	19.9 %	8.7 %	-1 -
	Seemogo	33,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Islam	15.4 %	9.5 %	-1 -
	Shanga	29,000	1	1	100.0 %	29,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	1.0 %	0.5 %	1
	Toma	271,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	16.0 %	4.6 %	-1 -
	Tura	82,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	21.0 %	4.0 %	-1 -
	Wan	46,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	10.0 %	2.0 %	-1 -
	Yaure	57,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	20.0 %	6.0 %	-1 -
	Zialo	36,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	75.0 %	3.0 %	-1 -
Totals:	44 Peoples (across countries)	11,817,000	65	19	29.2 %	1,251,000	10.6 %	●	Ethnic Religions	21.2%	8.9%	32

* 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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