Central American Indigenous, other People Cluster

People Cluster: Central American Indigenous, other What is a People Cluster?

Population

4,130,000

1.2% estimated
Annual Growth Rate

People Groups (Across Countries)

People Groups
(by Country)

Unreached Groups (by Country)

Affinity Bloc

Latin-Caribbean Americans

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
0.3	Unreached Frontier - Less than 1 in 1,000 (0.1%) identify as Christians in any way	Evangelicals <=0.1% Professing Christians <=0.1%
0.7	Unreached not Frontier - Few evangelicals and little, if any, history of Christianity.	Evangelicals >0.1% and <=2% Professing Christians >.1% and <=5%
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	Progress Scale	Primary Religion	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
	Achi, Cubulco	84,000	1	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	30.0 %	6.0 %	-1 -
	Achi, Rabinal	84,000	1	5 ●	Christianity	99.0 %	12.0 %	-1 -
	Aguacatec	13,000	1	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	30.0 %	6.0 %	-1 -
	Black Carib	171,000	6	4 ●	Christianity	80.7 %	7.7 %	-1 -
	Bribri	15,000	2	5 ●	Christianity	91.5 %	23.9 %	-1 -
	Brunka, Boruca	2,700	1	5 ●	Christianity	85.0 %	14.0 %	-1 -
	Buglere	22,000	1	5 ●	Christianity	75.0 %	17.0 %	-1 -
	Cakchiquel, Acatenango	1,200	1	4 ●	Christianity	95.0 %	10.0 %	-1 -
	Cakchiquel, Central	333,000	2	5 ●	Christianity	98.0 %	30.0 %	-1 -
	Cakchiquel, Eastern	226,000	1	5 ●	Christianity	97.0 %	18.0 %	-1 -
	Cakchiquel, Northern	87,000	1	5 ●	Christianity	95.0 %	13.0 %	-1 -
	Cakchiquel, Santa Maria de Jesus	39,000	1	4 ●	Christianity	97.0 %	9.0 %	-1 -
	Cakchiquel, Santo Domingo Xenacoj	14,000	1	4 ●	Christianity	97.0 %	9.0 %	-1 -
	Cakchiquel, South Central	97,000	1	5 ●	Christianity	94.0 %	17.0 %	-1 -
	Cakchiquel, Southern	109,000	1	5 ●	Christianity	99.0 %	19.0 %	-1 -
	Cakchiquel, Southwestern Yepocapa	40,000	1	4 ●	Christianity	90.0 %	9.0 %	-1 -
	Cakchiquel, Western	174,000	1	5 ●	Christianity	90.0 %	14.0 %	-1 -
	Cakchiquel-Quiche, Mixed Language-speaking	3,500	1	4 ●	Christianity	95.0 %	4.0 %	-1 -
	Chiapaneco	0 < 100	1	3 ●	Christianity	85.0 %	2.0 %	-1 -
	Chichimeca-Jonaz	2,400	1	4 ●	Christianity	95.0 %	5.0 %	-1 -
	Chirripo	14,000	1	5 ●	Christianity	95.0 %	14.0 %	-1 -
	Cocopa	1,100	2	5 ●	Christianity	72.8 %	15.9 %	-1 -
	Guatuso	1,400	1	4 ●	Christianity	80.0 %	4.0 %	-1 -
	Guna, San Blas Guna	99,000	1	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	6.0 %	4.0 %	-1 -
	Huave, San Dionisio del Mar	3,200	1	4 ●	Christianity	95.0 %	6.0 %	-1 -
	Huave, San Francisco del Mar	6,000	1	5 ●	Christianity	95.0 %	10.2 %	-1 -
	Huave, San Mateo del Mar	14,000	1	4 ●	Christianity	95.0 %	10.0 %	-1 -
	Huave, Santa Maria del Mar	800	1	5 ●	Christianity	95.0 %	26.0 %	-1 -
	Ixcateco	0 < 100	1	4 ●	Christianity	55.0 %	3.5 %	-1 -
	Ixil, Chajul	46,000	1	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	30.0 %	6.0 %	-1 -
	Ixil, Nebaj	46,000	1	5 ●	Christianity	97.0 %	13.0 %	-1 -
	Ixil, San Juan Cotzal	46,000	1	4 ●	Christianity	95.0 %	9.0 %	-1 -
	Kiliwa	0 < 100	1	4 ●	Christianity	90.0 %	7.0 %	-1 -
	Kumiai	400	2	3 ●	Christianity	77.6 %	2.0 %	-1 -
	Lenca	195,000	2	4 ●	Christianity	92.6 %	5.8 %	-1 -
	Matagalpa	19,000	1	4 ●	Christianity	80.0 %	3.0 %	-1 -
	Matlatzinca, Atzingo	100	1	5 ●	Christianity	95.0 %	15.6 %	-1 -
	Mayo	181,000	1	5 ●	Christianity	96.0 %	20.0 %	-1 -
	Miskito	252,000	2	4 ●	Christianity	88.1 %	4.0 %	-1 -
	Monimbo, Mangue	22,000	1	4 ●	Christianity	90.0 %	7.0 %	-1 -
	Paipai	100	1	5 ●	Christianity	95.0 %	17.0 %	-1 -
	Pame, Central	10,000	1	3 ●	Christianity	95.0 %	1.5 %	-1 -
	Pame, Norte	500	1	3 ●	Christianity	95.0 %	0.7 %	-1 -
	Part-Indian	419,000	2	4 ●	Christianity	92.8 %	5.9 %	-1 -
	Pech	7,200	1	4 ●	Christianity	70.0 %	6.0 %	-1 -
	Pipil	12,000	1	3 ●	Christianity	96.0 %	2.0 %	-1 -
	Purepecha	75,000	2	3 ●	Christianity	96.0 %	1.0 %	-1 -
	Purepecha, Sierra Occidental	281,000	2	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	45.0 %	5.0 %	-1 -
	Rama	5,500	1	3 ●	Christianity	85.0 %	1.5 %	-1 -
	Seri	700	1	5 ●	Christianity	80.0 %	21.0 %	-1 -
	Sipacapeno	17,000	1	4 ●	Christianity	95.0 %	8.0 %	-1 -
	Subtiaba	21,000	1	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	30.0 %	4.0 %	-1 -
	Sumu	21,000	3	4 ●	Christianity	81.4 %	2.6 %	-1 -
	Tepehua, Huehuetla	5,600	1	5 ●	Christianity	71.0 %	18.0 %	-1 -
	Tepehua, Pisa Flores	6,300	1	4 ●	Christianity	75.0 %	7.7 %	-1 -
	Tepehua, Tlachichilco	4,700	1	5 ●	Christianity	70.0 %	13.0 %	-1 -
	Tepehuan, Norte	7,700	1	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	10.0 %	1.0 %	-1 -
	Tepehuan, Sureste	13,000	1	4 ●	Christianity	80.0 %	6.0 %	-1 -
	Tepehuan, Suroeste	11,000	1	3 ●	Christianity	60.0 %	0.0 %	-1 -
	Teribe	1,300	1	3 ●	Christianity	84.0 %	2.0 %	-1 -
	Teribe, Naso	5,000	1	4 ●	Christianity	65.0 %	9.0 %	-1 -
	Tlapaneco, Acatepec	51,000	2	3 ●	Christianity	96.9 %	1.0 %	-1 -
	Tlapaneco, Azoyu	800	1	3 ●	Christianity	96.0 %	0.8 %	-1 -
	Tlapaneco, Malinaltepec	50,000	1	3 ●	Christianity	97.0 %	0.7 %	-1 -
	Tlapaneco, Tlacoapa	9,400	1	3 ●	Christianity	96.0 %	1.0 %	-1 -
	Totonaca, Coyutla	64,000	1	3 ●	Christianity	95.0 %	0.0 %	-1 -
	Totonaca, Filomeno Mata-Coahuitlan	20,000	1	4 ●	Christianity	95.0 %	2.5 %	-1 -
	Totonaca, Ozumatlan	2,100	1	5 ●	Christianity	95.0 %	15.0 %	-1 -
	Totonaca, Papantla	148,000	1	3 ●	Christianity	95.0 %	1.3 %	-1 -
	Totonaca, Patla-Chicontla	4,500	1	5 ●	Christianity	90.0 %	20.0 %	-1 -
	Totonaca, Sierra	223,000	1	4 ●	Christianity	97.0 %	10.0 %	-1 -
	Totonaca, Tecpatalan	700	1	3 ●	Christianity	85.0 %	0.3 %	-1 -
	Totonaca, Xicotepec de Juarez	18,000	1	3 ●	Christianity	95.0 %	2.0 %	-1 -
	Totonaca, Yecuatla	700	1	4 ●	Christianity	95.0 %	3.0 %	-1 -
	Tzutujil	111,000	1	4 ●	Christianity	95.0 %	10.0 %	-1 -
	Ulwa	900	1	3 ●	Christianity	85.0 %	1.0 %	-1 -
	Uspantec	5,400	1	4 ●	Christianity	99.0 %	8.0 %	-1 -
	Xinca	24,000	1	4 ●	Christianity	70.0 %	3.0 %	-1 -
	Zoque, Chimalapa	7,100	1	5 ●	Christianity	95.0 %	44.4 %	-1 -
Totals:	79 Peoples (across countries)	4,130,000	96	●	Christianity	85.1%	10.4%	0

* 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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