Bantu, East-Coastal People Cluster

People Cluster: Bantu, East-Coastal What is a People Cluster?

Population

6,976,000

3.2% 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%

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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 *
	Bondei	115,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Islam	32.0 %	10.0 %	-1 -
	Dhaiso	11,000	1	1	100.0 %	11,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	1.4 %	0.9 %	1
	Doe	12,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Islam	20.0 %	4.0 %	-1 -
	Ilwana	23,000	1	1	100.0 %	23,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Kami	37,000	1	1	100.0 %	37,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	1.0 %	1.0 %	1
	Kutu	145,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Islam	3.1 %	2.1 %	-1 -
	Kwere	325,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	22.0 %	8.0 %	-1 -
	Luguru, Ruguru	1,518,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	61.0 %	14.0 %	-1 -
	Makwe	75,000	2	2	100.0 %	75,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.6 %	0.2 %	2
	Mijikenda, Chonyi	330,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	50.0 %	12.0 %	-1 -
	Mijikenda, Digo	753,000	2	2	100.0 %	753,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.3 %	0.2 %	15
	Mijikenda, Duruma	593,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	65.0 %	24.0 %	-1 -
	Mijikenda, Giriama	1,336,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	90.0 %	48.0 %	-1 -
	Mijikenda, Jibana	5,100	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Ethnic Religions	20.0 %	14.0 %	-1 -
	Mijikenda, Kambe	33,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Ethnic Religions	20.0 %	14.0 %	-1 -
	Mijikenda, Kauma	10,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Ethnic Religions	30.0 %	12.0 %	-1 -
	Mijikenda, Rabai	135,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Ethnic Religions	40.0 %	13.0 %	-1 -
	Mijikenda, Ribe	11,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Ethnic Religions	30.0 %	12.0 %	-1 -
	Nguu	427,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Islam	15.0 %	4.0 %	-1 -
	Pokomo	120,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Islam	25.0 %	18.0 %	-1 -
	Segeju	24,000	2	2	100.0 %	24,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	2
	Zigua	939,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Islam	9.0 %	5.0 %	-1 -
Totals:	22 Peoples (across countries)	6,976,000	26	9	34.6 %	923,000	13.2 %	●	Christianity	43.6%	17.1%	22

* 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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