Bantu, Swahili People Cluster

People Cluster: Bantu, Swahili What is a People Cluster?

Population

7,059,000

3.0% 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: ☀︎●●●●● (
☀︎
= 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 *
	Bajuni	139,000	3	3	100.0 %	139,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	3.5 %	0.7 %	4
	Comorian, Maore	231,000	4	4	100.0 %	231,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.9 %	0.1 %	7
	Comorian, Mwali	46,000	3	3	100.0 %	46,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.1 %	0.0 %	3
	Comorian, Ndzwani	378,000	3	3	100.0 %	378,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.6 %	0.2 %	9
	Comorian, Ngazidja	431,000	3	3	100.0 %	431,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.6 %	0.2 %	10
	Comorian, other	97,000	1	1	100.0 %	97,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	2
	Mwani	158,000	1	1	100.0 %	158,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	1.0 %	0.0 %	3
	Shirazi	748,000	1	1	100.0 %	748,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	15
	Somali Bantu	1,080,000	4	4	100.0 %	1,080,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.1 %	0.1 %	22
	Swahili	1,208,000	25	23	92.0 %	1,141,000	94.4 %	1 ●	Islam	1.7 %	0.8 %	37
	Swahili, Congo	55,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Islam	16.1 %	3.0 %	-1 -
	Swahili, Pemba	60,000	1	1	100.0 %	60,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.3 %	0.2 %	1
	Swahili, Tumbatu	98,000	1	1	100.0 %	98,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	2
	Swahili, Zanzibari	840,000	2	2	100.0 %	840,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	17
	Zaramo	1,451,000	1	1	100.0 %	1,451,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	3.0 %	2.0 %	29
	Zigula	39,000	1	1	100.0 %	39,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	1.0 %	0.2 %	1
Totals:	16 Peoples (across countries)	7,059,000	56	52	92.9 %	6,937,000	98.3 %	●	Islam	1.3%	0.6%	162

* 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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