Swahili

The Swahili people group is reported in 22 countries

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Population All Countries

1,758,500

People Cluster

Bantu, Swahili

Number of Countries

Number Unreached

Largest Religion

Islam

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: ●●●●●
Country ▲	Population	Indigenous	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Primary Religion	% Christian Adherents	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *	Bible Status	Online Bible	Jesus Film	Global Recordings
Burundi	12,000		Swahili	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1	5 Complete	●	●	●
Comoros	1,100	●	Swahili	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1	5 Complete	●	●	●
Congo, Democratic Republic of	52,000	●	Swahili	1 ●	Islam	4.00 %	0.70 %	1	5 Complete	●	●	●
Denmark	1,000		Swahili	1 ●	Islam	1.00 %	1.00 %	1	5 Complete	●	●	●
Greece	5,800		Swahili	1 ●	Islam	5.00 %	0.30 %	1	5 Complete	●	●	●
Kenya	45,000	●	Swahili	1 ●	Islam	0.50 %	0.40 %	1	5 Complete	●	●	●
Libya	2,300		Swahili	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1	5 Complete	●	●	●
Madagascar	5,400		Swahili	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1	5 Complete	●	●	●
Malawi	3,600		Swahili	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1	5 Complete	●	●	●
Mayotte	8,500		Swahili	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1	5 Complete	●	●	●
Mozambique	22,000	●	Swahili	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1	5 Complete	●	●	●
New Zealand	1,500		Swahili	1 ●	Islam	1.00 %	0.80 %	1	5 Complete	●	●	●
Reunion	25,000		Swahili	1 ●	Islam	0.40 %	0.10 %	1	5 Complete	●	●	●
Rwanda	18,000		Swahili	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1	5 Complete	●	●	●
Saudi Arabia	404,000		Swahili	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	8	5 Complete	●	●	●
Somalia	279,000	●	Swahili	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	6	5 Complete	●	●	●
South Africa	2,400		Swahili	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1	5 Complete	●	●	●
Sudan	24,000		Swahili	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1	5 Complete	●	●	●
Tanzania	737,000	●	Swahili	1 ●	Islam	1.00 %	0.80 %	15	5 Complete	●	●	●
Uganda	4,900	●	Swahili	1 ●	Islam	5.00 %	0.50 %	1	5 Complete	●	●	●
United States	60,000		Swahili	5 ●	Islam	25.00 %	12.00 %	-1 -	5 Complete	●	●	●
Zambia	44,000		Swahili	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1	5 Complete	●	●	●
Totals: 22	1,758,500			21 ●		1.44 %	0.78 %	47

Other reported countries: 1

Swahili

Groups reported, but outside the Small People Group Policy conditions. Some may not be viable and/or have incorrect Progress Scale values. The groups listed below are not included in overall Joshua Project people group counts. For possible further information about these groups, please contact us.

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Country ▲	Population	Progress Scale	Primary Language	Primary Religion
Seychelles	-1 Unknown	1 ●	Swahili	Islam
Totals: 1

For more information see the Joshua Project Small People Group Policy

* 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 for every 50,000 individuals living in an unreached people group by country. Some workers may already be onsite. Many more workers are needed beyond this initial estimate.

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