Progress Level-Unreached (non-Frontier) people groups | Joshua Project

Home People Groups Lists All Progress Scales Progress Scale

Progress Scale:
● What is the Progress Scale?

Criteria

Evangelicals >0.1% and <=2%
Professing Christians >0.1% and <=5%

Progress Level

Progress Gauge

People Groups

2,331

% of World's
People Groups

14.2 %

Population

1,572,739,000

% of World Population

19.1 %

Map Notes

Click column headings for sorting ▲▼
Photo	People Group	Country	Population	Indigenous	Primary Language	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Evangelical Range	% Christian Adh Range	Est. Workers Needed *
	Zhuang, Yongnan	Vietnam	13,000		Zhuang, Yongnan	Ethnic Religions	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
	Zhuang, Youjiang	China	986,000	●	Zhuang, Youjiang	Ethnic Religions	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	20
	Zhuang, Zuojiang	China	1,700,000	●	Zhuang, Zuojiang	Ethnic Religions	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	34
	Zhuang, Zuojiang	Vietnam	445,000		Zhuang, Zuojiang	Ethnic Religions	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	9
	Zigula	Somalia	42,000	●	Mushungulu	Islam	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
	Zokhuo	China	17,000	●	Zokhuo	Ethnic Religions	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
	Totals: 2,331 People Groups		1,572,739,000

‹
1
2
...
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94

Download Sources Definitions Prayer Cards

The Joshua Project Progress Scale is an estimate of the progress of church planting among a people group, people cluster or country. The Progress Scale is derived from people group values for percent Evangelical and percent Christian Adherent.

Level	Description	Criteria
1a	Unreached (Frontier) - Less than 1 in 1,000 (0.1%) identify as Christians in any way. ✸︎	Evangelicals <=0.1% Professing Christians <=0.1%
1b	Unreached (non-Frontier) - Few evangelicals and little, if any, history of Christianity. ◼︎	Evangelicals >0.1% and <=2% Professing Christians >0.1% and <=5%
1	Unreached (All) - 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 to moderate presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%