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Affinity Bloc:  Horn of Africa Peoples What is an Affinity Bloc?

Population

139,756,000

Number of People Clusters

6

People Groups (by Country)

194

Unreached People Groups

80 (41 %)

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People Cluster ▲ Population Peoples
by Country		 Unreached
by Country		 % Groups
Unreached		 Popl in
Unreached		 % Popl in
Unreached		 Progress
Scale		 Primary
Religion		 % Christian
Adherent		 %
Evangelical		 Est. Workers
Needed * 
Afar 2,712,000 5 3 60.0 % 2,529,000 93.3 %    ● Islam 3.78 % 0.08 % 51
Beja 2,751,000 5 5 100.0 % 2,751,000 100.0 %    ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 55
Ethio-Semitic 38,959,000 66 14 21.2 % 2,708,000 7.0 %    ● Christianity 87.99 % 1.20 % 54
Omotic 21,948,000 59 13 22.0 % 750,000 3.4 %    ● Christianity 82.02 % 61.86 % 15
Oromo 46,072,000 26 13 50.0 % 21,072,000 45.7 %    ● Islam 35.35 % 13.17 % 421
Somali 27,313,000 33 32 97.0 % 27,214,000 99.6 %    ● Islam 0.41 % 0.06 % 544
Totals:  6 People Clusters 139,756,000 194 80 41.2 % 57,022,000 40.8 %    3 ●       1,171
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