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

Population

150,714,000

Number of People Clusters

6

People Groups (by Country)

197

Unreached People Groups

83 (42 %)

Map Notes
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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 2,913,000 5 3 60.0 % 2,722,000 93.4 %    ● Islam 3.73 % 0.03 % 54
Beja 2,844,000 5 5 100.0 % 2,844,000 100.0 %    ● Islam 0.68 % 0.60 % 57
Ethio-Semitic 42,422,000 68 15 22.1 % 2,934,000 6.9 %    ● Christianity 87.59 % 1.26 % 59
Omotic 23,579,000 59 13 22.0 % 804,000 3.4 %    ● Christianity 78.48 % 61.32 % 16
Oromo 49,777,000 26 14 53.8 % 22,927,000 46.1 %    ● Islam 35.09 % 13.09 % 459
Somali 29,179,000 34 33 97.1 % 29,070,000 99.6 %    ● Islam 0.45 % 0.07 % 581
Totals:  6 People Clusters 150,714,000 197 83 42.1 % 61,300,000 40.7 %    3 ●       1,252
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