Gur People Cluster | Joshua Project

People Cluster: Gur What is a People Cluster?

Population

42,849,000

3.2% estimated
Annual Growth Rate

People Groups (Across Countries)

120

People Groups
(by Country)

187

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%

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Progress Scale: ☀︎●●●●● (
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= 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 *
	Akasselem	81,000	1	1	100.0 %	81,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	1.2 %	1.1 %	2
	Banda, Nafana	112,000	2	1	50.0 %	5,000	4.5 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	24.1 %	4.8 %	1
	Bassar, Ntcham	457,000	3	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	15.0 %	6.0 %	-1 -
	Batonu, Baruba	1,542,000	4	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Islam	16.6 %	10.0 %	-1 -
	Biali	200,000	4	1	25.0 %	3,400	1.7 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	7.0 %	1.1 %	1
	Bimoba	273,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	20.0 %	6.0 %	-1 -
	Birifor, Northern	262,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	16.0 %	6.0 %	-1 -
	Birifor, Southern	229,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	19.7 %	8.7 %	-1 -
	Buamu	429,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Ethnic Religions	33.0 %	14.0 %	-1 -
	Builsa, Buli	229,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	7.0 %	4.0 %	-1 -
	Burusa, Bulba	3,100	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Ethnic Religions	33.0 %	25.0 %	-1 -
	Bwamu, Laa Laa	137,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Ethnic Religions	28.3 %	14.0 %	-1 -
	Bwamu, Twi	49,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Ethnic Religions	28.3 %	14.0 %	-1 -
	Chakali	11,000	1	1	100.0 %	11,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	3.0 %	1.5 %	1
	Challa	5,300	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	8.0 %	5.9 %	-1 -
	Dagaaba, Southern	1,258,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	75.0 %	22.5 %	-1 -
	Dagaari Dioula, Wala	43,000	1	1	100.0 %	43,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	1.5 %	1.2 %	1
	Dagara	396,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	25.0 %	1.5 %	-1 -
	Dagomba	1,522,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Islam	21.8 %	8.7 %	-1 -
	Deg	60,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Ethnic Religions	39.3 %	13.6 %	-1 -
	Dogon, Ampari	12,000	1	1	100.0 %	12,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	4.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Dogon, Ana Tinga	900	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	12.0 %	0.2 %	-1 -
	Dogon, Bangi Me	4,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Islam	10.0 %	0.3 %	-1 -
	Dogon, Bankan Tey	2,900	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Islam	6.0 %	0.1 %	-1 -
	Dogon, Ben Tey	5,700	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Islam	10.0 %	0.1 %	-1 -
	Dogon, Bondum Dom	58,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Islam	10.0 %	3.0 %	-1 -
	Dogon, Bunoge	1,900	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Islam	12.0 %	0.2 %	-1 -
	Dogon, Dogul Dom	37,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Islam	8.0 %	1.0 %	-1 -
	Dogon, Donno So	106,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Islam	10.0 %	2.0 %	-1 -
	Dogon, Jamsay	304,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Islam	11.0 %	3.0 %	-1 -
	Dogon, Mombo	56,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Islam	8.0 %	2.4 %	-1 -
	Dogon, Nanga Dama	4,800	1	1	100.0 %	4,800	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Dogon, Tebul Ure	6,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Islam	12.0 %	0.4 %	-1 -
	Dogon, Tene Kan	296,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Islam	10.0 %	3.3 %	-1 -
	Dogon, Tiranige Diga	9,300	1	1	100.0 %	9,300	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Dogon, Tombo	133,000	1	1	100.0 %	133,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	4.0 %	1.0 %	3
	Dogon, Tomo Kan Kan	364,000	3	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	20.1 %	3.6 %	-1 -
	Dogon, Toro So	117,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Islam	8.0 %	3.1 %	-1 -
	Dogon, Toro Tegu	6,800	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Islam	10.0 %	0.2 %	-1 -
	Dogon, Yanda Dom	4,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Islam	10.0 %	0.3 %	-1 -
	Dogose	51,000	1	1	100.0 %	51,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	5.0 %	1.0 %	1
	Dogoso	18,000	1	1	100.0 %	18,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.2 %	0.2 %	1
	Dyan	36,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	10.0 %	5.0 %	-1 -
	Gangam	119,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	10.0 %	1.0 %	-1 -
	Gouin	87,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	13.9 %	7.5 %	-1 -
	Gourma	1,773,000	5	1	20.0 %	45,000	2.5 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	19.5 %	7.9 %	1
	Gur, Farefare	659,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Ethnic Religions	34.0 %	12.9 %	-1 -
	Hanga	12,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	27.0 %	5.0 %	-1 -
	Kaan, Gan	16,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	6.0 %	4.0 %	-1 -
	Kabiye	1,471,000	3	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Ethnic Religions	38.9 %	15.6 %	-1 -
	Kamara	8,800	1	1	100.0 %	8,800	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Kantosi	4,100	1	1	100.0 %	4,100	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	2.0 %	1.9 %	1
	Karaboro, Eastern	90,000	2	1	50.0 %	9,900	11.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	9.2 %	2.6 %	1
	Karaboro, Western	76,000	1	1	100.0 %	76,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	4.0 %	2.0 %	2
	Kasem	337,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	16.2 %	5.8 %	-1 -
	Khe	4,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	8.2 %	7.0 %	-1 -
	Khisa	19,000	2	2	100.0 %	19,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	2.6 %	0.6 %	2
	Kolsi, Ko	41,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	8.0 %	4.5 %	-1 -
	Koma, Konni	6,700	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	16.0 %	3.0 %	-1 -
	Konkomba	1,250,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	31.3 %	7.7 %	-1 -
	Kotokoli	511,000	3	1	33.3 %	307,000	60.1 %	4 ●	Islam	9.6 %	5.4 %	6
	Koussountou	14,000	1	1	100.0 %	14,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Kulango, Bondoukou	209,000	2	1	50.0 %	161,000	77.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	7.9 %	2.9 %	3
	Kulango, Bouna	333,000	2	1	50.0 %	296,000	88.9 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	6.3 %	1.5 %	6
	Kurumfe, Fulse	372,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	13.0 %	1.0 %	-1 -
	Kusaal	745,000	3	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	59.5 %	11.7 %	-1 -
	Lama	429,000	3	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	12.0 %	5.0 %	-1 -
	Lela	341,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	14.0 %	4.8 %	-1 -
	Lobi	741,000	3	2	66.7 %	730,000	98.5 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	2.8 %	1.5 %	15
	Loma	4,100	1	1	100.0 %	4,100	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	3.0 %	0.2 %	1
	Lukpa	186,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	10.0 %	3.0 %	-1 -
	Mamprusi	450,000	2	1	50.0 %	431,000	95.8 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	1.0 %	0.3 %	9
	Mbelime	93,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	15.0 %	5.0 %	-1 -
	Moba	516,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	29.8 %	6.0 %	-1 -
	Mossi	14,096,000	13	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Islam	33.4 %	17.3 %	-1 -
	Namnam	67,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	15.0 %	3.0 %	-1 -
	Nankansi	234,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	11.0 %	3.0 %	-1 -
	Nanumba	82,000	1	1	100.0 %	82,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.2 %	0.1 %	2
	Natemba	118,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	7.0 %	4.0 %	-1 -
	Natioro	6,200	1	1	100.0 %	6,200	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Nawdm	216,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	30.0 %	6.8 %	-1 -
	Nuna, Northern	125,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	16.0 %	6.0 %	-1 -
	Nuna, Southern	235,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	25.0 %	8.0 %	-1 -
	Otammari	217,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	14.0 %	4.0 %	-1 -
	Paleni	400	1	1	100.0 %	400	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	5.0 %	2.0 %	1
	Pana, Sama	19,000	2	2	100.0 %	19,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	3.1 %	0.2 %	2
	Pila	365,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	15.0 %	3.0 %	-1 -
	Piyobe	22,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	6.0 %	0.6 %	-1 -
	Pwo	28,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	7.0 %	4.2 %	-1 -
	Red Bobo, Bwa	496,000	2	1	50.0 %	352,000	71.0 %	4 ●	Islam	11.7 %	3.5 %	7
	Safaliba	10,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Islam	10.0 %	7.5 %	-1 -
	Samo, Kalemse	33,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	10.0 %	1.4 %	-1 -
	Senoufo, Central	76,000	2	1	50.0 %	5,100	6.7 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	7.8 %	2.8 %	1
	Senoufo, Dyimini	198,000	1	1	100.0 %	198,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	2.0 %	0.2 %	4
	Senoufo, Mamara	1,654,000	1	1	100.0 %	1,654,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	2.0 %	1.0 %	33
	Senoufo, Nanerige	153,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	10.0 %	2.8 %	-1 -
	Senoufo, Niangolo	114,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	8.0 %	1.6 %	-1 -
	Senoufo, Niarafolo-Niafolo	86,000	1	1	100.0 %	86,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	3.0 %	0.3 %	2
	Senoufo, Palaka	16,000	1	1	100.0 %	16,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	3.0 %	1.0 %	1
	Senoufo, Shempire	217,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	6.0 %	0.4 %	-1 -
	Senoufo, Southern	1,923,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	6.0 %	3.0 %	-1 -
	Senoufo, Supyire	712,000	2	2	100.0 %	712,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	2.0 %	0.5 %	14
	Senoufo, Syenara	242,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	6.0 %	1.8 %	-1 -
	Senoufo, Tagwana	288,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Islam	30.0 %	3.0 %	-1 -
	Senoufo, Tyelibele	57,000	1	1	100.0 %	57,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	3.0 %	0.6 %	1
	Sisaala, Pasaale	63,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	10.0 %	1.5 %	-1 -
	Sisaala, Tumulung	185,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	12.0 %	5.0 %	-1 -
	Sisaala, Western	53,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	10.0 %	1.0 %	-1 -
	Sissala	33,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	16.0 %	10.0 %	-1 -
	Tamprusi	28,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	23.0 %	7.0 %	-1 -
	Tenbo, Loron	15,000	2	2	100.0 %	15,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	3.0 %	0.5 %	2
	Tiefo	31,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	6.0 %	4.5 %	-1 -
	Toussian, Northern	45,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	5.0 %	2.7 %	-1 -
	Toussian, Southern	45,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	8.0 %	3.8 %	-1 -
	Turka	78,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	12.0 %	9.0 %	-1 -
	Vagla	19,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Ethnic Religions	40.0 %	12.0 %	-1 -
	Vige, Viemo	17,000	1	1	100.0 %	17,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	5.0 %	1.4 %	1
	Waama, Yoabou	157,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	9.4 %	1.8 %	-1 -
	Wala	116,000	1	1	100.0 %	116,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.3 %	0.3 %	2
	Wara	11,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	7.0 %	0.6 %	-1 -
Totals:	120 Peoples (across countries)	42,849,000	187	44	23.5 %	5,812,000	13.6 %	●	Islam	24.0%	10.0%	137

* 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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