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People Cluster: Japanese What is a People Cluster?

Population

121,710,000

0.1% estimated
Annual Growth Rate

People Groups (Across Countries)

People Groups
(by Country)

Unreached Groups (by Country)

Affinity Bloc

East Asian 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%

Map Notes

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Progress Scale: ☀︎●●●●● (
☀︎
= 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 *
	Amami-Oshima, Northern	9,500	1	1	100.0 %	9,500	100.0 %	1 ●	Buddhism	1.0 %	0.5 %	1
	Amami-Oshima, Southern	1,700	1	1	100.0 %	1,700	100.0 %	1 ●	Buddhism	3.0 %	0.5 %	1
	Burakumin	860,000	1	1	100.0 %	860,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Buddhism	0.5 %	0.2 %	17
	Japanese	119,242,000	48	44	91.7 %	117,954,000	98.9 %	1 ●	Buddhism	1.6 %	0.5 %	2,390
	Japanese, Brazilian	258,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	95.0 %	22.0 %	-1 -
	Judeo-Japanese	49,000	1	1	100.0 %	49,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	1.0 %	0.8 %	1
	Kikai	12,000	1	1	100.0 %	12,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Buddhism	3.0 %	0.7 %	1
	Kunigami	4,800	1	1	100.0 %	4,800	100.0 %	1 ●	Buddhism	2.0 %	1.0 %	1
	Miyako, Ryukyuan	64,000	1	1	100.0 %	64,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Buddhism	3.0 %	0.5 %	1
	Oki-No-Erabu	3,100	1	1	100.0 %	3,100	100.0 %	1 ●	Buddhism	3.0 %	0.5 %	1
	Okinawan, Ryukyuan	1,154,000	3	3	100.0 %	1,154,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	2.0 %	0.2 %	25
	Toku-No-Shima	4,900	1	1	100.0 %	4,900	100.0 %	1 ●	Buddhism	2.0 %	0.6 %	1
	Yaeyama	45,000	1	1	100.0 %	45,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Buddhism	3.0 %	0.4 %	1
	Yonaguni	800	1	1	100.0 %	800	100.0 %	1 ●	Buddhism	1.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Yoron	900	1	1	100.0 %	900	100.0 %	1 ●	Buddhism	1.0 %	0.0 %	1
Totals:	15 Peoples (across countries)	121,710,000	64	59	92.2 %	120,164,000	98.7 %	●	Buddhism	1.8%	0.5%	2,443

* 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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