Malagasy People Cluster | Joshua Project

People Cluster: Malagasy What is a People Cluster?

Population

30,156,000

3.2% estimated
Annual Growth Rate

People Groups (Across Countries)

People Groups
(by Country)

Unreached Groups (by Country)

Affinity Bloc

Malay 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: ☀︎●●●●● (
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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 *
	Anjatsy	48,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	20.0 %	0.5 %	-1 -
	Antaifasy	254,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	20.0 %	1.7 %	-1 -
	Antaimanambondro	89,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Ethnic Religions	25.0 %	11.0 %	-1 -
	Antaimoro	1,327,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	45.0 %	2.3 %	-1 -
	Antambahoaka	118,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	20.0 %	4.0 %	-1 -
	Antandroy	1,368,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	20.0 %	2.0 %	-1 -
	Antankarana	221,000	1	1	100.0 %	221,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	5.0 %	0.7 %	4
	Antanosy	913,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	3 ●	Christianity	53.0 %	0.8 %	-1 -
	Antesaka	1,969,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	28.0 %	2.3 %	-1 -
	Bara	1,026,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	3 ●	Christianity	55.0 %	1.9 %	-1 -
	Betsileo	5,020,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	94.0 %	16.6 %	-1 -
	Betsimisaraka, North	1,799,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	35.0 %	1.2 %	-1 -
	Betsimisaraka, South	3,493,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	45.0 %	6.7 %	-1 -
	Bezanozano	257,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Ethnic Religions	30.0 %	15.0 %	-1 -
	Bushi	90,000	2	2	100.0 %	90,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.1 %	0.0 %	3
	Karimbola	172,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	25.0 %	4.0 %	-1 -
	Mahafaly	447,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	25.0 %	1.1 %	-1 -
	Malagasy	85,000	6	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	3 ●	Christianity	68.5 %	1.0 %	-1 -
	Malagasy-Antalaotra	1,200	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	70.0 %	15.0 %	-1 -
	Masikoro	779,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	40.0 %	0.5 %	-1 -
	Merina-Vakinankaratra	3,095,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	90.0 %	14.4 %	-1 -
	Sahafatra	129,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	30.0 %	2.0 %	-1 -
	Sakalava	2,129,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	35.0 %	1.8 %	-1 -
	Sihanaka	772,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	30.0 %	1.9 %	-1 -
	Tanala	1,555,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	22.0 %	1.0 %	-1 -
	Tsimihety	2,475,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	25.0 %	1.9 %	-1 -
	Vezo	387,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	35.0 %	1.8 %	-1 -
	Zafisoro	138,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	15.0 %	0.5 %	-1 -
Totals:	28 Peoples (across countries)	30,156,000	35	3	8.6 %	311,000	1.0 %	●	Ethnic Religions	49.8%	6.2%	7

* 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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