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People Cluster: Manding What is a People Cluster?

Population

27,390,000

3.1% estimated
Annual Growth Rate

People Groups (Across Countries)

People Groups
(by Country)

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%

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 *
	Bambara	7,428,000	12	11	91.7 %	7,413,000	99.8 %	1 ●	Islam	4.0 %	1.1 %	154
	Bolon	52,000	2	1	50.0 %	38,000	73.1 %	1 ●	Islam	3.0 %	1.6 %	1
	Ganadougou, Gana	200,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Islam	15.0 %	0.6 %	-1 -
	Jahanka	133,000	5	5	100.0 %	133,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.1 %	0.0 %	5
	Jula	4,695,000	6	6	100.0 %	4,695,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.7 %	0.2 %	96
	Kagoro	56,000	1	1	100.0 %	56,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.5 %	0.3 %	1
	Kakabe	14,000	1	1	100.0 %	14,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Khasonke	1,044,000	3	3	100.0 %	1,044,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	2.5 %	0.6 %	23
	Kono	360,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	12.0 %	1.0 %	-1 -
	Konyanka	729,000	2	2	100.0 %	729,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	14
	Koro	71,000	1	1	100.0 %	71,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.5 %	0.1 %	1
	Koyaga	99,000	1	1	100.0 %	99,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.5 %	0.1 %	2
	Kuranko	597,000	2	2	100.0 %	597,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	2.8 %	0.1 %	11
	Lele	57,000	1	1	100.0 %	57,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	5.0 %	1.6 %	1
	Mandinka	2,436,000	6	6	100.0 %	2,436,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	1.0 %	0.6 %	51
	Maninka, Eastern	4,444,000	10	10	100.0 %	4,444,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.2 %	0.1 %	93
	Maninka, Kita	620,000	1	1	100.0 %	620,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	3.0 %	0.2 %	12
	Maninka, Sankaran	122,000	1	1	100.0 %	122,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	2
	Maninka, Western	2,415,000	6	4	66.7 %	2,345,000	97.1 %	1 ●	Islam	1.6 %	0.2 %	48
	Manya	194,000	2	2	100.0 %	194,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	4
	Marka, Dafing	277,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	13.1 %	4.4 %	-1 -
	Mau	428,000	1	1	100.0 %	428,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.5 %	0.0 %	9
	Mogofin	28,000	1	1	100.0 %	28,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Odienne Jula	174,000	1	1	100.0 %	174,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	3
	Sininkere	12,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Islam	6.1 %	0.2 %	-1 -
	Vai	228,000	2	1	50.0 %	202,000	88.6 %	1 ●	Islam	1.1 %	0.5 %	4
	Wassulu	342,000	3	3	100.0 %	342,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	8
	Worodougou	136,000	1	1	100.0 %	136,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	1.7 %	1.6 %	3
Totals:	28 Peoples (across countries)	27,390,000	77	67	87.0 %	26,415,000	96.4 %	●	Islam	2.1%	0.5%	548

* 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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