Maluku-Southern People Cluster

People Cluster: Maluku-Southern What is a People Cluster?

Population

559,000

1.0% 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
0.3	Unreached Frontier - Less than 1 in 1,000 (0.1%) identify as Christians in any way	Evangelicals <=0.1% Professing Christians <=0.1%
0.7	Unreached not Frontier - Few evangelicals and little, if any, history of Christianity.	Evangelicals >0.1% and <=2% Professing Christians >0.1% and <=5%
1	Unreached (All) - 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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= 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 *
	Babar, North	4,900	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	70.0 %	3.0 %	-1 -
	Babar, Southeast	9,600	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	70.0 %	3.0 %	-1 -
	Barakai	5,400	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Islam	12.0 %	1.0 %	-1 -
	Dai	1,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	70.0 %	4.0 %	-1 -
	Damar, East	4,400	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	60.0 %	5.0 %	-1 -
	Damar, West	1,500	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	60.0 %	4.0 %	-1 -
	Davelor	1,600	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	66.0 %	5.0 %	-1 -
	Dobel	6,700	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	75.0 %	4.0 %	-1 -
	Fordat	70,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Islam	15.0 %	1.0 %	-1 -
	Hahutan	2,600	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	15.0 %	2.0 %	-1 -
	Imroing	700	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	60.0 %	5.0 %	-1 -
	Kamarian	6,600	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	15.0 %	4.0 %	-1 -
	Karey	700	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	55.0 %	3.0 %	-1 -
	Kei	121,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	55.0 %	10.0 %	-1 -
	Koba	1,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Islam	30.0 %	5.0 %	-1 -
	Kola	8,700	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Islam	15.0 %	1.0 %	-1 -
	Komfana	200	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Islam	8.0 %	5.0 %	-1 -
	Leti	11,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	70.0 %	15.0 %	-1 -
	Lola, Warabal	700	1	1	100.0 %	700	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	3.0 %	2.0 %	1
	Lorang	300	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	75.0 %	5.0 %	-1 -
	Luang, Letri Lgona	27,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	95.0 %	5.0 %	-1 -
	Magi	0 < 100	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	30.0 %	6.0 %	-1 -
	Magiyi	700	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	65.0 %	15.0 %	-1 -
	Mairiri	200	1	1	100.0 %	200	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	4.3 %	1.0 %	1
	Masela, Central	1,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	95.0 %	8.0 %	-1 -
	Masela, East	1,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	85.0 %	8.0 %	-1 -
	Masela, West	1,100	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	3 ●	Christianity	80.0 %	2.0 %	-1 -
	Oirata	2,100	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	53.0 %	4.0 %	-1 -
	Perai	300	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	20.0 %	3.0 %	-1 -
	Roma	2,200	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	60.0 %	5.0 %	-1 -
	Selaru	19,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	90.0 %	5.0 %	-1 -
	Seluwasan	3,600	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	80.0 %	4.0 %	-1 -
	Serili	600	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	90.0 %	8.0 %	-1 -
	Tarangan, East	6,400	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	60.0 %	3.0 %	-1 -
	Tarangan, West	13,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	65.0 %	3.0 %	-1 -
	Tela-Masbuar	1,500	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	3 ●	Christianity	60.0 %	0.2 %	-1 -
	Teor	2,500	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Islam	10.0 %	2.0 %	-1 -
	Tugun	1,500	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	20.0 %	5.0 %	-1 -
	Tutunohan, Aputai	200	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	12.0 %	7.0 %	-1 -
	Ujir	1,200	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Islam	7.0 %	2.0 %	-1 -
	Watulai	4,300	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Islam	30.0 %	4.0 %	-1 -
	Wokam	12,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	60.0 %	4.0 %	-1 -
	Yamdena	169,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	99.0 %	6.0 %	-1 -
	Yotowawa	30,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	98.0 %	7.0 %	-1 -
Totals:	44 Peoples (across countries)	559,000	44	2	4.5 %	900	0.2 %	●	Christianity	68.0%	5.9%	2

* 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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