Tibetan People Cluster | Joshua Project

People Cluster: Tibetan What is a People Cluster?

Population

5,535,000

0.1% estimated
Annual Growth Rate

People Groups (Across Countries)

People Groups
(by Country)

Unreached Groups (by Country)

Affinity Bloc

Tibetan-Himalayan 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 *
	Amdo, Hbrogpa	743,000	1	1	100.0 %	743,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Buddhism	0.1 %	0.1 %	15
	Amdo, Rongba	162,000	1	1	100.0 %	162,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Buddhism	0.0 %	0.0 %	3
	Amdo, Rongmahbrogpa	187,000	1	1	100.0 %	187,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Buddhism	0.1 %	0.1 %	4
	Amdo, Rtahu	100,000	1	1	100.0 %	100,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Buddhism	0.0 %	0.0 %	2
	Bolozi	2,800	1	1	100.0 %	2,800	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Ethnic Religions	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Bonan, Tongren	7,300	1	1	100.0 %	7,300	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Buddhism	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Bunan	2,200	1	1	100.0 %	2,200	100.0 %	1 ●	Buddhism	0.2 %	0.2 %	1
	Choni	170,000	1	1	100.0 %	170,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Buddhism	0.2 %	0.1 %	3
	Chrame	50,000	1	1	100.0 %	50,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Buddhism	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Ergong	63,000	1	1	100.0 %	63,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Buddhism	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Golog	167,000	1	1	100.0 %	167,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Buddhism	0.0 %	0.0 %	3
	Guiqiong	13,000	1	1	100.0 %	13,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Buddhism	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Hdzanggur	5,600	1	1	100.0 %	5,600	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Buddhism	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Jiarong, Chabao	18,000	1	1	100.0 %	18,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Buddhism	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Jiarong, Guanyingqiao	7,900	1	1	100.0 %	7,900	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Buddhism	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Jiarong, Shangzhai	5,200	1	1	100.0 %	5,200	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Buddhism	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Jiarong, Sidabao	7,100	1	1	100.0 %	7,100	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Buddhism	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Jiarong, Situ	206,000	1	1	100.0 %	206,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Buddhism	0.0 %	0.0 %	4
	Khampa Eastern	1,600,000	3	3	100.0 %	1,600,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Buddhism	0.1 %	0.0 %	34
	Khampa, Northern	151,000	1	1	100.0 %	151,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Buddhism	0.0 %	0.0 %	3
	Khampa, Western	267,000	1	1	100.0 %	267,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Buddhism	0.0 %	0.0 %	5
	Luzu	1,200	1	1	100.0 %	1,200	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Buddhism	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Manyak	2,400	1	1	100.0 %	2,400	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Buddhism	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Menia	1,600	1	1	100.0 %	1,600	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Buddhism	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Minyag, Eastern	2,000	1	1	100.0 %	2,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Buddhism	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Minyag, Western	11,000	1	1	100.0 %	11,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Buddhism	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Monba, Medog	13,000	2	2	100.0 %	13,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Buddhism	0.3 %	0.1 %	2
	Namuyi	8,800	1	1	100.0 %	8,800	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Buddhism	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Queyu	11,000	1	1	100.0 %	11,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Buddhism	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Shixing	3,600	1	1	100.0 %	3,600	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Buddhism	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Tebbu	25,000	1	1	100.0 %	25,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Buddhism	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Tibetan	1,127,000	14	14	100.0 %	1,127,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Buddhism	0.1 %	0.0 %	33
	Tibetan, Boyu	4,300	1	1	100.0 %	4,300	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.6 %	0.6 %	1
	Tibetan, Deqen	122,000	2	2	100.0 %	122,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Buddhism	2.0 %	0.0 %	3
	Tibetan, Nghari	63,000	1	1	100.0 %	63,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Buddhism	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Tibetan, Shangri La	103,000	1	1	100.0 %	103,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Buddhism	3.5 %	0.1 %	2
	Tibetan, Shanyan	25,000	1	1	100.0 %	25,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Buddhism	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Tibetan, Zhugqu	49,000	1	1	100.0 %	49,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Buddhism	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Xiangcheng	14,000	1	1	100.0 %	14,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Buddhism	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Yonzhi	4,200	1	1	100.0 %	4,200	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Buddhism	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Zhaba	8,500	1	1	100.0 %	8,500	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Buddhism	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
Totals:	41 Peoples (across countries)	5,535,000	58	58	100.0 %	5,535,000	100.0 %	●	Buddhism	0.2%	0.0%	143

* 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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