West Malaysia Indigenous People Cluster

People Cluster: West Malaysia Indigenous What is a People Cluster?

Population

198,000

0.9% 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%

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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 *
	Bateq	1,300	1	1	100.0 %	1,300	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	3.0 %	0.5 %	1
	Batu Punan	1,300	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	6.0 %	1.0 %	-1 -
	Che Wong	600	1	1	100.0 %	600	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.5 %	0.5 %	1
	Jah Hut	4,800	1	1	100.0 %	4,800	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	2.0 %	0.1 %	1
	Jakun	34,000	1	1	100.0 %	34,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Ethnic Religions	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Jehai	1,800	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Ethnic Religions	31.8 %	19.3 %	-1 -
	Kensiu	700	2	2	100.0 %	700	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	2.6 %	0.0 %	2
	Kintaq	200	2	2	100.0 %	200	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	3.1 %	0.5 %	2
	Lanoh	400	1	1	100.0 %	400	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	1.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Mah Meri, Besisi	4,300	1	1	100.0 %	4,300	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	1.0 %	0.9 %	1
	Mendriq	200	1	1	100.0 %	200	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	2.0 %	1.0 %	1
	Mintil	200	1	1	100.0 %	200	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Ethnic Religions	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Orang Kanaq	200	1	1	100.0 %	200	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	4.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Orang Seletar	3,200	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	5.4 %	3.0 %	-1 -
	Sabum	1,300	1	1	100.0 %	1,300	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.6 %	0.6 %	1
	Semai	62,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	6.0 %	3.3 %	-1 -
	Semelai	8,000	1	1	100.0 %	8,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	5.0 %	0.1 %	1
	Semnam	1,000	1	1	100.0 %	1,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Ethnic Religions	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Semoq Beri	2,500	1	1	100.0 %	2,500	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	3.0 %	0.3 %	1
	Temiar	34,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	7.0 %	0.6 %	-1 -
	Temoq	800	1	1	100.0 %	800	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	1.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Temuan	32,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	5.8 %	5.2 %	-1 -
	Urak Lawoi	3,200	1	1	100.0 %	3,200	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	2.0 %	1.0 %	1
Totals:	23 Peoples (across countries)	198,000	27	19	70.4 %	64,000	32.2 %	●	Ethnic Religions	4.8%	2.3%	19

* 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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