Yoruba People Cluster | Joshua Project

People Cluster: Yoruba What is a People Cluster?

Population

53,213,000

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
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 >.1% and <=5%
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	Progress Scale	Primary Religion	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
	Aguna	44,000	2	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	33.6 %	7.5 %	-1 -
	Akoko	140,000	1	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	30.0 %	5.0 %	-1 -
	Akpes	23,000	1	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	35.0 %	8.0 %	-1 -
	Awori	94,000	1	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	20.0 %	2.0 %	-1 -
	Cabe	3,800	1	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	12.0 %	1.0 %	-1 -
	Ede Nago	433,000	1	4 ●	Christianity	66.0 %	5.5 %	-1 -
	Ede Nago, Kura	54,000	1	2 ●	Islam	10.0 %	1.5 %	-1 -
	Ica	137,000	1	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	6.0 %	0.3 %	-1 -
	Idaca	207,000	1	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	7.0 %	0.7 %	-1 -
	Idon	7,300	1	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	10.0 %	5.0 %	-1 -
	Ife	283,000	3	5 ●	Ethnic Religions	35.4 %	16.1 %	-1 -
	Igala	1,851,000	1	4 ●	Christianity	45.0 %	4.0 %	-1 -
	Ije	188,000	1	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	6.0 %	1.0 %	-1 -
	Itsekiri	1,072,000	1	5 ●	Christianity	98.0 %	42.0 %	-1 -
	Kambole	138,000	2	2 ●	Islam	10.0 %	1.0 %	-1 -
	Mokole	44,000	1	2 ●	Islam	12.0 %	0.8 %	-1 -
	Ulukwumi	23,000	1	4 ●	Christianity	55.0 %	4.0 %	-1 -
	Yoruba	48,471,000	17	5 ●	Christianity	59.1 %	51.5 %	-1 -
Totals:	18 Peoples (across countries)	53,213,000	38	●	Christianity	58.4%	48.1%	0

* 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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