Bantu, Central-South People Cluster

People Cluster: Bantu, Central-South What is a People Cluster?

Population

41,885,000

3.4% estimated
Annual Growth Rate

People Groups (Across Countries)

102

People Groups
(by Country)

139

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 (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%

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Photo	People Group ▲	Global Population	Peoples by Country	Progress Scale	Primary Religion	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
	Ambo	5,400	1	4 ●	Christianity	90.0 %	5.0 %	-1 -
	Aushi	736,000	2	5 ●	Christianity	94.9 %	19.8 %	-1 -
	Baali	633,000	1	5 ●	Christianity	95.0 %	20.0 %	-1 -
	Bemba	6,605,000	5	5 ●	Christianity	96.9 %	32.4 %	-1 -
	Bembe	768,000	2	5 ●	Christianity	88.8 %	19.9 %	-1 -
	Benamanga	69,000	1	4 ●	Christianity	50.0 %	3.0 %	-1 -
	Bisa	436,000	1	5 ●	Christianity	95.0 %	22.0 %	-1 -
	Boma Kasai	48,000	1	4 ●	Christianity	97.0 %	7.0 %	-1 -
	Bushoong	343,000	1	4 ●	Christianity	99.0 %	8.0 %	-1 -
	Buyi	128,000	1	5 ●	Christianity	96.0 %	23.0 %	-1 -
	Bwile	149,000	2	5 ●	Christianity	95.2 %	16.1 %	-1 -
	Chokwe	4,162,000	4	5 ●	Christianity	87.5 %	33.7 %	-1 -
	Cishinga	142,000	1	5 ●	Christianity	80.0 %	12.0 %	-1 -
	Dombe	7,800	1	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	15.0 %	0.5 %	-1 -
	Doondo	50,000	1	4 ●	Christianity	60.0 %	3.0 %	-1 -
	Duya	110,000	1	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	12.0 %	0.5 %	-1 -
	Dzing	341,000	1	4 ●	Christianity	99.0 %	7.0 %	-1 -
	Fwe	17,000	1	3 ●	Christianity	90.0 %	2.0 %	-1 -
	Holoholo	34,000	1	4 ●	Christianity	97.0 %	7.0 %	-1 -
	Holu	75,000	2	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	55.0 %	4.0 %	-1 -
	Hunganna	900	1	4 ●	Christianity	100.0 %	4.0 %	-1 -
	Ila	215,000	1	5 ●	Christianity	60.0 %	17.0 %	-1 -
	Kaamba	3,500	1	4 ●	Christianity	65.0 %	7.0 %	-1 -
	Kabende	99,000	1	5 ●	Christianity	95.0 %	16.0 %	-1 -
	Kabwari	18,000	1	4 ●	Christianity	98.0 %	4.0 %	-1 -
	Kango-Uele	13,000	1	4 ●	Christianity	99.0 %	5.2 %	-1 -
	Kaonde	545,000	2	5 ●	Christianity	91.5 %	24.1 %	-1 -
	Kituba, Monokutuba	2,164,000	1	5 ●	Christianity	95.2 %	20.5 %	-1 -
	Kunyi	170,000	1	4 ●	Christianity	99.5 %	9.0 %	-1 -
	Kuvale	109,000	1	5 ●	Christianity	80.0 %	12.0 %	-1 -
	Kwandu	9,400	1	5 ●	Christianity	85.0 %	30.0 %	-1 -
	Kwese	142,000	1	5 ●	Christianity	98.0 %	20.0 %	-1 -
	Lala-Bisa	977,000	2	5 ●	Christianity	95.5 %	20.2 %	-1 -
	Lali	203,000	2	5 ●	Christianity	98.9 %	25.2 %	-1 -
	Lamba	481,000	2	5 ●	Christianity	94.2 %	21.4 %	-1 -
	Lamba-Lima	5,000	1	5 ●	Christianity	95.0 %	22.0 %	-1 -
	Lele, Bashilele	138,000	1	4 ●	Christianity	96.0 %	7.0 %	-1 -
	Lenje	282,000	1	5 ●	Christianity	70.0 %	17.0 %	-1 -
	Leya	22,000	1	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	20.0 %	2.0 %	-1 -
	Lonzo	600	1	4 ●	Christianity	96.0 %	3.0 %	-1 -
	Luano	3,600	1	4 ●	Christianity	80.0 %	8.0 %	-1 -
	Luchazi	826,000	3	5 ●	Christianity	91.0 %	44.6 %	-1 -
	Luimbi	128,000	1	5 ●	Christianity	60.0 %	30.0 %	-1 -
	Lunda	1,175,000	3	5 ●	Christianity	91.7 %	23.6 %	-1 -
	Lunda, Ndembu	21,000	1	5 ●	Christianity	94.0 %	20.0 %	-1 -
	Luvale, Lwena	1,042,000	3	5 ●	Christianity	83.1 %	20.1 %	-1 -
	Lwel	137,000	1	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	15.0 %	10.0 %	-1 -
	Mambwe-Lungu	1,109,000	2	5 ●	Ethnic Religions	56.2 %	16.9 %	-1 -
	Matambwe	64,000	1	4 ●	Islam	10.0 %	8.0 %	-1 -
	Mbala	1,033,000	1	5 ●	Christianity	94.0 %	27.0 %	-1 -
	Mbalanhu	400	1	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	15.0 %	0.5 %	-1 -
	Mbangala	802,000	1	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	50.0 %	1.5 %	-1 -
	Mbowe	1,000	1	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	45.0 %	8.0 %	-1 -
	Mbukushu	126,000	4	4 ●	Christianity	53.1 %	7.8 %	-1 -
	Mbunda	563,000	2	5 ●	Christianity	70.3 %	11.5 %	-1 -
	Mbwela	625,000	1	5 ●	Christianity	80.0 %	27.0 %	-1 -
	Mfinu	18,000	1	5 ●	Christianity	99.0 %	12.0 %	-1 -
	Mpinda	38,000	1	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	20.0 %	8.0 %	-1 -
	Mpuon	852,000	1	5 ●	Christianity	99.0 %	11.0 %	-1 -
	Mukulu	11,000	1	5 ●	Christianity	80.0 %	13.0 %	-1 -
	Ndengese	20,000	1	4 ●	Christianity	98.0 %	4.0 %	-1 -
	Ndombe	59,000	1	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	40.0 %	7.0 %	-1 -
	Ndwewe	34,000	1	2 ●	Christianity	48.0 %	-1 Unknown	-1 -
	Ngandyera	21,000	1	4 ●	Christianity	70.0 %	3.0 %	-1 -
	Ngendelengo	1,600	1	5 ●	Christianity	80.0 %	25.0 %	-1 -
	Ngoli	19,000	1	4 ●	Christianity	98.0 %	4.0 %	-1 -
	Ngongo	9,000	1	5 ●	Christianity	98.0 %	12.0 %	-1 -
	Nkangala	62,000	1	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	40.0 %	5.0 %	-1 -
	Nkhumbi	834,000	1	3 ●	Christianity	70.0 %	0.5 %	-1 -
	Nkoya, Lambya	77,000	1	5 ●	Christianity	60.0 %	25.0 %	-1 -
	Nzadi	5,400	1	4 ●	Christianity	70.0 %	4.0 %	-1 -
	Pelende	19,000	1	4 ●	Christianity	98.0 %	4.0 %	-1 -
	Pende	1,222,000	1	5 ●	Christianity	96.0 %	20.0 %	-1 -
	Saka	286,000	1	5 ●	Christianity	99.0 %	23.0 %	-1 -
	Sala	52,000	1	5 ●	Ethnic Religions	45.0 %	11.0 %	-1 -
	Samba	9,400	1	4 ●	Christianity	99.0 %	4.0 %	-1 -
	Shasha, Mashasha	2,600	1	4 ●	Christianity	60.0 %	6.0 %	-1 -
	Simaa	11,000	1	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	45.0 %	9.0 %	-1 -
	Simaa, Nyengo	28,000	1	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	50.0 %	4.0 %	-1 -
	Simaa-Imilangu, Mdundulu	8,000	1	5 ●	Christianity	75.0 %	14.0 %	-1 -
	Simaa-Makoma	36,000	2	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	39.5 %	9.8 %	-1 -
	Simaa-Mwenyi	10,000	1	5 ●	Ethnic Religions	45.0 %	12.0 %	-1 -
	Soli	75,000	1	5 ●	Christianity	55.0 %	18.0 %	-1 -
	Sonde	211,000	1	4 ●	Christianity	98.0 %	5.0 %	-1 -
	Songo	20,000	1	4 ●	Christianity	99.0 %	3.0 %	-1 -
	Songo, Nsongo	260,000	1	5 ●	Christianity	80.0 %	17.0 %	-1 -
	Subia	49,000	3	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	40.3 %	4.2 %	-1 -
	Suku	245,000	2	5 ●	Christianity	94.9 %	15.3 %	-1 -
	Swaka	83,000	1	5 ●	Christianity	84.0 %	18.0 %	-1 -
	Tabwa	1,424,000	2	5 ●	Christianity	93.6 %	10.2 %	-1 -
	Tabwa, Shila	9,100	1	5 ●	Christianity	90.0 %	12.0 %	-1 -
	Tiene	109,000	1	5 ●	Christianity	99.0 %	26.0 %	-1 -
	Toka	33,000	1	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	45.0 %	7.0 %	-1 -
	Tonga, Zambezi	3,206,000	2	5 ●	Christianity	91.0 %	25.1 %	-1 -
	Totela	2,500	1	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	45.0 %	6.0 %	-1 -
	Unga	55,000	1	5 ●	Christianity	95.0 %	21.0 %	-1 -
	Wongo	28,000	1	5 ●	Christianity	95.0 %	16.0 %	-1 -
	Yaka	2,207,000	2	5 ●	Christianity	95.5 %	19.8 %	-1 -
	Yansi	244,000	1	4 ●	Christianity	99.0 %	7.0 %	-1 -
	Yauma	65,000	2	4 ●	Christianity	64.6 %	3.9 %	-1 -
	Yeyi	67,000	2	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	20.0 %	2.0 %	-1 -
	Yombe	1,634,000	3	5 ●	Christianity	98.4 %	20.6 %	-1 -
Totals:	102 Peoples (across countries)	41,885,000	139	●	Christianity	88.6%	22.2%	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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