Bantu, Central-South People Cluster

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

Population

34,950,000

3.4% estimated
Annual Growth Rate

People Groups (Across Countries)

100

People Groups
(by Country)

137

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
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: ●●●●●
Photo	People Group ▲	Global Population	Peoples by Country	Progress Scale	Primary Religion	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
	Ambo	4,700	1	4 ●	Christianity	90.0 %	5.0 %	-1 -
	Aushi	612,000	2	5 ●	Christianity	94.8 %	19.9 %	-1 -
	Baali	114,000	1	5 ●	Christianity	95.0 %	20.0 %	-1 -
	Bemba	5,673,000	5	5 ●	Christianity	96.9 %	32.5 %	-1 -
	Bembe	630,000	2	5 ●	Christianity	88.8 %	19.9 %	-1 -
	Benamanga	60,000	1	4 ●	Christianity	50.0 %	3.0 %	-1 -
	Bisa	377,000	1	5 ●	Christianity	95.0 %	22.0 %	-1 -
	Boma Kasai	39,000	1	4 ●	Christianity	97.0 %	7.0 %	-1 -
	Bushoong	281,000	1	4 ●	Christianity	99.0 %	8.0 %	-1 -
	Buyi	18,000	1	5 ●	Christianity	96.0 %	23.0 %	-1 -
	Bwile	128,000	2	5 ●	Christianity	95.2 %	16.2 %	-1 -
	Chokwe	3,541,000	4	5 ●	Christianity	87.3 %	34.0 %	-1 -
	Cishinga	122,000	1	5 ●	Christianity	80.0 %	12.0 %	-1 -
	Dombe	6,900	1	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	15.0 %	0.5 %	-1 -
	Doondo	44,000	1	4 ●	Christianity	60.0 %	3.0 %	-1 -
	Duya	98,000	1	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	12.0 %	0.5 %	-1 -
	Dzing	279,000	1	4 ●	Christianity	99.0 %	7.0 %	-1 -
	Fwe	14,000	1	3 ●	Christianity	90.0 %	2.0 %	-1 -
	Holoholo	28,000	1	4 ●	Christianity	97.0 %	7.0 %	-1 -
	Holu	65,000	2	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	54.7 %	4.0 %	-1 -
	Hunganna	700	1	4 ●	Christianity	100.0 %	4.0 %	-1 -
	Ila	185,000	1	5 ●	Christianity	60.0 %	17.0 %	-1 -
	Kaamba	3,100	1	4 ●	Christianity	65.0 %	7.0 %	-1 -
	Kabende	86,000	1	5 ●	Christianity	95.0 %	16.0 %	-1 -
	Kabwari	15,000	1	4 ●	Christianity	98.0 %	4.0 %	-1 -
	Kango-Uele	11,000	1	4 ●	Christianity	99.0 %	5.2 %	-1 -
	Kaonde	467,000	2	5 ●	Christianity	91.4 %	24.3 %	-1 -
	Kituba, Monokutuba	1,888,000	1	5 ●	Christianity	95.2 %	20.5 %	-1 -
	Kunyi	148,000	1	4 ●	Christianity	99.5 %	9.0 %	-1 -
	Kuvale	95,000	1	5 ●	Christianity	80.0 %	12.0 %	-1 -
	Kwandu	8,100	1	5 ●	Christianity	85.0 %	30.0 %	-1 -
	Kwese	116,000	1	5 ●	Christianity	98.0 %	20.0 %	-1 -
	Lala-Bisa	838,000	2	5 ●	Christianity	95.5 %	20.2 %	-1 -
	Lali	177,000	2	5 ●	Christianity	98.9 %	25.2 %	-1 -
	Lamba	414,000	2	5 ●	Christianity	94.2 %	21.5 %	-1 -
	Lamba-Lima	4,300	1	5 ●	Christianity	95.0 %	22.0 %	-1 -
	Lele, Bashilele	113,000	1	4 ●	Christianity	96.0 %	7.0 %	-1 -
	Lenje	243,000	1	5 ●	Christianity	70.0 %	17.0 %	-1 -
	Leya	19,000	1	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	20.0 %	2.0 %	-1 -
	Lonzo	500	1	4 ●	Christianity	96.0 %	3.0 %	-1 -
	Luano	3,100	1	4 ●	Christianity	80.0 %	8.0 %	-1 -
	Luchazi	718,000	3	5 ●	Christianity	91.1 %	44.6 %	-1 -
	Luimbi	111,000	1	5 ●	Christianity	60.0 %	30.0 %	-1 -
	Lunda	1,005,000	3	5 ●	Christianity	91.7 %	23.8 %	-1 -
	Lunda, Ndembu	19,000	1	5 ●	Christianity	94.0 %	20.0 %	-1 -
	Luvale, Lwena	890,000	3	5 ●	Christianity	83.0 %	20.3 %	-1 -
	Mambwe-Lungu	963,000	2	5 ●	Ethnic Religions	56.1 %	16.9 %	-1 -
	Mbala	845,000	1	5 ●	Christianity	94.0 %	27.0 %	-1 -
	Mbalanhu	300	1	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	15.0 %	0.5 %	-1 -
	Mbangala	697,000	1	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	50.0 %	1.5 %	-1 -
	Mbowe	900	1	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	45.0 %	8.0 %	-1 -
	Mbukushu	110,000	4	4 ●	Christianity	52.7 %	7.7 %	-1 -
	Mbunda	489,000	2	5 ●	Christianity	70.3 %	11.4 %	-1 -
	Mbwela	543,000	1	5 ●	Christianity	80.0 %	27.0 %	-1 -
	Mfinu	15,000	1	5 ●	Christianity	99.0 %	12.0 %	-1 -
	Mpinda	33,000	1	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	20.0 %	8.0 %	-1 -
	Mpuon	697,000	1	5 ●	Christianity	99.0 %	11.0 %	-1 -
	Mukulu	9,800	1	5 ●	Christianity	80.0 %	13.0 %	-1 -
	Ndengese	16,000	1	4 ●	Christianity	98.0 %	4.0 %	-1 -
	Ndombe	51,000	1	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	40.0 %	7.0 %	-1 -
	Ndwewe	30,000	1	2 ●	Christianity	48.0 %	-1 Unknown	-1 -
	Ngandyera	31,000	1	4 ●	Christianity	70.0 %	3.0 %	-1 -
	Ngendelengo	1,400	1	5 ●	Christianity	80.0 %	25.0 %	-1 -
	Ngoli	15,000	1	4 ●	Christianity	98.0 %	4.0 %	-1 -
	Ngongo	7,400	1	5 ●	Christianity	98.0 %	12.0 %	-1 -
	Nkangala	54,000	1	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	40.0 %	5.0 %	-1 -
	Nkhumbi	725,000	1	3 ●	Christianity	70.0 %	0.5 %	-1 -
	Nkoya, Lambya	67,000	1	5 ●	Christianity	60.0 %	25.0 %	-1 -
	Nzadi	4,400	1	4 ●	Christianity	70.0 %	4.0 %	-1 -
	Pelende	15,000	1	4 ●	Christianity	98.0 %	4.0 %	-1 -
	Pende	1,001,000	1	5 ●	Christianity	96.0 %	20.0 %	-1 -
	Saka	234,000	1	5 ●	Christianity	99.0 %	23.0 %	-1 -
	Sala	45,000	1	5 ●	Ethnic Religions	45.0 %	11.0 %	-1 -
	Samba	7,700	1	4 ●	Christianity	99.0 %	4.0 %	-1 -
	Shasha, Mashasha	2,300	1	4 ●	Christianity	60.0 %	6.0 %	-1 -
	Simaa	9,500	1	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	45.0 %	9.0 %	-1 -
	Simaa, Nyengo	25,000	1	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	50.0 %	4.0 %	-1 -
	Simaa-Imilangu, Mdundulu	6,900	1	5 ●	Christianity	75.0 %	14.0 %	-1 -
	Simaa-Makoma	31,000	2	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	39.5 %	9.8 %	-1 -
	Simaa-Mwenyi	8,700	1	5 ●	Ethnic Religions	45.0 %	12.0 %	-1 -
	Soli	65,000	1	5 ●	Christianity	55.0 %	18.0 %	-1 -
	Sonde	173,000	1	4 ●	Christianity	98.0 %	5.0 %	-1 -
	Songo	23,000	1	4 ●	Christianity	99.0 %	3.0 %	-1 -
	Songo, Nsongo	226,000	1	5 ●	Christianity	80.0 %	17.0 %	-1 -
	Subia	43,000	3	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	40.3 %	4.2 %	-1 -
	Suku	203,000	2	5 ●	Christianity	94.9 %	15.2 %	-1 -
	Swaka	72,000	1	5 ●	Christianity	84.0 %	18.0 %	-1 -
	Tabwa	1,168,000	2	5 ●	Christianity	93.6 %	10.2 %	-1 -
	Tabwa, Shila	7,800	1	5 ●	Christianity	90.0 %	12.0 %	-1 -
	Tiene	89,000	1	5 ●	Christianity	99.0 %	26.0 %	-1 -
	Toka	29,000	1	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	45.0 %	7.0 %	-1 -
	Tonga, Zambezi	2,776,000	2	5 ●	Christianity	91.0 %	25.0 %	-1 -
	Totela	2,100	1	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	45.0 %	6.0 %	-1 -
	Unga	47,000	1	5 ●	Christianity	95.0 %	21.0 %	-1 -
	Wongo	23,000	1	5 ●	Christianity	95.0 %	16.0 %	-1 -
	Yaka	1,836,000	2	5 ●	Christianity	95.4 %	19.9 %	-1 -
	Yansi	200,000	1	4 ●	Christianity	99.0 %	7.0 %	-1 -
	Yauma	56,000	2	4 ●	Christianity	64.6 %	3.9 %	-1 -
	Yeyi	61,000	2	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	20.0 %	2.0 %	-1 -
	Yombe	1,347,000	3	5 ●	Christianity	98.4 %	20.5 %	-1 -
Totals:	100 Peoples (across countries)	34,950,000	137	●	Christianity	88.7%	22.4%	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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