Bantu, Northwest People Cluster

People Cluster: Bantu, Northwest What is a People Cluster?

Population

13,813,000

3.6% estimated
Annual Growth Rate

People Groups (Across Countries)

People Groups
(by Country)

102

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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= 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 *
	Abo	24,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	70.0 %	2.5 %	-1 -
	Babole	8,200	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	80.0 %	23.0 %	-1 -
	Badwe'e	23,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	73.0 %	7.0 %	-1 -
	Bafaw	28,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	75.0 %	2.5 %	-1 -
	Bakoko	163,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	70.0 %	2.5 %	-1 -
	Bakole	1,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	3 ●	Christianity	74.0 %	1.0 %	-1 -
	Bakossi	196,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	70.0 %	10.0 %	-1 -
	Balengue	1,400	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	97.0 %	4.0 %	-1 -
	Bandoumu, Minduumo	6,100	1	1	100.0 %	6,100	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	5.0 %	0.5 %	1
	Bango	8,100	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	3 ●	Christianity	62.0 %	0.4 %	-1 -
	Barama	2,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	80.0 %	4.0 %	-1 -
	Barombi	5,700	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	25.0 %	3.0 %	-1 -
	Basaa, Cameroon	493,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	73.0 %	13.0 %	-1 -
	Bassossi	9,300	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	72.0 %	3.0 %	-1 -
	Batangan	28,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	86.0 %	7.8 %	-1 -
	Bati, Bush Bati	3,200	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	74.0 %	3.0 %	-1 -
	Belip	21,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	3 ●	Christianity	60.0 %	0.7 %	-1 -
	Benga	9,300	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	90.7 %	2.2 %	-1 -
	Benkonjo	3,400	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	77.0 %	22.1 %	-1 -
	Benyi	9,700	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	3 ●	Christianity	69.0 %	0.6 %	-1 -
	Bobe	2,300	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	3 ●	Christianity	70.0 %	1.5 %	-1 -
	Bomboko	9,400	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	3 ●	Christianity	66.0 %	1.5 %	-1 -
	Bube	85,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	97.0 %	3.0 %	-1 -
	Dimbong	61,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	3 ●	Christianity	55.0 %	1.0 %	-1 -
	Djanti	3,600	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	3 ●	Christianity	69.0 %	0.6 %	-1 -
	Duala	287,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	76.0 %	14.0 %	-1 -
	Duma	23,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	3 ●	Christianity	90.0 %	2.0 %	-1 -
	Dumbule	200	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Christianity	50.0 %	1.0 %	-1 -
	Eshira	71,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	90.0 %	12.0 %	-1 -
	Eviya	600	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	30.0 %	5.0 %	-1 -
	Hijuk	1,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	3 ●	Christianity	62.0 %	1.0 %	-1 -
	Kaningi	2,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	3 ●	Christianity	82.0 %	1.5 %	-1 -
	Kele, Akele	2,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	90.0 %	7.0 %	-1 -
	Kimbundu	9,198,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	97.3 %	22.4 %	-1 -
	Kpe	182,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	74.0 %	12.0 %	-1 -
	Kundu	198,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	70.0 %	5.0 %	-1 -
	Lumbu	54,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	75.0 %	4.9 %	-1 -
	Mahongwe	16,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	75.0 %	8.0 %	-1 -
	Mangisa	71,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	74.0 %	4.0 %	-1 -
	Mbamba	47,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	85.0 %	18.0 %	-1 -
	Mbangwe	7,400	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	3 ●	Christianity	67.0 %	1.8 %	-1 -
	Mbwisi	9,700	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	75.0 %	8.0 %	-1 -
	Mitsogo, Tsogo	18,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	90.0 %	7.0 %	-1 -
	Mulimba	4,400	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	74.0 %	6.0 %	-1 -
	Myene	91,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	85.0 %	10.0 %	-1 -
	Ndambomo	1,400	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	30.0 %	4.0 %	-1 -
	Ndasa	12,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	78.0 %	5.0 %	-1 -
	Ngom	29,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	75.0 %	6.0 %	-1 -
	Ngumba	60,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	85.8 %	2.2 %	-1 -
	Ngumbi	16,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	97.0 %	8.0 %	-1 -
	Ngungwel	131,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	95.5 %	6.0 %	-1 -
	Nkongho	4,400	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	69.0 %	6.0 %	-1 -
	Nomande	20,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	69.0 %	6.0 %	-1 -
	Nzebi	275,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	72.3 %	14.0 %	-1 -
	Nzime	37,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	74.8 %	7.0 %	-1 -
	Okande, Kande	1,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	30.0 %	9.0 %	-1 -
	Pinji	2,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	95.0 %	4.0 %	-1 -
	Pove, Bubi	8,100	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	80.0 %	9.0 %	-1 -
	Punu	328,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	76.2 %	25.0 %	-1 -
	Sake	16,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	80.0 %	6.0 %	-1 -
	Samay	1,700	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	65.0 %	6.0 %	-1 -
	Sangu, Chango	61,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	95.0 %	8.0 %	-1 -
	Seki	38,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	3 ●	Christianity	94.7 %	1.1 %	-1 -
	Sighu	3,200	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	84.0 %	10.0 %	-1 -
	Su	2,600	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	70.0 %	25.0 %	-1 -
	Tchitchege	4,500	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	95.0 %	9.0 %	-1 -
	Teke Laali	4,200	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	95.0 %	12.0 %	-1 -
	Teke, Central	179,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	94.9 %	7.8 %	-1 -
	Teke, Eastern	210,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	98.0 %	8.6 %	-1 -
	Teke, Northern	272,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	30.5 %	5.4 %	-1 -
	Teke, Southern	77,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	95.0 %	5.0 %	-1 -
	Teke, Tsaayi	272,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	95.0 %	15.0 %	-1 -
	Teke-Fuumu	48,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	81.8 %	5.7 %	-1 -
	Teke-Tyee	29,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	95.0 %	15.0 %	-1 -
	Tuotomb	1,600	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	3 ●	Christianity	70.0 %	0.7 %	-1 -
	Vumbu	10,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	95.0 %	10.0 %	-1 -
	Yaka, Iyaka	44,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	3 ●	Christianity	95.0 %	0.8 %	-1 -
	Yambasa	99,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	74.0 %	5.0 %	-1 -
	Yambetta	12,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	70.0 %	3.0 %	-1 -
	Yangben	7,400	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	69.0 %	3.0 %	-1 -
	Yasa	7,900	3	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	77.4 %	5.9 %	-1 -
Totals:	81 Peoples (across countries)	13,813,000	102	1	1.0 %	6,100	0.0 %	●	Christianity	90.5%	18.3%	1

* 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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