Kenya

Country: Kenya

Number of People Groups

110

People Groups Unreached

32 (29.1%)

Progress Level

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%

Total
Population

53,664,000

Population in Unreached

5,792,000 (10.8%)

Largest Religion

Christianity (78.0%)

% Christian Adherent

78.0%

% Evangelical

47.57%

Evangelical Annual Growth Rate

3.4%

(Global Rate = 2.6%)

Map Notes

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Progress Scale: ●●●●●
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= Frontier peoples
People Group ▲	Population this Country	Global Population	Indigenous	Primary Language	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
Ajuran	74,000	74,000	●	Oromo, Borana-Arsi-Guji	Islam	1 ●	0.40 %	0.30 %	1
Americans, U.S.	11,000	192,802,000		English	Christianity	5 ●	80.00 %	29.00 %	-1 -
Arab, Hadrami	13,000	1,968,000	●	Arabic, Hadrami Spoken	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Arab, Kenyan	53,000	496,000		Swahili	Islam	1 ●	1.00 %	0.20 %	1
Arab, Omani	27,000	3,172,000	●	Arabic, Omani Spoken	Islam	1 ●	0.30 %	0.10 %	1
Arab, Yemeni	36,000	7,607,000	●	Arabic, Taizzi-Adeni Spoken	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Aweer	9,900	10,000	●	Aweer	Islam	1 ●	2.00 %	0.30 %	1
Baganda	51,000	8,542,000		Ganda	Christianity	5 ●	70.00 %	22.00 %	-1 -
Bajuni	187,000	222,000	●	Swahili	Islam	1 ●	5.00 %	1.00 %	4
British	44,000	53,901,000		English	Christianity	5 ●	60.00 %	15.00 %	-1 -
Burji	31,000	148,000		Burji	Islam	4 ●	10.00 %	8.00 %	-1 -
Chagga	21,000	1,177,000		Mochi	Christianity	5 ●	75.00 %	35.00 %	-1 -
Chinese, general	35,000	15,378,000		Chinese, Mandarin	Non-Religious	1 ●	4.00 %	1.00 %	1
Chuka	230,000	230,000	●	Gichuka	Ethnic Religions	5 ●	40.00 %	23.00 %	-1 -
Daasanach	16,000	99,000	●	Daasanach	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	5.00 %	2.00 %	1
Dabida Taita	357,000	385,000	●	Dawida	Christianity	5 ●	80.00 %	38.00 %	-1 -
Dahalo	3,100	3,100	●	Dahalo	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	7.00 %	6.60 %	-1 -
Deaf	403,000	47,601,000	●	Kenyan Sign Language	Christianity	3 ●	82.61 %	-1	-1 -
El Molo	3,700	3,700	●	Samburu	Ethnic Religions	2 ●	12.00 %	2.00 %	-1 -
Embu	423,000	423,000	●	Kiembu	Christianity	5 ●	95.00 %	48.00 %	-1 -
French	2,100	50,524,000		French	Christianity	3 ●	61.00 %	1.00 %	-1 -
Goanese, Kenyan	9,800	674,000		Konkani, Goan	Christianity	4 ●	90.00 %	5.00 %	-1 -
Gujarati Creole	2,100	86,000		Cutchi-Swahili	Islam	1 ●	2.00 %	0.10 %	1
Gujarati, Kenyan	212,000	2,453,000		Gujarati	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.10 %	0.02 %	4
Gusii	2,891,000	2,892,000	●	Ekegusii	Christianity	5 ●	95.00 %	59.82 %	-1 -
Hindi	6,700	1,490,000		Hindi	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Hutu, Rundi	4,900	11,550,000		Rundi	Christianity	5 ●	95.00 %	45.00 %	-1 -
Ilchamus	42,000	42,000	●	Samburu	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	5.00 %	1.50 %	1
Ilwana	22,000	22,000	●	Kiwilwana	Islam	0 ☀	0.02 %	0.02 %	1
Iteso	442,000	3,440,000	●	Teso	Christianity	4 ●	94.00 %	4.00 %	-1 -
Kachchi, Asian	80,000	161,000		Kacchi	Hinduism	1 ●	0.30 %	0.10 %	2
Kalenjin, Keiyo	222,000	222,000	●	Keiyo	Christianity	5 ●	75.00 %	29.00 %	-1 -
Kalenjin, Kipsigis	2,502,000	2,502,000	●	Kipsigis	Christianity	5 ●	97.00 %	60.93 %	-1 -
Kalenjin, Marakwet	307,000	307,000	●	Markweeta	Ethnic Religions	5 ●	46.00 %	45.00 %	-1 -
Kalenjin, Nandi	1,240,000	1,240,000	●	Nandi	Christianity	5 ●	98.00 %	53.18 %	-1 -
Kalenjin, Okiek	103,000	103,000	●	Okiek	Ethnic Religions	2 ●	35.00 %	1.40 %	-1 -
Kalenjin, Pokot	826,000	960,000	●	Pokoot	Ethnic Religions	5 ●	45.00 %	20.00 %	-1 -
Kalenjin, Sabaot	319,000	319,000	●	Sabaot	Christianity	5 ●	90.00 %	40.00 %	-1 -
Kalenjin, Terik	393,000	393,000	●	Terik	Christianity	5 ●	80.00 %	39.00 %	-1 -
Kalenjin, Tugen	197,000	197,000	●	Tugen	Christianity	5 ●	90.00 %	41.00 %	-1 -
Kamba	5,095,000	5,117,000	●	Kamba	Christianity	5 ●	98.00 %	65.36 %	-1 -
Kikuyu	10,680,000	10,819,000	●	Gikuyu	Christianity	5 ●	98.00 %	72.01 %	-1 -
Konso	2,300	423,000		Konso	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	20.00 %	5.00 %	-1 -
Kuria	340,000	1,067,000	●	Kuria	Christianity	5 ●	52.00 %	36.00 %	-1 -
Luhya, Bukusu	1,871,000	1,918,000	●	Bukusu	Christianity	5 ●	98.00 %	60.93 %	-1 -
Luhya, Idakho	223,000	223,000	●	Luidakho-Luisukha-Lutirichi	Christianity	5 ●	94.00 %	44.00 %	-1 -
Luhya, Isukha	284,000	284,000	●	Luidakho-Luisukha-Lutirichi	Christianity	5 ●	85.00 %	41.00 %	-1 -
Luhya, Kabras	330,000	330,000	●	Lukabaras	Christianity	5 ●	90.00 %	43.00 %	-1 -
Luhya, Khayo	163,000	163,000	●	Olukhayo	Christianity	5 ●	90.00 %	48.00 %	-1 -
Luhya, Kisa	179,000	179,000	●	Olushisa	Christianity	5 ●	90.00 %	43.00 %	-1 -
Luhya, Lutachoni	348,000	348,000	●	Lutachoni	Christianity	4 ●	70.00 %	4.00 %	-1 -
Luhya, Marachi	203,000	203,000	●	Olumarachi	Christianity	5 ●	90.00 %	46.00 %	-1 -
Luhya, Maragoli	807,000	807,000	●	Lulogooli	Christianity	5 ●	95.00 %	42.00 %	-1 -
Luhya, Marama	199,000	199,000	●	Olumarama	Christianity	5 ●	90.00 %	49.00 %	-1 -
Luhya, Nyala	357,000	357,000	●	Nyala	Christianity	5 ●	94.00 %	44.00 %	-1 -
Luhya, Nyore	406,000	406,000	●	Olunyole	Christianity	5 ●	93.00 %	46.00 %	-1 -
Luhya, Saamia	163,000	827,000	●	Saamya-Gwe	Christianity	5 ●	95.00 %	45.00 %	-1 -
Luhya, Tiriki	274,000	274,000	●	Luidakho-Luisukha-Lutirichi	Christianity	5 ●	85.00 %	40.00 %	-1 -
Luhya, Tsoto	159,000	159,000	●	Olutsotso	Christianity	5 ●	90.00 %	49.00 %	-1 -
Luhya, Wanga	404,000	404,000	●	Oluwanga	Christianity	5 ●	94.00 %	44.00 %	-1 -
Luo	5,297,000	5,531,000	●	Dholuo	Christianity	5 ●	98.00 %	62.04 %	-1 -
Maasai	1,157,000	1,549,000	●	Maasai	Ethnic Religions	5 ●	45.00 %	26.59 %	-1 -
Makonde	3,600	2,351,000		Makonde	Islam	2 ●	10.00 %	2.00 %	-1 -
Marathi	500	71,000		Marathi	Hinduism	1 ●	2.00 %	0.00 %	1
Masaba, Gisu	65,000	2,168,000		Masaaba	Christianity	5 ●	85.00 %	38.00 %	-1 -
Mbeere	220,000	220,000	●	Kiembu	Ethnic Religions	5 ●	34.00 %	14.00 %	-1 -
Meru	2,165,000	2,165,000	●	Kimiiru	Christianity	5 ●	97.00 %	59.82 %	-1 -
Midgan	2,600	9,700	●	Somali	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Mijikenda, Chonyi	194,000	194,000	●	Chichonyi-Chidzihana-Chikauma	Christianity	5 ●	50.00 %	12.00 %	-1 -
Mijikenda, Digo	409,000	654,000	●	Chidigo	Islam	0 ☀	0.10 %	0.05 %	8
Mijikenda, Duruma	518,000	518,000	●	Chiduruma	Christianity	5 ●	65.00 %	24.00 %	-1 -
Mijikenda, Giriama	981,000	981,000	●	Kigiryama	Christianity	5 ●	90.00 %	48.00 %	-1 -
Mijikenda, Jibana	46,000	46,000	●	Kigiryama	Ethnic Religions	5 ●	20.00 %	14.00 %	-1 -
Mijikenda, Kambe	33,000	33,000	●	Kigiryama	Ethnic Religions	5 ●	20.00 %	14.00 %	-1 -
Mijikenda, Kauma	69,000	69,000	●	Kigiryama	Ethnic Religions	5 ●	30.00 %	12.00 %	-1 -
Mijikenda, Rabai	129,000	129,000	●	Kigiryama	Ethnic Religions	5 ●	40.00 %	13.00 %	-1 -
Mijikenda, Ribe	19,000	19,000	●	Kigiryama	Ethnic Religions	5 ●	30.00 %	12.00 %	-1 -
Mukogodo, Yaaku	4,500	4,500	●	Yaaku	Ethnic Religions	2 ●	6.00 %	0.70 %	-1 -
Munyoyaya	2,100	2,100	●	Orma	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Mwimbi-Muthambi	230,000	230,000	●	Mwimbi-Muthambi	Ethnic Religions	5 ●	40.00 %	22.00 %	-1 -
Ndigiri	3,100	3,100	●	Gikuyu	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	7.00 %	3.00 %	-1 -
Nubian	20,000	57,000		Nubi	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Omotik, Ndorobo	46,000	46,000	●	Omotik	Ethnic Religions	2 ●	6.00 %	1.00 %	-1 -
Orma	85,000	85,000	●	Orma	Islam	0 ☀	0.04 %	0.04 %	2
Oromo, Borana	211,000	1,605,000		Oromo, Borana-Arsi-Guji	Islam	2 ●	8.00 %	2.00 %	-1 -
Oromo, Gabra	117,000	168,000	●	Oromo, Borana-Arsi-Guji	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	12.00 %	3.00 %	-1 -
Oromo, Garre	906,000	1,020,000	●	Garre	Islam	0 ☀	0.02 %	0.01 %	18
Oromo, Sakuye	35,000	35,000	●	Oromo, Borana-Arsi-Guji	Islam	1 ●	0.40 %	0.00 %	1
Pokomo	124,000	124,000	●	Kipfokomo	Islam	5 ●	25.00 %	18.00 %	-1 -
Punjabi	67,000	2,232,000		Punjabi, Eastern	Other / Small	1 ●	0.20 %	0.10 %	1
Rendille	79,000	79,000	●	Rendille	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	15.00 %	4.20 %	-1 -
Sagalla Taita	357,000	357,000	●	Sagalla	Ethnic Religions	5 ●	37.00 %	24.00 %	-1 -
Samburu	310,000	310,000	●	Samburu	Ethnic Religions	5 ●	30.00 %	12.00 %	-1 -
Segeju	600	21,000		Segeju	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Seychellese Creole	2,100	95,000		Seychelles Creole French	Christianity	4 ●	97.00 %	6.00 %	-1 -
Sindhi	3,300	128,000		Sindhi	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Somali	3,050,000	23,852,000	●	Somali	Islam	1 ●	0.11 %	0.09 %	61
Somali Ajuran	232,000	232,000	●	Somali	Islam	0 ☀	0.10 %	0.08 %	5
Somali Bantu	110,000	931,000	●	Maay	Islam	0 ☀	0.05 %	0.05 %	2
South Asian, Bengali-speaking	1,600	1,599,000		Bengali	Islam	1 ●	2.00 %	0.10 %	1
Suba	182,000	182,000	●	Suba	Christianity	5 ●	100.00 %	45.00 %	-1 -
Swahili, Coastal	46,000	1,747,000	●	Swahili	Islam	1 ●	0.50 %	0.40 %	1
Tachoni	155,000	155,000	●	Bukusu	Christianity	5 ●	85.00 %	47.00 %	-1 -
Taveta	27,000	34,000	●	Taveta	Christianity	5 ●	72.00 %	37.00 %	-1 -
Teuso	1,500	22,000		Ik	Christianity	5 ●	85.00 %	14.00 %	-1 -
Tharaka	230,000	230,000	●	Kitharaka	Ethnic Religions	5 ●	43.00 %	22.00 %	-1 -
Toposa	3,100	274,000		Toposa	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	5.00 %	1.00 %	1
Turkana	1,291,000	1,344,000	●	Turkana	Ethnic Religions	5 ●	48.00 %	22.16 %	-1 -
Waata	16,000	16,000	●	Waata	Islam	4 ●	25.00 %	5.00 %	-1 -
Wardei	65,000	65,000	●	Somali	Islam	2 ●	10.00 %	1.00 %	-1 -
Totals: 110	53,664,000					32 ●	78.03 %	47.57 %	129
Unclassified / Other Individuals	107,000
UN Country Population (2020)	53,771,000

Other minor groups: 6

Very small groups reported, but outside the Joshua Project Small Group Policy. Some may not be viable and/or have incorrect Progress Scale values, population, language and religion information. The groups listed below are not included in overall Joshua Project people group counts. If you have information about these groups, please contact us.

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People Group ▲	Progress Scale	Population	Primary Language	Primary Religion
Creoles, Mauritian	4 ●	500	Morisyen	Hinduism
Jew	1 ●	300	English	Ethnic Religions
Malayali	3 ●	500	Malayalam	Hinduism
Sinhalese	3 ●	500	Sinhala	Buddhism
Tamil	1 ●	400	Tamil	Hinduism
Turk	1 ●	200	Turkish	Islam
Totals: 6

For more information see the Joshua Project Small Group Policy

* 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 for every 50,000 individuals living in an unreached people group by country. Some workers may already be onsite. Many more workers are needed beyond this initial estimate.

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Provinces ▲	Estimated Population
Baringo	747,000
Bomet	981,000
Bungoma	1,872,000
Busia	1,001,000
Elgeyo-Marakwet	41,000
Embu	682,000
Garissa	942,000
Homa Bay	1,268,000
Isiolo	300,000
Kajiado	1,252,000
Kakamega	2,093,000
Kericho	1,010,000
Kiambu	2,709,000
Kilifi	1,629,000
Kirinyaga	683,000
Kisii	1,419,000
Kisumu	1,295,000
Kitui	1,273,000
Kwale	971,000
Laikipia	581,000
Lamu	161,000
Machakos	1,593,000
Makueni	1,107,000
Mandera	971,000
Marsabit	515,000
Meru	1,732,000
Migori	1,250,000
Mombasa	1,353,000
Murang'a	1,184,000
Nairobi	4,926,000
Nakuru	2,422,000
Nandi	993,000
Narok	1,297,000
Nyamira	679,000
Nyandarua	715,000
Nyeri	850,000
Samburu	347,000
Siaya	1,112,000
Taita Taveta	382,000
Tana River	354,000
Tharaka-Nithi	440,000
Trans Nzoia	1,109,000
Turkana	1,038,000
Uasin Gishu	1,303,000
Vihiga	661,000
Wajir	875,000
West Pokot	575,000
Provinces: 47	52,693,000
UN Country Population	53,771,000

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	Kenya prayer cards. All Unreached

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Class ▲	Population	% Popl	% Hindu	% Muslim	% Christian	% Buddhist	% Sikh	% Other
Forward Caste (FC)	287,717,000	536.1 %	97.3 %	0.0 %	1.1 %	0.1 %	0.0 %	1.5 %
Other Backward Classes (OBC)	765,974,000	1,427.4 %	70.6 %	24.5 %	1.7 %	0.1 %	2.3 %	0.8 %
Scheduled Caste (SC)	205,728,000	383.4 %	93.5 %	0.0 %	0.5 %	3.4 %	2.6 %	0.0 %
Scheduled Tribe (ST)	114,522,000	213.4 %	81.9 %	1.5 %	9.2 %	0.8 %	0.0 %	6.7 %
	53,664,000

Why Use Caste to Define Peoples?

South Asia Communities / Castes: An Overview

A History of South Asia People Group Lists

Why Include Religion When Defining South Asia Peoples?

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%

Progress Scale

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Language ▲	Code	# Peoples w/ this Primary Language	# Unreached w/ this Primary Language	Scripture Status	NT Text Online	NT Audio Online	Jesus Film Online	Audio Recordings Online	Gospel Tract Online
Arabic, Hadrami Spoken	ayh	1	1	0 Unspecified	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Arabic, Omani Spoken	acx	1	1	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Arabic, Taizzi-Adeni Spoken	acq	1	1	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Aweer	bob	1	1	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Bengali	ben	1	1	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	1
Bukusu	bxk	2	0	5 Complete Bible	-1	-1	1	1	1
Burji	bji	1	0	4 New Testament	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Chichonyi-Chidzihana-Chikauma	coh	1	0	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Chidigo	dig	1	1	4 New Testament	-1	1	1	1	-1
Chiduruma	dug	1	0	4 New Testament	-1	1	1	1	-1
Chinese, Mandarin	cmn	1	1	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	1
Cutchi-Swahili	ccl	1	1	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Daasanach	dsh	1	1	4 New Testament	-1	1	1	1	-1
Dahalo	dal	1	0	0 Unspecified	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Dawida	dav	1	0	5 Complete Bible	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Dholuo	luo	1	0	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	-1
Ekegusii	guz	1	0	5 Complete Bible	-1	1	1	1	1
English	eng	2	0	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	1
French	fra	1	0	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	1
Ganda	lug	1	0	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	-1
Garre	gex	1	1	0 Unspecified	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Gichuka	cuh	1	0	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	1	-1	-1
Gikuyu	kik	2	0	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	-1
Gujarati	guj	1	1	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	1
Hindi	hin	1	1	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	1
Ik	ikx	1	0	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Kacchi	kfr	1	1	4 New Testament	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Kamba	kam	1	0	5 Complete Bible	-1	1	1	1	1
Keiyo	eyo	1	0	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Kenyan Sign Language	xki	1	0	3 Bible Portions	-1	1	-1	-1	-1
Kiembu	ebu	2	0	5 Complete Bible	-1	1	1	1	-1
Kigiryama	nyf	6	0	5 Complete Bible	-1	1	1	1	-1
Kimiiru	mer	1	0	5 Complete Bible	-1	1	1	1	-1
Kipfokomo	pkb	1	0	4 New Testament	-1	1	1	1	-1
Kipsigis	sgc	1	0	4 New Testament	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Kitharaka	thk	1	0	5 Complete Bible	-1	1	1	1	-1
Kiwilwana	mlk	1	1	0 Unspecified	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Konkani, Goan	gom	1	0	5 Complete Bible	1	-1	1	1	-1
Konso	kxc	1	0	4 New Testament	-1	1	1	1	-1
Kuria	kuj	1	0	4 New Testament	1	-1	1	1	-1
Luidakho-Luisukha-Lutirichi	ida	3	0	5 Complete Bible	-1	1	1	1	-1
Lukabaras	lkb	1	0	2 Translation Started	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Lulogooli	rag	1	0	5 Complete Bible	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Lutachoni	lts	1	0	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	1	-1	-1
Maasai	mas	1	0	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	-1
Maay	ymm	1	1	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Makonde	kde	1	0	4 New Testament	1	-1	1	1	-1
Marathi	mar	1	1	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	1
Markweeta	enb	1	0	4 New Testament	-1	1	1	1	-1
Masaaba	myx	1	0	5 Complete Bible	-1	1	1	1	-1
Mochi	old	1	0	4 New Testament	-1	1	1	1	-1
Mwimbi-Muthambi	mws	1	0	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Nandi	niq	1	0	5 Complete Bible	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Nubi	kcn	1	1	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Nyala	nle	1	0	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	1	-1	-1
Okiek	oki	1	0	2 Translation Started	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Olukhayo	lko	1	0	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Olumarachi	lri	1	0	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Olumarama	lrm	1	0	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Olunyole	nyd	1	0	5 Complete Bible	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Olushisa	lks	1	0	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Olutsotso	lto	1	0	5 Complete Bible	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Oluwanga	lwg	1	0	4 New Testament	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Omotik	omt	1	0	0 Unspecified	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Orma	orc	2	2	4 New Testament	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Oromo, Borana-Arsi-Guji	gax	4	2	5 Complete Bible	-1	1	1	1	-1
Pokoot	pko	1	0	5 Complete Bible	-1	1	1	1	-1
Punjabi, Eastern	pan	1	1	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	-1
Rendille	rel	1	0	4 New Testament	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Rundi	run	1	0	5 Complete Bible	-1	1	1	1	-1
Saamya-Gwe	lsm	1	0	5 Complete Bible	-1	1	1	1	-1
Sabaot	spy	1	0	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	-1
Sagalla	tga	1	0	4 New Testament	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Samburu	saq	3	1	4 New Testament	-1	1	1	1	-1
Segeju	seg	1	1	0 Unspecified	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Seychelles Creole French	crs	1	0	5 Complete Bible	1	-1	1	1	-1
Sindhi	snd	1	1	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	-1
Somali	som	4	3	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	1
Suba	sxb	1	0	4 New Testament	1	-1	1	1	-1
Swahili	swh	3	3	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	1
Taveta	tvs	1	0	4 New Testament	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Terik	tec	1	0	0 Unspecified	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Teso	teo	1	0	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	-1
Toposa	toq	1	1	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Tugen	tuy	1	0	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Turkana	tuv	1	0	5 Complete Bible	-1	1	1	1	-1
Waata	ssn	1	0	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Yaaku	muu	1	0	0 Unspecified	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Totals:	88	110	32		22	39	62	72	12

MAJOR RELIGIONS ▲	Percent
Buddhism	0.0 %
Christianity (Evangelical 47.6 %)	78.0 %
Ethnic Religions	9.1 %
Hinduism	0.5 %
Islam	11.5 %
Non-Religious	0.1 %
Other / Small Religions	0.8 %
Unknown	0.0 %

CHRISTIAN SEGMENTS ▲	Percent
Anglican	13.3 %
Independent	27.8 %
Orthodox	0.0 %
Other Christian	0.0 %
Protestant	42.5 %
Roman Catholic	15.6 %

Notes:

Major Religions: Religion percentages are derived from summing Joshua Project's data for all people groups who live in each country. The number of individuals who practice each religion, by people group, are summed. This number is divided by the country's total population to derive the religion's percentage.

Christianity Segments: Christian segment percentages are derived from summing Joshua Project's data for all the people groups who live in each country. The number of individuals who practice each segment of Christianity, by people group, are summed. This number is divided by the country's total number of Christians to derive the Christian segment's percentage.

Networking Possibilities

Search the Web
There are many agencies and churches looking for additional staff to help them in their mission and calling in Kenya. Internet searches are probably the best way to find these organizations. The following are some example search topics you might try:

Church planting agencies in Kenya
Christian ministry in Kenya
Business as mission
Christian literature distribution
Evangelism agencies
Christian discipleship
Short term Christian missions

Long term Christian missions
Urban ministries
Christian media opportunities
Bible translation opportunities
Relief and development agencies
Clean water projects
Christian medical outreaches

Kenya Statistics
People Groups	110
Unreached People Groups	32 (29.1%)
Population	53,664,000
Population Annual Growth Rate	2.6%
Population in Unreached	5,792,000 (10.8%)
Primary Religion	Christianity
Percent Christian Adherent	78.0%
Percent Evangelical	47.6%
Evangelical Annual Growth Rate	3.4%
Pioneer Workers Needed *	129
Country Progress Level	5 ●
Urbanization	27%
Continent	Africa
Region	Africa, East and Southern
10/40 Window	No
Country Code	KE
Official Language(s)	English \| Swahili
Literacy Rate	82%
Estimated Illiterate Population	9,660,000
Persecution Ranking	44 (1=High to 50=Low OD)

Kenya Maps
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Language Map (Ethnologue)
Ethnolinguistic Map (Univ of Texas)
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Kenya Prayer Cards
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Kenya Links
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World Factbook
God Reports (stories from the field)
Religious Freedom Report
UN Human Development Report
Ethnologue Language Listing
National Bible Society

Kenya Videos
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