Country: Madagascar
Number of People Groups
40
People Groups Unreached
11 (27.5%)
Progress Level
Total
Population
27,600,000
Population in Unreached
436,000 (1.6%)
Largest Religion
% Christian Adherent
49.7%
% Evangelical
6.10%
Evangelical Annual Growth Rate
3.5%
| Photo | People Group ▲ | Population this Country |
Global Population |
Indigenous | Primary Language | Primary Religion | Progress Scale |
% Christian Adherent |
% Evangelical | Est. Workers Needed * |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Anjatsy | 43,000 | 43,000 | ● | Malagasy, Merina | Ethnic Religions | 2 ● | 20.00 % | 0.50 % | -1 - |
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Antaifasy | 227,000 | 227,000 | ● | Malagasy, Merina | Ethnic Religions | 2 ● | 20.00 % | 1.69 % | -1 - |
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Antaimoro | 1,184,000 | 1,184,000 | ● | Malagasy, Merina | Ethnic Religions | 4 ● | 45.00 % | 2.34 % | -1 - |
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Antambahoaka | 105,000 | 105,000 | ● | Malagasy, Merina | Ethnic Religions | 4 ● | 20.00 % | 4.00 % | -1 - |
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Antandroy | 1,220,000 | 1,220,000 | ● | Malagasy, Tandroy-Mahafaly | Ethnic Religions | 2 ● | 20.00 % | 1.97 % | -1 - |
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Antankarana | 197,000 | 197,000 | ● | Malagasy, Antankarana | Islam | 1 ● | 5.00 % | 0.74 % | 4 |
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Antanosy | 814,000 | 814,000 | ● | Malagasy, Tanosy | Christianity | 3 ● | 53.00 % | 0.84 % | -1 - |
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Antemanambondro | 80,000 | 80,000 | ● | Malagasy, Merina | Ethnic Religions | 5 ● | 25.00 % | 11.00 % | -1 - |
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Antesaka | 1,755,000 | 1,755,000 | ● | Malagasy, Tesaka | Ethnic Religions | 4 ● | 28.00 % | 2.32 % | -1 - |
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Arab, Yemeni | 56,000 | 7,702,000 | Arabic, Taizzi-Adeni Spoken | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Bara | 914,000 | 914,000 | ● | Malagasy, Bara | Christianity | 3 ● | 55.00 % | 1.85 % | -1 - |
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Betsileo | 4,476,000 | 4,476,000 | ● | Malagasy, Merina | Christianity | 5 ● | 94.00 % | 16.63 % | -1 - |
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Betsimisaraka, North | 1,604,000 | 1,604,000 | ● | Malagasy, Northern Betsimisaraka | Ethnic Religions | 2 ● | 35.00 % | 1.21 % | -1 - |
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Betsimisaraka, South | 3,114,000 | 3,114,000 | ● | Malagasy, Southern Betsimisaraka | Ethnic Religions | 4 ● | 45.00 % | 6.65 % | -1 - |
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Bezanozano | 230,000 | 230,000 | ● | Malagasy, Merina | Ethnic Religions | 5 ● | 30.00 % | 15.00 % | -1 - |
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Bushi | 2,900 | 71,000 | Bushi | Islam | 1 ● | 4.00 % | 1.00 % | 1 | |
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Chinese, general | 70,000 | 15,392,000 | Chinese, Mandarin | Non-Religious | 4 ● | 8.00 % | 5.70 % | -1 - | |
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Comorian, Maore | 5,700 | 183,000 | Comorian, Maore | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Comorian, Mwali | 1,800 | 45,000 | Comorian, Mwali | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Comorian, Ndzwani | 15,000 | 378,000 | Comorian, Ndzwani | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Comorian, Ngazidja | 15,000 | 430,000 | Comorian, Ngazidja | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Deaf | 277,000 | 47,588,000 | ● | Malagasy Sign Language | Christianity | 3 ● | 53.53 % | -1 | -1 - |
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French | 167,000 | 50,463,000 | French | Christianity | 3 ● | 61.00 % | 1.00 % | -1 - | |
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Gujarati, Karana | 89,000 | 3,317,000 | Gujarati | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 2 | |
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Karimbola | 154,000 | 154,000 | ● | Malagasy, Merina | Ethnic Religions | 4 ● | 25.00 % | 4.00 % | -1 - |
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Korean, North | 16,000 | 80,920,000 | Korean | Non-Religious | 1 ● | 1.00 % | 1.00 % | 1 | |
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Mahafaly | 399,000 | 399,000 | ● | Malagasy, Tandroy-Mahafaly | Ethnic Religions | 2 ● | 25.00 % | 1.09 % | -1 - |
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Malay | 33,000 | 17,309,000 | Malay | Islam | 1 ● | 0.50 % | 0.10 % | 1 | |
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Masikoro | 695,000 | 695,000 | ● | Malagasy, Masikoro | Ethnic Religions | 2 ● | 40.00 % | 0.48 % | -1 - |
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Mauritian | 3,600 | 1,080,000 | Morisyen | Christianity | 3 ● | 55.00 % | 1.20 % | -1 - | |
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Merina-Vakinankaratra | 2,759,000 | 2,759,000 | ● | Malagasy, Merina | Christianity | 5 ● | 90.00 % | 14.41 % | -1 - |
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Reunionese Creole | 111,000 | 634,000 | Reunion Creole French | Christianity | 4 ● | 87.00 % | 5.90 % | -1 - | |
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Sahafatra | 115,000 | 115,000 | ● | Malagasy, Merina | Ethnic Religions | 2 ● | 30.00 % | 2.00 % | -1 - |
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Sakalava | 1,899,000 | 1,899,000 | ● | Malagasy, Sakalava | Ethnic Religions | 2 ● | 35.00 % | 1.81 % | -1 - |
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Sihanaka | 689,000 | 689,000 | ● | Malagasy, Merina | Ethnic Religions | 2 ● | 30.00 % | 1.94 % | -1 - |
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Swahili | 5,600 | 1,798,000 | Swahili | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Tanala | 1,386,000 | 1,386,000 | ● | Malagasy, Merina | Ethnic Religions | 2 ● | 22.00 % | 1.04 % | -1 - |
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Tsimihety | 2,207,000 | 2,207,000 | ● | Malagasy, Tsimihety | Ethnic Religions | 2 ● | 25.00 % | 1.93 % | -1 - |
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Vezo | 344,000 | 345,000 | ● | Malagasy, Sakalava | Ethnic Religions | 2 ● | 35.00 % | 1.80 % | -1 - |
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Zafisoro | 123,000 | 123,000 | ● | Malagasy, Merina | Ethnic Religions | 2 ● | 15.00 % | 0.50 % | -1 - |
| Totals: 40 | 27,600,000 | 11 ● | 49.66 % | 6.10 % | 15 | |||||
| Unclassified / Other Individuals | 91,000 | |||||||||
| UN Country Population (2020) | 27,691,000 |
| Province ▲ | Estimated Population |
|---|---|
| Alaotra-Mangoro | 1,327,000 |
| Amoron'i Mania | 881,000 |
| Analamanga | 3,823,000 |
| Analanjirofo | 1,218,000 |
| Androy | 955,000 |
| Anosy | 855,000 |
| Atsimo-Andrefana | 1,901,000 |
| Atsimo-Atsinanana | 1,085,000 |
| Atsinanana | 1,569,000 |
| Betsiboka | 417,000 |
| Boeny | 984,000 |
| Bongolava | 713,000 |
| Diana | 940,000 |
| Haute Matsiatra (Matsiatra Ambony) | 1,529,000 |
| Ihorombe | 442,000 |
| Itasy | 949,000 |
| Melaky | 327,000 |
| Menabe | 740,000 |
| Sava | 1,187,000 |
| Sofia | 1,585,000 |
| Vakinankaratra | 2,192,000 |
| Vatovavy-Fitovinany | 1,517,000 |
| Provinces: 22 | 27,136,000 |
| UN Country Population | 27,691,000 |
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Madagascar prayer cards. All Unreached |
| Operation World |
| World Factbook |
| God Reports (stories from the field) |
| Religious Freedom Report |
| UN Human Development Report |
| Ethnologue Language Listing |
| National Bible Society |
| Language Map (Ethnologue) |
| Perry-Castaneda Map Collection |
| Class ▲ | Population | % Popl | % Hindu | % Muslim | % Christian | % Buddhist | % Sikh | % Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Forward Caste (FC) | 287,717,000 | 1,042.5 % | 97.3 % | 0.0 % | 1.1 % | 0.1 % | 0.0 % | 1.5 % |
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Other Backward Classes (OBC) | 765,974,000 | 2,775.3 % | 70.6 % | 24.5 % | 1.7 % | 0.1 % | 2.3 % | 0.8 % |
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Scheduled Caste (SC) | 205,728,000 | 745.4 % | 93.5 % | 0.0 % | 0.5 % | 3.4 % | 2.6 % | 0.0 % |
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Scheduled Tribe (ST) | 114,522,000 | 414.9 % | 81.9 % | 1.5 % | 9.2 % | 0.8 % | 0.0 % | 6.7 % |
| 27,600,000 |
| 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, Taizzi-Adeni Spoken | acq | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Bushi | buc | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Chinese, Mandarin | cmn | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Comorian, Maore | swb | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Comorian, Mwali | wlc | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
| Comorian, Ndzwani | wni | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
| Comorian, Ngazidja | zdj | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| French | fra | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Gujarati | guj | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Korean | kor | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Malagasy Sign Language | mzc | 1 | 0 | 1 Translation Needed | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Malagasy, Antankarana | xmv | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Malagasy, Bara | bhr | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Malagasy, Masikoro | msh | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Malagasy, Merina | plt | 13 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Malagasy, Northern Betsimisaraka | bmm | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Malagasy, Sakalava | skg | 2 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Malagasy, Southern Betsimisaraka | bzc | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Malagasy, Tandroy-Mahafaly | tdx | 2 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Malagasy, Tanosy | txy | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Malagasy, Tesaka | tkg | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Malagasy, Tsimihety | xmw | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Malay | zlm | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Morisyen | mfe | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Reunion Creole French | rcf | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Swahili | swh | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals: | 26 | 40 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 7 |
| MAJOR RELIGIONS ▲ | Percent |
|---|---|
| Buddhism | 0.0 % |
| Christianity (Evangelical 6.1 %) | 49.7 % |
| Ethnic Religions | 42.5 % |
| Hinduism | 0.1 % |
| Islam | 7.0 % |
| Non-Religious | 0.4 % |
| Other / Small Religions | 0.2 % |
| Unknown | 0.0 % |
| CHRISTIAN SEGMENTS ▲ | Percent |
|---|---|
| Anglican | 0.9 % |
| Independent | 11.1 % |
| Orthodox | 0.0 % |
| Other Christian | 0.0 % |
| Protestant | 42.5 % |
| Roman Catholic | 44.3 % |
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.
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- Church planting agencies in Madagascar
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- Relief and development agencies
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- Christian medical outreaches
| People Groups | 40 |
| Unreached People Groups | 11 (27.5%) |
| Population | 27,600,000 |
| Population Annual Growth Rate | 2.8% |
| Population in Unreached | 436,000 (1.6%) |
| Primary Religion | Christianity |
| Percent Christian Adherent | 49.7% |
| Percent Evangelical | 6.1% |
| Evangelical Annual Growth Rate | 3.5% |
| Pioneer Workers Needed * | 15 |
| Country Progress Level | 4 ● |
| Urbanization | 37% |
| Continent | Africa |
| Region | Africa, East and Southern |
| 10/40 Window | No |
| Country Code | MA |
| Official Language(s) | Malagasy, Merina | French |
| Literacy Rate | 65% |
| Estimated Illiterate Population | 9,660,000 |
| Persecution Ranking | Not ranked |
| Language Map (Ethnologue) |
| Perry-Castaneda Map Collection |
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Madagascar prayer cards. All Unreached |
| Operation World |
| World Factbook |
| God Reports (stories from the field) |
| Religious Freedom Report |
| UN Human Development Report |
| Ethnologue Language Listing |
| National Bible Society |
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