Country: South Sudan

People Groups
Total

80

People Groups Unreached

5 (6.3%)

People Groups Unreached Frontier

0 (0.0%)

Population
Total

12,152,000

Population in Unreached

627,000 (5.2%)

Population in Unreached Frontier

0 (0.0%)

% Evangelical

10.77%

Progress Level

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Photo People Group Population
this Ctry
Population
Global
Count
Ctrys
Indigenous Primary Language Primary
Religion
Progress
Scale
% Christian
Adherent
% Evangelical Needed
Workers
 Acholi, Shuli 87,000 2,406,000 2 Acholi Christianity 89.00 % 15.00 % -
 Ageer 24,000 24,000 1 Dinka, Northeastern Ethnic Religions 15.00 % 1.50 % -
Aja, Ajagbe 300 300 1 Gbaya Islam 6.00 % 2.00 % -
 Anuak 146,000 332,000 3 Anuak Ethnic Religions 10.00 % 8.00 % -
 Arab, Mongallese 238,000 238,000 1 Arabic, Juba Islam 2.00 % 0.20 % 5
 Arab, Sudanese 369,000 19,600,000 19 Arabic, Sudanese Islam 2.00 % 0.40 % 7
Avukaya 73,000 151,000 2 Avokaya Christianity 65.00 % 8.00 % -
 Azande 945,000 3,573,000 4 Zande Christianity 85.00 % 25.00 % -
Bai, Bari 6,900 6,900 1 Bai Ethnic Religions 14.00 % 3.00 % -
Banda, Mid-Southern 2,800 157,000 3 Banda, Mid-Southern Ethnic Religions 25.00 % 5.00 % -
Banda, Togbo-Vara 2,200 64,000 3 Banda, Togbo-Vara Islam 10.00 % 1.50 % -
Banda, West Central 6,000 13,000 2 Banda, West Central Ethnic Religions 18.00 % 3.00 % -
Banda-Banda 4,000 159,000 2 Banda-Banda Ethnic Religions 25.00 % 4.00 % -
Banda-Mbres 8,000 75,000 2 Banda-Mbres Ethnic Religions 35.00 % 6.00 % -
 Banda-Ndele 1,800 58,000 2 Banda-Ndele Christianity 60.00 % 11.00 % -
 Belanda Bor 26,000 26,000 1 Belanda Bor Ethnic Religions 16.00 % 5.00 % -
Beli, Jur Beli 86,000 86,000 1 Beli (South Sudan) Ethnic Religions 40.00 % 8.00 % -
 Biykol 600 600 1 Komo (Sudan) Ethnic Religions 10.00 % 6.00 % -
 Bongo 21,000 21,000 1 Bongo Ethnic Religions 45.00 % 7.00 % -
Bug, Mangayat 700 700 1 Gbaya Islam 20.00 % 5.00 % -
 Buldit 7,200 7,200 1 Opo Ethnic Religions 15.00 % 8.00 % -
 Chinese, general 1,700 16,066,000 64 Chinese, Mandarin Ethnic Religions 20.00 % 12.00 % -
 Daasanach 5,100 117,000 3 Daasanach Ethnic Religions 3.19 % 1.21 % 1
 Deaf 104,000 51,182,000 216 Language unknown Christianity 60.50 % -
 Dhr Thuri, Wada 7,200 7,200 1 Thuri Ethnic Religions 14.00 % 4.00 % -
  Totals:  80 12,152,000           0 ☀︎  5 56.82 % 10.77 % 15 
  Unclassified / Other Individuals 37,000                  
  UN Country Population (2025) 12,189,000                  
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State Estimated
Population
Central Equatoria 1,600,000
Eastern Equatoria 1,292,000
Jungoli 1,937,000
Lakes 1,050,000
North Bahr-al-Ghazal 1,101,000
Unity 865,000
Upper Nile 1,360,000
Warap 1,401,000
West Bahr-al-Ghazal 482,000
West Equatoria 884,000
States:  10 11,972,000
UN Country Population 12,189,000
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Language Code # Peoples
w/ this Primary
Language
# Unreached
w/ this Primary
Language
Scripture
Status
YouVersion
Bible
Resources
Faith Comes
By Hearing
Bible Resources
Jesus Film
Online
Global
Recordings
Resources
Gospel
Tract
Online
Acholi ach 1 0 Complete Bible
Anuak anu 1 0 Complete Bible
Arabic, Juba pga 1 1 Bible Portions
Arabic, Sudanese apd 2 1 New Testament
Avokaya avu 1 0 New Testament
Bai bdj 1 0 Translation Started
Baka (South Sudan) bdh 1 0 New Testament
Banda, Mid-Southern bjo 1 0 Bible Portions
Banda, Togbo-Vara tor 1 0 Translation Started
Banda, West Central bbp 1 0 Translation Needed
Banda-Banda bpd 1 0 Translation Needed
Banda-Mbres bqk 1 0 Translation Started
Banda-Ndele bfl 1 0 Translation Started
Bari bfa 2 0 Complete Bible
Belanda Bor bxb 1 0 Translation Started
Belanda Viri bvi 1 0 Bible Portions
Beli (South Sudan) blm 1 0 Bible Portions
Bongo bot 1 0 Bible Portions
Chinese, Mandarin cmn 1 0 Complete Bible
Daasanach dsh 1 1 New Testament
Didinga did 1 0 New Testament
Dinka, Northeastern dip 2 0 Complete Bible
Dinka, Northwestern diw 1 0 Unspecified
Dinka, South Central dib 2 0 Bible Portions
Dinka, Southeastern dks 1 0 New Testament
Dinka, Southwestern dik 1 0 New Testament
Dongotono ddd 1 0 Translation Started
Feroge fer 1 0 Unspecified
Gbaya krs 3 0 New Testament
Imotong imt 1 0 Translation Started
Indri idr 1 0 Unspecified
Jumjum jum 1 0 Unspecified
Jur Modo bex 1 0 New Testament
Kakwa keo 1 0 Complete Bible
Keliko kbo 1 0 New Testament
Komo (Sudan) xom 2 0 Bible Portions
Kuku ukv 1 0 Translation Started
Laarim loh 1 0 Unspecified
Lango (South Sudan) lgo 1 0 Translation Started
Logir lqr 1 0 Translation Started
Lokoya lky 1 0 Translation Started
Lopit lpx 1 0 Translation Started
Luwo lwo 1 0 New Testament
Ma'di mhi 1 0 New Testament
Mabaan mfz 1 0 Complete Bible
Mandari mqu 1 0 Bible Portions
Mündü muh 1 0 New Testament
Mo'da gbn 1 0 Translation Started
Morokodo mgc 1 0 Bible Portions
Moru mgd 1 0 Complete Bible
Murle mur 1 0 New Testament
Ndogo ndz 1 0 New Testament
Njalgulgule njl 1 1 Unspecified
Nuer nus 1 0 Complete Bible
Nyamusa-Molo nwm 1 0 Translation Started
Nyangatom nnj 1 1 Bible Portions
Okolie oie 1 0 Unspecified
Olu'bo lul 1 0 Translation Started
Opo lgn 2 0 Bible Portions
Otuho lot 1 0 New Testament
Pari lkr 1 0 New Testament
Reel atu 1 0 Unspecified
Shilluk shk 1 0 Complete Bible
Suri, Kacipo-Bale koe 1 0 Translation Started
Tennet tex 1 0 New Testament
Thuri thu 1 0 Translation Started
Toposa toq 1 0 Bible Portions
Uduk udu 1 0 New Testament
Unknown xxx 1 0 Unspecified
Yulu yul 1 0 Translation Needed
Zande zne 2 0 Complete Bible
Totals: 71 80 5   31 30 36 53 1
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South Sudan Statistics
People Groups 80
Unreached People Groups 5  (6.3%)
Population 12,152,000
Population Annual Growth Rate 2.9%
Population in Unreached 627,000  (5.2%)
Primary Religion Christianity
Percent Christian Adherent 56.8%
Percent Evangelical 10.8%
Pioneer Workers Needed * 15
Country Progress Level 5
Continent Africa
Region Africa, East and Southern
10/40 Window No
Country Code OD
Official Language(s) EnglishArabic, Sudanese
Literacy Rate 35%
Estimated Illiterate Population 7,899,000
Persecution Ranking Not ranked