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Country: Tanzania

Number of People Groups

155

People Groups Unreached

29 (18.7%)

Progress Level

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Total
Population

61,190,000

Population in Unreached

6,040,000 (9.9%)

Largest Religion

Christianity (51.1%)

% Christian Adherent

51.13%

% Evangelical

11.02%

Evangelical Annual Growth Rate

2.4%
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Photo People Group ▲ Population
this Country		 Global
Population		 Indigenous Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale		 % Christian
Adherent 		% Evangelical Est. Workers
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Alagwa 58,000 58,000 ● Alagwa Islam ☀ 0.02 % 0.02 % 1
Arab 270,000 704,000 Swahili Islam ● 5.00 % 0.60 % 5
Assa 700 700 ● Maasai Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 0.30 % 1
Baganda 60,000 8,800,000 Ganda Christianity ● 80.00 % 13.00 % -
Bajuni 24,000 131,000 ● Swahili Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Bemba 5,500 5,673,000 Bemba Christianity ● 95.00 % 14.00 % -
Bembe 30,000 630,000 ● Bembe Christianity ● 85.00 % 17.00 % -
Bena 1,285,000 1,285,000 ● Bena Christianity ● 96.00 % 17.00 % -
Bende 55,000 55,000 ● Bende Islam ● 45.00 % 1.40 % -
Bondei 102,000 102,000 ● Bondei Islam ● 32.00 % 10.00 % -
British 9,600 54,225,000 English Christianity ● 60.00 % 8.00 % -
Bungu 103,000 103,000 ● Bungu Christianity ● 80.00 % 0.00 % -
Burungi 39,000 39,000 ● Burunge Ethnic Religions ● 15.00 % 4.00 % -
Chagga 1,190,000 1,211,000 ● Mochi Christianity ● 93.00 % 15.00 % -
Chingoni 266,000 266,000 ● Chingoni Christianity ● 70.00 % 17.00 % -
Dabida Taita 28,000 388,000 Dawida Christianity ● 68.00 % 11.00 % -
Datooga 14,000 14,000 ● Datooga Ethnic Religions ● 25.00 % 4.00 % -
Datooga, Barabaig 175,000 175,000 ● Datooga Ethnic Religions ● 6.00 % 4.00 % -
Deaf 613,000 48,207,000 ● Tanzanian Sign Language Christianity ● 54.07 % -
Dhaiso 10,000 10,000 ● Dhaiso Islam ● 1.00 % 0.50 % 1
Doe 10,000 10,000 ● Doe Islam ● 20.00 % 4.00 % -
Fipa 369,000 369,000 ● Fipa Christianity ● 95.00 % 15.00 % -
French 2,800 50,605,000 French Christianity ● 61.00 % 1.00 % -
German 14,000 66,447,000 German, Standard Christianity ● 64.00 % 2.10 % -
Gogo 2,622,000 2,622,000 ● Gogo Christianity ● 79.00 % 19.00 % -
Goroa, Fiome 102,000 102,000 ● Gorowa Christianity ● 65.00 % 10.00 % -
Greek 35,000 10,226,000 Greek Christianity ● 91.00 % 0.40 % -
Gujarati 512,000 3,367,000 Gujarati Hinduism ● 0.50 % 0.10 % 10
Gujarati Creole 87,000 89,000 ● Cutchi-Swahili Islam ● 3.00 % 0.10 % 2
Gusii 700 3,531,000 Ekegusii Christianity ● 75.00 % 40.00 % -
Gweno 3,900 3,900 ● Gweno Christianity ● 95.00 % 13.00 % -
Ha 1,971,000 1,971,000 ● Ha Christianity ● 60.00 % 8.00 % -
Hadzabi 1,300 1,300 ● Hadza Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 1.90 % 1
Han Chinese, Mandarin 106,000 885,311,000 Chinese, Mandarin Non-Religious ● 7.00 % 4.00 % -
Hangaza 429,000 429,000 ● Hangaza Christianity ● 90.00 % 14.00 % -
Haya, Ziba 2,341,000 2,451,000 ● Haya Christianity ● 81.00 % 21.00 % -
Hehe 1,467,000 1,467,000 ● Hehe Christianity ● 96.00 % 20.00 % -
Hima 14,000 3,996,000 Nyankore Christianity ● 94.00 % 12.00 % -
Hindi 70,000 2,675,000 Hindi Hinduism ● 0.40 % 0.10 % 1
Hutu, Rundi 665,000 11,899,000 Rundi Christianity ● 97.00 % 20.00 % -
Hutu, Rwandese 53,000 12,517,000 Kinyarwanda Christianity ● 95.00 % 17.00 % -
Ikizu 98,000 98,000 ● Ikizu Ethnic Religions ● 35.00 % 4.00 % -
Ikoma, Nata 63,000 63,000 ● Ikoma-Nata-Isenye Christianity ● 95.00 % 15.00 % -
Iramba, Nyilamba 833,000 833,000 ● Nilamba Christianity ● 55.00 % 11.00 % -
Iraqw, Mbulu 898,000 898,000 ● Iraqw Ethnic Religions ● 41.00 % 12.00 % -
Isanzu 93,000 93,000 ● Isanzu Ethnic Religions ● 45.00 % 10.00 % -
Jew, Swahili-speaking 500 500 ● Swahili Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Jita 361,000 361,000 ● Jita Ethnic Religions ● 45.00 % 8.00 % -
Kabwa 21,000 21,000 ● Kabwa Ethnic Religions ● 10.00 % 1.00 % -
Kachchi, Asian 70,000 166,000 Kacchi Hinduism ● 1.00 % 0.10 % 1
Kagulu, Northern Sagara 408,000 408,000 ● Kagulu Christianity ● 60.00 % 12.00 % -
Kahe 7,700 7,700 ● Kahe Christianity ● 94.00 % 12.00 % -
Kalanga 17,000 385,000 Kalanga Christianity ● 95.00 % 14.00 % -
Kamba 13,000 6,900,000 Kamba Christianity ● 70.00 % 15.00 % -
Kami 33,000 33,000 ● Kami Islam ● 2.00 % 0.20 % 1
Kara, Regi 246,000 246,000 ● Kara Ethnic Religions ● 25.00 % 6.00 % -
Kerewe 286,000 286,000 ● Kerewe Christianity ● 95.00 % 14.00 % -
Kikuyu 27,000 10,798,000 Gikuyu Christianity ● 88.00 % 15.00 % -
Kimbu, Yanzi 223,000 223,000 ● Kimbu Christianity ● 75.00 % 13.00 % -
Kinga 258,000 258,000 ● Kinga Christianity ● 85.00 % 14.00 % -
Kisankasa 13,000 13,000 ● Kisankasa Ethnic Religions ● 3.00 % 1.00 % 1
Kisi 19,000 19,000 ● Kisi Ethnic Religions ● 45.00 % 10.00 % -
Konongo 146,000 146,000 ● Konongo Christianity ● 71.00 % 13.00 % -
Kuria 749,000 1,077,000 ● Kuria Christianity ● 76.00 % 15.00 % -
Kutu 129,000 129,000 ● Kutu Islam ● 3.00 % 2.00 % 3
Kwaya 201,000 201,000 ● Kwaya Ethnic Religions ● 45.00 % 9.00 % -
Kwere 288,000 288,000 ● Kwere Islam ● 22.00 % 8.00 % -
Lambya, Rambia 114,000 207,000 ● Lambya Christianity ● 97.00 % 13.00 % -
Luguru, Ruguru 1,344,000 1,344,000 ● Luguru Christianity ● 61.00 % 14.00 % -
Luo 239,000 6,869,000 ● Dholuo Christianity ● 96.00 % 15.00 % -
Maasai 404,000 1,960,000 ● Maasai Ethnic Religions ● 35.00 % 10.00 % -
Maasai, Arusha 294,000 294,000 ● Maasai Ethnic Religions ● 35.00 % 6.00 % -
Maasai, Baraguyu 741,000 741,000 ● Maasai Ethnic Religions ● 25.00 % 7.00 % -
Machambe 726,000 726,000 ● Machame Christianity ● 95.00 % 18.00 % -
Machinga 103,000 103,000 ● Machinga Islam ● 13.00 % 2.00 % -
Magoma 17,000 17,000 ● Magoma Christianity ● 60.00 % 4.00 % -
Makonde 1,848,000 2,420,000 ● Makonde Islam ● 9.00 % 6.00 % -
Makua, Makhuwa-Meetto 667,000 1,960,000 ● Makhuwa-Meetto Islam ● 8.00 % 4.00 % -
Makwe 18,000 72,000 ● Makwe Islam ● 2.00 % 0.50 % 1
Malila 120,000 120,000 ● Malila Ethnic Religions ● 15.00 % 4.00 % -
Mambwe-Lungu 569,000 963,000 ● Mambwe-Lungu Ethnic Religions ● 43.00 % 14.00 % -
Manda 41,000 41,000 ● Manda Christianity ● 90.00 % 11.00 % -
Matengo 429,000 434,000 ● Matengo Christianity ● 80.00 % 14.00 % -
Matumbi 277,000 277,000 ● Matumbi Islam ● 1.00 % 0.50 % 6
Mbugwe 48,000 48,000 ● Mbugwe Ethnic Religions ● 15.00 % 3.00 % -
Mbunga 83,000 83,000 ● Mbunga Ethnic Religions ● 20.00 % 5.00 % -
Meru, Rwo 257,000 257,000 ● Rwa Christianity ● 94.00 % 18.00 % -
Mijikenda, Digo 252,000 711,000 ● Chidigo Islam ● 0.50 % 0.40 % 5
Mpoto, Nyasa 91,000 91,000 ● Mpoto Christianity ● 70.00 % 13.00 % -
Mwera 899,000 899,000 ● Mwera Islam ● 31.00 % 9.00 % -
Mwera, Nyasa 11,000 11,000 ● Mwera Islam ● 25.00 % 6.00 % -
Ndali 429,000 534,000 ● Ndali Christianity ● 55.00 % 14.00 % -
Ndamba 157,000 157,000 ● Ndamba Christianity ● 85.00 % 11.00 % -
Ndendeule 196,000 196,000 ● Ndendeule Ethnic Religions ● 20.00 % 8.00 % -
Ndengereko 87,000 87,000 ● Ndengereko Islam ● 2.00 % 0.70 % 2
Ndonde Hamba 26,000 26,000 ● Ndonde Hamba Islam ● 10.00 % 1.00 % -
Ngindo 630,000 630,000 ● Ngindo Islam ● 22.00 % 3.00 % -
Nguruimi 96,000 96,000 ● Ngoreme Christianity ● 85.00 % 15.00 % -
Nguu 378,000 378,000 ● Ngulu Islam ● 15.00 % 4.00 % -
Nindi 200 200 ● Nindi Ethnic Religions ● 30.00 % 3.00 % -
Nyakyusa, Ngonde 1,478,000 1,680,000 ● Nyakyusa-Ngonde Christianity ● 91.00 % 19.00 % -
Nyambo, Ragwe 737,000 737,000 ● Nyambo Ethnic Religions ● 45.00 % 12.00 % -
Nyamwanga 249,000 437,000 ● Nyamwanga Christianity ● 85.00 % 12.00 % -
Nyamwezi, Nyanyembe 1,804,000 1,804,000 ● Nyamwezi Islam ● 34.00 % 8.00 % -
Nyanja, Chewa 48,000 12,830,000 Chichewa Christianity ● 88.00 % 14.00 % -
Nyankore 21,000 440,000 Nyankore Christianity ● 87.00 % 14.00 % -
Nyiha, Tanzania 442,000 1,220,000 ● Nyiha, Tanzania Ethnic Religions ● 40.00 % 17.00 % -
Nyika, Tanzania 39,000 39,000 ● Nyika, Tanzania Islam ● 10.00 % 0.20 % -
Pangwa 179,000 179,000 ● Pangwa Christianity ● 85.00 % 14.00 % -
Pare, Asu 979,000 979,000 ● Asu Islam ● 40.00 % 12.00 % -
Pimbwe 83,000 83,000 ● Pimbwe Christianity ● 80.00 % 0.05 % -
Pogoro 529,000 529,000 ● Pogolo Christianity ● 83.00 % 13.00 % -
Portuguese 1,300 19,636,000 Portuguese Christianity ● 94.00 % 3.00 % -
Punjabi 70,000 2,095,000 Punjabi, Eastern Other / Small ● 1.00 % 0.20 % 1
Rangi 700,000 700,000 ● Langi Islam ● 20.00 % 7.00 % -
Rombo 210,000 210,000 ● Rombo Christianity ● 60.00 % 2.00 % -
Rufiji 573,000 573,000 ● Rufiji Islam ● 9.00 % 1.50 % -
Rungwa 51,000 51,000 ● Rungwa Christianity ● 74.00 % 0.10 % -
Ruwila 5,800 5,800 ● Ruwila Christianity ● 55.00 % 4.00 % -
Safwa 452,000 452,000 ● Safwa Ethnic Religions ● 5.00 % 2.00 % 9
Sagara 226,000 226,000 ● Sagala Ethnic Religions ● 15.00 % 11.00 % -
Sandawe 78,000 78,000 ● Sandawe Ethnic Religions ● 15.00 % 5.00 % -
Sangu 214,000 214,000 ● Sangu Ethnic Religions ● 25.00 % 5.00 % -
Segeju 20,000 21,000 ● Segeju Islam ☀ 0.03 % 0.02 % 1
Shambala 1,273,000 1,273,000 ● Shambala Islam ● 45.00 % 14.00 % -
Shirazi 662,000 662,000 ● Swahili Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 13
Shubi 102,000 102,000 ● Shubi Christianity ● 92.00 % 18.00 % -
Soga 5,600 3,905,000 Soga Christianity ● 86.00 % 11.00 % -
Somali 70,000 24,095,000 Somali Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Suba-Simbiti 154,000 154,000 ● Suba-Simbiti Christianity ● 70.00 % 9.00 % -
Subi 109,000 109,000 ● Subi Islam ● 10.00 % 5.00 % -
Sukuma 10,176,000 10,178,000 ● Sukuma Christianity ● 50.00 % 12.00 % -
Sumbwa 546,000 546,000 ● Sumbwa Ethnic Religions ● 32.00 % 5.00 % -
Swahili 781,000 1,809,000 ● Swahili Islam ● 1.00 % 0.80 % 16
Swahili, Pemba 53,000 53,000 ● Swahili Islam ● 0.30 % 0.20 % 1
Swahili, Tumbatu 87,000 87,000 ● Swahili Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 2
Swahili, Zanzibari 14,000 69,000 ● Swahili Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Taveta 7,000 35,000 Taveta Christianity ● 65.00 % 2.00 % -
Temi 56,000 56,000 ● Temi Ethnic Religions ● 10.00 % 1.50 % -
Tongwe 62,000 62,000 ● Tongwe Islam ● 20.00 % 1.10 % -
Turu, Nyaturu 1,088,000 1,088,000 ● Nyaturu Christianity ● 82.00 % 16.00 % -
Tutsi 97,000 3,969,000 Kinyarwanda Christianity ● 95.00 % 18.00 % -
Va-Ma'a 67,000 67,000 ● Mbugu Islam ● 10.00 % 3.50 % -
Vidunda 13,000 13,000 ● Vidunda Christianity ● 90.00 % 8.00 % -
Vinza 29,000 29,000 ● Vinza Islam ● 40.00 % 0.10 % -
Vunjo 700,000 700,000 ● Vunjo Christianity ● 93.00 % 15.00 % -
Wanda 69,000 69,000 ● Wanda Christianity ● 70.00 % 8.00 % -
Wanji 52,000 52,000 ● Vwanji Ethnic Religions ● 35.00 % 12.00 % -
Yao, Christian 95,000 543,000 ● Yao Christianity ● 94.00 % 4.00 % -
Yao, Muslim 632,000 2,893,000 ● Yao Islam ● 2.00 % 1.20 % 13
Zanaki 177,000 177,000 ● Zanaki Christianity ● 80.00 % 19.00 % -
Zaramo 1,286,000 1,286,000 ● Zaramo Islam ● 3.00 % 2.00 % 26
Zigua 831,000 832,000 ● Zigula Islam ● 9.00 % 5.00 % -
Zinza 395,000 395,000 ● Zinza Ethnic Religions ● 25.00 % 3.00 % -
Zyoba 6,800 33,000 ● Joba Christianity ● 90.00 % 14.00 % -
  Totals:  155 61,190,000         29 ● 51.13 % 11.02 % 128 
  Unclassified / Other Individuals 308,000                
  UN Country Population (2021) 61,498,000                
Other minor groups:  3
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Province ▲ Estimated
Population
Arusha 2,207,000
Dar es Salaam 5,687,000
Dodoma 2,715,000
Geita 2,267,000
Iringa 1,226,000
Kagera 3,202,000
Katavi 736,000
Kigoma 2,772,000
Kilimanjaro 2,137,000
Lindi 1,127,000
Manyara 1,857,000
Mara 2,272,000
Mbeya 3,527,000
Morogoro 2,890,000
Mtwara 1,656,000
Mwanza 3,613,000
Njombe 915,000
Pemba North 276,000
Pemba South 254,000
Pwani 1,432,000
Rukwa 1,309,000
Ruvuma 1,794,000
Shinyanga 2,000,000
Simiyu 2,064,000
Singida 1,786,000
Tabora 2,986,000
Tanga 2,664,000
Zanzibar North 244,000
Zanzibar South and Central 151,000
Zanzibar West 774,000
Provinces:  30 58,540,000
UN Country Population 61,498,000
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Class ▲ Population % Popl % Hindu % Muslim % Christian % Buddhist % Sikh % Other
 
 Forward Caste (FC) 289,990,000 473.9 % 97.3 % 0.0 % 1.1 % 0.1 % 0.0 % 1.5 %
 
 Other Backward Classes (OBC) 774,293,000 1,265.4 % 70.2 % 24.9 % 1.7 % 0.1 % 2.3 % 0.8 %
 
 Scheduled Caste (SC) 207,376,000 338.9 % 93.5 % 0.0 % 0.5 % 3.4 % 2.6 % 0.0 %
 
 Scheduled Tribe (ST) 115,473,000 188.7 % 81.9 % 1.5 % 9.1 % 0.8 % 0.0 % 6.7 %
61,190,000
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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
Alagwa wbj 1 1 Bible Portions
Asu asa 1 0 New Testament
Bemba bem 1 0 Complete Bible
Bembe bmb 1 0 Complete Bible
Bena bez 1 0 New Testament
Bende bdp 1 0 Bible Portions
Bondei bou 1 0 Bible Portions
Bungu wun 1 0 Bible Portions
Burunge bds 1 0 New Testament
Chichewa nya 1 0 Complete Bible
Chidigo dig 1 1 Complete Bible
Chinese, Mandarin cmn 1 0 Complete Bible
Chingoni xnj 1 0 New Testament
Cutchi-Swahili ccl 1 1 Translation Started
Datooga tcc 2 0 Complete Bible
Dawida dav 1 0 Complete Bible
Dhaiso dhs 1 1 Unspecified
Dholuo luo 1 0 Complete Bible
Doe doe 1 0 Translation Started
Ekegusii guz 1 0 Complete Bible
English eng 1 0 Complete Bible
Fipa fip 1 0 New Testament
French fra 1 0 Complete Bible
Ganda lug 1 0 Complete Bible
German, Standard deu 1 0 Complete Bible
Gikuyu kik 1 0 Complete Bible
Gogo gog 1 0 Complete Bible
Gorowa gow 1 0 Unspecified
Greek ell 1 0 Complete Bible
Gujarati guj 1 1 Complete Bible
Gweno gwe 1 0 Unspecified
Ha haq 1 0 Bible Portions
Hadza hts 1 1 Translation Started
Hangaza han 1 0 Bible Portions
Haya hay 1 0 Complete Bible
Hehe heh 1 0 New Testament
Hindi hin 1 1 Complete Bible
Ikizu ikz 1 0 Bible Portions
Ikoma-Nata-Isenye ntk 1 0 Bible Portions
Iraqw irk 1 0 Complete Bible
Isanzu isn 1 0 Translation Started
Jita jit 1 0 New Testament
Joba job 1 0 Translation Started
Kabwa cwa 1 0 Bible Portions
Kacchi kfr 1 1 New Testament
Kagulu kki 1 0 New Testament
Kahe hka 1 0 Translation Started
Kalanga kck 1 0 Complete Bible
Kamba kam 1 0 Complete Bible
Kami kcu 1 1 Translation Started
Kara reg 1 0 Unspecified
Kerewe ked 1 0 New Testament
Kimbu kiv 1 0 Translation Started
Kinga zga 1 0 New Testament
Kinyarwanda kin 2 0 Complete Bible
Kisankasa kqh 1 1 Unspecified
Kisi kiz 1 0 Bible Portions
Konongo kcz 1 0 Translation Started
Kuria kuj 1 0 New Testament
Kutu kdc 1 1 New Testament
Kwaya kya 1 0 Bible Portions
Kwere cwe 1 0 Complete Bible
Lambya lai 1 0 New Testament
Langi lag 1 0 Bible Portions
Luguru ruf 1 0 New Testament
Maasai mas 4 1 Complete Bible
Machame jmc 1 0 Complete Bible
Machinga mvw 1 0 Unspecified
Magoma gmx 1 0 Translation Started
Makhuwa-Meetto mgh 1 0 Complete Bible
Makonde kde 1 0 New Testament
Makwe ymk 1 1 Translation Needed
Malila mgq 1 0 New Testament
Mambwe-Lungu mgr 1 0 Complete Bible
Manda mgs 1 0 New Testament
Matengo mgv 1 0 Bible Portions
Matumbi mgw 1 1 Bible Portions
Mbugu mhd 1 0 Unspecified
Mbugwe mgz 1 0 Bible Portions
Mbunga mgy 1 0 Translation Started
Mochi old 1 0 Complete Bible
Mpoto mpa 1 0 Bible Portions
Mwera mjh 1 0 Translation Started
Mwera mwe 1 0 New Testament
Ndali ndh 1 0 New Testament
Ndamba ndj 1 0 New Testament
Ndendeule dne 1 0 Bible Portions
Ndengereko ndg 1 1 Unspecified
Ndonde Hamba njd 1 0 Translation Started
Ngindo nnq 1 0 New Testament
Ngoreme ngq 1 0 Bible Portions
Ngulu ngp 1 0 New Testament
Nilamba nim 1 0 New Testament
Nindi nxi 1 0 Unspecified
Nyakyusa-Ngonde nyy 1 0 Complete Bible
Nyambo now 1 0 Translation Started
Nyamwanga mwn 1 0 Complete Bible
Nyamwezi nym 1 0 New Testament
Nyankore nyn 2 0 Complete Bible
Nyaturu rim 1 0 New Testament
Nyiha, Tanzania nih 1 0 New Testament
Nyika, Tanzania nkt 1 0 Translation Started
Pangwa pbr 1 0 Bible Portions
Pimbwe piw 1 0 Bible Portions
Pogolo poy 1 0 New Testament
Portuguese por 1 0 Complete Bible
Punjabi, Eastern pan 1 1 Complete Bible
Rombo rof 1 0 Translation Needed
Rufiji rui 1 0 Translation Needed
Rundi run 1 0 Complete Bible
Rungwa rnw 1 0 Translation Started
Ruwila rwl 1 0 Translation Started
Rwa rwk 1 0 New Testament
Safwa sbk 1 1 Bible Portions
Sagala sbm 1 0 Translation Started
Sandawe sad 1 0 Bible Portions
Sangu sbp 1 0 New Testament
Segeju seg 1 1 Unspecified
Shambala ksb 1 0 New Testament
Shubi suj 1 0 Translation Started
Soga xog 1 0 Complete Bible
Somali som 1 1 Complete Bible
Suba-Simbiti ssc 1 0 New Testament
Subi xsj 1 0 Translation Started
Sukuma suk 1 0 Complete Bible
Sumbwa suw 1 0 Translation Started
Swahili swh 8 8 Complete Bible
Tanzanian Sign Language tza 1 0 Bible Portions
Taveta tvs 1 0 New Testament
Temi soz 1 0 Bible Portions
Tongwe tny 1 0 Translation Started
Vidunda vid 1 0 New Testament
Vinza vin 1 0 Translation Started
Vunjo vun 1 0 Complete Bible
Vwanji wbi 1 0 New Testament
Wanda wbh 1 0 Translation Started
Yao yao 2 1 Complete Bible
Zanaki zak 1 0 Bible Portions
Zaramo zaj 1 1 New Testament
Zigula ziw 1 0 New Testament
Zinza zin 1 0 Bible Portions
Totals: 141 155 29   44 59 87 96 15

MAJOR RELIGIONS ▲ Percent
Buddhism
0.0 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 11.0 %)
51.1 %
Ethnic Religions
17.2 %
Hinduism
1.0 %
Islam
29.8 %
Non-Religious
0.4 %
Other / Small Religions
0.5 %
Unknown
0.0 %

CHRISTIAN SEGMENTS ▲ Percent
Anglican
9.1 %
Independent
3.3 %
Orthodox
0.1 %
Other Christian
0.0 %
Protestant
31.1 %
Roman Catholic
54.8 %
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.

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Tanzania Statistics
People Groups 155
Unreached People Groups 29  (18.7%)
Population 61,190,000
Population Annual Growth Rate 3.1%
Population in Unreached 6,040,000  (9.9%)
Primary Religion Christianity
Percent Christian Adherent 51.1%
Percent Evangelical 11.0%
Evangelical Annual Growth Rate 2.4%
Pioneer Workers Needed * 128
Country Progress Level 5 ●
Urbanization 34%
Continent Africa
Region Africa, East and Southern
10/40 Window No
Country Code TZ
Official Language(s) Swahili | English
Literacy Rate 80%
Estimated Illiterate Population 12,238,000
Persecution Ranking Not ranked
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