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Criteria

Evangelicals > 10%
Progress Level
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People Groups

3,258

% of World's
People Groups

18.7 %

Population

1,749,564,000

% of World Population

22.6 %

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Photo People Group Country ▲ Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherents 		%
Evangelical 		Indigenous
Nkoya, Lambya Zambia 65,000 Nkoya Christianity ● 60.00 % 25.00 % ●
Nsenga Zambia 749,000 Nsenga Christianity ● 89.00 % 18.00 % ●
Nyanja, Chewa Zambia 1,860,000 Chichewa Christianity ● 97.00 % 30.00 % ●
Sala Zambia 43,000 Sala Ethnic Religions ● 45.00 % 11.00 % ●
Tabwa, Shila Zambia 7,600 Taabwa Christianity ● 90.00 % 12.00 % ●
Shona Zambia 40,000 Shona Christianity ● 60.00 % 12.00 % ●
Soli Zambia 63,000 Soli Christianity ● 55.00 % 18.00 % ●
Swaka Zambia 70,000 Lala-Bisa Christianity ● 84.00 % 18.00 % ●
Tabwa Zambia 51,000 Taabwa Christianity ● 63.00 % 14.00 %
Tumbuka Zambia 527,000 Tumbuka Christianity ● 87.00 % 20.00 %
Unga Zambia 46,000 Bemba Christianity ● 95.00 % 21.00 % ●
Tonga, Zambezi Zambia 2,433,000 Tonga Christianity ● 94.00 % 27.00 % ●
Lamba-Lima Zambia 4,200 Lamba Christianity ● 95.00 % 22.00 % ●
Lala-Bisa Zambia 724,000 Lala-Bisa Christianity ● 95.00 % 22.00 % ●
Senga Zambia 147,000 Tumbuka Christianity ● 75.00 % 12.00 % ●
Afrikaner Zimbabwe 93,000 Afrikaans Christianity ● 96.00 % 30.00 %
Bemba Zimbabwe 33,000 Bemba Christianity ● 95.00 % 12.00 %
Kalanga Zimbabwe 213,000 Kalanga Christianity ● 68.00 % 17.00 % ●
Shona-Karanga Zimbabwe 3,384,000 Shona Christianity ● 85.00 % 34.00 % ●
Shona-Korekore Zimbabwe 1,268,000 Shona Christianity ● 74.00 % 14.00 % ●
Lozi Zimbabwe 145,000 Lozi Christianity ● 91.00 % 18.00 % ●
Ndebele, Tabele Zimbabwe 1,772,000 Ndebele Christianity ● 79.00 % 27.00 % ●
Manyika Zimbabwe 439,000 Manyika Christianity ● 75.00 % 29.00 % ●
Pedi, North Sotho Zimbabwe 182,000 Sotho, Northern Christianity ● 90.00 % 12.00 %
Nsenga Zimbabwe 52,000 Nsenga Christianity ● 72.00 % 14.00 % ●
Totals:  3,258 People Groups   1,749,564,000            
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