Bantu, Central-South People Cluster

People Cluster: Bantu, Central-South What is a People Cluster?

Population

41,989,000

People Groups (Across Countries)

103

People Groups
(by Country)

141

Unreached Groups (by Country)

Affinity Bloc

Sub-Saharan Peoples

Cluster Progress

Map Notes

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Photo	People Group ▲	Global Population	Peoples by Country	Unreached by Country	% Unreached Peoples	Popl in Unreached	% Popl in Unreached	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Evangelical Range	% Christian Adh Range	Est. Workers Needed *
	Ambo	5,400	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Christianity	4	2-5% ●	50-100% ●	-1 -
	Aushi	736,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Christianity	5	10-50% ●	50-100% ●	-1 -
	Baali	633,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Christianity	5	10-50% ●	50-100% ●	-1 -
	Bemba	6,605,000	5	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Christianity	5	10-50% ●	50-100% ●	-1 -
	Bembe	768,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Christianity	5	10-50% ●	50-100% ●	-1 -
	Benamanga	69,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Christianity	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Bisa	436,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Christianity	5	10-50% ●	50-100% ●	-1 -
	Boma Kasai	48,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Christianity	4	5-10% ●	50-100% ●	-1 -
	Bushoong	343,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Christianity	4	5-10% ●	50-100% ●	-1 -
	Buyi	128,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Christianity	5	10-50% ●	50-100% ●	-1 -
	Bwile	149,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Christianity	5	10-50% ●	50-100% ●	-1 -
	Chokwe	4,162,000	4	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Christianity	5	10-50% ●	50-100% ●	-1 -
	Cishinga	142,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Christianity	5	10-50% ●	50-100% ●	-1 -
	Dombe	7,800	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Ethnic Religions	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Doondo	50,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Christianity	4	2-5% ●	50-100% ●	-1 -
	Duya	110,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Ethnic Religions	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Dzing	341,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Christianity	4	5-10% ●	50-100% ●	-1 -
	Fwe	17,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Christianity	3	0.1-2% ●	50-100% ●	-1 -
	Holoholo	34,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Christianity	4	5-10% ●	50-100% ●	-1 -
	Holu	75,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Ethnic Religions	4	2-5% ●	50-100% ●	-1 -
	Hunganna	900	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Christianity	4	2-5% ●	50-100% ●	-1 -
	Ila	215,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Christianity	5	10-50% ●	50-100% ●	-1 -
	Kaamba	3,500	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Christianity	4	5-10% ●	50-100% ●	-1 -
	Kabende	99,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Christianity	5	10-50% ●	50-100% ●	-1 -
	Kabwari	18,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Christianity	4	2-5% ●	50-100% ●	-1 -
	Kango-Uele	13,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Christianity	4	5-10% ●	50-100% ●	-1 -
	Kaonde	545,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Christianity	5	10-50% ●	50-100% ●	-1 -
	Kituba, Monokutuba	2,243,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Christianity	5	10-50% ●	50-100% ●	-1 -
	Kunyi	170,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Christianity	4	5-10% ●	50-100% ●	-1 -
	Kuvale	109,000	1	1	100.0 %	109,000	100.0 %	Ethnic Religions	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	2
	Kwandu	9,400	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Christianity	5	10-50% ●	50-100% ●	-1 -
	Kwese	142,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Christianity	5	10-50% ●	50-100% ●	-1 -
	Lala-Bisa	977,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Christianity	5	10-50% ●	50-100% ●	-1 -
	Lali	203,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Christianity	5	10-50% ●	50-100% ●	-1 -
	Lamba	481,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Christianity	5	10-50% ●	50-100% ●	-1 -
	Lamba-Lima	5,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Christianity	5	10-50% ●	50-100% ●	-1 -
	Lele, Bashilele	138,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Christianity	4	5-10% ●	50-100% ●	-1 -
	Lenje	282,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Christianity	5	10-50% ●	50-100% ●	-1 -
	Leya	22,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Ethnic Religions	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Lonzo	600	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Christianity	4	2-5% ●	50-100% ●	-1 -
	Luano	3,600	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Christianity	4	5-10% ●	50-100% ●	-1 -
	Luchazi	826,000	3	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Christianity	5	10-50% ●	50-100% ●	-1 -
	Luimbi	128,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Christianity	5	10-50% ●	50-100% ●	-1 -
	Lunda	1,175,000	3	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Christianity	5	10-50% ●	50-100% ●	-1 -
	Lunda, Ndembu	21,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Christianity	5	10-50% ●	50-100% ●	-1 -
	Luvale, Lwena	1,042,000	3	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Christianity	5	10-50% ●	50-100% ●	-1 -
	Lwel	137,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Ethnic Religions	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Mambwe-Lungu	1,109,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Ethnic Religions	5	10-50% ●	50-100% ●	-1 -
	Matambwe	64,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Islam	4	5-10% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Mbala	1,033,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Christianity	5	10-50% ●	50-100% ●	-1 -
	Mbalanhu	400	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Ethnic Religions	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Mbangala	802,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Ethnic Religions	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Mbowe	1,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Ethnic Religions	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Mbukushu	126,000	4	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Christianity	4	5-10% ●	50-100% ●	-1 -
	Mbunda	563,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Christianity	5	10-50% ●	50-100% ●	-1 -
	Mbwela	625,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Christianity	5	10-50% ●	50-100% ●	-1 -
	Mfinu	18,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Christianity	5	10-50% ●	50-100% ●	-1 -
	Mpinda	38,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Ethnic Religions	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Mpuon	852,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Christianity	5	10-50% ●	50-100% ●	-1 -
	Muhakaona	18,000	1	1	100.0 %	18,000	100.0 %	Ethnic Religions	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Mukulu	11,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Christianity	5	10-50% ●	50-100% ●	-1 -
	Ndengese	20,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Christianity	4	2-5% ●	50-100% ●	-1 -
	Ndombe	59,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Ethnic Religions	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Ndwewe	34,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Christianity	2	-1 Unknown	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Ngandyera	21,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Christianity	4	2-5% ●	50-100% ●	-1 -
	Ngendelengo	9,000	1	1	100.0 %	9,000	100.0 %	Ethnic Religions	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
	Ngoli	19,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Christianity	4	2-5% ●	50-100% ●	-1 -
	Ngongo	9,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Christianity	5	10-50% ●	50-100% ●	-1 -
	Nkangala	62,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Ethnic Religions	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Nkhumbi	834,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Christianity	3	0.1-2% ●	50-100% ●	-1 -
	Nkoya, Lambya	77,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Christianity	5	10-50% ●	50-100% ●	-1 -
	Nzadi	5,400	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Christianity	4	2-5% ●	50-100% ●	-1 -
	Pelende	19,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Christianity	4	2-5% ●	50-100% ●	-1 -
	Pende	1,222,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Christianity	5	10-50% ●	50-100% ●	-1 -
	Saka	286,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Christianity	5	10-50% ●	50-100% ●	-1 -
	Sala	52,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Ethnic Religions	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Samba	9,400	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Christianity	4	2-5% ●	50-100% ●	-1 -
	Shasha, Mashasha	2,600	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Christianity	4	5-10% ●	50-100% ●	-1 -
	Simaa	11,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Ethnic Religions	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Simaa, Nyengo	28,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Ethnic Religions	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Simaa-Imilangu, Mdundulu	8,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Christianity	5	10-50% ●	50-100% ●	-1 -
	Simaa-Makoma	36,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Ethnic Religions	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Simaa-Mwenyi	10,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Ethnic Religions	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Soli	75,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Christianity	5	10-50% ●	50-100% ●	-1 -
	Sonde	211,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Christianity	4	2-5% ●	50-100% ●	-1 -
	Songo	20,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Christianity	4	2-5% ●	50-100% ●	-1 -
	Songo, Nsongo	260,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Christianity	5	10-50% ●	50-100% ●	-1 -
	Subia	49,000	3	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Ethnic Religions	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Suku	245,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Christianity	5	10-50% ●	50-100% ●	-1 -
	Swaka	83,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Christianity	5	10-50% ●	50-100% ●	-1 -
	Tabwa	1,424,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Christianity	5	10-50% ●	50-100% ●	-1 -
	Tabwa, Shila	9,100	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Christianity	5	10-50% ●	50-100% ●	-1 -
	Tiene	109,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Christianity	5	10-50% ●	50-100% ●	-1 -
	Toka	33,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Ethnic Religions	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Tonga, Zambezi	3,206,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Christianity	5	10-50% ●	50-100% ●	-1 -
	Totela	2,500	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Ethnic Religions	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Unga	55,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Christianity	5	10-50% ●	50-100% ●	-1 -
	Wongo	28,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Christianity	5	10-50% ●	50-100% ●	-1 -
	Yaka	2,207,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Christianity	5	10-50% ●	50-100% ●	-1 -
	Yansi	244,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Christianity	4	5-10% ●	50-100% ●	-1 -
	Yauma	65,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Christianity	4	2-5% ●	50-100% ●	-1 -
	Yeyi	67,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Ethnic Religions	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Yombe	1,634,000	3	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Christianity	5	10-50% ●	50-100% ●	-1 -
Totals:	103 Peoples Across Countries	41,989,000	141	3	2.1 %	136,000	0.3 %	Christianity	3 ◼︎ (1 ✸︎)	22.2% ●	88.3% ●	4

* 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-unit (single person or married couple) per 50,000 living in an unreached people group by country, or for example one team of four worker-units per 200,000 people. Some workers may already be onsite. Many more workers are needed beyond this initial estimate.

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Level	Description	Criteria
1a	Unreached (Frontier) - Less than 1 in 1,000 (0.1%) identify as Christians in any way. ✸︎	Evangelicals <=0.1% Professing Christians <=0.1%
1b	Unreached (non-Frontier) - Few evangelicals and little, if any, history of Christianity. ◼︎	Evangelicals >0.1% and <=2% Professing Christians >0.1% and <=5%
1	Unreached (All) - 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 to moderate presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

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