Country: Zambia
| Photo | People Group |
Population this Ctry |
Population Global |
Count Ctrys |
Indigenous | Primary Language |
Primary Religion |
Progress Scale |
% Evangelical Range |
% Christian Adh Range |
Workers Needed * |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Afrikaner | 121,000 | 5,039,000 | 16 | Afrikaans | Christianity |
5
|
10-50% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Ambo | 5,400 | 5,400 | 1 | ● | Lala-Bisa | Christianity |
4
|
2-5% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - |
|
Arab, Lebanese general | 4,500 | 5,398,000 | 42 | Arabic, Levantine | Islam |
2
|
0.1-2% ● | 10-50% ● | -1 - | |
|
Aushi | 220,000 | 736,000 | 2 | ● | Aushi | Christianity |
5
|
10-50% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - |
|
Bemba | 5,864,000 | 6,605,000 | 5 | ● | Bemba | Christianity |
5
|
10-50% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - |
|
|
Bisa | 436,000 | 436,000 | 1 | ● | Lala-Bisa | Christianity |
5
|
10-50% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - |
|
British | 15,000 | 54,781,000 | 126 | English | Christianity |
4
|
5-10% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
|
Bwile | 122,000 | 149,000 | 2 | ● | Bwile | Christianity |
5
|
10-50% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - |
|
Chokwe | 136,000 | 4,162,000 | 4 | Chokwe | Christianity |
5
|
10-50% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
|
Cishinga | 142,000 | 142,000 | 1 | ● | Bemba | Christianity |
5
|
10-50% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - |
|
Deaf | 14,000 | 27,577,000 | 218 | ● | Zambian Sign Language | Unknown |
1
|
-1 Unknown | 2-5% ● | 1 |
|
French | 9,100 | 51,939,000 | 114 | French | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Greek | 12,000 | 10,117,000 | 71 | Greek | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Gujarati | 52,000 | 2,934,000 | 29 | Gujarati | Hinduism |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 | |
|
Han Chinese, Mandarin | 60,000 | 925,156,000 | 55 | Chinese, Mandarin | Non-Religious |
4
|
5-10% ● | 5-10% ● | -1 - | |
|
Hutu, Rwandese | 9,300 | 14,012,000 | 15 | Kinyarwanda | Christianity |
5
|
10-50% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Ila | 215,000 | 215,000 | 1 | ● | Ila | Christianity |
5
|
10-50% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - |
|
Italian | 15,000 | 37,590,000 | 63 | Italian | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
|
Iwa | 9,300 | 9,300 | 1 | ● | Nyamwanga | Christianity |
4
|
2-5% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - |
|
|
Kabende | 99,000 | 99,000 | 1 | ● | Bemba | Christianity |
5
|
10-50% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - |
|
|
Kaonde | 454,000 | 545,000 | 2 | ● | Kaonde | Christianity |
5
|
10-50% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - |
|
Kunda | 69,000 | 289,000 | 3 | ● | Kunda | Ethnic Religions |
5
|
10-50% ● | 10-50% ● | -1 - |
|
Kxoe, Xun | 300 | 9,400 | 5 | ● | Khwedam | Ethnic Religions |
4
|
2-5% ● | 5-10% ● | -1 - |
|
Lala-Bisa | 864,000 | 977,000 | 2 | ● | Lala-Bisa | Christianity |
5
|
10-50% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - |
|
Lamba | 436,000 | 481,000 | 2 | ● | Lamba | Christianity |
5
|
10-50% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - |
| Totals: 76 | 21,734,000 | 4 ◼︎ (2 ✸︎) | 25.08 % | 86.33 % | 4 | ||||||
| Unclassified / Other Individuals | 180,000 | ||||||||||
| UN Country Population (2025) | 21,914,000 |
| Province ▲ | Estimated Population |
|---|---|
| Central | 2,182,000 |
| Copperbelt | 3,306,000 |
| Eastern | 2,454,000 |
| Luapula | 1,520,000 |
| Lusaka | 3,986,000 |
| Muchinga | 1,266,000 |
| North-Western | 1,130,000 |
| Northern | 1,790,000 |
| Southern | 2,317,000 |
| Western | 1,304,000 |
| Provinces: 10 | 21,255,000 |
| UN Country Population | 21,914,000 |
| 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 |
God's Story Resources |
Gospel Tract Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afrikaans | afr | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Arabic, Levantine | apc | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Aushi | auh | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Bemba | bem | 6 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Bwile | bwc | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | 1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Chichewa | nya | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Chinese, Mandarin | cmn | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Chokwe | cjk | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| English | eng | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| French | fra | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Greek | ell | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Gujarati | guj | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ila | ilb | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Italian | ita | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Kaonde | kqn | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Khwedam | xuu | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Kinyarwanda | kin | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Kuhane | sbs | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Kunda | kdn | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Lala-Bisa | leb | 5 | 0 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Lamba | lam | 2 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Lambya | lai | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Language Unknown | xxx | 1 | 0 | Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Lenje | leh | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Lozi | loz | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Luchazi | lch | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Lunda | lun | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Luvale | lue | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Luyana | lyn | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Mambwe-Lungu | mgr | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Mashi (Zambia) | mho | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Mbowe | mxo | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Mbukushu | mhw | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Mbunda | mck | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Ndebele (Zimbabwe) | nde | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Nkoya | nka | 2 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Nsenga | nse | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Nyamwanga | mwn | 3 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Nyiha, Tanzania | nih | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Nyika | nkv | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Portuguese | por | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Sala | shq | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Serbian | srp | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Shona | sna | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Simaa | sie | 4 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Soli | sby | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Swahili | swh | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Swahili, Congo | swc | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Taabwa | tap | 2 | 0 | 4 New Testament | 1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Tonga (Zambia) | toi | 3 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Totela | ttl | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Tumbuka | tum | 3 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Yao | yao | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Yauma | yax | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Zambian Sign Language | zsl | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Totals: | 55 | 76 | 4 | 46 | 43 | 43 | 45 | 22 | 14 |
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| People Groups | 76 |
| Unreached People Groups | 4 (5.3%) |
| Population | 21,734,000 |
| Population Annual Growth Rate | 3.1% |
| Population in Unreached | 127,000 (0.6%) |
| Primary Religion | Christianity |
| Percent Christian Adherent | 86.3% |
| Percent Evangelical | 25.1% |
| Pioneer Workers Needed * | 4 |
| Country Progress Level | |
| Continent | Africa |
| Region | Africa, East and Southern |
| 10/40 Window | No |
| Country Code | ZA |
| Official Language(s) | English |
| Literacy Rate | 87% |
| Estimated Illiterate Population | 2,825,000 |
| Persecution Ranking | Not ranked |
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