Bantu, Central-Southwest People Cluster

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

Population

13,657,000

3.3% estimated
Annual Growth Rate

People Groups (Across Countries)

People Groups
(by Country)

Unreached Groups (by Country)

Affinity Bloc

Sub-Saharan Peoples

Cluster Progress

The Joshua Project Progress Scale is an estimate of the progress of church planting among a people group, people cluster, country or language. The Progress Scale is derived from people group values for percent Evangelical and percent Christian Adherent.

Level	Description	Criteria
1	Unreached - 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 presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

Map Notes

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Progress Scale: ☀︎●●●●● (
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= Frontier Unreached Peoples)
Photo	People Group ▲	Global Population	Peoples by Country	Progress Scale	Primary Religion	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
	Ambo, Ndonga	408,000	2	5 ●	Christianity	98.1 %	18.6 %	-1 -
	Bolo	5,900	1	4 ●	Christianity	65.0 %	7.0 %	-1 -
	Dhimba	43,000	2	5 ●	Christianity	70.0 %	25.0 %	-1 -
	Herero	329,000	3	4 ●	Christianity	95.7 %	9.0 %	-1 -
	Kwambi	42,000	1	4 ●	Christianity	80.0 %	3.0 %	-1 -
	Kwanyama	1,579,000	2	5 ●	Christianity	96.6 %	18.1 %	-1 -
	Luyana	5,500	1	5 ●	Christianity	80.0 %	18.0 %	-1 -
	Luyana, Kwangali	278,000	3	5 ●	Christianity	88.2 %	11.6 %	-1 -
	Nyaneka	1,227,000	1	4 ●	Christianity	90.0 %	8.0 %	-1 -
	Nyemba, Ngangela	1,170,000	2	3 ●	Christianity	85.0 %	0.2 %	-1 -
	Ovimbundu, Umbundu	8,570,000	2	5 ●	Christianity	96.6 %	26.9 %	-1 -
Totals:	11 Peoples (across countries)	13,657,000	20	●	Christianity	94.7%	20.8%	0

* 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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