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Afar of Eritrea

The Afar of Eritrea, numbering 359,000 are Unengaged and Unreached with < 0.1% Evangelical believers. They are a Cushitic ethnic group indigenous to the Horn of Africa, living primarily in Ethiopia, Djibouti, and Eritrea. They speak the Afar language, an East Cushitic language within the Afroasiatic family, and are predominantly Sunni Muslim. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Afar is their primary language.

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PEOPLE GROUP OF THE WEEK

Afar of Eritrea

The Afar of Eritrea, numbering 359,000 are Unengaged and Unreached with < 0.1% Evangelical believers. They are a Cushitic ethnic group indigenous to the Horn of Africa, living primarily in Ethiopia, Djibouti, and Eritrea. They speak the Afar language, an East Cushitic language within the Afroasiatic family, and are predominantly Sunni Muslim who primarily adhere to Sunni Islam and speak Afar.

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People Groups of the World (SPI) - Grouped by Strategic Progress Indicator, this map shows all the people groups of the world.

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12,384 people groups (page 2 of 248)

PGID	Name	Country	Population ▲	SPI	Language	Religion	People Cluster (ROP2)	Affinity Bloc (ROP1)	People across Country (ROP3)
PG047459	Comorians	Canada	45	Unengaged and Unreached	Maore Comorian	Sunni Islam	Bantu, Swahili	Sub-Saharan African Peoples	Comorian, Maore
PG048310	Khatik (Chambeali)	India	45	No Longer Unreached	Chambeali	Hinduism	Hindi	South Asian Peoples	Khatik (Chambeali)
PG010681	Pitcairn Islanders	Pitcairn Islands	45	Unengaged and Unreached	Pitcairn-Norfolk	Protestantism	Polynesian	Pacific Islander Peoples	Pitcairner
PG011035	Nasarian	Vanuatu	50	No Longer Unreached	Letemboi	Animism	Vanuatu	Pacific Islander Peoples	Nasarian
PG011355	Goundo	Chad	50	Unengaged and Unreached	Kabalai	Folk Islam	Adamawa-Ubangi	Sub-Saharan African Peoples	Goundo
PG047162	Uncontacted of Serra do Taquaral	Brazil	50	Unengaged and Unreached	Undetermined	Ethnoreligion	Amazon	Latin American and Caribbean Peoples	Uncontacted of Serra do Taquaral
PG043497	Upper Tanana	Canada	50	No Longer Unreached	English	Protestantism	North American Indigenous	North American Peoples	Tanana, Upper
PG050282	Deaf Saint Helenians	Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha	50	Unengaged and Unreached	British Sign Language	Unknown	Deaf	Deaf Peoples	Deaf Saint Helenian
PG050371	Southern Luri	United States	50	Engaged yet Unreached	Southern Luri	Shia Islam	Luri-Bakhtiari	Persian-Median Peoples	Luri, Southern
PG049919	Shravan	India	50	Unengaged and Unreached	Gujarati	Hinduism	Brahmin	South Asian Peoples	Shravan
PG022039	Anal	Myanmar	50	No Longer Unreached	Anal	Protestantism	Tangsa Naga	South Asian Peoples	Anal
PG018319	Han Chinese	Tuvalu	50	No Longer Unreached	Mandarin Chinese	Protestantism	Chinese	East Asian Peoples	Han Chinese, Mandarin
PG018321	Samoans	Tuvalu	50	No Longer Unreached	Samoan	Protestantism	Polynesian	Pacific Islander Peoples	Samoan
PG018329	Javanese	Christmas Island	50	Unengaged and Unreached	Javanese	Sunni Islam	Jawa	Malay Peoples	Orang Java (Javanese)
PG017034	Northern Barasano	Brazil	50	Unengaged and Unreached	Waimaha	Animism	Amazon	Latin American and Caribbean Peoples	Barasano, Northern
PG018370	PoaPoa	New Caledonia	50	No Longer Unreached	French	Roman Catholicism	New Caledonia	Pacific Islander Peoples	Poapoa
PG016310	Levantine Arabs	Dominica	50	Unengaged and Unreached	Standard Arabic	Sunni Islam	Arab, Levant	Arab Peoples	Arab, Levantine
PG048551	Surinamers	Germany	50	No Longer Unreached	Dutch	Folk Catholicism	Afro-Caribbean	Latin American and Caribbean Peoples	Surinamese (Dutch)
PG048775	Uncontacted of Jatapu	Brazil	50	Unengaged and Unreached	Waiwai	Animism	Amazon	Latin American and Caribbean Peoples	Uncontacted of Jatapu
PG042661	Bahraini Jews	Bahrain	50	Unengaged and Unreached	Standard Arabic	Judaism	Jews	Jewish Peoples	Jew (Arabic)
PG050283	Deaf Montserratians	Montserrat	60	Unengaged and Unreached	British Sign Language	Unknown	Deaf	Deaf Peoples	Deaf Montserratian
PG010097	Kowaki	Papua New Guinea	60	No Longer Unreached	Mauwake	Protestantism	New Guinea	Pacific Islander Peoples	Kowaki
PG010197	Mawak	Papua New Guinea	60	No Longer Unreached	Miani	Protestantism	New Guinea	Pacific Islander Peoples	Mawak
PG008012	Nangumiri	Australia	60	No Longer Unreached	Ngan'gityemerri	Animism	Aboriginal Australians	Pacific Islander Peoples	Nangumiri
PG022623	Amahai	Indonesia	60	No Longer Unreached	Ambonese Malay	Sunni Islam	Maluku-Central	Malay Peoples	Amahei
PG022983	Marengge	Indonesia	60	No Longer Unreached	Indonesian	Protestantism	New Guinea	Pacific Islander Peoples	Marengge
PG043263	Han Hwech'in	United States	60	No Longer Unreached	English	Protestantism	North American Indigenous	North American Peoples	Han Hwech'in
PG043457	Pentlatch	Canada	60	No Longer Unreached	English	Animism	North American Indigenous	North American Peoples	Pentlatch
PG043191	Cayuga	United States	60	No Longer Unreached	English	Protestantism	North American Indigenous	North American Peoples	Cayuga
PG048892	Great Andamanese	India	60	No Longer Unreached	Andaman Creole Hindi	Ethnoreligion	South Asian Tribal	South Asian Peoples	Great Andamanese
PG048901	Sentinelese	India	60	Unengaged and Unreached	Sentinel	Animism	South Asian Tribal	South Asian Peoples	Sentinelese
PG047510	Indo-Pakistani	Christmas Island	60	Unengaged and Unreached	Tamil	Sunni Islam	Other South Asian	South Asian Peoples	South Asian, general
PG016213	Levantine Arabs	British Virgin Islands	60	Unengaged and Unreached	Standard Arabic	Sunni Islam	Arab, Levant	Arab Peoples	Arab, Levantine
PG020928	Mlabri	Laos	60	Unengaged and Unreached	Mlabri	Animism	Mon-Khmer	Southeast Asian Peoples	Mlabri
PG017152	Turiwara	Brazil	60	Engaged yet Unreached	Tembé	Ethnoreligion	South American Indigenous	Latin American and Caribbean Peoples	Turiwara
PG018311	Maori	Tonga	60	No Longer Unreached	Maori	Protestantism	Polynesian	Pacific Islander Peoples	Maori
PG016948	Carapana	Brazil	60	Unengaged and Unreached	Carapana	Animism	South American Indigenous	Latin American and Caribbean Peoples	Karapana
PG017038	Ofayé	Brazil	60	Unengaged and Unreached	Portuguese	Ethnoreligion	South American Indigenous	Latin American and Caribbean Peoples	Opaye
PG016559	Ava-Canoeiro	Brazil	70	Unengaged and Unreached	Avá-Canoeiro	Animism	Guarani	Latin American and Caribbean Peoples	Ava-Canoeiro
PG016800	Galibi Karibi	Brazil	70	No Longer Unreached	Galibi Carib	Protestantism	South American Indigenous	Latin American and Caribbean Peoples	Carib
PG016422	Akurio	Suriname	70	No Longer Unreached	Trió	Protestantism	South American Indigenous	Latin American and Caribbean Peoples	Akuliyo
PG017103	Siriano	Brazil	70	Engaged yet Unreached	Siriano	Animism	South American Indigenous	Latin American and Caribbean Peoples	Siriano
PG010786	Oroha	Solomon Islands	70	No Longer Unreached	Oroha	Protestantism	Solomons	Pacific Islander Peoples	Oroha
PG012270	Yemeni Jews	Yemen	70	Unengaged and Unreached	Hebrew	Judaism	Jews	Jewish Peoples	Jew, Yemeni
PG049496	Garmatan	India	70	Unengaged and Unreached	Kachhi	Hinduism	Sindhi	South Asian Peoples	Garmatang
PG043676	Wappo	United States	70	No Longer Unreached	English	Protestantism	North American Indigenous	North American Peoples	Wappo
PG046891	Siripu	Colombia	70	Unengaged and Unreached	Cuiba	Ethnoreligion	South American Indigenous	Latin American and Caribbean Peoples	Siripu
PG046959	Itene	Bolivia	80	No Longer Unreached	Spanish	Protestantism	South American Indigenous	Latin American and Caribbean Peoples	Itene
PG047022	Isconahua	Peru	80	Unengaged and Unreached	Shipibo-Conibo	Ethnoreligion	Amazon	Latin American and Caribbean Peoples	Isconahua
PG047207	Liechtensteiners	United States	80	No Longer Unreached	Swiss German	Roman Catholicism	Germanic	Eurasian Peoples	Liechtensteiner (German)

To download a comprehensive people group list in spreadsheet form, visit our Research Data page.

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12,384 People Groups

7,301 UPGs

2,815 UUPGs

What are people groups and why do they matter to God?

Total global population: 8,316,361,920

About Peoplegroups.org