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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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Total global population: 8,315,267,670

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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)
PG048427	Vietnamese	Taiwan	217,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Vietnamese	Ancestor Worship	Vietnamese	Southeast Asian Peoples	Kinh
PG048428	Vietnamese	Russian Federation	150,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Vietnamese	Ancestor Worship	Vietnamese	Southeast Asian Peoples	Kinh
PG007333	Naxi	China	343,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Naxi	Ancestor Worship	Other Tibeto-Burmese	Tibetan Peoples	Naxi
PG015290	Antanosy	Madagascar	808,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Tanosy Malagasy	Ancestor Worship	Malagasy	Malay Peoples	Antanosy
PG033502	Fumbira	Uganda	990,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Kinyarwanda	Anglicanism	Pygmy	Sub-Saharan African Peoples	Fumbira
PG024980	Samburu	Kenya	340,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Samburu	Animism	Nilotic	Sub-Saharan African Peoples	Samburu
PG033363	Mahafaly	Madagascar	483,000	No Longer Unreached	Tandroy-Mahafaly Malagasy	Animism	Malagasy	Malay Peoples	Mahafaly
PG033364	Saint-Mariens	Madagascar	79,000	No Longer Unreached	Plateau Malagasy	Animism	Malagasy	Malay Peoples	Saint-Marien
PG033450	Khuen	Laos	15,500	Unengaged and Unreached	Khuen	Animism	Mon-Khmer	Southeast Asian Peoples	Khuen
PG033452	Maleng	Laos	1,100	Unengaged and Unreached	Maleng	Animism	Mon-Khmer	Southeast Asian Peoples	Maleng
PG033455	Pana	Laos	600	Unengaged and Unreached	Phana'	Animism	Hani-Akha	Himalayan Peoples	Pana
PG033456	Phai	Laos	28,500	Unengaged and Unreached	Phai	Animism	Mon-Khmer	Southeast Asian Peoples	Prai
PG033461	Puoc	Laos	9,900	Unengaged and Unreached	Puoc	Animism	Mon-Khmer	Southeast Asian Peoples	Xinh Mun
PG033464	Sedang	Laos	1,300	Unengaged and Unreached	Sedang	Animism	Mon-Khmer	Southeast Asian Peoples	Sedang
PG033466	Red Thai	Laos	47,500	Unengaged and Unreached	Tai Daeng	Animism	Tai	Southeast Asian Peoples	Tai Daeng, Red Tai
PG033477	Daasanach	Kenya	16,500	Engaged yet Unreached	Daasanach	Animism	Sidama	Horn of Africa Peoples	Daasanach
PG033479	Datoga	Tanzania	178,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Datooga	Animism	Nilotic	Sub-Saharan African Peoples	Datooga
PG033484	Kango-Dibatchwa	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	7,500	Engaged yet Unreached	Kango (Tshopo District)	Animism	Bantu, Central-Congo	Sub-Saharan African Peoples	Kango (Dibatchwa)
PG033488	Marakwet	Kenya	521,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Markweeta	Animism	Nilotic	Sub-Saharan African Peoples	Talai
PG033492	Ogiek	Kenya	113,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Kikuyu	Animism	Khoisan	Sub-Saharan African Peoples	Okiek
PG033497	Kisankasa	Tanzania	13,500	Engaged yet Unreached	Kisankasa	Animism	Khoisan	Sub-Saharan African Peoples	Kisankasa
PG039203	Tlacolula Valley Zapotec	Mexico	108,000	No Longer Unreached	Spanish	Animism	Zapotec	Latin American and Caribbean Peoples	Zapotec, San Juan Guelavia
PG041243	Gond (Chhattisgarhi)	India	7,660,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Chhattisgarhi	Animism	Marathi-Konkani	South Asian Peoples	Gond (Chhattisgarhi)
PG039162	Copala Triqui	Mexico	33,500	No Longer Unreached	Copala Triqui	Animism	Mixtec	Latin American and Caribbean Peoples	Trique, Copala
PG041399	Ho	India	1,195,000	No Longer Unreached	Ho	Animism	Munda-Santal	South Asian Peoples	Ho
PG041433	Koya	India	1,030,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Koya	Animism	South Asian Tribal	South Asian Peoples	Koya
PG041444	Garo	India	1,080,000	No Longer Unreached	Garo	Animism	Garo-Tripuri	Himalayan Peoples	Garo
PG041449	Rai	India	832,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Nepali (individual language)	Animism	South Himalayan	Himalayan Peoples	Rai
PG015663	Makua	Zimbabwe	16,500	Engaged yet Unreached	Makhuwa-Meetto	Animism	Bantu, Makua-Yao	Sub-Saharan African Peoples	Makhuwa-Meetto
PG015669	Nyungwe	Zimbabwe	33,500	Engaged yet Unreached	Nyungwe	Animism	Bantu, Chewa-Sena	Sub-Saharan African Peoples	Nyungwe
PG015681	Tswa	Zimbabwe	200,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Tswa	Animism	Bantu, Central-Southeast	Sub-Saharan African Peoples	Tswa
PG015684	Venda	Zimbabwe	119,000	No Longer Unreached	Venda	Animism	Bantu, Southeastern	Sub-Saharan African Peoples	Venda
PG016221	Cabiyari	Colombia	350	Unengaged and Unreached	Cabiyarí	Animism	South American Indigenous	Latin American and Caribbean Peoples	Cabiyari
PG016224	Carabayo	Colombia	225	Unengaged and Unreached	Carabayo	Animism	South American Indigenous	Latin American and Caribbean Peoples	Carabayo
PG016225	Carapana	Colombia	450	Unengaged and Unreached	Carapana	Animism	South American Indigenous	Latin American and Caribbean Peoples	Karapana
PG016226	Carijona	Colombia	375	Unengaged and Unreached	Spanish	Animism	South American Indigenous	Latin American and Caribbean Peoples	Carijona
PG016228	Central Tunebo	Colombia	6,900	No Longer Unreached	Central Tunebo	Animism	South American Indigenous	Latin American and Caribbean Peoples	Tunebo, Central
PG016230	Chimila	Colombia	2,500	Engaged yet Unreached	Chimila	Animism	South American Indigenous	Latin American and Caribbean Peoples	Chimila
PG016232	Cofan	Colombia	1,000	No Longer Unreached	Cofán	Animism	South American Indigenous	Latin American and Caribbean Peoples	Cofan
PG016239	Coreguaje	Colombia	3,000	No Longer Unreached	Koreguaje	Animism	South American Indigenous	Latin American and Caribbean Peoples	Coreguaje
PG016242	Cubeo	Colombia	6,700	Engaged yet Unreached	Cubeo	Animism	South American Indigenous	Latin American and Caribbean Peoples	Cubeo, Cuveo
PG016243	Cuiba	Colombia	750	No Longer Unreached	Cuiba	Animism	South American Indigenous	Latin American and Caribbean Peoples	Cuiba
PG016245	Desana	Colombia	2,300	Unengaged and Unreached	Desano	Animism	South American Indigenous	Latin American and Caribbean Peoples	Desano
PG016250	Nukak Makú	Colombia	800	No Longer Unreached	Nukak Makú	Animism	Amazon	Latin American and Caribbean Peoples	Nukak Maku
PG016253	Hupdah	Colombia	300	Unengaged and Unreached	Hupdë	Animism	Amazon	Latin American and Caribbean Peoples	Hupdah
PG016254	Arhuaco	Colombia	16,500	Engaged yet Unreached	Arhuaco	Animism	South American Indigenous	Latin American and Caribbean Peoples	Arhuaco
PG016264	Northern Barasano	Colombia	100	No Longer Unreached	Waimaha	Animism	Amazon	Latin American and Caribbean Peoples	Barasano, Northern
PG016272	Piratapuyo	Colombia	650	Unengaged and Unreached	Piratapuyo	Animism	South American Indigenous	Latin American and Caribbean Peoples	Pira-Tapuia
PG015571	Buka-Khwe	Zambia	150	Engaged yet Unreached	Kxoe	Animism	Khoisan	Sub-Saharan African Peoples	Kxoe
PG015606	Mashi	Zambia	112,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Mashi (Zambia)	Animism	Khoisan	Sub-Saharan African Peoples	Masi, Mashi

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

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12,384 People Groups

7,299 UPGs

2,817 UUPGs

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

Total global population: 8,315,267,670

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