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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 248 of 248)

PGID	Name	Country ▼	Population	SPI	Language	Religion	People Cluster (ROP2)	Affinity Bloc (ROP1)	People across Country (ROP3)
PG023964	Doms	Afghanistan	14,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Domari	Sunni Islam	Domari	Persian-Median Peoples	Dom
PG023968	Moghol	Afghanistan	9,300	Unengaged and Unreached	Dari	Sunni Islam	Urdu	South Asian Peoples	Moghol
PG023969	Munji-Yidgha	Afghanistan	8,900	Unengaged and Unreached	Munji	Shia Islam	Kashmiri	South Asian Peoples	Munji
PG023971	Kati Nuristani	Afghanistan	156,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Kati	Sunni Islam	Nuristani	Persian-Median Peoples	Bashgali-Kati
PG023972	Ashkuni Nuristani	Afghanistan	49,500	Unengaged and Unreached	Ashkun	Sunni Islam	Nuristani	Persian-Median Peoples	Ashkun
PG023974	Gawar-Bati	Afghanistan	39,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Gawar-Bati	Sunni Islam	Nuristani	Persian-Median Peoples	Gawar-Bati
PG023975	Grangali	Afghanistan	12,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Grangali	Sunni Islam	Nuristani	Persian-Median Peoples	Grangali
PG023976	Prasuni Nuristani	Afghanistan	12,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Prasuni	Sunni Islam	Nuristani	Persian-Median Peoples	Prasuni
PG023979	Waigeli Nuristani	Afghanistan	2,300	Unengaged and Unreached	Waigali	Sunni Islam	Nuristani	Persian-Median Peoples	Waigeli
PG023984	Wakhi	Afghanistan	17,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Wakhi	Shia Islam	Tajik	Persian-Median Peoples	Khik (Wakhi)
PG023985	Ishkashimi	Afghanistan	3,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Ishkashimi	Shia Imami Ismaili Islam	Tajik	Persian-Median Peoples	Ishkashimi
PG023986	Shughni	Afghanistan	40,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Shughni	Shia Islam	Tajik	Persian-Median Peoples	Shughni
PG023987	Parachi	Afghanistan	12,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Parachi	Sunni Islam	Persian	Persian-Median Peoples	Parachi
PG023990	Northwest Pashayi	Afghanistan	67,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Northwest Pashai	Sunni Islam	Kashmiri	South Asian Peoples	Pashayi, Northwest
PG023995	Northeast Pashayi	Afghanistan	51,500	Unengaged and Unreached	Northeast Pashai	Sunni Islam	Kashmiri	South Asian Peoples	Pashayi, Northeast
PG023997	Southwest Pashayi	Afghanistan	95,500	Unengaged and Unreached	Southwest Pashai	Sunni Islam	Kashmiri	South Asian Peoples	Pashayi, Southwest
PG024002	Persians	Afghanistan	117,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Iranian Persian	Shia Islam	Persian	Persian-Median Peoples	Persian
PG024006	Punjabis	Afghanistan	9,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Panjabi	Sunni Islam	Punjabi	South Asian Peoples	Punjabi, Eastern
PG024009	Southern Pashtuns	Afghanistan	13,780,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Southern Pashto	Sunni Islam	Pashtun	Persian-Median Peoples	Pashtun, Southern
PG024010	Qizilbash	Afghanistan	31,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Dari	Shia Islam	Persian	Persian-Median Peoples	Qizilbash
PG024012	Sanglechi	Afghanistan	2,200	Unengaged and Unreached	Sanglechi	Shia Islam	Tajik	Persian-Median Peoples	Sanglechi
PG024013	Sau	Afghanistan	9,200	Unengaged and Unreached	Savi	Sunni Islam	Kashmiri	South Asian Peoples	Sau
PG024015	Shumashti	Afghanistan	2,500	Unengaged and Unreached	Shumashti	Sunni Islam	Kashmiri	South Asian Peoples	Shumashti
PG024016	Sindhi	Afghanistan	27,500	Engaged yet Unreached	Sindhi	Sunni Islam	Sindhi	South Asian Peoples	Sindhi
PG024018	Tajiks	Afghanistan	11,490,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Dari	Sunni Islam	Tajik	Persian-Median Peoples	Tajik
PG024023	Turkmen	Afghanistan	2,105,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Turkmen	Sunni Islam	Turkmen	Turkic Peoples	Turkmen
PG024025	Urdu	Afghanistan	20,500	Unengaged and Unreached	Urdu	Sunni Islam	Urdu	South Asian Peoples	Urdu
PG024028	Uzbeks	Afghanistan	4,475,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Southern Uzbek	Sunni Islam	Uzbek	Turkic Peoples	Uzbek, Southern (Afghan Uzbek)
PG024030	Balkan Romani	Afghanistan	18,500	Unengaged and Unreached	Balkan Romani	Sunni Islam	Romani	Eurasian Peoples	Roma, Balkan
PG048537	Southeast Pashayi	Afghanistan	172,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Southeast Pashai	Sunni Islam	Kashmiri	South Asian Peoples	Pashayi, Southeast
PG043767	Eastern Pashtuns	Afghanistan	2,815,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Northern Pashto	Sunni Islam	Pashtun	Persian-Median Peoples	Pashtun, Northern
PG046988	Deaf Afghans	Afghanistan	425,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Afghan Sign Language	Sunni Islam	Deaf	Deaf Peoples	Deaf Afghan
PG047002	Rushon	Afghanistan	6,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Shughni	Shia Imami Ismaili Islam	Tajik	Persian-Median Peoples	Rushan
PG049304	Central Pashtuns	Afghanistan	2,900,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Central Pashto	Sunni Islam	Pashtun	Persian-Median Peoples	Pashtun, Central

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

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People Groups of the World

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What are People Groups?

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People Group Research

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People Groups of the World

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What are People Groups?

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People Group Research

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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: 8,315,661,470

About Peoplegroups.org