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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. 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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12,384 People Groups

8,316,361,920 population

7,301 UPGs

4,906,875,215 population

2,815 UUPGs

265,904,795 population

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

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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: 8,316,361,920
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12,384 people groups (page 248 of 248)

PhotoPGIDName ▼CountryPopulationSPILanguageReligionPeople Cluster (ROP2)Affinity Bloc (ROP1)People across Country (ROP3)
AchangPG009475AchangMyanmar40,500No Longer UnreachedAchangPolytheismOther Tibeto-BurmeseTibetan PeoplesAchang
AchaguaPG016217AchaguaColombia650No Longer UnreachedAchaguaEthnoreligionSouth American IndigenousLatin American and Caribbean PeoplesAchagua
AcehnesePG022477AcehneseIndonesia4,880,000Engaged yet UnreachedAchineseSunni IslamAceh of SumatraMalay PeoplesAcehnese
AccukattavandluPG049413AccukattavandluIndia12,500Unengaged and UnreachedTeluguShaivaismTeluguSouth Asian PeoplesAccukattavandlu
AcadiansPG043349AcadiansCanada128,000Engaged yet UnreachedFrenchRoman CatholicismFrenchEurasian PeoplesAcadian
Aburlin NegritoPG007607Aburlin NegritoPhilippines6,400No Longer UnreachedAbellen AytaAnimismFilipino TribalMalay PeoplesNegrito, Aburlin
AburePG013028AbureCote d’Ivoire114,000No Longer UnreachedAbureEthnoreligionGuineanSub-Saharan African PeoplesAbure
AbunPG022437AbunIndonesia4,300No Longer UnreachedAbunProtestantismNew GuineaPacific Islander PeoplesAbun
AbulasPG009654AbulasPapua New Guinea75,000No Longer UnreachedAmbulasProtestantismNew GuineaPacific Islander PeoplesAmbulas
AbuiPG022738AbuiIndonesia29,500No Longer UnreachedAbuiProtestantismFlores-Sumba-AlorMalay PeoplesAbui
AbuaPG013620AbuaNigeria58,000No Longer UnreachedAbuaProtestantismBenueSub-Saharan African PeoplesAbua
Abu-JunukPG050433Abu-JunukSudan9,800Unengaged and UnreachedSudanese ArabicSunni IslamNuba MountainsSub-Saharan African PeoplesAbu-Junuk
Aborlan TagbanwaPG007606Aborlan TagbanwaPhilippines23,000No Longer UnreachedTagbanwaAnimismFilipino TribalMalay PeoplesTagbanwa, Aborlan
Aborigine CreolesPG007815Aborigine CreolesAustralia18,500No Longer UnreachedKriolProtestantismAboriginal AustraliansPacific Islander PeoplesAustralian Aborigine
AbongPG014302AbongNigeria2,400No Longer UnreachedAbonProtestantismBenueSub-Saharan African PeoplesAbong
AboPG012465AboCameroon24,000No Longer UnreachedBankonProtestantismBantu, NorthwestSub-Saharan African PeoplesAbo
AbiePG009653AbiePapua New Guinea1,900No Longer UnreachedAneme WakeProtestantismNew GuineaPacific Islander PeoplesAbie
AbidjiPG013027AbidjiCote d’Ivoire104,000No Longer UnreachedAbidjiProtestantismGuineanSub-Saharan African PeoplesAbidji
AbenakiPG050676AbenakiUnited States1,300No Longer UnreachedEnglishNative American religionsNorth American IndigenousNorth American PeoplesAbenaki
AbenakiPG043348AbenakiCanada3,900No Longer UnreachedFrenchRoman CatholicismNorth American IndigenousNorth American PeoplesPenobscot
AbePG013026AbeCote d’Ivoire358,000No Longer UnreachedAbéProtestantismGuineanSub-Saharan African PeoplesAbe
AbdalPG049345AbdalIndia34,500Engaged yet UnreachedUrduSunni IslamUrduSouth Asian PeoplesAbdal
AbazaPG048739AbazaRussian Federation43,500Engaged yet UnreachedAbazaSunni IslamCaucasusEurasian PeoplesAbaza
AbauPG009652AbauPapua New Guinea16,500No Longer UnreachedAbauProtestantismNew GuineaPacific Islander PeoplesAbau
AbasakurPG009651AbasakurPapua New Guinea2,500No Longer UnreachedPalProtestantismNew GuineaPacific Islander PeoplesAbasakur
AbanyomPG013617AbanyomNigeria37,500No Longer UnreachedAbanyomProtestantismBenueSub-Saharan African PeoplesAbanyom
Abaknon SamaPG007605Abaknon SamaPhilippines33,500Engaged yet UnreachedInabaknonRoman CatholicismFilipino, CentralMalay PeoplesAbaknon Sama
Abai SungaiPG018464Abai SungaiMalaysia1,200Unengaged and UnreachedAbai SungaiSunni IslamBorneo-KalimantanMalay PeoplesAbai Sungai
AbagaPG009650AbagaPapua New Guinea1,200No Longer UnreachedAbagaProtestantismNew GuineaPacific Islander PeoplesAbaga
AariPG011548AariEthiopia480,000No Longer UnreachedAariEthnoreligionOmoticHorn of Africa PeoplesAari
Aanaar SaamiPG000110Aanaar SaamiFinland750No Longer UnreachedFinnishProtestantismFinno-Ugric, SaamiEurasian PeoplesSaami, Inari
A'ouPG022147A'ouChina2,700Unengaged and UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk ReligionMiao / HmongSoutheast Asian PeoplesA'ou
A-HmaoPG006652A-HmaoChina651,000No Longer UnreachedLarge Flowery MiaoAnimismMiao / HmongSoutheast Asian PeoplesA-Hmao
A ChePG006651A CheChina43,000Engaged yet UnreachedAcheChinese Folk ReligionOther Tibeto-BurmeseTibetan PeoplesA Che

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

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