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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

8,315,933,320 population

7,301 UPGs

4,906,606,315 population

2,815 UUPGs

265,877,995 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: 8,315,933,320
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12,384 people groups (page 3 of 248)

PhotoPGIDNameCountryPopulationSPILanguage ▼ReligionPeople Cluster (ROP2)Affinity Bloc (ROP1)People across Country (ROP3)
Han Chinese (Cantonese)PG043259Han Chinese (Cantonese)United States1,030,000No Longer UnreachedYue ChineseAtheismChineseEast Asian PeoplesHan Chinese, Cantonese
Han Chinese (Cantonese)PG050584Han Chinese (Cantonese)Macao668,000No Longer UnreachedYue ChineseChinese Folk ReligionChineseEast Asian PeoplesHan Chinese, Cantonese
MacanesePG050585MacaneseMacao9,000No Longer UnreachedYue ChineseProtestantismOther Southeast AsianSoutheast Asian PeoplesMacanese
Han Chinese (Cantonese)PG050587Han Chinese (Cantonese)Hong Kong6,245,000No Longer UnreachedYue ChineseChinese Folk ReligionChineseEast Asian PeoplesHan Chinese, Cantonese
Han ChinesePG024949Han ChineseMexico26,000No Longer UnreachedYue ChineseAtheismChineseEast Asian PeoplesHan Chinese, Mandarin
Han ChinesePG033444Han ChineseBrunei7,900No Longer UnreachedYue ChineseChinese Folk ReligionChineseEast Asian PeoplesHan Chinese, Cantonese
Han Chinese (Cantonese)PG024760Han Chinese (Cantonese)Honduras7,800No Longer UnreachedYue ChineseChinese Folk ReligionChineseEast Asian PeoplesHan Chinese, Cantonese
Han ChinesePG024831Han ChinesePanama69,500No Longer UnreachedYue ChineseAtheismChineseEast Asian PeoplesHan Chinese, Cantonese
Lianshan ZhuangPG022135Lianshan ZhuangChina48,000Engaged yet UnreachedYue ChineseChinese Folk ReligionZhuangSoutheast Asian PeoplesZhuang, Lianshan
Han Chinese (Cantonese)PG020725Han Chinese (Cantonese)Singapore512,000No Longer UnreachedYue ChineseChinese Folk ReligionChineseEast Asian PeoplesHan Chinese, Cantonese
Han Chinese (Cantonese)PG017533Han Chinese (Cantonese)Peru118,000No Longer UnreachedYue ChineseChinese Folk ReligionChineseEast Asian PeoplesHan Chinese, Cantonese
NgaiPG011186NgaiVietnam5,400Unengaged and UnreachedYue ChineseChinese Folk ReligionChineseEast Asian PeoplesNgai
Han ChinesePG009111Han ChineseLaos36,500No Longer UnreachedYue ChineseChinese Folk ReligionChineseEast Asian PeoplesHan Chinese, Cantonese
Han Chinese (Cantonese)PG006808Han Chinese (Cantonese)China64,770,000No Longer UnreachedYue ChineseChinese Folk ReligionChineseEast Asian PeoplesHan Chinese, Cantonese
Han Chinese (Cantonese)PG015361Han Chinese (Cantonese)Mauritius8,400No Longer UnreachedYue ChineseChinese Folk ReligionChineseEast Asian PeoplesHan Chinese, Cantonese
Han ChinesePG015468Han ChineseReunion31,500No Longer UnreachedYue ChineseChinese Folk ReligionChineseEast Asian PeoplesHan Chinese, Cantonese
Han Chinese (Cantonese)PG000058Han Chinese (Cantonese)Belgium9,500No Longer UnreachedYue ChineseAtheismChineseEast Asian PeoplesHan Chinese, Cantonese
YucunaPG016295YucunaColombia750No Longer UnreachedYucunaEthnoreligionSouth American IndigenousLatin American and Caribbean PeoplesYucuna
YucatecPG016209YucatecBelize5,700No Longer UnreachedYucatecoFolk CatholicismMayaLatin American and Caribbean PeoplesMaya, Yucatan
YucatecPG047279YucatecUnited States203,000No Longer UnreachedYucatecoEthnoreligionMayaLatin American and Caribbean PeoplesMaya, Yucatan
Nyua-BondePG018362Nyua-BondeNew Caledonia3,000Unengaged and UnreachedYuangaRoman CatholicismNew CaledoniaPacific Islander PeoplesNyua-Bonde
YoyPG010940YoyThailand6,300No Longer UnreachedYoyAnimismTaiSoutheast Asian PeoplesYoy
YoyPG009191YoyLaos1,800Unengaged and UnreachedYoyAnimismTaiSoutheast Asian PeoplesYoy
Younuo BunuPG023114Younuo BunuChina29,500Unengaged and UnreachedYounuo BunuEthnoreligionYao-MienSoutheast Asian PeoplesYounuo
JinoPG007218JinoChina24,000Unengaged and UnreachedYoule JinuoChinese Folk ReligionOther Tibeto-BurmeseTibetan PeoplesJino
Youjiang ZhuangPG022142Youjiang ZhuangChina870,000Engaged yet UnreachedYoujiang ZhuangChinese Folk ReligionZhuangSoutheast Asian PeoplesZhuang, Youjiang
WabPG010580WabPapua New Guinea550No Longer UnreachedYoteProtestantismNew GuineaPacific Islander PeoplesWab
YorubaPG012364YorubaBenin265,000Engaged yet UnreachedYorubaAfrican Traditional ReligionYorubaSub-Saharan African PeoplesYoruba
YorubaPG012463YorubaBurkina Faso85,000No Longer UnreachedYorubaFolk IslamYorubaSub-Saharan African PeoplesYoruba
YorubaPG013390YorubaGhana532,000No Longer UnreachedYorubaFolk IslamYorubaSub-Saharan African PeoplesYoruba
YorubaPG013151YorubaCote d’Ivoire150,000No Longer UnreachedYorubaNeo-PentecostalismYorubaSub-Saharan African PeoplesYoruba
YorubaPG013173YorubaEquatorial Guinea130,000No Longer UnreachedYorubaProtestantismYorubaSub-Saharan African PeoplesYoruba
YorubaPG014193YorubaNigeria48,900,000No Longer UnreachedYorubaNeo-PentecostalismYorubaSub-Saharan African PeoplesYoruba
YorubaPG013615YorubaNiger90,000No Longer UnreachedYorubaFolk IslamYorubaSub-Saharan African PeoplesYoruba
EgbaPG013759EgbaNigeria6,155,000No Longer UnreachedYorubaNeo-PentecostalismYorubaSub-Saharan African PeoplesEgba
YorubaPG014300YorubaSierra Leone7,400No Longer UnreachedYorubaProtestantismYorubaSub-Saharan African PeoplesYoruba
YorubaPG014462YorubaTogo144,000No Longer UnreachedYorubaNeo-PentecostalismYorubaSub-Saharan African PeoplesYoruba
YorubaPG047644YorubaUnited States152,000No Longer UnreachedYorubaAfrican Traditional ReligionYorubaSub-Saharan African PeoplesYoruba
YorubaPG050477YorubaCanada10,500No Longer UnreachedYorubaNeo-PentecostalismYorubaSub-Saharan African PeoplesYoruba
YoronPG007581YoronJapan7,300Unengaged and UnreachedYoronShinbutsu-ShugoJapaneseEast Asian PeoplesYoron
WandabongPG010600WandabongPapua New Guinea1,900No Longer UnreachedYopnoProtestantismNew GuineaPacific Islander PeoplesWandabong
NokopoPG010313NokopoPapua New Guinea5,900No Longer UnreachedYopnoProtestantismNew GuineaPacific Islander PeoplesNokopo
IsanPG009990IsanPapua New Guinea14,500No Longer UnreachedYopnoProtestantismNew GuineaPacific Islander PeoplesIsan
KewiengPG010059KewiengPapua New Guinea2,900No Longer UnreachedYopnoProtestantismNew GuineaPacific Islander PeoplesKewieng
Yongnan ZhuangPG022141Yongnan ZhuangChina1,830,000Engaged yet UnreachedYongnan ZhuangChinese Folk ReligionZhuangSoutheast Asian PeoplesZhuang, Yongnan
YongomPG010673YongomPapua New Guinea13,000No Longer UnreachedYongkomProtestantismNew GuineaPacific Islander PeoplesYonggom
ZanofilPG010676ZanofilPapua New Guinea1,800No Longer UnreachedYongkomRoman CatholicismNew GuineaPacific Islander PeoplesZanofil
Central Yongbei ZhuangPG048782Central Yongbei ZhuangChina689,000Engaged yet UnreachedYongbei ZhuangChinese Folk ReligionZhuangSoutheast Asian PeoplesZhuang, Central Yongbei
Eastern Yongbei ZhuangPG048783Eastern Yongbei ZhuangChina746,000Engaged yet UnreachedYongbei ZhuangChinese Folk ReligionZhuangSoutheast Asian PeoplesZhuang, Eastern Yongbei
Western Yongbei ZhuangPG048784Western Yongbei ZhuangChina355,000Engaged yet UnreachedYongbei ZhuangChinese Folk ReligionZhuangSoutheast Asian PeoplesZhuang, Western Yongbei

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

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