Photo courtesy of Joshua Project.By Nathan Zuck
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QUICK FACTS:
People groups: 26
Population: 1,605,200
Unreached people groups: 16
UPG population: 1,370,000
Unengaged UPGs: 3
UUPG population: 967,900
Number of countries: 8
Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African
Overview: Pygmy is a term used to describe ethnic groups whose average height is unusually short. Anthropologists define pygmy as any group whose adult men are less than 59 inches in average height. The term 'pygmy' is sometimes considered derogatory and most peoples classified within the Pygmy people cluster prefer to be referred to by their ethnic name. Most of these people groups are under 50,000 in population. Christianity and ethnic religions are widely practiced among these people groups.
Peoples within this cluster: Asua Pygmy; Baka Pygmy; Bakwe; Bakwe Pygmy; Bamassa Pygmy; Banziri Pygmy; Bayaka (Yaka); Buraka; Efe; Fumbira; Gagu; Gbanziri; Gundi Pygmy; Gyele; Lese; Monjombo; Mvuba
Countries where they are found: Angola; Cameroon; Central African Republic; Congo (Brazzaville); Congo (Kinshasa); Cote d’Ivoire; Gabon; Uganda
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