Ethnoreligion - Animism (EAN)

Ethnoreligion - Animism is a part of the Ethnoreligion religion. Animism is the belief system or worldview that non-human entities (animals, plants, inanimate objects) possess a spiritual essence or soul. Animism encompasses the belief that there is no separation between the spiritual and physical world and that spirits exist not only in physical objects but also in phenomena such as thunder, wind and shadows.

People Groups adhering to Ethnoreligion - Animism

Ethnoreligion - Animism Fast Facts:

Total People Groups:1,361
Total Population:110,047,480
Unengaged and Unreached:
People Groups:259
Population:6,766,230
Engaged yet Unreached:
People Groups:391
Population:64,243,020
No Longer Unreached:
People Groups:711
Population:39,038,230

People Groups who follow Ethnoreligion - Animism

Strategic Progress Index
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1,361 people groups (page 3 of 28)

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▲Language
JimbinJimbinNigeria4,700Unengaged and UnreachedZumbun
KariyaKariyaNigeria4,800Unengaged and UnreachedKariya
LaruLaruNigeria34,500Unengaged and UnreachedLaru
OkpamheriOkpamheriNigeria284,000Unengaged and UnreachedOkpamheri
Pa'aPa'aNigeria18,500Unengaged and UnreachedPa'a
ShaniShaniNigeria850Unengaged and UnreachedHausa
UkaanUkaanNigeria65,000Unengaged and UnreachedUkaan
UnemeUnemeNigeria40,000Unengaged and UnreachedUneme
KrimKrimSierra Leone22,000Unengaged and UnreachedMende (Sierra Leone)
BijobeBijobeTogo6,700Unengaged and UnreachedMiyobe
MamprusiMamprusiTogo18,000Unengaged and UnreachedMampruli
WaamaWaamaTogo24,500Unengaged and UnreachedWaama
DahaloDahaloKenya650Unengaged and UnreachedSwahili (individual language)
KonsoKonsoKenya2,300Unengaged and UnreachedKonso
TharakaTharakaKenya252,000Unengaged and UnreachedTharaka
GoroaGoroaTanzania187,000Unengaged and UnreachedGorowa
AmbaAmbaUganda65,000Unengaged and UnreachedAmba (Uganda)
Makhuwa-ShirimaMakhuwa-ShirimaMozambique1,020,000Unengaged and UnreachedMakhuwa-Shirima
NgoniNgoniMozambique84,000Unengaged and UnreachedChichewa
TotelaTotelaZambia70,500Unengaged and UnreachedTotela
TswaTswaZimbabwe199,000Unengaged and UnreachedTswa
CabiyariCabiyariColombia350Unengaged and UnreachedCabiyarí
CarabayoCarabayoColombia225Unengaged and UnreachedCarabayo
CarapanaCarapanaColombia450Unengaged and UnreachedCarapana
CarijonaCarijonaColombia375Unengaged and UnreachedSpanish
DesanaDesanaColombia2,300Unengaged and UnreachedDesano
HupdahHupdahColombia300Unengaged and UnreachedHupdë
PiratapuyoPiratapuyoColombia650Unengaged and UnreachedPiratapuyo
TuyukaTuyukaColombia1,600Unengaged and UnreachedTuyuca
Western TuneboWestern TuneboColombia1,800Unengaged and UnreachedWestern Tunebo
YariYariColombia900Unengaged and UnreachedSpanish
PemonPemonGuyana550Unengaged and UnreachedPemon
CuibaCuibaVenezuela650Unengaged and UnreachedCuiba
ArapasoArapasoBrazil475Unengaged and UnreachedTucano
Asurini of the XinguAsurini of the XinguBrazil200Unengaged and UnreachedXingú Asuriní
Ava-CanoeiroAva-CanoeiroBrazil70Unengaged and UnreachedAvá-Canoeiro
AwetiAwetiBrazil225Unengaged and UnreachedAwetí
BororoBororoBrazil2,400Unengaged and UnreachedBorôro
DesanaDesanaBrazil1,800Unengaged and UnreachedDesano
Enawenê-NawêEnawenê-NawêBrazil1,000Unengaged and UnreachedEnawené-Nawé
GuatoGuatoBrazil700Unengaged and UnreachedPortuguese
IrantxeIrantxeBrazil475Unengaged and UnreachedPortuguese
KalapaloKalapaloBrazil900Unengaged and UnreachedKuikúro-Kalapálo
KambaKambaBrazil2,100Unengaged and UnreachedSpanish
CarapanaCarapanaBrazil60Unengaged and UnreachedCarapana
Amazonas AraraAmazonas AraraBrazil375Unengaged and UnreachedBaniwa
CubeoCubeoBrazil550Unengaged and UnreachedCubeo
MakunaMakunaBrazil175Unengaged and UnreachedMacuna
MandahuacaMandahuacaBrazil25Unengaged and UnreachedPortuguese
MatipuMatipuBrazil200Unengaged and UnreachedKuikúro-Kalapálo

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

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