Unreached peoples of Angola
An overview of the country's people groups, focusing on those who still have little or no access to the gospel in their own language and culture.
Angola has a Christian majority, but the picture of its peoples still holds challenges. The main needs are not in large Muslim blocs, since Muslims are a small minority of immigrants, but in isolated rural communities, in peoples whose faith blends with ancestral traditions and in language groups that still do not have the Scriptures in their mother tongue. Full reach depends on discipleship, Bible translation and presence in the most distant regions.
- 0.9% Unreached (354K)
- 2.1% Minimally reached (833K)
- 11.5% Superficially reached (4.4M)
- 5.9% Partially reached (2.3M)
- 79.6% Significantly reached (30.9M)
- 8.3% Unreached (5)
- 6.7% Minimally reached (4)
- 8.3% Superficially reached (5)
- 30% Partially reached (18)
- 46.7% Significantly reached (28)
Source of people group data: Joshua Project (joshuaproject.net). Estimates, may vary.
Source: Joshua Project. Estimates, may vary.
| People | Population | Language | Evang. | Chr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muhakaona Frontier | 18K | Language unknown | 0% | 0% |
| Kung-Ekoka | 28K | Kung-Ekoka | 0.2% | 10% |
| Nyemba Ngangela | 1.2M | Nyemba | 0.2% | 85% |
| Nkhumbi | 859K | Nkumbi | 0.5% | 70% |
| Kuvale | 109K | Kuvale | 1.1% | 1.5% |
| Ngendelengo | 9K | Ngendelengo | 1.4% | 1.6% |
| Deaf Frontier | 27.5M | Pakistan Sign Language | 1.8% | 3.7% |
| Mbangala | 826K | Mbangala | 1.5% | 50% |
| French | 52M | French | 1.1% | 66.7% |
| Spaniard | 30.1M | Spanish | 1.3% | 77.7% |
| Vasekela Bushman Maligo | 23K | Northwestern Kung | 2% | 20% |
| Portuguese | 17.8M | Portuguese | 2.9% | 94.6% |
| Yauma | 66K | Yauma | 3.9% | 64.6% |
| Chinese | 15.5M | Mandarin Chinese | 4.5% | 8.5% |
| Holu | 77K | Holu | 4% | 55% |
| Simaa Nyengo | 29K | Nyengo | 4% | 50% |
| Bakwe Pygmy | 29K | Koongo | 5% | 25% |
| Nkangala | 64K | Nkangala | 5% | 40% |
| Lwalwa | 145K | Lwalu | 5.8% | 98.4% |
| Ndombe | 60K | Ndombe | 7% | 40% |
| Bolo | 6K | Kibala | 7% | 65% |
| Kung-Tsumkwe | 73K | Ju'hoan | 7.2% | 10.6% |
| Mbukushu | 129K | Mbukushu | 7.8% | 53.1% |
| Cape Verdean | 791K | Kabuverdianu | 8% | 96.8% |
| Mpinda | 39K | Mpinda | 8% | 20% |
| Nyaneka | 1.3M | Nyaneka | 8% | 90% |
| Herero | 384K | Herero | 9% | 95.9% |
| Simaa-Makoma | 37K | Simaa | 9.8% | 39.5% |
| Heikum | 73K | Haiom | 10% | 10% |
| Mbunda | 580K | Mbunda | 11.5% | 70.3% |
| Luyana Kwangali | 325K | Kwangali | 12% | 90% |
| Kxoe Xun | 10K | Khwedam | 12.5% | 19.7% |
| Masi | 49K | Mashi (Zambia) | 13% | 40% |
| Suku | 253K | Suku | 15.3% | 94.9% |
| Gciriku | 104K | Gciriku | 15.5% | 60.2% |
| Songo Nsongo | 268K | Songo (Angola) | 17% | 80% |
| Kwanyama | 1.8M | Oshiwambo | 18.1% | 96.7% |
| Lozi | 1.7M | Lozi | 18.4% | 84.2% |
| Ambo Ndonga | 481K | Ndonga | 18.5% | 98.1% |
| Ruund | 644K | Ruund | 18.9% | 96% |
| Luba-Lulua | 12.6M | Luba-Kasai | 19% | 86.1% |
| San Salvador Kongo | 1.3M | Kikongo | 19.3% | 99% |
| Yaka | 2.3M | Yaka (DR Congo) | 19.8% | 95.5% |
| Lunda Ndembu | 22K | Lunda | 20% | 94% |
| Luvale Lwena | 1.1M | Luvale | 20.1% | 83.1% |
| Yombe | 1.7M | Kiyombe | 20.6% | 98.4% |
| Kimbundu | 9.9M | Kimbundu | 22.4% | 97.3% |
| English Speakers in General | 58K | English | 22.8% | 82.6% |
| Lingala | 5.7M | Lingala | 23.3% | 90.6% |
| Lunda | 1.2M | Lunda | 23.6% | 91.7% |
| Dhimba | 47K | Dhimba | 25% | 70% |
| Lali | 207K | Laari | 25.2% | 98.9% |
| Ovimbundu Umbundu | 9.2M | Umbundu | 26.9% | 96.6% |
| Mbwela | 644K | Mbwela | 27% | 80% |
| Kwandu | 10K | Kwandu | 30% | 85% |
| Hungu | 1M | Hungu | 30% | 93% |
| Luimbi | 132K | Luimbi | 30% | 60% |
| Kongo | 6.9M | Koongo | 30.9% | 95.7% |
| Chokwe | 4.3M | Chokwe | 33.7% | 87.5% |
| Luchazi | 849K | Luchazi | 44.6% | 91.1% |
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