Unreached people groups
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.
Overview
Colombia is home to more than a hundred people groups, including dozens of indigenous communities and Afro-descendant populations. Although the nation is majority Christian, some of these groups, especially isolated indigenous peoples in the Amazon, the Pacific coast and the Caribbean coast, still have little or no full access to the Scriptures in their mother tongue. Many live in remote regions and in territories affected by violence from armed groups, which makes gospel work difficult.
In the country i
94.5%Christians
7.8%evangelicals
By population i
0.4%unreached
69.1%significantly reached
- 218K Unreached 0.4%
- 112K Minimally reached 0.2%
- 55K Superficially reached 0.1%
- 16.1M Partially reached 30.2%
- 36.8M Significantly reached 69.1%
By people groups i
121people groups
16unreached · 13.2%
- 16 Unreached 13.2%
- 20 Minimally reached 16.5%
- 7 Superficially reached 5.8%
- 54 Partially reached 44.6%
- 24 Significantly reached 19.8%
Source of people group data: Joshua Project (joshuaproject.net). Estimates, may vary.
Source: Joshua Project. Estimates, may vary.
Unreached people groups · 121
| People | Population | Language | Evang. | Chr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siripu Frontier | 80 | Cuiba | 0% | 0% |
| Miranha | 4K | Bora | 0.5% | 28.5% |
| Tariano | 2K | Tariana | 0.5% | 50% |
| Passé Frontier | 80 | Spanish | 0% | 0% |
| Embera-Baudó Frontier | 7K | Embera-Baudo | 0% | 0% |
| Retuara | 700 | Tanimuca-Letuama | 0.3% | 10% |
| Yari Frontier | 900 | Spanish | 0% | 0% |
| Kokama | 29K | Kukama-Kukamiria | 0.6% | 10% |
| Carabayo Macusa Frontier | 300 | Carabayo | 0% | 0% |
| Carijona | 600 | Spanish | 0.8% | 10% |
| Upper Andágueda Embera-Catío Frontier | 9K | Embera-Catio | 0% | 0% |
| Bare | 13K | Nhengatu | 0.5% | 20% |
| Hupda Frontier | 2K | Hupde | 0.9% | 35.3% |
| Wiwa Malayo | 19K | Sanka | 0.4% | 2.1% |
| Arauca River Guajibo | 500 | Playero | 0.1% | 50% |
| Palestinian Arab | 11.5M | Levantine Arabic | 1% | 3.6% |
| Southern Barasano Frontier | 1K | Barasana-Eduria | 0% | 0% |
| Jew | 244K | Levantine Arabic | 0.3% | 0.7% |
| Nonuya Frontier | 300 | Spanish | 0% | 0% |
| Spanish-Speaking Jews | 188K | Spanish | 0.2% | 0.3% |
| Wounaan | 25K | Woun Meu | 0.4% | 65% |
| Kofan | 3K | Cofan | 1% | 8% |
| Chiricoa | 20 | Cuiba | 1% | 10% |
| Embera-Catio Katio | 42K | Embera-Catio | 1.5% | 45% |
| Betoye | 900 | Spanish | 1% | 20% |
| Kogi | 21K | Kogi | 1.6% | 1.6% |
| Saija Embera | 9K | Epena | 1.5% | 40% |
| Deaf Frontier | 27.5M | Pakistan Sign Language | 1.8% | 3.7% |
| Ocaina | 600 | Ocaina | 1% | 76.1% |
| Yaruro | 9K | Pume | 1% | 10% |
| Chamí Embera | 6K | Embera-Chami | 1.5% | 45% |
| Kankuamo | 4K | Spanish | 1% | 20% |
| French | 52M | French | 1.1% | 66.7% |
| Spaniard | 30.1M | Spanish | 1.3% | 77.7% |
| Canamomo | 30K | Spanish | 2% | 30% |
| Masiguare | 600 | Cuiba | 2% | 10% |
| Huitoto Nipode | 550 | Nipode Witoto | 2% | 40% |
| Dujo | 100 | Spanish | 2% | 25% |
| Tunebo Angosturas | 100 | Spanish | 2% | 25% |
| Western Tunebo | 4K | Western Tunebo | 2% | 40% |
| Pisamira | 70 | Spanish | 2% | 30% |
| Tanimuca | 700 | Tanimuca-Letuama | 2.8% | 30% |
| Arhuaco | 37K | Arhuaco | 2.8% | 7% |
| Eastern Tunebo | 4K | Barro Negro Tunebo | 3% | 10% |
| Epera Frontier | 580 | Spanish | 3.4% | 6.8% |
| Amorua Wipiwe | 200 | Guahibo | 3% | 70% |
| Yauna | 200 | Macuna | 3% | 50% |
| Huitoto Murui | 14K | Murui Witoto | 3% | 85% |
| Zenú | 40K | Spanish | 3% | 65% |
| Inga | 22K | Inga | 3% | 70% |
| Jungle Inga | 14K | Jungle Inga | 3% | 20% |
| Desana | 6K | Desano | 3.6% | 20% |
| Kamentsa | 8K | Camsa | 3.7% | 40% |
| Piaroa | 18K | Piaroa | 3.8% | 20% |
| Chinese | 15.5M | Mandarin Chinese | 4.5% | 8.5% |
| Pijao Coyaima | 55K | Spanish | 4% | 30% |
| Guanaca | 800 | Spanish | 4% | 30% |
| Chimila | 2K | Chimila | 4% | 45% |
| Tatuyo | 400 | Tatuyo | 4% | 20% |
| Cuiba | 1K | Cuiba | 4.7% | 8.4% |
| Yukpa | 12K | Yukpa | 4.1% | 75.3% |
| Bara | 1K | Waimaha | 4.1% | 40.2% |
| Tukano | 12K | Tucano | 4.4% | 54.1% |
| Tuyuka | 3K | Tuyuca | 4.6% | 60% |
| Sáliba | 5K | Saliba | 4.9% | 55.1% |
| Yuruti | 1K | Wajiara | 5% | 59.4% |
| Tama | 600 | Spanish | 5% | 25% |
| Muinane | 2K | Muinane | 5% | 80% |
| Muisca | 14K | Spanish | 5% | 90% |
| Yucuna | 2K | Yucuna | 5% | 80% |
| Vlax Roma Frontier | 1.2M | Vlax Romani | 6% | 71.3% |
| Pastos and Quillasingas | 80K | Spanish | 5% | 40% |
| Guayabero | 3K | Guayabero | 5% | 80% |
| Totoró | 4K | Spanish | 5% | 70% |
| Tule | 1K | Spanish | 5% | 40% |
| Ambaló | 3K | Spanish | 5% | 35% |
| Makuna | 2K | Macuna | 5.1% | 69.5% |
| Napo Quechua | 34K | Napo Quichua | 5.5% | 93.2% |
| Quaiquer | 49K | Awa-Cuaiquer | 5.9% | 65% |
| Siriano | 2K | Siriano | 6% | 67.5% |
| Palenqueiro | 4K | Palenquero | 6% | 97% |
| Kawiyari | 1K | Cabiyari | 6% | 80% |
| Karapana | 700 | Carapana | 6.8% | 76.8% |
| Pira-tapuia | 2K | Piratapuyo | 7% | 60% |
| Wayuu | 770K | Wayuu | 7% | 20% |
| Matapi | 2K | Yucuna | 7% | 65% |
| Emberá-Tadó | 1K | Embera-Tado | 7% | 40% |
| Yukpa Coyaima | 2K | Yukpa | 7% | 80% |
| Yagua | 9K | Yagua | 7.3% | 13.9% |
| Macu | 200 | Cacua | 7% | 70% |
| Yanacona | 25K | Spanish | 7% | 75% |
| Zambos and Mulattoes | 6.2M | Spanish | 8% | 89.4% |
| Huitoto Meneca | 3K | Minica Witoto | 8% | 90% |
| Central Tunebo | 4K | Central Tunebo | 8% | 40% |
| Caló Romani | 937K | Calo | 9% | 93.7% |
| White Colombian | 10.2M | Spanish | 9.6% | 96.2% |
| Andoque | 900 | Andoque | 10% | 60% |
| Eduria | 100 | Barasana-Eduria | 10% | 10% |
| Colombian Mestizo | 37.2M | Spanish | 10.7% | 96.2% |
| Northern Embera | 48K | Northern Embera | 11.6% | 53.7% |
| Mirana | 800 | Bora | 12% | 15% |
| Achagua | 1K | Achagua | 12% | 70% |
| Ticuna | 65K | Ticuna | 12% | 84.8% |
| Nukak | 800 | Nukak Maku | 12.3% | 15% |
| Detribalized Indigenous People | 16.6M | Spanish | 12.5% | 91.2% |
| Agualinda Macaguán | 500 | Macaguan | 13% | 50% |
| Wanano | 4K | Wanano | 13.8% | 74.7% |
| Coreguaje | 4K | Koreguaje | 14% | 20% |
| Siona | 4K | Siona | 17.3% | 60% |
| Island Creole | 30K | Islander English Creole | 18% | 90% |
| Guajibo | 77K | Guahibo | 20.1% | 74.2% |
| Curripaco | 21K | Curripaco | 22% | 58.8% |
| Paya-Pucuro Guna | 4K | Border Kuna | 27.3% | 70% |
| Guambiano | 42K | Misak | 30% | 70% |
| Motilone Bari | 7K | Bari | 30.1% | 70.7% |
| Puinave | 11K | Puinave | 30.1% | 60% |
| Jamaicans | 3.4M | Jamaican English Creole | 30.9% | 85.1% |
| Piapoco | 19K | Piapoco | 32.1% | 50.9% |
| US Americans | 202.4M | English | 32.9% | 81% |
| Paez | 258K | Nasa | 38% | 65% |
| Cubeo | 16K | Cubeo | 39.3% | 77.8% |
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