Unreached peoples of El Salvador
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.
El Salvador is an ethnically quite homogeneous country, but Joshua Project catalogs seven groups among its inhabitants: the large Salvadoran Mestizo majority, the Pipil people (descendants of the ancient Nahua), the Lenca, as well as small communities of German and American origin and the deaf community, which uses Salvadoran Sign Language. Only one of these groups, the deaf community, is considered unreached by the gospel, representing around 26,000 people without a relevant church in their own language and culture.
- 0.4% Unreached (26K)
- 0% Minimally reached (0)
- 0.9% Superficially reached (59K)
- 4.6% Partially reached (291K)
- 94% Significantly reached (5.9M)
- 14.3% Unreached (1)
- 0% Minimally reached (0)
- 28.6% Superficially reached (2)
- 28.6% Partially reached (2)
- 28.6% Significantly reached (2)
Source of people group data: Joshua Project (joshuaproject.net). Estimates, may vary.
Source: Joshua Project. Estimates, may vary.
| People | Population | Language | Evang. | Chr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaf Frontier | 27.5M | Pakistan Sign Language | 1.8% | 3.7% |
| Pipil | 12K | Nahuat | 2% | 96% |
| German | 66.7M | Standard German | 2.5% | 64.3% |
| Lenca | 198K | Spanish | 5.8% | 92.6% |
| Indigenous Mestizo | 421K | Spanish | 5.9% | 92.8% |
| US Americans | 202.4M | English | 32.9% | 81% |
| Salvadoran | 7M | Spanish | 44.5% | 94.6% |
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