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Indonesia

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

Indonesia is home to hundreds of people groups, and more than two hundred of them remain unreached by the gospel, totaling tens of millions of people. The largest include the Javanese and the Sundanese, the latter one of the largest unreached people groups in the world. Hundreds of languages still lack the Scriptures, and the geographic isolation of many islands leaves entire communities without access to Christian witness.

In the country i
15.8%Christians
10.8%evangelicals
By population i
69%unreached
19%significantly reached
  • 195M Unreached 69%
  • 1.5M Minimally reached 0.5%
  • 884K Superficially reached 0.3%
  • 31.5M Partially reached 11.1%
  • 53.8M Significantly reached 19%
By people groups i
788people groups
234unreached · 29.7%
  • 234 Unreached 29.7%
  • 66 Minimally reached 8.4%
  • 27 Superficially reached 3.4%
  • 408 Partially reached 51.8%
  • 53 Significantly reached 6.7%

Source of people group data: Joshua Project (joshuaproject.net). Estimates, may vary.

Source: Joshua Project. Estimates, may vary.

Unreached people groups · 788
People Population Language Evang. Chr.
Bonerate Frontier 16K Bonerate < 0.1% 0.1%
Kaili Ledo 400K Ledo Kaili < 0.1% 2%
Lolak Frontier 18K Indonesian 0.1% 0.1%
Penesak 152K Musi 0% 2%
Taje Frontier 5K Indonesian 0% 0%
Maba Frontier 12K Maba (Indonesia) 0% 0%
Cumbalacu Frontier 2K Bungku 0% 0%
Balantak 39K Balantak 0.3% 20%
Bahonsuai 300 Bahonsuai 0.7% 0.7%
Orang Dalam 5K Kubu 0.8% 2.2%

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