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Nepal

Unreached peoples of Nepal

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

Nepal is a mosaic of nearly 200 ethnic groups and peoples, shaped by the extreme geography of the Himalayas: each valley can hold a different language and identity. More than 94% of these peoples are considered unreached by Joshua Project, and the vast majority have no local church movement nor any portion of Scripture in their own language.

In the country i
1.4%Christians
1.4%evangelicals
By population i
88.5%unreached
significantly reached
  • 88.5% Unreached (25.9M)
  • 0% Minimally reached ()
  • 0% Superficially reached ()
  • 0% Partially reached ()
  • 0% Significantly reached ()
By people groups i
183people groups
183unreached · 94.3%
  • 94.3% Unreached (183)
  • 0% Minimally reached ()
  • 0% Superficially reached ()
  • 0% Partially reached ()
  • 0% Significantly reached ()

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

Source: Joshua Project. Estimates, may vary.

Unreached people groups · 194
People Population Language Evang. Chr.
Hindu Darzi Frontier 3.2M Hindi 0% 0%
Hindu Nat Frontier 552K Hindi < 0.1% < 0.1%
Muslim Rajput Bais Frontier 159K Hindi 0% 0%
Danuwar Rai 92K Danuwar - 0.5%
Muslim Rajput Frontier 19.8M Western Punjabi 0% 0%
Tamang 1.9M Nepali - 6.5%
Hindu Kalwar Frontier 4.2M Hindi - < 0.1%
Hindu Tamboli Frontier 2.3M Hindi 0% 0%
Kumhar Magahia Frontier 195K Odia 0% < 0.1%
Loba 5K Lhowa 0.1% 0.1%

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