Unreached peoples of Peru
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
Peru is home to 103 people groups cataloged by Joshua Project, most of them already reached to some degree by the gospel thanks to the strong Christian presence in the coastal and Andean regions. The greatest challenge lies in the Peruvian Amazon, where small, isolated indigenous peoples, such as the Asheninka, Amahuaca and Amarakaeri, still have little or no access to the Scriptures in their own language. Together, the unreached peoples number around 210,000 people, a small fraction of the total population, but spread across dozens of distinct languages and cultures in the forests and remote Andean valleys.
In the country i
95.4%Christians
13.4%evangelicals
By population i
0.6%unreached
75.3%significantly reached
- 0.6% Unreached (207K)
- 0.4% Minimally reached (137K)
- 9.3% Superficially reached (3.2M)
- 14.4% Partially reached (4.9M)
- 75.3% Significantly reached (25.9M)
By people groups i
103people groups
15unreached · 14.6%
- 14.6% Unreached (15)
- 14.6% Minimally reached (15)
- 34% Superficially reached (35)
- 32% Partially reached (33)
- 4.9% Significantly reached (5)
Source of people group data: Joshua Project (joshuaproject.net). Estimates, may vary.
Source: Joshua Project. Estimates, may vary.
Unreached people groups · 103
| People | Population | Language | Evang. | Chr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashéninka Pajonal | 15K | Asheninka Pajonal | 0.7% | 0.7% |
| Miranha | 4K | Bora | 0.5% | 28.5% |
| Capanahua | 500 | Capanahua | 0.3% | 10% |
| Pisabo Frontier | 700 | Pisabo | 0% | 0% |
| Asheninka Ucayali-Yurua | 10K | Asheninka Ucayali-Yurua | 0.3% | 2.4% |
| Japanese | 119.7M | Japanese | 0.5% | 1.6% |
| Amuesha | 9K | Yanesha | 0.8% | 45% |
| Yaminahua Chitonajuas Frontier | 300 | Yaminahua | 0% | 0% |
| Amarakaire Harakmbet | 2K | Amarakaeri | 0.5% | 0.6% |
| Nanti Frontier | 300 | Nanti | 0% | 0% |
| Spanish-Speaking Jews | 188K | Spanish | 0.2% | 0.3% |
| Cujareno Mashco Piro Frontier | 300 | Mashco Piro | 0% | 0% |
| Aguaruna | 66K | Awajun | 0.1% | 7% |
| Kokama | 29K | Kukama-Kukamiria | 0.6% | 10% |
| Matsés | 6K | Matsés | 0.5% | 6.3% |
| Chayahuita | 23K | Shawi | 0.4% | 40% |
| Jaqaru | 3K | Jaqaru | 0.2% | 80% |
| Cerro de Pasco Quechua | 15K | Santa Ana de Tusi Pasco Quechua | 0.3% | 90% |
| Greek | 10M | Greek | 0.3% | 94.4% |
| Northern Lima Quechua | 9K | North Lima Cajatambo Quechua | 0.4% | 91% |
| Corongo Áncash Quechua | 5K | Corongo Ancash Quechua | 0.4% | 95% |
| Orejón | 400 | Maijuna | 0.4% | 60% |
| Arequipa Quechua | 43K | Arequipa-La Union Quechua | 0.5% | 93% |
| Loreto and Ucayali Spanish | 4K | Charapa Spanish | 0.5% | 95% |
| Apurímac Quechua | 260K | Eastern Apurimac Quechua | 0.5% | 94% |
| Chamicura | 100 | Spanish | 0.5% | 90% |
| Arabela | 400 | Arabela | 0.6% | 60% |
| Southern Conchucos Quechua | 345K | Southern Conchucos Quechua | 0.6% | 95% |
| Pasco-Yanahuanca Quechua | 51K | Chaupihuaranga Quechua | 0.6% | 91% |
| Southern Huancayo Quechua | 325K | Huaylla Wanca Quechua | 0.8% | 92% |
| Yauyos Quechua | 8K | Yauyos Quechua | 0.8% | 91% |
| Northern Junín Quechua | 84K | North Junín Quechua | 0.9% | 90% |
| Achuar Jivaro | 12K | Achuar-Shiwiar | 1% | 14% |
| Yaminawa Arara | 400 | Yaminahua | 1% | 10% |
| Ocaina | 600 | Ocaina | 1% | 76.1% |
| Jebero | 3K | Jebero | 1% | 60% |
| Southern Ucayali Ashéninka | 18K | Southern Ucayali Asheninka | 1.4% | 1.6% |
| Deaf Frontier | 27.5M | Pakistan Sign Language | 1.8% | 3.7% |
| Urarina | 4K | Urarina | 1.4% | 9% |
| Southern Pastaza Quechua | 2K | Southern Pastaza Quechua | 1% | 90% |
| Kambeba | 2K | Portuguese | 1% | 20% |
| Iquito | 600 | Iquitu | 1.8% | 1.9% |
| Huaylas Ancash Quechua | 446K | Huaylas Ancash Quechua | 1.2% | 95% |
| Chiquián Quechua | 13K | Chiquian Quechua | 1.4% | 95% |
| Ashaninka | 43K | Ashaninka | 1.5% | 65% |
| Huitoto Nipode | 550 | Witoto Nipode | 2% | 40% |
| Apurucayali Asheninka | 5K | Ajyininka Apurucayali | 2% | 60% |
| Hispanic Mulatto | 67K | Spanish | 2% | 90% |
| Northern Pastaza Quechua | 13K | Northern Pastaza Quechua | 2% | 98.2% |
| Jauja and Huancayo Quechua | 103K | Jauja Wanca Quechua | 2% | 92% |
| Shipibo | 33K | Shipibo-Conibo | 2% | 65% |
| Pachitea Quechua | 65K | Panao Quechua | 2% | 90% |
| Perené Asheninka | 7K | Perené Asheninka | 2% | 60% |
| Chachapoyas Quechua | 9K | Chachapoyas Quechua | 2% | 40% |
| Kulina | 7K | Kulina | 2% | 10% |
| Matsigenka | 24K | Matsigenka | 2% | 60% |
| Asian-Peruvian Injerto | 14K | Spanish | 2% | 90% |
| Puno Quechua | 650K | Puno Quechua | 2% | 96% |
| Yora | 400 | Yura | 2.3% | 2.3% |
| Ambo-Pasco Quechua | 125K | Ambo-Pasco Quechua | 2.4% | 95% |
| Nomatsiguenga | 10K | Nomatsigenga | 2.5% | 60% |
| German | 66.7M | Standard German | 2.5% | 64.3% |
| Sihuas Quechua | 8K | Sihuas Ancash Quechua | 2.6% | 95% |
| San Martín Quechua | 59K | San Martín Quechua | 3% | 70% |
| Chincha Quechua | 8K | Chincha Quechua | 3% | 94% |
| Lambayeque Quechua | 28K | Lambayeque Quechua | 3% | 91% |
| Huallaga Quechua | 60K | Huallaga Quechua | 3% | 95% |
| Huamalíes Quechua | 97K | Huamalíes-Dos de Mayo Quechua | 3% | 95% |
| Margos-Chaulán Quechua | 151K | Margos-Yarowilca-Lauricocha Quechua | 3% | 86% |
| Huitoto Murui | 14K | Witoto Murui | 3% | 85% |
| Cusco Quechua | 2.5M | Cusco Quechua | 3.9% | 97% |
| Ayacucho Quechua | 1.2M | Ayacucho Quechua | 3.9% | 93% |
| Isconahua | 100 | Shipibo-Conibo | 4% | 40% |
| Northern Conchucos Quechua | 325K | Northern Conchucos Quechua | 4% | 95% |
| Cajamarca Quechua | 40K | Cajamarca Quechua | 4% | 92% |
| Kandozi-Chapra | 4K | Kandozi-Chapra | 4% | 6% |
| Caquinte | 400 | Caquinte | 4% | 5% |
| Aguano | 200 | Spanish | 5% | 45% |
| Pacaraos Quechua | 2K | Pacaraos Quechua | 5% | 92% |
| Napo Quechua | 34K | Napo Quechua | 5.5% | 93.2% |
| Yaminahua | 3K | Yaminahua | 6.4% | 8.1% |
| Kakataibo | 2K | Kakataibo-Kashibo | 6% | 7% |
| Wampis | 13K | Wampis | 6% | 7% |
| Yagua | 9K | Yagua | 7.3% | 13.9% |
| Cantonese | 80.1M | Yue Chinese | 7.6% | 9.7% |
| Huachipaire | 2K | Huachipaeri | 7% | 10% |
| Afro-Peruvian | 174K | Spanish | 7% | 100% |
| Yine | 6K | Yine | 7% | 8% |
| Secoya | 2K | Paicoca | 7% | 20% |
| Zambos and Mulattos | 6.2M | Spanish | 8% | 89.4% |
| Asheninka Pichis | 17K | Asheninka Pichis | 8.7% | 9.7% |
| British | 55M | English | 8.9% | 60.4% |
| Caló Romani | 937K | Calo | 9% | 93.7% |
| Amahuaca | 700 | Amahuaca | 11.7% | 28% |
| Southern Aymara | 262K | Southern Aymara | 12% | 98% |
| Ticuna | 65K | Ticuna | 12% | 84.8% |
| Sharanahua | 1K | Sharanahua | 14.7% | 70% |
| Peruvian | 26.6M | Spanish | 18.2% | 96% |
| Ese Ejja | 3K | Ese Ejja | 20% | 60% |
| Central Aymara | 1.9M | Central Aymara | 21.2% | 91.7% |
| Chilean | 18.1M | Spanish | 22.8% | 89% |
| Kaxinawá | 9K | Kashinawa | 30% | 70% |
| US Americans | 202.4M | English | 32.9% | 81% |
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