Unreached peoples of Central Africa

144 unreached peoples in Central Africa: peoples with little or no access to the gospel in at least one country of the region, from largest to smallest.

Overview

How reached these peoples are

144unreached

21.1Mpeople

7countries

58frontier peoples

70.8% Unreached (102)
29.2% Minimally reached (42)

Source: Joshua Project. Estimates, may vary.

The Bible in these peoples’ languages

17Complete Bible

60Only portions of the Bible

62No book translated

12.2% Complete Bible (17)
20.1% New Testament complete (28)
23% Portions translated (32)
44.6% No book translated (62)

Source: Joshua Project and Progress.Bible. Estimates, may vary.

Unreached people groups · 144

People	Country	Population	Language	Evang.	Chr.
Shuwa Arab	Chad	4.1M	Chadian Arabic	0.3%	0.4%
Fulani Adamawa Frontier	Cameroon	3.3M	Adamawa Fulfulde	0.1%	0.1%
Mafa	Cameroon	1.1M	Mafa	2%	7%
Kanembu Frontier	Chad	1.1M	Kanembu	0%	< 0.1%
Deaf Frontier	DR Congo	1M	Pakistan Sign Language	1.8%	3.7%
Hausa	Cameroon	943K	Hausa	1.4%	1.7%
Mbangala	Angola	802K	Mbangala	1.5%	50%
Tubu Daza Frontier	Chad	629K	Dazaga	0%	0%
Maba Mabangi Frontier	Chad	628K	Maba (Chad)	< 0.1%	0.1%
Baggara Hemat Frontier	Chad	456K	Sudanese Arabic	< 0.1%	< 0.1%
Kanuri Yerwa	Chad	425K	Yerwa Kanuri	0.9%	1.2%
Bilala Frontier	Chad	313K	Naba	0%	0%
Fula Baguirmi Frontier	Central African Rep.	292K	Bagirmi Fulfulde	0.1%	0.1%
Tama Frontier	Chad	247K	Tama (Chad)	0%	0%
South Asian	DR Congo	239K	Hindi	1.2%	4.3%
Musgum Mulwi	Cameroon	234K	Musgu	2%	25%
Nigerian Fulani	Chad	206K	Nigerian Fulfulde	0.3%	0.3%
Zaghawa Frontier	Chad	204K	Zaghawa	< 0.1%	< 0.1%
Kreda Frontier	Chad	183K	Dazaga	0%	0%
Barma Bagirmi Frontier	Chad	176K	Bagirmi	< 0.1%	< 0.1%
Kuka Frontier	Chad	175K	Naba	0%	0%
Buduma Frontier	Chad	169K	Buduma	0.1%	0.1%
Southern Giziga	Cameroon	154K	Giziga	1.3%	5%
Dangaleat Frontier	Chad	147K	Dangaleat	0%	0%
Masalit	Chad	147K	Masalit	0.1%	0.2%
Mubi Frontier	Chad	139K	Mubi	0%	0%
Kenga	Chad	139K	Kenga	0.1%	0.3%
Bokoruge Frontier	Chad	125K	Dar Sila Daju	0%	0%
Runga Frontier	Chad	118K	Runga	0%	0%
Tubu Teda Frontier	Chad	112K	Tedaga	0%	0%
Mimi Amdang Frontier	Chad	112K	Amdang	0%	0%
Kuvale	Angola	109K	Kuvale	1.1%	1.5%
Abu Sharib Frontier	Chad	107K	Mararit	< 0.1%	< 0.1%
Mesmedje Frontier	Chad	101K	Masmaje	< 0.1%	< 0.1%
Kibet Frontier	Chad	96K	Kibet	0%	0%
Sungor Asungor Frontier	Chad	92K	Assangori	< 0.1%	< 0.1%
Northern Mofu	Cameroon	91K	North Mofu	2%	8%
Daju Dar Daju Frontier	Chad	83K	Dar Daju Daju	0%	0%
Uandala Frontier	Cameroon	78K	Wandala	0.2%	0.3%
Bidio Frontier	Chad	76K	Bidiyo	0%	0%
Dii	Cameroon	74K	Dii	1.3%	45%
Pigmeus Baka	Cameroon	74K	Baka (Cameroon)	1.1%	30%
Bulgeda Frontier	Chad	72K	Dazaga	0%	0%
Turku Arab Frontier	Chad	69K	Juba Arabic	< 0.1%	< 0.1%
Swahili Frontier	DR Congo	68K	Swahili	0.9%	1.8%
Southern Fali	Cameroon	66K	Southern Fali	1.5%	12%
Jongor Dionkor Frontier	Chad	61K	Migaama	0%	0%
Mararit Frontier	Chad	60K	Mararit	< 0.1%	< 0.1%
Chinese	Angola	59K	Mandarin Chinese	4.5%	8.5%
Mada	Cameroon	56K	Mada (Cameroon)	0.7%	7%
Dowayayo	Cameroon	55K	Doyayo	2%	26%
Northern Fali	Cameroon	53K	Northern Fali	2%	3%
Kajakse Frontier	Chad	52K	Kajakse	< 0.1%	0.1%
Mubako	Cameroon	50K	Mubako	1.5%	42.9%
Soliman Bedouin Frontier	Chad	49K	Algerian Saharan Arabic	< 0.1%	< 0.1%
Muyang	Cameroon	48K	Muyang	0.4%	7%
Massalat Frontier	Chad	45K	Chadian Arabic	< 0.1%	< 0.1%
Medogo Frontier	Chad	44K	Naba	< 0.1%	< 0.1%
Arab	DR Congo	40K	Swahili	1.9%	14.4%
Daba	Cameroon	40K	Daba	1.5%	7%
Ngbaka Mabo	DR Congo	40K	Ngbaka Ma'bo	14%	99%
Fur Forok	Chad	38K	Fur	0.7%	3.9%
Sinyar Shamya Frontier	Chad	37K	Sinyar	< 0.1%	< 0.1%
Mazagway	Cameroon	37K	Mazagway-Hidi	0.8%	5%
Diffa Mahamid Arab Frontier	Chad	36K	Chadian Arabic	0%	0%
Kotoko Mpade	Cameroon	34K	Mpade	0.9%	2.8%
Birgid	Chad	33K	Birgit	0.1%	0.1%
Bua	Chad	30K	Bua	0.1%	0.1%
Wolof Frontier	Congo	30K	Wolof	< 0.1%	0.1%
Karanga	Chad	29K	Karanga	1%	4%
Ndam Dam	Chad	28K	Ndam	0.1%	0.1%
Karang	Cameroon	27K	Karang	2%	40%
Torom Frontier	Chad	27K	Toram	< 0.1%	0.1%
Baggara Fertit Frontier	Central African Rep.	27K	Sudanese Arabic	0.3%	0.3%
Bafanji	Cameroon	26K	Chufie'	1.5%	27%
Surbakhal Frontier	Chad	24K	Surbakhal	0%	< 0.1%
Mogum	Chad	24K	Mogum	1%	2%
Bangolan	Cameroon	22K	Mendenkye	2%	40%
Gavar	Cameroon	22K	Gavar	1.8%	8%
Baggara Dekakire Frontier	Chad	22K	Chadian Arabic	< 0.1%	< 0.1%
Hina	Cameroon	21K	Mina	2%	15%
Mefele	Cameroon	21K	Mefele	1.5%	10%
Mawa Frontier	Chad	21K	Mawa (Chad)	0.1%	0.1%
Ndemli	Cameroon	20K	Ndemli	0.7%	30%
Nielim Mjillem	Chad	20K	Niellim	0.2%	0.3%
Muhakaona Frontier	Angola	18K	Language unknown	0%	0%
Vasekela Bushman Maligo	Angola	16K	Northwestern Kung	2%	20%
Mumuye	Cameroon	16K	Mumuye	6%	29%
Barein Frontier	Chad	16K	Barein	0%	0%
Gula Iro	Chad	15K	Gula Iro	1%	41%
Zan Gula	Chad	15K	Zan Gula	1%	3%
Babalia Frontier	Chad	15K	Chadian Arabic	0%	0%
Buwal	Cameroon	14K	Buwal	1.2%	35%
Konja	Cameroon	14K	Kwanja	1.7%	50%
Kamwe	Cameroon	12K	Kamwe	10%	80%
Bernde Frontier	Chad	12K	Morom	0%	0%
Bideyat Frontier	Chad	12K	Zaghawa	0%	0%
Gimme	Cameroon	10K	Gimme	2%	15%
Dugwor	Cameroon	10K	Dugwor	0.1%	25%
Mulgi	Chad	10K	Mulgi	1%	2%
Sharwa	Cameroon	10K	Sharwa	0.1%	1%
Gimnime	Cameroon	10K	Gimnime	2%	15%
Kari	Cameroon	9K	Kare (Central African Republic)	32%	59%
Ubi	Chad	9K	Ubi	0.3%	0.3%
Ngendelengo	Angola	9K	Ngendelengo	1.4%	1.6%
Kung-Ekoka	Angola	9K	Kung-Ekoka	0.2%	10%
Gadang Frontier	Chad	9K	Gadang (Chad)	< 0.1%	< 0.1%
Jaya	Chad	9K	Jaya	0.3%	0.3%
Kotoko Afade	Cameroon	8K	Afade	0.5%	2.7%
Zirenkel Frontier	Chad	8K	Zerenkel	0%	0%
Woko	Cameroon	8K	Longto	1%	2%
Wawa	Cameroon	8K	Wawa	1%	1%
Disa Frontier	Chad	7K	Disa	0%	< 0.1%
Sarwa	Chad	7K	Sarua	0.3%	0.4%
Bandoumu	Gabon	6K	Ndumu	0.5%	5%
Dek	Cameroon	6K	Dek	0.8%	33%
Beba	Cameroon	6K	Beba	2%	40%
Masi	Angola	6K	Mashi (Zambia)	13%	40%
Jegu Frontier	Chad	6K	Jonkor Bourmataguil	0.1%	0.1%
Kendeje Frontier	Chad	6K	Kendeje	0%	0%
Soninke Frontier	Gabon	5K	Soninke	< 0.1%	0.3%
Mbara	Chad	5K	Mbara (Chad)	2%	4%
Kujarge	Chad	5K	Kujarge	0.1%	0.1%
Fongoro Frontier	Chad	5K	Fur	0%	0%
Fulbe Gey	Cameroon	5K	Adamawa Fulfulde	0.1%	0.2%
Saba	Chad	4K	Saba	0.2%	0.3%
Bon Gula	Chad	4K	Bon Gula	0.4%	0.4%
Fanya	Chad	4K	Fania	0.1%	0.1%
Bakha	Chad	4K	Karanga	1%	3%
Kotoko Mser	Chad	3K	Mser	1%	1.9%
Pana	Chad	3K	Pana (Central African Republic)	23%	68%
Bassar Ntcham	Cameroon	3K	Ntcham	10%	15%
Twendi	Cameroon	3K	Twendi	0.1%	0.3%
Jina	Cameroon	3K	Jina	1%	20%
Pigmeu Buraka	DR Congo	3K	Buraka	22%	50%
Majera	Chad	3K	Majera	0.4%	7.4%
Ngoshe Sama	Cameroon	2K	Gvoko	0.7%	30%
Kotoko Lagwan	Chad	2K	Lagwan	4.2%	8.3%
Taram Temki Frontier	Chad	2K	Tamki	0%	0%
Kotoko Maslam Frontier	Chad	1K	Maslam	0.3%	3%
Beezen	Cameroon	900	Beezen	0.3%	45%
Nimbari Nyamnyam	Cameroon	300	Language unknown	0.8%	30%
Boor	Chad	300	Boor	0.7%	1%
Dumbule	Cameroon	200	Mbule	1%	50%

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