Unreached peoples of African Great Lakes

61 unreached peoples in African Great Lakes: 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

61unreached

15.6Mpeople

4countries

19frontier peoples

67.2% Unreached (41)
32.8% Minimally reached (20)

Source: Joshua Project. Estimates, may vary.

The Bible in these peoples’ languages

23Complete Bible

27Only portions of the Bible

9No book translated

39% Complete Bible (23)
25.4% New Testament complete (15)
20.3% Portions translated (12)
15.3% No book translated (9)

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

Unreached people groups · 61

People	Country	Population	Language	Evang.	Chr.
Somali Frontier	Kenya	3.1M	Somali	0.1%	0.2%
Zaramo Zalamo	Tanzania	1.5M	Zaramo	2%	3%
Karamojong	Uganda	1.2M	Ng'akarimojong	2%	30%
Aringa	Uganda	1M	Aringa	1.5%	1.9%
Muslim Yao	Tanzania	834K	Yao	0.7%	1.3%
Zanzibari Swahili Frontier	Tanzania	803K	Swahili	0%	0%
Shirazi Frontier	Tanzania	760K	Swahili	0%	0%
Mijikenda Digo Frontier	Kenya	724K	Chidigo	0.2%	0.3%
Gujarati Frontier	Tanzania	668K	Gujarati	0.3%	1.4%
Rufiji	Tanzania	657K	Rufiji	1.5%	9%
Oromo Garre Frontier	Kenya	600K	Garre	0%	0.1%
Arab	Tanzania	376K	Swahili	1.9%	14.4%
Matumbi	Tanzania	318K	Matumbi	0.7%	1.2%
Oromo Borana	Kenya	302K	Borana-Arsi-Guji Oromo	1.4%	4.6%
Somali Ajuran Frontier	Kenya	199K	Somali	0.1%	0.1%
Borana-speaking Ajuran	Kenya	185K	Borana-Arsi-Guji Oromo	0%	1.6%
Swahili Frontier	Tanzania	166K	Swahili	0.9%	1.8%
Orma Frontier	Kenya	160K	Orma	0%	0.1%
Swahili Bajuni	Kenya	128K	Swahili	0.1%	0.2%
Machinga	Tanzania	118K	Machinga	2%	13%
Somali Bantu Frontier	Kenya	118K	Maay	0.1%	0.1%
Gujarati Creole	Tanzania	101K	Cutchi-Swahili	0.1%	3%
Swahili Tumbato Frontier	Tanzania	100K	Swahili	0%	0%
Kacchi	Tanzania	100K	Kacchi	0.1%	1%
Ndengereko	Tanzania	100K	Ndengereko	0.7%	2%
Punjabi	Tanzania	96K	Eastern Punjabi	0.3%	1%
Hindi	Tanzania	81K	Hindi	0.7%	2%
Upper Pokomo	Kenya	78K	Kipfokomu	1%	3%
Tongwe	Tanzania	71K	Tongwe	1.1%	20%
Wardei Frontier	Kenya	71K	Somali	0%	0.1%
Alagwa Frontier	Tanzania	67K	Alagwa	< 0.1%	< 0.1%
Temi	Tanzania	65K	Temi	1.5%	10%
Bende	Tanzania	63K	Bende	1.4%	45%
Pemba Swahili	Tanzania	61K	Swahili	0.2%	0.3%
Kalenjin Okiek	Kenya	58K	Okiek	1.4%	35%
Oromo Sakuye	Kenya	53K	Borana-Arsi-Guji Oromo	0%	1.3%
Tanzanian Nyika	Tanzania	45K	Nyika (Tanzania)	0.2%	10%
Kami	Tanzania	38K	Kami (Tanzania)	1%	1%
Chinese	Kenya	38K	Mandarin Chinese	4.5%	8.5%
Ndwewe	Tanzania	34K	Ndwewe	-	48%
Deaf Frontier	Rwanda	34K	Pakistan Sign Language	1.8%	3.7%
Vinza	Tanzania	33K	Vinza	0.1%	40%
Ndonde Hamba	Tanzania	30K	Ndonde Hamba	1%	10%
Kabwa	Tanzania	24K	Kabwa	1%	10%
Ilwana	Kenya	24K	Kiwilwana	< 0.1%	3.8%
Segeju Frontier	Tanzania	24K	Swahili	< 0.1%	< 0.1%
Nubi Nubian	Kenya	23K	Nubi	1.4%	2.7%
Aweer	Kenya	22K	Aweer	0.1%	0.9%
Waata	Kenya	22K	Waata	< 0.1%	3.4%
Makwe Frontier	Tanzania	21K	Makwe	0.2%	0.6%
Daasanach	Kenya	20K	Daasanach	1.3%	2.3%
Muslim Lebanese Arab	Uganda	17K	Levantine Arabic	0.7%	17.3%
Rendille Ariaal	Kenya	16K	Samburu	1.3%	20%
Munyoyaya	Kenya	16K	Orma	< 0.1%	2.6%
Dhaiso	Tanzania	11K	Dhaiso	0.9%	1.4%
Mukogodo Yaaku	Kenya	5K	Yaaku	0.7%	6%
Toposa Frontier	Kenya	3K	Toposa	1.9%	84%
Madhiban Frontier	Kenya	3K	Somali	0%	0%
El Molo	Kenya	1K	Samburu	2%	12%
Swahili-speaking Jew Frontier	Tanzania	500	Swahili	0%	0%
Omotik Ndorobo	Kenya	200	Omotik	1%	6%

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