Unreached peoples of Southern Africa
24 unreached peoples in Southern 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
24unreached
2Mpeople
4countries
5frontier peoples
- 41.7% Unreached (10)
- 58.3% Minimally reached (14)
Source: Joshua Project. Estimates, may vary.
The Bible in these peoples’ languages
11Complete Bible
8Only portions of the Bible
5No book translated
- 45.8% Complete Bible (11)
- 20.8% New Testament complete (5)
- 12.5% Portions translated (3)
- 20.8% No book translated (5)
Source: Joshua Project and Progress.Bible. Estimates, may vary.
Unreached people groups · 24
| People | Country | Population | Language | Evang. | Chr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hindi | South Africa |
505K | Hindi | 0.7% | 2% |
| English-speaking Indian | South Africa |
500K | English | 1% | 10% |
| Cape Malay | South Africa |
350K | Afrikaans | 0.2% | 0.5% |
| Deaf Frontier | South Africa |
269K | Pakistan Sign Language | 1.8% | 3.7% |
| Yeyi | Botswana |
67K | Yeyi | 2% | 20% |
| Bhojpuri-speaking Biharis | South Africa |
63K | Bhojpuri | 0.7% | 8.1% |
| English-speaking Jews | South Africa |
55K | English | 1.7% | 2.5% |
| Hindu Tamil | South Africa |
35K | Tamil | 3.4% | 6.7% |
| Gujarati Frontier | South Africa |
35K | Gujarati | 0.3% | 1.4% |
| Somali Frontier | South Africa |
26K | Somali | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Nambya | Botswana |
21K | Nambya | 10% | 45% |
| Kung-Ekoka | Namibia |
19K | Kung-Ekoka | 0.2% | 10% |
| Urdu Frontier | South Africa |
16K | Urdu | 0% | < 0.1% |
| Luyana Kwangali | Botswana |
9K | Kwangali | 12% | 90% |
| South Asian | Eswatini |
9K | Hindi | 1.2% | 4.3% |
| Muslim Lebanese Arab | South Africa |
6K | Levantine Arabic | 0.7% | 17.3% |
| Vasekela Bushman Maligo | South Africa |
6K | Northwestern Kung | 2% | 20% |
| Nusan Xoo | Botswana |
4K | Taa | 2% | 14% |
| Litvish Jew Frontier | South Africa |
4K | Hebrew | 0% | 0% |
| Handa Tsexa | Botswana |
1K | Ani | 1.5% | 10% |
| Kua | Botswana |
1K | Kua | 1% | 10% |
| Maore Comorian | Eswatini |
700 | Maore Comorian | 0.1% | 0.9% |
| Mbalanhu | Namibia |
400 | Mbalanhu | 0.5% | 15% |
| Hua | Botswana |
40 | Setswana | 2% | 15% |
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