Maritime Southeast Asia

Unreached peoples of Maritime Southeast Asia

421 unreached peoples in Maritime Southeast Asia: 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

421unreached
224.4Mpeople
6countries
133frontier peoples
  • 75.3% Unreached (317)
  • 24.7% Minimally reached (104)

Source: Joshua Project. Estimates, may vary.

The Bible in these peoples’ languages

73Complete Bible
170Only portions of the Bible
166No book translated
  • 17.8% Complete Bible (73)
  • 18.8% New Testament complete (77)
  • 22.7% Portions translated (93)
  • 40.6% No book translated (166)

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

Unreached people groups · 421
People Country Population Language Evang. Chr.
Pesisir Lor Javanese Indonesia 38.5M Javanese 0.1% 2.8%
Sunda Indonesia 37.3M Sundanese 0.1% 0.5%
Mancanegari Javanese Indonesia 21M Javanese 0.2% 1%
Malay Frontier Malaysia 18.3M Malay 0.1% 0.1%
Banyumasan of Java Indonesia 9.3M Javanese 1.2% 2.5%
Madura Indonesia 8.2M Madurese 0.1% 0.1%
Minangkabau Indonesia 6.4M Minangkabau < 0.1% 0.3%
Bugis Indonesia 6M Bugis 0.1% 0.5%
Betawi Indonesia 5.8M Betawi 0.1% 2.2%
Pesisir Kulon of Java Indonesia 5.2M Javanese 0.2% 2%
Aceh Indonesia 4.2M Aceh < 0.1% 0.1%
Banjar Frontier Indonesia 4.1M Banjar < 0.1% 0.1%
Balinese Indonesia 3.8M Balinese 0.2% 1.3%
Palembang Frontier Indonesia 3.5M Musi < 0.1% < 0.1%
Banten Indonesia 3.3M Sundanese 0.1% 0.1%
Sasak Frontier Indonesia 3M Sasak < 0.1% < 0.1%
Makassar Indonesia 2.8M Makassarese < 0.1% 1%
North Sumatra Malay Frontier Indonesia 2.3M Malay < 0.1% 0.1%
Riau Malay Frontier Indonesia 2.1M Malay 0.1% 0.1%
Tausug Moro Joloano Frontier Philippines 1.9M Tausug < 0.1% < 0.1%
Maranao Lanao Frontier Philippines 1.8M Maranao 0% 0%
Deaf Frontier Indonesia 1.4M Pakistan Sign Language 1.8% 3.7%
Maguindanao Frontier Philippines 1.4M Maguindanaon < 0.1% < 0.1%
Mandailing Indonesia 1.3M Batak Mandailing 0.1% 0.1%
Gorontalo Indonesia 1.2M Gorontalo 0.1% 1.8%
Jambi Frontier Indonesia 1.2M Jambi Malay < 0.1% 0.1%
Mbojo Frontier Indonesia 852K Bima 0.1% 0.1%
Minangkabau Orang Negeri Frontier Malaysia 763K Negeri Sembilan Malay 0% 0%
Besemah Indonesia 760K Central Malay < 0.1% 1.5%
Bengali-speaking South Asian Malaysia 700K Bengali 0.2% 0.8%

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