Khoisan People Cluster | Joshua Project

People Cluster: Khoisan What is a People Cluster?

Population

2,689,000

3.2% estimated
Annual Growth Rate

People Groups (Across Countries)

People Groups
(by Country)

Unreached Groups (by Country)

Affinity Bloc

Sub-Saharan Peoples

Cluster Progress

The Joshua Project Progress Scale is an estimate of the progress of church planting among a people group, people cluster, country or language. The Progress Scale is derived from people group values for percent Evangelical and percent Christian Adherent.

Level	Description	Criteria
1	Unreached - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
3	Superficially reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

Map Notes

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Progress Scale: ☀︎●●●●● (
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= Frontier Unreached Peoples)
Photo	People Group ▲	Global Population	Peoples by Country	Unreached by Country	% Unreached Peoples	Popl in Unreached	% Popl in Unreached	Progress Scale	Primary Religion	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
	Assa	800	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	55.0 %	30.0 %	-1 -
	Aweer	21,000	2	2	100.0 %	21,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	2.0 %	0.3 %	2
	Bukwen	1,200	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	8.0 %	3.0 %	-1 -
	Dahalo	3,200	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	7.0 %	6.6 %	-1 -
	Gciriku	91,000	3	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	59.8 %	16.1 %	-1 -
	Griqua	100	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	100.0 %	10.0 %	-1 -
	Gwi	2,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	20.0 %	10.0 %	-1 -
	Gxana, l lGana	1,400	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	20.0 %	5.0 %	-1 -
	Hadzabi	1,400	1	1	100.0 %	1,400	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	5.0 %	1.9 %	1
	Handa, Tsexa	1,200	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	10.0 %	1.5 %	-1 -
	Heikum	70,000	3	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	10.0 %	10.0 %	-1 -
	Hua	0 < 100	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	15.0 %	2.0 %	-1 -
	Ik	15,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	85.0 %	2.3 %	-1 -
	Kisankasa	15,000	1	1	100.0 %	15,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	3.0 %	1.0 %	1
	Kua	1,200	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	10.0 %	1.0 %	-1 -
	Kung-Ekoka	25,000	4	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	9.7 %	0.2 %	-1 -
	Kung-Tsumkwe	65,000	3	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	10.7 %	7.2 %	-1 -
	Kxoe, Xun	8,500	5	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Ethnic Religions	19.7 %	12.1 %	-1 -
	Madhiban	11,000	2	2	100.0 %	11,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Ethnic Religions	0.0 %	0.0 %	2
	Mashi, Shi	1,781,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	97.0 %	23.0 %	-1 -
	Masi	46,000	3	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Ethnic Religions	38.0 %	11.4 %	-1 -
	Mukogodo, Yaaku	4,700	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	6.0 %	0.7 %	-1 -
	Nama, Khoekhoe	366,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	87.9 %	8.0 %	-1 -
	Naro	12,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	8.0 %	5.0 %	-1 -
	Nghuki	700	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	3 ●	Christianity	90.0 %	2.0 %	-1 -
	Nusan, Xoo	3,600	3	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	13.0 %	2.0 %	-1 -
	Omotik, Ndorobo	200	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	6.0 %	1.0 %	-1 -
	Sandawe	88,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	15.0 %	5.0 %	-1 -
	Shua	2,500	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	13.0 %	6.0 %	-1 -
	Tshara-Tshao	7,900	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	20.0 %	5.0 %	-1 -
	Vasekela Bushman, Maligo	21,000	3	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	23.3 %	2.0 %	-1 -
	Waata	21,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Islam	25.0 %	5.0 %	-1 -
Totals:	32 Peoples (across countries)	2,689,000	57	6	10.5 %	49,000	1.8 %	●	Christianity	81.1%	17.9%	6

* An estimate of the number of pioneer workers needed for initial church planting among unreached people groups by country. Estimates are calculated only for unreached people groups and are based on ratio of 1 worker-unit (single person or married couple) per 50,000 living in an unreached people group by country, or for example one team of four worker-units per 200,000 people. Some workers may already be onsite. Many more workers are needed beyond this initial estimate.

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