Kurd People Cluster | Joshua Project

People Cluster: Kurd What is a People Cluster?

Population

33,876,000

1.6% estimated
Annual Growth Rate

People Groups (Across Countries)

People Groups
(by Country)

Unreached Groups (by Country)

Affinity Bloc

Persian-Median

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%

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Progress Scale: ☀︎●●●●● (
☀︎
= 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 *
	Bajelani	79,000	1	1	100.0 %	79,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.2 %	0.0 %	2
	Gurani, Hawrami	428,000	2	2	100.0 %	428,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	9
	Gurani, Sarli	25,000	1	1	100.0 %	25,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.3 %	0.1 %	1
	Herki	116,000	3	3	100.0 %	116,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.1 %	0.0 %	3
	Kurd, Badini	767,000	1	1	100.0 %	767,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.1 %	0.1 %	15
	Kurd, Kurmanji	14,881,000	33	33	100.0 %	14,881,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.3 %	0.2 %	312
	Kurd, Sorani	4,090,000	5	5	100.0 %	4,090,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	84
	Kurd, Southern	4,310,000	1	1	100.0 %	4,310,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.1 %	0.1 %	86
	Kurd, Turkish-speaking	6,445,000	1	1	100.0 %	6,445,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	129
	Shabak	289,000	1	1	100.0 %	289,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	6
	Shikaki	57,000	2	2	100.0 %	57,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	2
	Yazidi	801,000	11	11	100.0 %	801,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.1 %	0.1 %	23
	Zaza-Alevi	265,000	3	3	100.0 %	265,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	6
	Zaza-Dimli	1,323,000	1	1	100.0 %	1,323,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	26
Totals:	14 Peoples (across countries)	33,876,000	66	66	100.0 %	33,876,000	100.0 %	●	Islam	0.2%	0.1%	704

* 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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