Malay People Cluster | Joshua Project

People Cluster: Malay What is a People Cluster?

Population

34,966,000

1.0% estimated
Annual Growth Rate

People Groups (Across Countries)

People Groups
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Unreached Groups (by Country)

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Malay 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%

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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 *
	Arguni	200	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	15.0 %	2.0 %	-1 -
	Bazaar Low Malay Creole	11,000	1	1	100.0 %	11,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Behoa	12,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	60.0 %	3.0 %	-1 -
	Brunei Malay, Kedayan	600,000	4	3	75.0 %	208,000	34.7 %	1 ●	Islam	3.9 %	0.2 %	6
	Busami	1,100	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	14.0 %	8.0 %	-1 -
	Erokwanas	300	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	10.0 %	2.0 %	-1 -
	Indonesian	10,219,000	18	1	5.6 %	4,500	0.0 %	5 ●	Islam	16.7 %	10.8 %	1
	Irahutu	6,700	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	58.0 %	6.0 %	-1 -
	Iresim	0 < 100	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Ethnic Religions	20.0 %	12.0 %	-1 -
	Kawe	2,300	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	18.0 %	4.0 %	-1 -
	Kota Bangun Kutai	149,000	1	1	100.0 %	149,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	1.5 %	0.0 %	3
	Kupang	279,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	96.0 %	10.0 %	-1 -
	Legenyem	1,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Islam	15.0 %	4.0 %	-1 -
	Lembata, South	8,400	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	12.0 %	5.0 %	-1 -
	Maiwa	77,000	1	1	100.0 %	77,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	1.0 %	0.0 %	2
	Malay	18,079,000	24	24	100.0 %	18,079,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.1 %	0.1 %	374
	Malay, Bacanese	3,500	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Islam	38.0 %	5.0 %	-1 -
	Malay, Banda	5,000	1	1	100.0 %	5,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Malay, Cape	330,000	1	1	100.0 %	330,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.5 %	0.2 %	7
	Malay, Cocos Islands	8,300	4	4	100.0 %	8,300	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	4
	Malay, Kedah	1,100	1	1	100.0 %	1,100	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Malay, Ketapang	316,000	1	1	100.0 %	316,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	6
	Malay, Larantuka	24,000	1	1	100.0 %	24,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	2.0 %	0.5 %	1
	Malay, North Moluccan	138,000	1	1	100.0 %	138,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	1.0 %	0.1 %	3
	Malay, Pattani	1,573,000	1	1	100.0 %	1,573,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	31
	Malay, Pontianak	327,000	1	1	100.0 %	327,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	3.0 %	0.0 %	7
	Malay, Sambas	516,000	1	1	100.0 %	516,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	10
	Manadonese	1,147,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	55.0 %	13.0 %	-1 -
	Meoswar	1,100	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	30.0 %	4.0 %	-1 -
	Meratus, Bukit	72,000	1	1	100.0 %	72,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	5.0 %	1.0 %	1
	Minangkabau, Orang Negeri	1,010,000	1	1	100.0 %	1,010,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	20
	Moken, Salon	6,900	2	1	50.0 %	2,200	31.9 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	6.3 %	5.5 %	1
	Moklen	4,600	1	1	100.0 %	4,600	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	2.2 %	1.0 %	1
	Munggui	1,500	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	10.0 %	3.0 %	-1 -
	Nabi	900	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	30.0 %	4.0 %	-1 -
	Onin	2,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	15.0 %	5.0 %	-1 -
	Ormu	2,500	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	15.0 %	4.0 %	-1 -
	Podena	700	1	1	100.0 %	700	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Ethnic Religions	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Rejang Kayan	8,800	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	18.0 %	6.0 %	-1 -
	Roon	4,700	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	15.0 %	5.0 %	-1 -
	Serua	3,100	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Christianity	58.0 %	10.0 %	-1 -
	Tring	800	1	1	100.0 %	800	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	4.0 %	2.0 %	1
	Utsat	8,400	1	1	100.0 %	8,400	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Warembori	2,400	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	12.0 %	7.0 %	-1 -
	Yaur	700	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Ethnic Religions	12.0 %	2.0 %	-1 -
Totals:	45 Peoples (across countries)	34,966,000	92	51	55.4 %	22,866,000	65.4 %	●	Islam	7.7%	3.7%	484

* 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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