Oromo People Cluster | Joshua Project

People Cluster: Oromo What is a People Cluster?

Population

45,661,000

3.2% estimated
Annual Growth Rate

People Groups (Across Countries)

People Groups
(by Country)

Unreached Groups (by Country)

Affinity Bloc

Horn of Africa 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: ☀︎●●●●● (
☀︎
= 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 *
	Ajuran, Borana-speaking	186,000	1	1	100.0 %	186,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.4 %	0.3 %	4
	Munyoyaya	16,000	1	1	100.0 %	16,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Orma	96,000	1	1	100.0 %	96,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	2
	Oromo, Arsi	7,122,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Islam	10.0 %	3.8 %	-1 -
	Oromo, Bale	2,354,000	1	1	100.0 %	2,354,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	1.5 %	0.1 %	47
	Oromo, Borana	1,868,000	2	1	50.0 %	1,573,000	84.2 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	4.6 %	1.4 %	31
	Oromo, Gabra	209,000	2	1	50.0 %	58,000	27.8 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	8.7 %	2.2 %	1
	Oromo, Guji	2,010,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	70.0 %	56.0 %	-1 -
	Oromo, Hararghe	7,939,000	1	1	100.0 %	7,939,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	5.0 %	0.0 %	159
	Oromo, Jima	4,112,000	1	1	100.0 %	4,112,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	2.0 %	1.3 %	82
	Oromo, Kereyu	111,000	1	1	100.0 %	111,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	2.5 %	2.0 %	2
	Oromo, Sakuye	35,000	1	1	100.0 %	35,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.4 %	0.0 %	1
	Oromo, Southern	104,000	1	1	100.0 %	104,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	2.0 %	0.3 %	2
	Oromo, Tulema / Selale	9,675,000	4	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	84.8 %	15.0 %	-1 -
	Oromo, Wellega / Mecha	8,865,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	5 ●	Christianity	81.2 %	43.9 %	-1 -
	Oromo, Wollo / Yejju	652,000	1	1	100.0 %	652,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	1.3 %	0.4 %	13
	Rendille	103,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	15.0 %	4.2 %	-1 -
	Wardei	204,000	1	1	100.0 %	204,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	4
Totals:	18 Peoples (across countries)	45,661,000	25	13	52.0 %	17,440,000	38.2 %	●	Islam	39.8%	15.0%	349

* 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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