Country: Mayotte

People Groups
Total

8

People Groups Unreached

6 (75.0%)

People Groups Unreached Frontier

2 (25.0%)

Population
Total

335,000

Population in Unreached

330,000 (98.5%)

Population in Unreached Frontier

98,000 (29.3%)

% Evangelical

0.09%

Progress Level

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Map Notes

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Photo People Group Population
this Ctry
Population
Global
Count
Ctrys
Indigenous Primary Language Primary
Religion
Progress
Scale
% Christian
Adherent
% Evangelical Needed
Workers
 Bushi 87,000 90,000 2 Bushi Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 2
 Comorian, Maore 223,000 231,000 4 Comorian, Maore Islam 0.90 % 0.12 % 4
 Deaf 3,500 50,266,000 216 Language unknown Islam 1.64 % 1
 French 1,900 50,757,000 113 French Christianity 62.00 % 0.70 % -
 Makonde 2,100 2,802,000 4 Makonde Islam 1.00 % 0.10 % 1
 Makua, Makhuwa-Meetto 3,400 2,372,000 5 Makhuwa-Meetto Islam 4.00 % 0.20 % 1
 Malagasy 2,900 85,000 6 Malagasy, Merina Christianity 70.00 % 1.00 % -
 Swahili 11,000 1,208,000 25 Swahili Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
  Totals:  8 335,000           2 ☀︎  6 1.63 % 0.09 % 10 
  Unclassified / Other Individuals 11,000                  
  UN Country Population (2024) 346,000                  
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Province Estimated
Population
Acoua 7,300
Bandraboua 14,000
Bandrele 11,000
Boueni 9,000
Chiconi 9,900
Chirongui 11,000
Dembeni 15,000
Dzaoudzi 25,000
Kani-Keli 7,700
Koungou 37,000
M'tsangamouji 9,000
Mamoudzou 100,000
Mtsamboro 11,000
Ouangani 14,000
Pamandzi 14,000
Sada 14,000
Tsingoni 15,000
Provinces:  17 324,000
UN Country Population 346,000
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Language Code # Peoples
w/ this Primary
Language
# Unreached
w/ this Primary
Language
Scripture
Status
YouVersion
Bible
Resources
Faith Comes
By Hearing
Bible Resources
Jesus Film
Online
Global
Recordings
Resources
Gospel
Tract
Online
Bushi buc 1 1 Translation Needed
Comorian, Maore swb 1 1 New Testament
French fra 1 0 Complete Bible
Makhuwa-Meetto mgh 1 1 New Testament
Makonde kde 1 1 New Testament
Malagasy, Merina plt 1 0 Complete Bible
Swahili swh 1 1 Complete Bible
Unknown xxx 1 1 Unspecified
Totals: 8 8 6   6 5 5 6 3
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Mayotte Statistics
People Groups 8
Unreached People Groups 6  (75.0%)
Population 335,000
Population Annual Growth Rate 2.8%
Population in Unreached 330,000  (98.5%)
Primary Religion Islam
Percent Christian Adherent 1.6%
Percent Evangelical 0.1%
Pioneer Workers Needed * 10
Country Progress Level 1
Urbanization 47%
Continent Africa
Region Africa, East and Southern
10/40 Window No
Country Code MF
Official Language(s) French
Literacy Rate 92%
Estimated Illiterate Population 27,000
Persecution Ranking Not ranked


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