Country: Namibia

People Groups
Total

35

People Groups Unreached

0 (0.0%)

People Groups Unreached Frontier

0 (0.0%)

Population
Total

3,033,000

Population in Unreached

0 (0.0%)

Population in Unreached Frontier

0 (0.0%)

% Evangelical

12.41%

Progress Level

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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
 Afrikaner 93,000 5,034,000 15 Afrikaans Christianity 93.00 % 18.00 % -
Ambo, Ndonga 424,000 471,000 2 Ndonga Christianity 98.50 % 18.00 % -
Bangologa, Kgalagadi 5,900 81,000 2 Kgalagadi Ethnic Religions 30.00 % 10.00 % -
Baster, Rehobother 67,000 67,000 1 Afrikaans Christianity 90.00 % 8.00 % -
 British 2,500 55,399,000 126 English Christianity 60.00 % 8.00 % -
 Chokwe 9,700 4,162,000 4 Chokwe Christianity 85.00 % 39.00 % -
 Deaf 23,000 51,182,000 216 Namibian Sign Language Christianity 91.44 % -
 Dhimba 8,700 46,000 2 Dhimba Christianity 70.00 % 25.00 % -
 Fwe 17,000 17,000 1 Fwe Christianity 90.00 % 2.00 % -
Gciriku 70,000 102,000 3 Gciriku Christianity 65.00 % 8.00 % -
 German 48,000 67,725,000 78 German, Standard Christianity 64.00 % 2.10 % -
 Heikum, San 27,000 71,000 3 Haiom Ethnic Religions 10.00 % 10.00 % -
 Herero 326,000 376,000 3 Herero Christianity 97.00 % 9.00 % -
 Kung-Ekoka 12,000 28,000 4 Kung-Ekoka Ethnic Religions 10.00 % 0.20 % -
 Kung-Tsumkwe 51,000 72,000 3 Ju'hoan Ethnic Religions 10.00 % 7.00 % -
Kwambi 49,000 49,000 1 Kwambi Christianity 80.00 % 3.00 % -
 Kwanyama, Oshiwambo 841,000 1,728,000 2 Oshiwambo Christianity 98.50 % 17.00 % -
 Kxoe, Xun 5,100 9,400 5 Khwedam Ethnic Religions 20.00 % 15.00 % -
 Lozi 48,000 1,615,000 5 Lozi Christianity 90.00 % 10.00 % -
 Luchazi 1,800 826,000 3 Luchazi Christianity 90.00 % 35.00 % -
Luyana, Kwangali 281,000 319,000 3 Kwangali Christianity 90.00 % 12.00 % -
 Masi 400 47,000 3 Mashi (Zambia) Ethnic Religions 20.00 % 12.00 % -
Mbalanhu 400 400 1 Mbalanhu Ethnic Religions 15.00 % 0.50 % -
 Mbukushu, Gova 54,000 126,000 4 Mbukushu Christianity 55.00 % 5.00 % -
 Nama, Khoekhoe 426,000 428,000 2 Khoekhoe Christianity 88.00 % 8.00 % -
  Totals:  35 3,033,000           0 ☀︎  0 88.47 % 12.41 %
  Unclassified / Other Individuals 60,000                  
  UN Country Population (2025) 3,093,000                  
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Province Estimated
Population
!Karas 108,000
Erongo 212,000
Hardap 112,000
Kavango 312,000
Khomas 480,000
Kunene 122,000
Ohangwena 344,000
Omaheke 100,000
Omusati 341,000
Oshana 248,000
Oshikoto 255,000
Otjozondjupa 202,000
Zambezi 128,000
Provinces:  13 2,964,000
UN Country Population 3,093,000
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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
Afrikaans afr 2 0 Complete Bible
Chokwe cjk 1 0 Complete Bible
Dhimba dhm 1 0 New Testament
English eng 2 0 Complete Bible
Fwe fwe 1 0 Bible Portions
Gciriku diu 1 0 New Testament
German, Standard deu 1 0 Complete Bible
Haiom hgm 1 0 Translation Started
Herero her 1 0 Complete Bible
Ju'hoan ktz 1 0 New Testament
Kgalagadi xkv 1 0 New Testament
Khoekhoe naq 1 0 Complete Bible
Khwedam xuu 1 0 Bible Portions
Kuhane sbs 1 0 Translation Started
Kung-Ekoka knw 1 0 Bible Portions
Kwambi kwm 1 0 New Testament
Kwangali kwn 1 0 Complete Bible
Lozi loz 1 0 Complete Bible
Luchazi lch 1 0 Complete Bible
Mashi (Zambia) mho 1 0 New Testament
Mbalanhu lnb 1 0 Translation Started
Mbukushu mhw 1 0 New Testament
Namibian Sign Language nbs 1 0 Translation Started
Naro nhr 1 0 New Testament
Ndonga ndo 1 0 Complete Bible
Ngandjera nne 1 0 Translation Started
Northwestern Kung vaj 1 0 Translation Started
Nyemba nba 1 0 New Testament
Oshiwambo kua 1 0 Complete Bible
Setswana tsn 1 0 Complete Bible
Taa nmn 1 0 Translation Needed
Umbundu umb 1 0 Complete Bible
Yeyi yey 1 0 Bible Portions
Totals: 33 35 0   17 9 16 29 3
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Namibia Statistics
People Groups 35
Unreached People Groups 0
Population 3,033,000
Population Annual Growth Rate 2.2%
Population in Unreached 0  (0.0%)
Primary Religion Christianity
Percent Christian Adherent 88.5%
Percent Evangelical 12.4%
Pioneer Workers Needed * No unreached peoples in country
Country Progress Level 5
Continent Africa
Region Africa, East and Southern
10/40 Window No
Country Code WA
Official Language(s) EnglishAfrikaans
Literacy Rate 92%
Estimated Illiterate Population 243,000
Persecution Ranking Not ranked
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