Country: Zimbabwe
| Photo | People Group |
Population this Ctry |
Population Global |
Count Ctrys |
Indigenous | Primary Language |
Primary Religion |
Progress Scale |
% Christian Adherent |
% Evangelical |
Needed Workers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Afrikaner | 106,000 | 5,034,000 | 15 | Afrikaans | Christianity | 5 ● | 96.00 % | 30.00 % | -1 - | |
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Bemba | 38,000 | 6,605,000 | 5 | Bemba | Christianity | 5 ● | 95.00 % | 12.00 % | -1 - | |
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Birwa | 132,000 | 165,000 | 3 | Birwa | Ethnic Religions | 4 ● | 35.00 % | 6.00 % | -1 - | |
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British | 8,300 | 55,381,000 | 126 | English | Christianity | 4 ● | 60.00 % | 8.80 % | -1 - | |
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Deaf | 164,000 | 51,168,000 | 216 | ● | Zimbabwe Sign Language | Christianity | 3 ● | 77.99 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Doma, Vadoma | 22,000 | 22,000 | 1 | ● | Shona | Ethnic Religions | 1 ● | 0.30 % | 0.30 % | 1 |
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Dombe | 7,800 | 7,800 | 1 | ● | Dombe | Ethnic Religions | 2 ● | 15.00 % | 0.50 % | -1 - |
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Greek | 8,900 | 10,115,000 | 70 | Greek | Christianity | 3 ● | 92.00 % | 0.40 % | -1 - | |
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Gujarati | 34,000 | 2,934,000 | 29 | Gujarati | Hinduism | 4 ● | 8.00 % | 5.00 % | -1 - | |
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Han Chinese, Mandarin | 1,700 | 925,439,000 | 53 | Chinese, Mandarin | Non-Religious | 4 ● | 9.00 % | 5.70 % | -1 - | |
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Jewish, Marathi-speaking | 7,500 | 114,000 | 4 | Marathi | Ethnic Religions | 0 ☀︎ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Kalanga | 242,000 | 423,000 | 3 | ● | Kalanga | Christianity | 5 ● | 68.00 % | 17.00 % | -1 - |
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Kunda | 208,000 | 289,000 | 3 | ● | Kunda | Christianity | 4 ● | 55.00 % | 9.00 % | -1 - |
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Lembaa | 113,000 | 1,610,000 | 2 | ● | Venda | Ethnic Religions | 4 ● | 42.00 % | 5.00 % | -1 - |
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Lozi | 165,000 | 1,615,000 | 5 | ● | Lozi | Christianity | 5 ● | 91.00 % | 18.00 % | -1 - |
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Makhuwa-Meetto | 19,000 | 2,419,000 | 5 | Makhuwa-Meetto | Ethnic Religions | 2 ● | 25.00 % | 0.50 % | -1 - | |
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Manyika | 501,000 | 662,000 | 2 | ● | Manyika | Christianity | 5 ● | 75.00 % | 29.00 % | -1 - |
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Nambya | 129,000 | 150,000 | 2 | ● | Nambya | Ethnic Religions | 4 ● | 45.00 % | 10.00 % | -1 - |
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Ndau | 1,170,000 | 1,202,000 | 2 | ● | Ndau | Ethnic Religions | 2 ● | 45.00 % | 1.20 % | -1 - |
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Ndebele, Tabele | 2,021,000 | 2,060,000 | 3 | ● | Ndebele (Zimbabwe) | Christianity | 5 ● | 79.00 % | 27.00 % | -1 - |
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Nsenga | 59,000 | 1,179,000 | 3 | ● | Nsenga | Christianity | 5 ● | 72.00 % | 14.00 % | -1 - |
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Nyanja | 501,000 | 14,810,000 | 8 | Chichewa | Christianity | 5 ● | 80.00 % | 29.00 % | -1 - | |
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Nyungwe | 38,000 | 715,000 | 2 | Nyungwe | Ethnic Religions | 4 ● | 30.00 % | 8.00 % | -1 - | |
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Pedi, North Sotho | 208,000 | 5,986,000 | 3 | Sotho, Northern | Christianity | 5 ● | 90.00 % | 12.00 % | -1 - | |
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Portuguese | 19,000 | 17,725,000 | 46 | Portuguese | Christianity | 4 ● | 94.00 % | 3.00 % | -1 - | |
| Totals: 41 | 16,854,000 | 1 ☀︎ 2 ● | 76.97 % | 25.20 % | 2 | ||||||
| Unclassified / Other Individuals | 97,000 | ||||||||||
| UN Country Population (2025) | 16,951,000 |
| Province ▲ | Estimated Population |
|---|---|
| Bulawayo | 825,000 |
| Harare | 2,682,000 |
| Manicaland | 2,215,000 |
| Mashonaland Central | 1,457,000 |
| Mashonaland East | 1,699,000 |
| Mashonaland West | 1,898,000 |
| Masvingo | 1,876,000 |
| Matabeleland North | 946,000 |
| Matabeleland South | 864,000 |
| Midlands | 2,040,000 |
| Provinces: 10 | 16,502,000 |
| UN Country Population | 16,951,000 |
| Language ▲ | Code | # Peoples w/ this Primary Language |
# Unreached w/ this Primary Language |
Scripture Status |
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Global Recordings Resources |
God's Story Resources |
Gospel Tract Online |
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| Afrikaans | afr | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Bemba | bem | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Birwa | brl | 1 | 0 | 1 Translation Needed | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Chichewa | nya | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Chinese, Mandarin | cmn | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Dombe | dov | 1 | 0 | 2 Translation Started | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| English | eng | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Greek | ell | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Gujarati | guj | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Kalanga | kck | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Kunda | kdn | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Lozi | loz | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Makhuwa-Meetto | mgh | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Manyika | mxc | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Marathi | mar | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Nambya | nmq | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Ndau | ndc | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Ndebele (Zimbabwe) | nde | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Nsenga | nse | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Nyungwe | nyu | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Portuguese | por | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Sena | seh | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Setswana | tsn | 2 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Shona | sna | 5 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Sotho, Northern | nso | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Swati | ssw | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Tawara | twl | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Tonga (Zambia) | toi | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Tshuwau | hio | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Tsonga | tso | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Tswa | tsc | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Tumbuka | tum | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Venda | ven | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Xhosa | xho | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Zimbabwe Sign Language | zib | 1 | 0 | 2 Translation Started | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Zulu | zul | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Totals: | 36 | 41 | 2 | 29 | 25 | 30 | 30 | 14 | 11 |
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| People Groups | 41 |
| Unreached People Groups | 2 (4.9%) |
| Population | 16,854,000 |
| Population Annual Growth Rate | 2.3% |
| Population in Unreached | 29,000 (0.2%) |
| Primary Religion | Christianity |
| Percent Christian Adherent | 77.0% |
| Percent Evangelical | 25.2% |
| Pioneer Workers Needed * | 2 |
| Country Progress Level | 5 ● |
| Continent | Africa |
| Region | Africa, East and Southern |
| 10/40 Window | No |
| Country Code | ZI |
| Official Language(s) | English | Shona |
| Literacy Rate | 89% |
| Estimated Illiterate Population | 1,854,000 |
| Persecution Ranking | Not ranked |
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