Africa

Democratic Republic of Congo

 

Democratic Republic of Congo People Groups from The Joshua Project

Democratic Republic of Congo. Data from The Joshua Project (https://www.joshuaproject.net)

People Reached Language Population Bible Religion Adherents Evangelical
Arab Unreached Arabic-North Levantine Spoken

28,000

Portions Completed Islam

2.0

0.0

Sere Unreached Sere

12,000

Unspecified Ethnic Religions

1.0

0.4

South Asian general Unreached Hindi

196,000

Complete Bible Hinduism

1.0

0.0

Swahili Unreached Swahili

55,000

Complete Bible Islam

4.0

0.7

Kango-Tshopo Minimally Reached Kango

3,900

Translation Needed Ethnic Religions

25.0

0.8

Ngbaka Mabo Minimally Reached Ngbaka Ma’bo

32,000

New Testament Ethnic Religions

25.0

1.8

Pygmy Buraka Minimally Reached Buraka

2,200

Translation Needed Ethnic Religions

15.0

1.0

Deaf Superficially Reached Language unknown

924,000

Unspecified Christianity

92.2

French Superficially Reached French

90,000

Complete Bible Christianity

76.0

0.5

Greek Superficially Reached Greek

59,000

Complete Bible Christianity

95.0

0.0

Ndogo Superficially Reached Ndogo

7,300

New Testament Christianity

69.0

2.0

Portuguese Superficially Reached Portuguese

5,900

Complete Bible Christianity

92.0

0.3

Yakoma Superficially Reached Yakoma

19,000

Portions Completed Christianity

70.0

2.0

Amba Partially Reached Amba

6,800

Portions Completed Christianity

92.0

4.0

Angba Partially Reached Ngelima

27,000

Translation Started Christianity

95.0

7.0

Avukaya Partially Reached Avokaya

64,000

New Testament Christianity

85.0

5.0

Banda Mid-Southern Partially Reached Banda-Mid-Southern

5,600

Translation Started Christianity

95.0

4.0

Banda-Langba Partially Reached Banda-South Central

5,100

New Testament Christianity

90.0

3.0

Banda-Langbashe Langwasi Partially Reached Langbashe

8,900

Translation Needed Christianity

95.0

3.0

Bangba Partially Reached Bangba

24,000

Translation Needed Christianity

75.0

5.0

Bangobango Partially Reached Bangubangu

330,000

Translation Started Islam

10.0

6.0

Bari Partially Reached Bari

28,000

Complete Bible Christianity

92.0

3.0

Beeke Partially Reached Beeke

2,100

Unspecified Christianity

99.0

4.0

Binji Partially Reached Binji

314,000

New Testament Christianity

95.0

8.0

Binza Partially Reached Libinza

28,000

Translation Needed Christianity

99.0

8.0

Bira Forest Partially Reached Bila

88,000

Portions Completed Ethnic Religions

41.0

6.0

Boko Iboko Partially Reached Boko

36,000

New Testament Christianity

98.0

4.0

Boma Kasai Partially Reached Boma

39,000

Translation Needed Christianity

97.0

7.0

Buela Partially Reached Bwela

15,000

Translation Needed Christianity

98.0

4.0

Bulia Partially Reached Bolia

190,000

Portions Completed Christianity

95.0

5.0

Bushoong Partially Reached Bushoong

281,000

Complete Bible Christianity

99.0

8.0

Bwile Partially Reached Bwile

22,000

Translation Needed Christianity

96.0

3.0

Dongo Partially Reached Dongo

25,000

Translation Started Christianity

76.0

9.0

Dzing Partially Reached Ding

279,000

Translation Started Christianity

99.0

7.0

Foma Partially Reached Foma

23,000

Translation Needed Christianity

98.0

7.0

Genya Partially Reached Enya

29,000

Translation Started Christianity

95.0

7.0

Hamba Partially Reached Hamba

23,000

Translation Needed Christianity

95.0

8.0

Holoholo Partially Reached Holoholo

28,000

Portions Completed Christianity

97.0

7.0

Holu Partially Reached Holu

8,600

Portions Completed Christianity

85.0

4.0

Hunganna Partially Reached Hungana

700

Portions Completed Christianity

100.0

4.0

Hutu Rwandese Partially Reached Kinyarwanda

437,000

Complete Bible Christianity

80.0

7.0

Joba Partially Reached Joba

26,000

Translation Started Christianity

99.0

9.0

Kabwari Partially Reached Kabwari

15,000

Translation Needed Christianity

98.0

4.0

Kaiku Partially Reached Kaiku

23,000

Translation Needed Christianity

90.0

6.0

Kakwa Bari Kakwa Partially Reached Kakwa

38,000

Complete Bible Christianity

73.0

5.0

Kango-Uele Partially Reached Kango

11,000

Translation Started Christianity

99.0

5.2

Kanu Partially Reached Kanu

15,000

Translation Started Christianity

90.0

3.0

Kaonde Partially Reached Kaonde

75,000

Complete Bible Christianity

99.0

5.0

Kare Li-Kari-Li Partially Reached French

1,700

Complete Bible Christianity

90.0

4.0

Kete Partially Reached Kete

15,000

Translation Needed Christianity

98.0

4.0

Kimbundu Partially Reached Kimbundu

28,000

Complete Bible Christianity

95.0

10.0

Kinya-Mituku Partially Reached Mituku

92,000

Translation Started Christianity

96.0

7.0

Kunda Seba Partially Reached Seba

301,000

Translation Needed Christianity

97.0

10.0

Kusu Partially Reached Kusu

134,000

Translation Needed Christianity

95.0

6.0

Lala-Bisa Partially Reached Lala-Bisa

92,000

New Testament Christianity

99.5

6.0

Lalia Partially Reached Lalia

122,000

Translation Started Christianity

97.0

5.0

Lele Bashilele Partially Reached Lele

113,000

Translation Started Christianity

96.0

7.0

Likila Partially Reached Likila

15,000

Translation Needed Christianity

99.0

4.0

Loi Baloi Partially Reached Baloi

36,000

Translation Needed Christianity

97.0

5.0

Lombo Partially Reached Lombo

44,000

Translation Started Christianity

98.0

7.0

Lonzo Partially Reached Lonzo

500

Translation Needed Christianity

96.0

3.0

Lunda Partially Reached Lunda

212,000

Complete Bible Christianity

95.0

10.0

Lusengo Poto Partially Reached Lusengo

76,000

Portions Completed Christianity

97.0

10.0

Luvale Lwena Partially Reached Luvale

219,000

Complete Bible Christianity

95.0

5.0

Lwalwa Partially Reached Lwalu

91,000

Translation Started Christianity

99.5

6.0

Ma Partially Reached Ma

17,000

Translation Started Christianity

80.0

3.0

Ma’adi Partially Reached Ma’di

2,100

New Testament Christianity

83.0

5.0

Mabaale Partially Reached Mabaale

76,000

Translation Needed Christianity

99.0

6.0

Mayeka Partially Reached Mayeka

46,000

Unspecified Christianity

95.0

4.0

Mba Partially Reached Mba

65,000

Portions Completed Christianity

98.0

7.0

Mbesa Partially Reached Mbesa

15,000

Translation Needed Christianity

95.0

4.0

Mbo Imbo Partially Reached Mbo

24,000

Translation Needed Christianity

98.0

7.0

Moingi Partially Reached Moingi

7,600

Translation Needed Christianity

94.0

3.0

Monzombo Partially Reached Monzombo

14,000

Translation Needed Ethnic Religions

50.0

8.0

Ndaka Partially Reached Ndaka

53,000

Translation Needed Christianity

96.0

5.0

Ndengese Partially Reached Dengese

16,000

Translation Started Christianity

98.0

4.0

Ndobo Partially Reached Ndobo

18,000

Translation Needed Christianity

98.0

4.0

Ndrulo Partially Reached Ndrulo

117,000

Portions Completed Christianity

80.0

6.0

Ndunga Partially Reached Ndunga

9,100

Translation Needed Christianity

65.0

4.3

Ngbinda Partially Reached French

7,600

Complete Bible Christianity

99.0

4.0

Ngoli Partially Reached Ngul

15,000

Translation Started Christianity

98.0

4.0

Ngundu Partially Reached Ngundu

9,100

Translation Needed Christianity

95.0

8.0

Nyanga-Li Partially Reached Nyanga-li

91,000

Unspecified Christianity

95.0

6.0

Nyindu Partially Reached Nyindu

15,000

Translation Started Christianity

95.0

3.0

Nzadi Partially Reached Nzadi

4,400

Translation Needed Christianity

70.0

4.0

Ombo Partially Reached Ombo

15,000

Translation Started Christianity

99.0

4.0

Omi Partially Reached Omi

142,000

New Testament Christianity

79.0

3.0

Pambia Partially Reached Pambia

66,000

Translation Needed Christianity

99.0

8.0

Pelende Partially Reached Pelende

15,000

Translation Needed Christianity

98.0

4.0

Pygmy Asua Partially Reached Asoa

46,000

Translation Started Christianity

65.0

10.0

Pygmy Twa Partially Reached Kinyarwanda

46,000

Complete Bible Christianity

80.0

7.0

Salampasu Partially Reached Salampasu

218,000

Portions Completed Christianity

97.0

5.0

Samba Partially Reached Samba

7,700

Translation Started Christianity

99.0

4.0

Sango Partially Reached Sango

1,800

Complete Bible Christianity

95.0

3.0

Sengele Partially Reached Sengele

31,000

Portions Completed Christianity

99.0

10.0

Soko Partially Reached So

26,000

New Testament Christianity

96.0

7.0

Sonde Partially Reached Sonde

173,000

Translation Started Christianity

98.0

5.0

Songo Partially Reached Songo

23,000

Translation Needed Christianity

99.0

3.0

Songomeno Partially Reached Songomeno

223,000

Translation Started Christianity

70.0

10.0

Songora Partially Reached Songoora

5,700

Translation Started Christianity

95.0

4.0

Swahili Congo Partially Reached Swahili-Congo

3,200

Complete Bible Islam

18.0

3.0

Tabwa Partially Reached Taabwa

1,116,000

New Testament Christianity

95.0

10.0

Tagbo Partially Reached Tagbu

31,000

Translation Started Christianity

69.0

4.0

Teke Central Partially Reached Teke-Nzikou

37,000

Translation Started Christianity

98.0

7.0

Teke Eastern Partially Reached Teke-Ibali

120,000

Portions Completed Christianity

98.0

10.0

Teke-Aboo Partially Reached Teke-Eboo

36,000

Portions Completed Christianity

90.0

10.0

Teke-Fuumu Partially Reached Teke-Wuumu

28,000

Translation Needed Christianity

93.0

6.0

Tembo-Equateur Partially Reached Tembo

14,000

Translation Needed Christianity

97.0

6.0

Yamongeri Partially Reached Yamongeri

23,000

Translation Needed Christianity

98.0

7.0

Yansi Partially Reached Iyansi

200,000

Portions Completed Christianity

99.0

7.0

Yela Partially Reached Yela

120,000

Translation Needed Christianity

96.0

7.0

Yulu Partially Reached Yulu

4,100

Translation Needed Christianity

65.0

2.5

Zimba Partially Reached Zimba

257,000

Portions Completed Christianity

96.0

7.0

Zula Partially Reached Zula

26,000

Translation Needed Christianity

65.0

8.0

Alur Significantly Reached Alur

1,256,000

Complete Bible Christianity

96.0

22.0

Apakabeti Significantly Reached Pagibete

53,000

New Testament Christianity

82.0

16.0

Aushi Significantly Reached Aushi

422,000

Translation Needed Christianity

97.0

18.0

Azande Significantly Reached Zande

2,061,000

Complete Bible Christianity

93.6

30.0

Baali Significantly Reached Bali

114,000

Portions Completed Christianity

95.0

20.0

Babango Significantly Reached Babango

4,600

Translation Needed Christianity

90.0

12.0

Bamwe Significantly Reached Bamwe

61,000

Translation Needed Christianity

95.0

20.0

Banda Togbo-Vara Significantly Reached Banda-Togbo-Vara

36,000

Translation Started Christianity

89.0

33.0

Bangala Significantly Reached Bangala

700

Complete Bible Christianity

98.0

30.0

Bangi Significantly Reached Bangi

92,000

New Testament Christianity

97.0

17.0

Barambu Significantly Reached Barambu

63,000

Translation Needed Christianity

99.0

23.0

Bemba Significantly Reached Bemba

570,000

Complete Bible Christianity

96.0

12.0

Bembe Significantly Reached Bembe

600,000

Complete Bible Christianity

89.0

20.0

Bendi Significantly Reached Bendi

76,000

Translation Needed Christianity

85.0

16.0

Boba Significantly Reached Bomboma

70,000

Translation Needed Christianity

98.0

16.0

Boloki Significantly Reached Boloki

7,100

Portions Completed Christianity

98.0

12.0

Bolondo Significantly Reached Bolondo

9,100

Translation Needed Christianity

96.0

22.0

Bombongo Significantly Reached Bomboli

7,000

Translation Needed Christianity

85.0

12.0

Budu Significantly Reached Budu

429,000

New Testament Christianity

90.0

33.0

Buja Significantly Reached Budza

668,000

Portions Completed Christianity

96.0

25.0

Buyi Significantly Reached Buyu

18,000

Translation Started Christianity

96.0

23.0

Buzaba Significantly Reached Bozaba

17,000

Translation Needed Christianity

84.0

31.0

Bwa Significantly Reached Bwa

428,000

Portions Completed Christianity

95.0

26.0

Bwisi Significantly Reached Talinga-Bwisi

56,000

New Testament Christianity

98.0

23.0

Chokwe Significantly Reached Chokwe

1,245,000

Complete Bible Christianity

94.0

19.0

Dzando Significantly Reached Dzando

18,000

Translation Needed Christianity

98.0

33.0

Efe Significantly Reached Efe

48,000

Unspecified Christianity

55.0

14.0

Ekonda Significantly Reached Mongo-Nkundu

2,993,000

Complete Bible Christianity

98.5

20.0

Fuliro Significantly Reached Fuliiru

538,000

Complete Bible Christianity

96.0

21.0

Furu Significantly Reached Furu

35,000

Portions Completed Christianity

65.0

12.0

Gbendere Significantly Reached Yango

8,400

Translation Needed Ethnic Religions

50.0

23.0

Genja Significantly Reached Ligenza

120,000

Translation Needed Christianity

99.0

14.0

Gilima Significantly Reached Gilima

35,000

Translation Needed Christianity

84.0

15.0

Gobu Significantly Reached Gobu

35,000

Translation Started Christianity

84.0

15.0

Havu Significantly Reached Havu

912,000

Translation Started Christianity

96.0

18.0

Hema Congo Nyoro Significantly Reached Hema

226,000

Portions Completed Christianity

95.0

20.0

Hunde Significantly Reached Hunde

661,000

New Testament Christianity

95.0

18.0

Kaliko Significantly Reached Keliko

19,000

New Testament Christianity

94.0

21.0

Kanyok Significantly Reached Kanyok

476,000

Complete Bible Christianity

98.0

20.0

Kela Lemba Significantly Reached Kela

804,000

Portions Completed Christianity

95.0

15.0

Kele Significantly Reached Kele

529,000

New Testament Christianity

94.0

31.0

Kobo Significantly Reached Kobo

52,000

Translation Needed Christianity

75.0

15.0

Koguru Significantly Reached Boguru

2,100

Unspecified Ethnic Religions

40.0

22.0

Kongo Significantly Reached Koongo

2,146,000

Complete Bible Christianity

97.5

18.0

Kongo San Salvador Significantly Reached Kongo-San Salvador

973,000

Complete Bible Christianity

99.0

19.0

Kongo Tuba Significantly Reached Kituba

11,295,000

Complete Bible Christianity

83.8

19.0

Konzo Significantly Reached Konzo

346,000

Portions Completed Christianity

89.0

12.0

Kpala Significantly Reached Kpala

8,400

Translation Needed Christianity

80.0

16.0

Kuba Northern Luba Significantly Reached Luna

95,000

Complete Bible Christianity

84.0

12.0

Kumu Significantly Reached Komo

788,000

New Testament Christianity

95.0

26.0

Kwami Significantly Reached Kwami

700

Translation Started Christianity

95.0

20.0

Kwese Significantly Reached Kwese

116,000

Portions Completed Christianity

98.0

20.0

Lamba Significantly Reached Lamba

37,000

Complete Bible Christianity

96.0

16.0

Lega Significantly Reached Lega-Shabunda

1,249,000

Complete Bible Christianity

92.0

20.0

Lendu Significantly Reached Lendu

1,526,000

Complete Bible Christianity

94.0

26.0

Lengola Significantly Reached Lengola

197,000

Translation Started Christianity

90.0

22.0

Lese Significantly Reached Lese

119,000

Portions Completed Christianity

55.0

12.0

Liko Significantly Reached Lika

153,000

New Testament Christianity

92.0

24.0

Lingala Significantly Reached Lingala

4,126,000

Complete Bible Christianity

90.1

24.0

Lobala Significantly Reached Lobala

114,000

New Testament Christianity

85.0

17.0

Logo Significantly Reached Logo

536,000

New Testament Christianity

96.0

40.0

Lombi Significantly Reached Lombi

27,000

Translation Started Christianity

85.0

14.0

Luba Significantly Reached Luba-Katanga

3,717,000

Complete Bible Christianity

91.2

23.0

Luba-Hemba Significantly Reached Hemba

328,000

Portions Completed Christianity

98.5

12.0

Luba-Lulua Significantly Reached Luba-Kasai

10,503,000

Complete Bible Christianity

86.1

19.0

Lugbara High Significantly Reached Lugbara

646,000

Complete Bible Christianity

94.0

30.0

Mamvu Significantly Reached Mamvu

143,000

Portions Completed Christianity

84.0

18.0

Mangbetu Significantly Reached Mangbetu

1,807,000

Portions Completed Christianity

98.0

20.0

Mangbutu Significantly Reached Mangbutu

36,000

Unspecified Christianity

92.0

22.0

Mashi Shi Significantly Reached Shi

1,558,000

Complete Bible Christianity

97.0

23.0

Mayogo Significantly Reached Mayogo

238,000

New Testament Christianity

99.0

28.0

Mbala Significantly Reached Mbala

845,000

Portions Completed Christianity

94.0

27.0

Mbanza Significantly Reached Mbandja

637,000

Complete Bible Christianity

97.0

22.0

Mbole Significantly Reached Mbole

435,000

Translation Started Christianity

98.0

14.0

Mfinu Significantly Reached Mfinu

15,000

Unspecified Christianity

99.0

12.0

Mongo Significantly Reached Mongo-Nkundu

3,104,000

Complete Bible Christianity

98.7

15.0

Mono Amono Significantly Reached Mono

192,000

New Testament Christianity

95.0

34.0

Mpuon Significantly Reached Mpuono

697,000

Portions Completed Christianity

99.0

11.0

Mundu Significantly Reached Mundu

7,000

New Testament Christianity

70.0

23.0

Mvuba Significantly Reached Mvuba

6,700

Translation Started Ethnic Religions

50.0

21.0

Mwenga Lega Significantly Reached Lega-Mwenga

86,000

New Testament Christianity

75.0

15.0

Nande Significantly Reached Nande

2,151,000

Complete Bible Christianity

98.3

24.0

Ndolo Significantly Reached Ndolo

24,000

Portions Completed Christianity

98.0

16.0

Ngando Significantly Reached Ngando

457,000

New Testament Christianity

94.0

11.0

Ngbaka Significantly Reached Ngbaka

1,939,000

Complete Bible Christianity

99.0

24.0

Ngbandi Significantly Reached Ngbandi-Northern

475,000

New Testament Christianity

98.0

21.0

Ngbandi Southern Significantly Reached Ngbandi-Southern

269,000

New Testament Christianity

98.0

22.0

Ngbundu Significantly Reached Ngbundu

47,000

Translation Started Christianity

95.0

22.0

Ngeti Significantly Reached Ngiti

238,000

New Testament Christianity

65.0

18.0

Ngombe Significantly Reached Ngombe

653,000

New Testament Christianity

98.0

25.0

Ngongo Significantly Reached Ngongo

7,400

Translation Started Christianity

98.0

12.0

Nkutu Significantly Reached Nkutu

169,000

Portions Completed Christianity

99.0

16.0

Ntomba Significantly Reached Ntomba

331,000

Portions Completed Christianity

98.0

20.0

Nyali Significantly Reached Nyali

95,000

Translation Needed Christianity

96.0

18.0

Nyanga Significantly Reached Nyanga

321,000

Translation Started Christianity

88.0

27.0

Nzakara Significantly Reached Nzakara

2,800

Portions Completed Christianity

99.0

21.0

Okebu Significantly Reached Kebu

237,000

New Testament Christianity

98.0

23.0

Pende Significantly Reached Phende

1,001,000

Complete Bible Christianity

96.0

20.0

Peri Significantly Reached Bhele

38,000

Portions Completed Christianity

90.0

12.0

Plains Bira Significantly Reached Bira

275,000

Portions Completed Christianity

92.0

25.0

Poke Significantly Reached Poke

200,000

Portions Completed Christianity

95.0

25.0

Pygmy Gbanziri Significantly Reached Gbanziri

8,400

Translation Needed Ethnic Religions

50.0

11.0

Ruund Significantly Reached Ruund

277,000

Complete Bible Christianity

96.0

18.0

Saka Significantly Reached Sakata

234,000

Portions Completed Christianity

99.0

23.0

Sanga Luba Garenganze Significantly Reached Sanga

1,027,000

Complete Bible Christianity

96.0

23.0

Songye Significantly Reached Songe

2,382,000

Complete Bible Christianity

90.0

16.0

Suku Significantly Reached Suku

165,000

Portions Completed Christianity

96.0

18.0

Tara Baaka Significantly Reached Baka

2,900

New Testament Christianity

95.0

34.0

Tembo-Kivu Significantly Reached Tembo

321,000

New Testament Christianity

97.0

20.0

Tetela Significantly Reached Tetela

1,787,000

Complete Bible Christianity

96.0

22.0

Tiene Significantly Reached Tiene

89,000

New Testament Christianity

99.0

26.0

Tutsi Significantly Reached Kinyarwanda

424,000

Complete Bible Christianity

95.0

19.0

Vanuma Significantly Reached Vanuma

15,000

Translation Started Christianity

96.0

16.0

Wongo Significantly Reached Wongo

23,000

Portions Completed Christianity

95.0

16.0

Yaka Significantly Reached Yaka

1,330,000

Portions Completed Christianity

96.0

18.0

Yombe Significantly Reached Yombe

1,206,000

New Testament Christianity

99.0

22.0