Africa
South Africa
South Africa People Groups from The Joshua Project
South Africa. Data from The Joshua Project (https://www.joshuaproject.net)
| People | Reached | Language | Population | Bible | Religion | Adherents | Evangelical |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bhojpuri Bihari | Unreached | Bhojpuri |
58,000 |
New Testament | Hinduism |
5.0 |
0.5 |
| Gujarati | Unreached | Gujarati |
32,000 |
Complete Bible | Hinduism |
3.0 |
0.4 |
| Hindi | Unreached | Hindi |
468,000 |
Complete Bible | Hinduism |
4.0 |
0.6 |
| Jew English-speaking | Unreached | English |
52,000 |
Complete Bible | Ethnic Religions |
0.5 |
0.1 |
| Malay Cape | Unreached | Afrikaans |
325,000 |
Complete Bible | Islam |
0.5 |
0.2 |
| Somali | Unreached | Somali |
24,000 |
Complete Bible | Islam |
0.5 |
0.4 |
| Swahili | Unreached | Swahili |
2,500 |
Complete Bible | Islam |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Urdu | Unreached | Urdu |
15,000 |
Complete Bible | Islam |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Arab Lebanese | Minimally Reached | Arabic-North Levantine Spoken |
5,700 |
Portions Completed | Islam |
32.0 |
0.5 |
| Indian English-speaking | Minimally Reached | English |
464,000 |
Complete Bible | Hinduism |
10.0 |
1.0 |
| Kung-Ekoka | Minimally Reached | Kung-Ekoka |
4,200 |
Portions Completed | Ethnic Religions |
8.0 |
0.2 |
| Nusan Xoo | Minimally Reached | Xoo |
500 |
Translation Started | Ethnic Religions |
14.0 |
2.0 |
| Tamil (Hindu traditions) | Minimally Reached | Tamil |
33,000 |
Complete Bible | Hinduism |
12.0 |
1.5 |
| Vasekela Bushman Maligo | Minimally Reached | Northwestern Kung |
3,800 |
Translation Started | Ethnic Religions |
32.0 |
2.0 |
| Deaf | Superficially Reached | South African Sign Language |
450,000 |
Portions Completed | Christianity |
75.2 |
|
| French | Superficially Reached | French |
12,000 |
Complete Bible | Christianity |
61.0 |
1.0 |
| Greek | Superficially Reached | Greek |
21,000 |
Complete Bible | Christianity |
91.0 |
0.4 |
| Italian | Superficially Reached | Italian |
20,000 |
Complete Bible | Christianity |
82.0 |
1.1 |
| Nghuki | Superficially Reached | Afrikaans |
700 |
Complete Bible | Christianity |
90.0 |
2.0 |
| Arab Egyptian | Partially Reached | Arabic-Egyptian Spoken |
61,000 |
New Testament | Islam |
13.0 |
3.9 |
| Birwa | Partially Reached | Birwa |
11,000 |
Translation Needed | Ethnic Religions |
34.0 |
6.0 |
| British | Partially Reached | English |
272,000 |
Complete Bible | Christianity |
60.0 |
8.8 |
| Chinese general | Partially Reached | English |
362,000 |
Complete Bible | Non-Religious |
8.0 |
5.7 |
| Coloured Creole | Partially Reached | Oorlams |
40,000 |
Translation Needed | Christianity |
80.0 |
6.0 |
| Dutch | Partially Reached | Dutch |
30,000 |
Complete Bible | Non-Religious |
46.0 |
4.5 |
| German | Partially Reached | German-Standard |
15,000 |
Complete Bible | Christianity |
64.0 |
2.1 |
| Griqua | Partially Reached | English |
100 |
Complete Bible | Christianity |
100.0 |
10.0 |
| Korana | Partially Reached | Language unknown |
11,000 |
Unspecified | Christianity |
70.0 |
10.0 |
| Makhuwa | Partially Reached | Makhuwa |
18,000 |
Complete Bible | Ethnic Religions |
21.0 |
3.0 |
| Mauritian | Partially Reached | Morisyen |
42,000 |
New Testament | Hinduism |
35.0 |
6.0 |
| Portuguese | Partially Reached | Portuguese |
1,877,000 |
Complete Bible | Christianity |
94.0 |
3.3 |
| Romani Romanichal | Partially Reached | Angloromani |
9,900 |
Portions Completed | Christianity |
65.0 |
3.0 |
| Ronga | Partially Reached | Ronga |
1,300 |
Complete Bible | Christianity |
80.0 |
3.0 |
| South Asian Telugu-speaking | Partially Reached | Telugu |
5,000 |
Complete Bible | Hinduism |
7.0 |
7.0 |
| Afrikaner | Significantly Reached | Afrikaans |
3,993,000 |
Complete Bible | Christianity |
89.0 |
23.3 |
| Americans U.S. | Significantly Reached | English |
12,000 |
Complete Bible | Christianity |
77.0 |
28.0 |
| Anglo-South African | Significantly Reached | English |
1,350,000 |
Complete Bible | Christianity |
85.0 |
19.9 |
| Coloured | Significantly Reached | Afrikaans |
5,343,000 |
Complete Bible | Christianity |
82.0 |
24.4 |
| Korean | Significantly Reached | Korean |
1,300 |
Complete Bible | Christianity |
31.0 |
16.8 |
| Kxoe Xun | Significantly Reached | Khwedam |
1,400 |
Portions Completed | Ethnic Religions |
20.0 |
15.0 |
| Lembaa | Significantly Reached | Venda |
1,388,000 |
Complete Bible | Ethnic Religions |
40.0 |
17.7 |
| Nama Khoekhoe | Significantly Reached | Khoekhoe |
2,200 |
Complete Bible | Christianity |
70.0 |
14.0 |
| Ndebele Southern | Significantly Reached | Ndebele |
1,250,000 |
Complete Bible | Christianity |
80.0 |
12.2 |
| Nyanja | Significantly Reached | Chichewa |
3,300 |
Complete Bible | Christianity |
65.0 |
13.0 |
| Pedi North Sotho | Significantly Reached | Sotho-Northern |
5,344,000 |
Complete Bible | Christianity |
82.0 |
12.2 |
| Setswana | Significantly Reached | Setswana |
406,000 |
Complete Bible | Christianity |
68.0 |
16.0 |
| Shona | Significantly Reached | Shona |
23,000 |
Complete Bible | Christianity |
65.0 |
12.0 |
| Sotho | Significantly Reached | Sotho-Southern |
4,453,000 |
Complete Bible | Christianity |
82.0 |
21.0 |
| Sotho Khutswe | Significantly Reached | Sotho-Northern |
611,000 |
Complete Bible | Christianity |
80.0 |
14.0 |
| Swazi | Significantly Reached | Swati |
1,496,000 |
Complete Bible | Christianity |
75.0 |
16.6 |
| Tsonga | Significantly Reached | Tsonga |
2,615,000 |
Complete Bible | Christianity |
68.0 |
21.0 |
| Tswa | Significantly Reached | Tswa |
25,000 |
Complete Bible | Christianity |
75.0 |
11.0 |
| Tswana | Significantly Reached | Setswana |
290,000 |
Complete Bible | Christianity |
85.0 |
15.0 |
| Tswana-Hurutshe | Significantly Reached | Setswana |
1,527,000 |
Complete Bible | Christianity |
70.0 |
22.1 |
| Tswana-Kwena | Significantly Reached | Setswana |
58,000 |
Complete Bible | Christianity |
72.0 |
13.0 |
| Tswana-Malete Moletse | Significantly Reached | Setswana |
58,000 |
Complete Bible | Christianity |
73.0 |
16.0 |
| Tswana-Ngwaketse | Significantly Reached | Setswana |
174,000 |
Complete Bible | Christianity |
72.0 |
13.0 |
| Tswana-Ngwato | Significantly Reached | Setswana |
58,000 |
Complete Bible | Christianity |
70.0 |
17.0 |
| Tswana-Rolong | Significantly Reached | Setswana |
580,000 |
Complete Bible | Christianity |
78.0 |
13.0 |
| Tswana-Tlhaping | Significantly Reached | Setswana |
406,000 |
Complete Bible | Christianity |
60.0 |
17.0 |
| Tswana-Tlharu | Significantly Reached | Setswana |
464,000 |
Complete Bible | Christianity |
65.0 |
13.0 |
| Tswana-Tlokwa | Significantly Reached | Setswana |
232,000 |
Complete Bible | Christianity |
55.0 |
14.0 |
| Xhosa | Significantly Reached | Xhosa |
8,523,000 |
Complete Bible | Christianity |
81.0 |
26.6 |
| Xhosa-Tembu | Significantly Reached | Xhosa |
913,000 |
Complete Bible | Christianity |
75.0 |
20.0 |
| Zulu | Significantly Reached | Zulu |
13,560,000 |
Complete Bible | Christianity |
81.0 |
28.8 |