Unfinished Task Africa

THE UNFINISHED TASKS OR CHALLENGES BEFORE US

THE UNREACHED PEOPLES OF AFRICA

According to The Joshua Project

• Africa has 58 countries with a total population of 1.37 billion people
• There are 3,700 people groups, 990 of which are unreached (26.6%)
• Ø 89 million people live in the unreached groups (28.4)
• There are 69 African unreached people groups each with over 1 million population

OTHER STAGGERING STATISTICS ON AFRICA

• African population is expected to double by 2050.
• At least 25% of the world population will live in Africa by 2050.
• Young sub-Saharan African women are one of fastest growing demographics in the world.

JOSHUA PROJECT STATISTICS ON WEST AFRICA

• Population: 435,783,000
• Countries: 17
• Number of People Groups: 1,464
• Unreached People Groups: 450
• Population Unreached: 172,761,000

ACCORDING TO JOSHUA PROJECT: THE UNREACHED PEOPLES GROUP IN NIGERIA ARE AS FOLLOWS:

• Number of People Groups in Nigeria: 537
• People Groups Unreached: 91 (16.9%)
• Total Population of Nigeria: 211,299,000
• Population of Unreached People Groups: 66,323,000 (31.4%)

According to the Pew Report, Nigeria has the largest Christian population in Africa, 49.3% of the population.

According to the Nigeria Evangelical Missions Association (NEMA) the following are the Unreached People Groups and where they are found in Nigeria.