The Most Challenging Opportunities

Frontier People Groups

Discover the 5,082 frontier people groups where fewer than 1 in 1,000 individuals follow Christ. These are the most challenging places where pioneer work isn't just needed—it's essential for reaching the 2 Billion people who live with the least response to the gospel.

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Daily Prayer Focus

Unreached of the Day

Join thousands of believers worldwide in focused prayer. Receive a daily email featuring an unreached people group, their story, and specific prayer points to help advance the gospel among them.

Church Partnership

Great Commission Funding

Your church can take part in the Great Commission by partnering with Joshua Project. Complete your discipleship ministry by connecting your congregation to specific unreached peoples through strategic partnership.

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Our Mission

Joshua Project seeks to deliver accurate, accessible, and actionable data that shines a light on people groups with the least access to the gospel. Through careful research and strategic insights, we help churches, mission organizations, and individual believers make informed decisions about where their prayers and efforts can have the greatest kingdom impact.

Global Mission Statistics

Understanding the scope of the Great Commission

17,764

Total People Groups

Total people groups identified worldwide

7,662

Unreached People Groups

43.1% of all people groups

5,082

Frontier People Groups

28.6% of all people groups

3.57B

Unreached Population

43.7% of total population

8.17B

Total Population

People in all identified groups

Learn about the People Group in Country (PGIC) vs People Group Across Country (PGAC) perspectives

Global Dashboard

This is your big picture view. It shows key statistics and insights about unreached people groups globally, giving you a quick understanding of the scope and scale of the need.

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Countries

Use this when you have a geographic connection or interest. It lets you drill down into all the people groups within a specific country's borders.

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People Group Perspectives

View the Great Commission and unreached people groups from perspectives such as by geography, ethnicity, religion, language and more to match particular ministry priorities or strategic needs.

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Interactive Data Explorer

Create custom visualizations and explore data interactively. Build your own filters and discover patterns in unreached people group data that match your specific ministry focus.

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Help Fund the Future

Help Fund the Future of Global Missions

The missionary movement is shifting south and east. Today, 75% of Joshua Project users come from outside North America, and 68% access our data on mobile devices. Yet our platform remains English-only and desktop-first, creating barriers for the very communities now leading global evangelism.

Behind the scenes we're working on a full scope tech rebuild: a mobile-first platform translated into 12 languages, powered by modern infrastructure that can serve the next generation of missions workers worldwide.

75%

Users outside North America

68%

Mobile users

Languages planned

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Global missions technology and mobile-first design

Select the regions where God is stirring your heart. You'll receive weekly emails on people group profiles, missionary testimonies, security updates, and strategic prayer points specific to each area.

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India — 2,271 people groups (PGIC), including 2,040 unreached groups (PGIC) representing diverse languages, castes, and tribal communities

Africa — 3,421 people groups with 1,012 unreached groups. The final frontier for missions expansion, with rapidly growing churches alongside resistant peoples in the Sahel and Horn

Afghanistan & Central Asia — 452 people groups with 297 unreached groups. Among the most restricted and dangerous environments for gospel witness, yet movements are emerging

Global Diaspora — 5,348 people groups with 1,853 unreached groups. Unreached peoples scattered worldwide through migration, creating unprecedented access in major cities

The Last Frontier

Frontier people groups represent the most challenging opportunities: communities where fewer than 1 in 1,000 individuals follow Christ. With 5,082 groups totaling 2 Billion people, these are the places where pioneer work isn't just needed, it's essential. Half of all frontier peoples live in just 39 groups. What if the breakthrough in one could spark movements in many?

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Adopt a Frontier People Group

Over 5,082 frontier people groups (nearly 2 Billion people) live with almost no response to the gospel. When your church, organization, or small group adopts a frontier people group, prayer becomes focused, giving becomes strategic, and engagement becomes real. Choose a people. Learn their story. Join what God is doing among them.

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Invite a Joshua Project Speaker

Bring the vision of reaching unreached people groups to your church, conference, or event. Our experienced speakers share compelling stories, practical insights, and actionable strategies for engaging with frontier people groups.

Whether you're hosting a missions conference, church service, or small group gathering, our speakers will inspire and equip your audience to take meaningful action in God's global mission.

Our speakers are available for both in-person and virtual presentations, bringing the reality of unreached people groups directly to your community.

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Frontier People Groups

Discover the 5,082 frontier people groups where fewer than 1 in 1,000 individuals follow Christ. These are the most challenging places where pioneer work isn't just needed—it's essential for reaching the 2 Billion people who live with the least response to the gospel.

Unreached of the Day

Join thousands of believers worldwide in focused prayer. Receive a daily email featuring an unreached people group, their story, and specific prayer points to help advance the gospel among them.

Great Commission Funding

Your church can take part in the Great Commission by partnering with Joshua Project. Complete your discipleship ministry by connecting your congregation to specific unreached peoples through strategic partnership.

Our Mission

Global Mission Statistics

17,764

7,662

5,082

3.57B

8.17B

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Global Dashboard

Countries

People Group Perspectives

Interactive Data Explorer

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