Country: Eswatini
| Photo | People Group |
Population this Ctry |
Population Global |
Count Ctrys |
Indigenous | Primary Language |
Primary Religion |
Progress Scale |
% Evangelical Range |
% Christian Adh Range |
Workers Needed * |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Afrikaner | 15,000 | 5,023,000 | 11 | Afrikaans | Christianity |
5
|
10-50% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Comorian, Maore | 700 | 224,000 | 3 | Comorian, Maore | Islam |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 0.1-2% ● | 1 | |
|
Deaf | 6,000 | 27,508,000 | 164 | ● | Language unknown | Unknown |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 |
|
Nyanja | 6,200 | 14,804,000 | 6 | Chichewa | Christianity |
4
|
2-5% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Sotho | 5,900 | 6,624,000 | 4 | Sotho, Southern | Christianity |
4
|
5-10% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
South Asian, general | 9,000 | 10,782,000 | 47 | Hindi | Hinduism |
2
|
0.1-2% ● | 5-10% ● | -1 - | |
|
Swazi, Tekeza | 1,050,000 | 2,757,000 | 3 | ● | Swati | Christianity |
5
|
10-50% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - |
|
Tsonga, Shangaan | 26,000 | 8,806,000 | 4 | Tsonga | Christianity |
4
|
5-10% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Zulu | 103,000 | 15,400,000 | 7 | Zulu | Christianity |
5
|
10-50% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
| Totals: 9 | 1,222,000 | 2 ◼︎ (1 ✸︎) | 20.72 % | 83.69 % | 2 | ||||||
| Unclassified / Other Individuals | 34,000 | ||||||||||
| UN Country Population (2025) | 1,256,000 |
| Province ▲ | Estimated Population |
|---|---|
| Hhohho | 358,000 |
| Lubombo | 237,000 |
| Manzini | 397,000 |
| Shiselweni | 227,000 |
| Provinces: 4 | 1,219,000 |
| UN Country Population | 1,256,000 |
| Language ▲ | Code | # Peoples w/ this Primary Language |
# Unreached w/ this Primary Language |
Scripture Status |
YouVersion Bible Resources |
Faith Comes By Hearing Bible Resources |
Jesus Film Online |
Global Recordings Resources |
God's Story Resources |
Gospel Tract Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afrikaans | afr | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Chichewa | nya | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Comorian, Maore | swb | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Hindi | hin | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Language Unknown | xxx | 1 | 1 | Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Sotho, Southern | sot | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Swati | ssw | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Tsonga | tso | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Zulu | zul | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Totals: | 9 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 |
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| People Groups | 9 |
| Unreached People Groups | 2 (22.2%) |
| Population | 1,222,000 |
| Population Annual Growth Rate | 1.2% |
| Population in Unreached | 6,700 (0.5%) |
| Primary Religion | Christianity |
| Percent Christian Adherent | 83.7% |
| Percent Evangelical | 20.7% |
| Pioneer Workers Needed * | 2 |
| Country Progress Level | |
| Continent | Africa |
| Region | Africa, East and Southern |
| 10/40 Window | No |
| Country Code | WZ |
| Official Language(s) | Swati | English |
| Literacy Rate | 88% |
| Estimated Illiterate Population | 147,000 |
| Persecution Ranking | Not ranked |
 All Unreached |
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