Country: Zambia
| Photo | People Group |
Population this Ctry |
Population Global |
Count Ctrys |
Indigenous | Primary Language |
Primary Religion |
Progress Scale |
% Evangelical Range |
% Christian Adh Range |
Workers Needed * |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Lambya, Rambia | 22,000 | 237,000 | 3 | ● | Lambya | Christianity |
5
|
10-50% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - |
|
Lenje | 282,000 | 282,000 | 1 | ● | Lenje | Christianity |
5
|
10-50% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - |
|
Leya | 22,000 | 22,000 | 1 | ● | Tonga (Zambia) | Ethnic Religions |
2
|
0.1-2% ● | 10-50% ● | -1 - |
|
Lozi | 1,373,000 | 1,615,000 | 5 | ● | Lozi | Christianity |
5
|
10-50% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - |
|
|
Luano | 3,600 | 3,600 | 1 | ● | Lala-Bisa | Christianity |
4
|
5-10% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - |
|
Luchazi | 65,000 | 824,000 | 2 | Luchazi | Christianity |
5
|
10-50% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
|
Lunda, Luapula | 262,000 | 262,000 | 1 | ● | Bemba | Christianity |
5
|
10-50% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - |
|
Lunda, Northwest | 496,000 | 1,175,000 | 3 | ● | Lunda | Christianity |
5
|
10-50% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - |
|
Luvale | 377,000 | 1,042,000 | 3 | ● | Luvale | Christianity |
5
|
10-50% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - |
|
|
Luyana | 5,700 | 5,700 | 1 | ● | Luyana | Christianity |
5
|
10-50% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - |
|
Mambwe-Lungu | 456,000 | 1,109,000 | 2 | ● | Mambwe-Lungu | Christianity |
5
|
10-50% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - |
|
Masi | 41,000 | 47,000 | 3 | ● | Mashi (Zambia) | Ethnic Religions |
5
|
10-50% ● | 10-50% ● | -1 - |
|
|
Mbowe | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1 | ● | Mbowe | Ethnic Religions |
4
|
5-10% ● | 10-50% ● | -1 - |
|
Mbukushu | 13,000 | 126,000 | 4 | ● | Mbukushu | Christianity |
5
|
10-50% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - |
|
Mbunda | 183,000 | 563,000 | 2 | ● | Mbunda | Christianity |
5
|
10-50% ● | 10-50% ● | -1 - |
|
|
Mukulu | 11,000 | 11,000 | 1 | ● | Bemba | Christianity |
5
|
10-50% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - |
|
Ndebele | 17,000 | 2,060,000 | 3 | Ndebele (Zimbabwe) | Christianity |
4
|
2-5% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Nkoya, Lambya | 77,000 | 77,000 | 1 | ● | Nkoya | Christianity |
5
|
10-50% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - |
|
Nsenga | 892,000 | 1,179,000 | 3 | ● | Nsenga | Christianity |
5
|
10-50% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - |
|
Nyamwanga | 217,000 | 502,000 | 2 | ● | Nyamwanga | Christianity |
4
|
2-5% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - |
|
Nyanja, Chewa | 2,217,000 | 14,804,000 | 6 | ● | Chichewa | Christianity |
5
|
10-50% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - |
|
Nyiha, Tanzania | 901,000 | 1,408,000 | 2 | ● | Nyiha, Tanzania | Ethnic Religions |
4
|
5-10% ● | 10-50% ● | -1 - |
|
|
Nyika | 12,000 | 19,000 | 2 | ● | Nyika | Christianity |
4
|
2-5% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - |
|
Portuguese | 6,300 | 17,690,000 | 34 | Portuguese | Christianity |
4
|
2-5% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
|
Sala | 52,000 | 52,000 | 1 | ● | Sala | Ethnic Religions |
5
|
10-50% ● | 10-50% ● | -1 - |
| Totals: 75 | 21,729,000 | 4 ◼︎ (2 ✸︎) | 25.08 % | 86.34 % | 4 | ||||||
| Unclassified / Other Individuals | 185,000 | ||||||||||
| UN Country Population (2025) | 21,914,000 |
| Province ▲ | Estimated Population |
|---|---|
| Central | 2,182,000 |
| Copperbelt | 3,306,000 |
| Eastern | 2,454,000 |
| Luapula | 1,520,000 |
| Lusaka | 3,986,000 |
| Muchinga | 1,266,000 |
| North-Western | 1,130,000 |
| Northern | 1,790,000 |
| Southern | 2,317,000 |
| Western | 1,304,000 |
| Provinces: 10 | 21,255,000 |
| UN Country Population | 21,914,000 |
| 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 |
| Aushi | auh | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Bemba | bem | 6 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Bwile | bwc | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | 1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Chichewa | nya | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Chinese, Mandarin | cmn | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Chokwe | cjk | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| English | eng | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| French | fra | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Greek | ell | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Gujarati | guj | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ila | ilb | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Italian | ita | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Kaonde | kqn | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Khwedam | xuu | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Kinyarwanda | kin | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Kuhane | sbs | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Kunda | kdn | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Lala-Bisa | leb | 5 | 0 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Lamba | lam | 2 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Lambya | lai | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Language Unknown | xxx | 1 | 0 | Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Lenje | leh | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Lozi | loz | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Luchazi | lch | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Lunda | lun | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Luvale | lue | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Luyana | lyn | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Mambwe-Lungu | mgr | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Mashi (Zambia) | mho | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Mbowe | mxo | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Mbukushu | mhw | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Mbunda | mck | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Ndebele (Zimbabwe) | nde | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Nkoya | nka | 2 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Nsenga | nse | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Nyamwanga | mwn | 3 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Nyiha, Tanzania | nih | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Nyika | nkv | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Portuguese | por | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Sala | shq | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Serbian | srp | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Shona | sna | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Simaa | sie | 4 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Soli | sby | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Swahili | swh | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Swahili, Congo | swc | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Taabwa | tap | 2 | 0 | 4 New Testament | 1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Tonga (Zambia) | toi | 3 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Totela | ttl | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Tumbuka | tum | 3 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Yao | yao | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Yauma | yax | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Zambian Sign Language | zsl | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Totals: | 54 | 75 | 4 | 45 | 42 | 42 | 44 | 22 | 14 |
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| People Groups | 75 |
| Unreached People Groups | 4 (5.3%) |
| Population | 21,729,000 |
| Population Annual Growth Rate | 3.1% |
| Population in Unreached | 127,000 (0.6%) |
| Primary Religion | Christianity |
| Percent Christian Adherent | 86.3% |
| Percent Evangelical | 25.1% |
| Pioneer Workers Needed * | 4 |
| Country Progress Level | |
| Continent | Africa |
| Region | Africa, East and Southern |
| 10/40 Window | No |
| Country Code | ZA |
| Official Language(s) | English |
| Literacy Rate | 87% |
| Estimated Illiterate Population | 2,825,000 |
| Persecution Ranking | Not ranked |
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