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Comoros
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Comoros – People Groups
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People Groups
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Population Indig % Evangel % Adherent Progress Scale Primary Religion Primary Language Pho Map Txt
Arab8000.00 %0.00 %1 IslamComorian, MaoreP
Arab
 T
Comorian, Mwali42,000Y0.01 %0.10 %1 IslamComorian, MwaliP
Comorian, Mwali
M
Comorian, Mwali of Comoros
T
Comorian, Ndzwani352,000Y0.24 %0.60 %1 IslamComorian, NdzwaniP
Comorian, Ndzwani
M
Comorian, Ndzwani of Comoros
T
Comorian, Ngazidja402,000Y0.24 %0.60 %1 IslamComorian, NgazidjaP
Comorian, Ngazidja
M
Comorian, Ngazidja of Comoros
T
Deaf8,500Y0.93 %1 IslamLanguage unknownP
Deaf
 T
French1,7000.70 %60.00 %3 ChristianityFrenchP
French
 T
Makhuwa14,00025.00 %54.00 %5 ChristianityMakhuwaP
Makhuwa
M
Makhuwa of Comoros
 
Makua, Makhuwa-Meetto13,0000.50 %2.00 %1 IslamMakhuwa-MeettoP
Makua, Makhuwa-Meetto
 T
Malagasy-Antalaotra1,200Y15.00 %70.00 %5 ChristianityMalagasy, MerinaP
Malagasy-Antalaotra
  
Malay1,000Y0.30 %0.90 %1 IslamMalayP
Malay
 T
Reunionese Creole8000.50 %100.00 %3 ChristianityReunion Creole FrenchP
Reunionese Creole
  
Swahili1,100Y0.00 %0.00 %1 IslamSwahiliP
Swahili
M
Swahili of Comoros
T
Vezo9005.00 %37.00 %4 IslamMalagasy, SakalavaP
Vezo
  
Total People Groups:   13 839,000 7         13 5 9
Unclassified / Other Individuals 13,000  
UN Country Population (2023) 852,000  
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Comoros – People Progress

% of People Groups [1]
 
% of Population in People Group [1] [2]
 
Progress Level Peoples % of Peoples Population % of Population [2]
  1 - Unreached 8 61.5 % 820,000 97.8 %
  2 - Minimally reached 0 0.0 % 0 0.0 %
  3 - Superficially reached 2 15.4 % 2,500 0.3 %
  4 - Partially reached 1 7.7 % 900 0.1 %
  5 - Significantly reached 2 15.4 % 15,000 1.8 %
Totals 13   839,000  


NOTES:
  1. Small Values: Values less than .3% are not shown on pie charts for labeling clarity.
  2. % of Population in People Group:  The percentage of the population that lives in a people group at each progress level. Not every person living in an unreached people group is necessarily unreached.
Comoros – People Photos   *** Note:  Only people groups with photos available are displayed here.***
 

Arab
800


Comorian, Mwali
42,000


Comorian, Ndzwani
352,000


Comorian, Ngazidja
402,000


Deaf
8,500


French
1,700


Makhuwa
14,000


Makua, Makhuwa-Meetto
13,000


Malagasy-Antalaotra
1,200


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Malay
1,000


Reunionese Creole
800


Swahili
1,100


Vezo
900

Comoros People Photos   *** Note:  Only people groups with photos available are displayed here.***
Comoros – Languages
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Comorian, Maoreswb11NT
Comorian, Mwaliwlc11Unspecified
Comorian, Ndzwaniwni11Portions
Comorian, Ngazidjazdj11Portions
Frenchfra10Complete
Language unknownxxx11Unspecified
Makhuwavmw10Complete
Makhuwa-Meettomgh11NT
Malagasy, Merinaplt10Complete
Malagasy, Sakalavaskg10Portions
Malayzlm11Complete
Reunion Creole Frenchrcf10Portions
Swahiliswh11Complete
Totals: 13 13 8   11 6 9 12 4
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Comoros – Religions
Major Religions [1] [3]
Evangelicals: 0.7 %
(subset of Christianity)
 
% Evangelical and % Professing Christian Trends [4]

NOTES:
  1. Major Religions: Each People Group's population is multiplied by the Major Religion percentages for that people group. Results are summed for each Religion for all Peoples within the country.
  2. Christianity Segments: Each People Group's population is multiplied by the Christianity Segments percentages for that people group. Results are summed for each Christianity Segment for all peoples within the country.
  3. Small Values: Values less than .3% are not shown on pie charts for labeling clarity.
  4. % Evangelical and % Professing Christian Trends:  Source Operation World Editions 1986, 1993, 2001, 2010.
    Zero percent data values may mean unknown or unavailable.
Comoros – Possible Ministry Involvement
  • Below are lists of ministries that may work in Comoros. Ministries in the Comoros section probably minister in this country. Ministries in the Africa, East and Southern section only possibly minister in this country. The purpose of this information is to assist potential new missionaries connect with sending agencies and for general ministry networking. Click on the links below to visit ministry websites for further information. Visit the Power-Of-Connecting "Find a Network Tool" to find further networking information.
  • The lists below do not include all ministries at work in this country or region. There are likely many excellent ministries not listed here. Omissions are not intentional, but occur simply from lack of data. Please contact us to suggest other ministries to include here. Inclusion here is not an endorsement by Joshua Project.
Ministries in Comoros   Ministries in Africa, East and Southern
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Comoros – Statistics, Prayer Cards, Maps and Links
 
Statistics
Population 839,000
Percent Urbanization 29 %
Total People Groups 13
Unreached People Groups 8
Region Africa, East and Southern
10/40 Window No
Official National Language Comorian, Maore
Secondary National LanguageFrench
Primary Religion Islam
Percent Professing Christian 1.8%  [1]
Percent Evangelical 0.7%  [2]
Country Progress Level 1
Persecution Ranking 42 (1=High to 50=Low OD)
Human Development Index 0.498 (0=Low to 1=High UN)

Links
Operation World
Ethnologue Language Listing
State Department Religious Freedom Report
World Factbook

Notes
[1]  Calculated by summing the major religion data for the people groups in the country.
[2]  Calculated by summing the Evangelical data for the people groups in the country.
 
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