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People Groups
(click people name for profile) |
Population |
Indig |
% Evangel |
% Adherent |
Progress Scale |
Primary Religion |
Primary Language |
Pho |
Map |
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| Afar | 291,000 | Y● | 0.00 % | 0.20 % | 1  | Islam | Afar | 0P Afar | 0M Afar of Eritrea | 0T | | Amhara | 500 | | 1.10 % | 60.00 % | 3  | Christianity | Amharic | 0P Amhara | 0M Amhara of Eritrea | 0T | | Arab, Palestinian | 15,000 | | 0.04 % | 8.00 % | 2  | Islam | Arabic, North Levantine Spoken | 0P Arab, Palestinian | 0M Arab, Palestinian of Eritrea | 0T | | Arab, Sudanese | 33,000 | | 0.10 % | 2.00 % | 1 | Islam | Arabic, Sudanese Spoken | 0P Arab, Sudanese | 0M Arab, Sudanese of Eritrea | 0T | | Arab, Yemeni | 37,000 | | 0.00 % | 0.05 % | 1 | Islam | Arabic, Taizzi-Adeni Spoken | 0P Arab, Yemeni | 0M Arab, Yemeni of Eritrea | 0T | | Beja, Hedareb | 206,000 | Y● | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | Islam | Bedawiyet | 0P Beja, Hedareb | 0M Beja, Hedareb of Eritrea | 0T | | Bilen | 119,000 | Y● | 1.00 % | 31.00 % | 2 | Islam | Bilen | 0P Bilen | 0M Bilen of Eritrea | 0T | | Dahalik | 3,000 | Y● | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | Islam | Dahalik | 0P Dahalik | 1 | 0T | | Deaf | 27,000 | Y● | | 47.31 % | 2 | Islam | Language unknown | 0P Deaf | 1 | 0T | | Italian | 1,000 | | 1.00 % | 82.00 % | 3 | Christianity | Italian | 0P Italian | 1 | 0T | | Kunama | 132,000 | Y● | 10.00 % | 25.00 % | 4  | Ethnic Religions | Kunama | 0P Kunama | 0M Kunama of Eritrea | 0T | | Nara, Nialetic | 58,000 | Y● | 1.80 % | 4.50 % | 1 | Islam | Nara | 0P Nara, Nialetic | 0M Nara, Nialetic of Eritrea | 0T | | Rashaida | 53,000 | | 0.01 % | 0.01 % | 1 | Islam | Arabic, Hijazi Spoken | 0P Rashaida | 0M Rashaida of Eritrea | 0T | | Saho, Irob | 135,000 | Y● | 0.25 % | 30.00 % | 2 | Islam | Saho | 0P Saho, Irob | 0M Saho, Irob of Eritrea | 0T | | Somali | 1,800 | | 0.00 % | 0.33 % | 1 | Islam | Somali | 0P Somali | 1 | 0T | | Tigray, Tigrinya | 1,804,000 | Y● | 4.47 % | 96.00 % | 4 | Christianity | Tigrigna | 0P Tigray, Tigrinya | 0M Tigray, Tigrinya of Eritrea | 0T | | Tigre, Eritrean | 743,000 | Y● | 0.06 % | 0.09 % | 1 | Islam | Tigre | 0P Tigre, Eritrean | 0M Tigre, Eritrean of Eritrea | 0T |
| Total People Groups: 17 |
3,659,000 |
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| Unclassified / Other Individuals |
25,000 |
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| UN Country Population (2022) |
3,684,000 |
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| Eritrea – People Progress |
% of People Groups [1]
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% of Population in People Group [1] [2]
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NOTES:
- Small Values: Values less than .3% are not shown on pie charts for labeling clarity.
- % 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.
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| Eritrea – People Photos *** Note: Only people groups with photos available are displayed here.*** | | | 
Afar
291,000
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Amhara
500
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Arab, Palestinian
15,000
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Arab, Sudanese
33,000
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Arab, Yemeni
37,000
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Beja, Hedareb
206,000
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Bilen
119,000
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Dahalik
3,000
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Deaf
27,000
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Italian
1,000
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Kunama
132,000
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Nara, Nialetic
58,000
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Rashaida
53,000
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Saho, Irob
135,000
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© Copyrighted Photo
Somali
1,800
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Tigray, Tigrinya
1,804,000
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Tigre, Eritrean
743,000
| | Eritrea People Photos *** Note: Only people groups with photos available are displayed here.*** |
| Eritrea – Religions |
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Major Religions [1] [3]
Evangelicals: 2.7 %
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% Evangelical and % Professing Christian Trends [4]
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NOTES:
- 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.
- 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.
- Small Values: Values less than .3% are not shown on pie charts for labeling clarity.
- % Evangelical and % Professing Christian Trends: Source Operation World Editions 1986, 1993, 2001, 2010.
Zero percent data values may mean unknown or unavailable.
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| Eritrea – Possible Ministry Involvement |
- Below are lists of ministries that may work in Eritrea. Ministries in the Eritrea 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.
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| Ministries in Eritrea |
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Ministries in Africa, East and Southern |
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Eritrea – Statistics, Prayer Cards, Maps and Links
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[1] Calculated by summing the major religion data for the people groups in the country. |
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[2] Calculated by summing the Evangelical data for the people groups in the country. |
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JP Unreached of Day
