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Affinity Groups Around the World Affinity Groups Around the World  

In a world with dissolving borders, global “affinity groups”—large groupings of related peoples that share similar origins, languages and cultures—act as a lens through which missionaries view lostness and focus strategy to share the gospel.

Focusing strategy through affinity groups gives missionaries a more complete picture of the people they are working to reach as well as the freedom to pursue the lost regardless of their location.

IMB has identified eight primary affinity groups (encompassing the world’s 11,000-plus known people groups). A ninth affinity group uniquely targets the world’s culturally Deaf peoples.
View map online (PDF 10.2 MB)
Download map (Zip file 10.0 MB)
People Group
Mapping Project
The People Group Mapping Project (PGMP) is a cooperative effort of the IMB, Joshua Project, GMI and the Missions Atlas Project. PGMP aims to develop spatial data sets for every known people group in the world. This project meets a critical need in the evangelical community and will greatly enhance our ability to analyze and map progress of the gospel among the world’s people groups.

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity 2010 Edition


The Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC) map illustrates progress of the gospel among the world’s 11,600+ people groups. See where the work of sharing the gospel of Jesus remains to be done.

View map online (PDF 12 MB)
Download map (Zip file 10 MB)
Download GSEC 2010 Presentation (PowerPoint 5.4 MB)


Google Earth



Explore People Groups in Google Earth


Google Earth lets you explore the entire globe right from your computer. You can view a variety of geographic data available in KML format. Global Research produces KML data sets highlighting Unengaged, Unreached People Groups with populations over 100,000 (UUPG100k). We’re also developing KML data that shows locations for all People Groups around the world. It’s part of the People Group Mapping Project (PGMP). Click the links below to download these KML data sets. (Note: KML data can only be viewed with Google Earth). We welcome your feedback.

Download UUPG100k KML (0.1 MB)
Download PGMP KML (0.7 MB)
Download AWTY KML (0.7 MB)


UUPG 100K

Unengaged, Unreached People Groups


Identifying and engaging the Unengaged, Unreached People Groups with populations greater than 100,000 (UUPG100k) is a major focus of the IMB. This map shows where most of these groups are located.

View map online (PDF 53.6 MB)
Download map (Zip file 54 MB)

Light of the World

“You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.” Matthew 5:14(NIV)

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Light of the World

All followers of Christ are called to be the light of the world, but this light is unevenly distributed. In some corners of the globe there are no believers. Entire people groups live in absolute spiritual darkness. This map attempts to show the disparity of light around the world. Points of light represent evangelicals. Points of darkness represent the absence of evangelicals. To learn more about how you can shine your light in the darkest places, visit www.thetask.org.

View map online (PDF 2.6 MB)
Download map (Zip file 2.5 MB)

A word of caution: Information on this site has been collected from multiple sources and is continuously subject to adjustments and refinements based upon the highly dynamic nature of today’s global environment and the rapid advance of the Gospel in literally every part of the world. This information is shared with others on the condition that the user assumes all risks incident to reliance and has the right to make an independent assessment of its accuracy and reliability. Any questions may be directed to GRIC@imb.org.

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