People group profile · PG015421
The Swazi of Mozambique
The Swazi of Mozambique, numbering about 73,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a South African Bantu ethnic group indigenous to Eswatini and South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga provinces.
They are a diaspora people in the Bantu, Nguni people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion, and they primarily speak Swati.
Fast facts
- Country
- Mozambique
- Population
- 73,000
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Bantu, Nguni
- Primary language
- Swati (ssw)
- Primary religion
- Ethnoreligion
- Strategic Progress Index
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 2% or Greater but Less than 5%
- GSEC
- 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
- Lostness priority
- Minimally Reached People Group
- Region
- Eastern Africa, Africa
- Location
- Maputo province: border area west of the capital
Where they live
Gospel status
The Swazi are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 2% evangelical.
- Congregations exist No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Swazi
- Pray for the churches among this group to grow in faithfulness and maturity
- Equip believers to reach the unreached peoples around them
- Send out laborers from this people to the nations
Primary religion
Primary language
Swati · Atlantic-Congo family
100% speak Swati
Gospel resources in Swati
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Swazi
- Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
- Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
- John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
- Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
Swazi in other countries
The same people (ROP3 109648) is reported in 4 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swazi | South Africa | 1,495,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Swazi | Eswatini | 1,010,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Swazi | Zimbabwe | 83,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Swazi | United States | 550 | No Longer Unreached |
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