People group profile · PG015559
The Swazi of Eswatini
The Swazi of Eswatini, numbering about 1,010,000 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 an indigenous 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
- Eswatini
- Population
- 1,010,000
- 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
- Marginally Reached People Group
- Region
- Southern Africa, Africa
- Location
- Widespread
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 Yes
- 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
51% adherents
Primary language
Swati · Atlantic-Congo family
90% speak Swati
Gospel resources in Swati
- Bible available, published 2017
- 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
- 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.
- Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
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 | Zimbabwe | 83,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Swazi | Mozambique | 73,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Swazi | United States | 550 | No Longer Unreached |
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