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The Hadza of Tanzania

The Hadza of Tanzania, numbering approximately 1,600 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are one of the last nomadic hunter-gatherer peoples on earth, living around Lake Eyasi in Tanzania in small leaderless bands of twenty to forty that continue a hunting and honey-gathering way of life documented in the area for generations. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Hadza is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Hadza

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Tanzania
People Cluster: Khoisan
Primary Language(s): Hadza (hts)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 1,600
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG014962
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Pray for the Hadza of Tanzania

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

95%
%
Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Hadza
Language Family: Hadza

80%
%
Hadza Speakers

Media Resources in Hadza:

Films:
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Bible Resources in Hadza:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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Or check out the Hadza bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Hadza are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Hadza:
Continue prayer and fasting for this group
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Hadza of Tanzania

For the LORD knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.
readPsalm 1:6

As many look for hope in worldly pleasures, pray they will hear and accept salvation through Christ, turn from destruction, and experience joy in the way of righteousness.

Simon Peter replied, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
readMatthew 16:16

Pray that many will see clearly that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God, and put their trust in Him.

So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples."
readJohn 8:31

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will abide in Christ daily, depending on Him for every need.

Finally, brothers, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may speed ahead and be honored, as happened among you, and that we may be delivered from wicked and evil men. For not all have faith. But the Lord is faithful. He will establish you and guard you against the evil one.
read2 Thessalonians 3:1-3

Pray that the Word of God will spread throughout this people group and be honored. Ask God to establish His people and guard them from the evil one, testifying to this whole people group of His great faithfulness.

Kindiga Across Countries (ROP3 - 105015) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
HadzaPG014962HadzaTanzania1,600Engaged yet UnreachedHadzaEthnoreligion

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