Unreached peoples of Ghana
An overview of the country's people groups, focusing on those who still have little or no access to the gospel in their own language and culture.
Overview
Ghana has dozens of people groups. The south is majority Christian and well reached, but the north concentrates peoples under Islam and ethnic religions, such as the Hausa, Fulani, Dagomba and Gonja, many of them little or not reached. Dozens of languages still lack the complete Bible, and it is among these peoples of the north that the country's greatest missionary need lies.
In the country i
63.4%Christians
47.9%evangelicals
By population i
5.4%unreached
77.6%significantly reached
- 5.4% Unreached (1.9M)
- 0.8% Minimally reached (288K)
- 0% Superficially reached (14K)
- 16.1% Partially reached (5.6M)
- 77.6% Significantly reached (27.1M)
By people groups i
108people groups
16unreached · 14.8%
- 14.8% Unreached (16)
- 6.5% Minimally reached (7)
- 0.9% Superficially reached (1)
- 27.8% Partially reached (30)
- 50% Significantly reached (54)
Source of people group data: Joshua Project (joshuaproject.net). Estimates, may vary.
Source: Joshua Project. Estimates, may vary.
Unreached people groups · 108
| People | Population | Language | Evang. | Chr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akyode | 19K | Gikyode | 0.4% | 6% |
| Jula | 4.9M | Jula | 0.2% | 0.7% |
| Gonja Ngbanyito | 426K | Gonja | 0.5% | 0.6% |
| Kamara Frontier | 9K | Kamara | 0% | 0% |
| Fulani Gurmanche | 2.2M | Western Niger Fulfulde | 0.2% | 0.5% |
| Foodo Frontier | 38K | Foodo | 0% | 0% |
| Mamprusi | 454K | Mampruli | 0.3% | 1% |
| Nanumba | 83K | Dagbani | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Wala Waali | 117K | Wali (Ghana) | 0.3% | 0.3% |
| Mandingo | 2.5M | Mandinka | 0.6% | 1% |
| Zarma | 5.3M | Zarma | 0.2% | 0.3% |
| Ligbi | 37K | Ligbi | 0.9% | 1% |
| Western Sisaala | 54K | Western Sisaala | 1% | 10% |
| Deaf Frontier | 27.5M | Pakistan Sign Language | 1.8% | 3.7% |
| Chakali | 11K | Chakali | 1.5% | 3% |
| Kantosi | 4K | Kantosi | 1.9% | 2% |
| Kulango Bouna | 364K | Kulango Bouna | 1.4% | 6.2% |
| South Asian | 10.8M | Hindi | 1.2% | 4.3% |
| Sisaala Pasaale | 65K | Paasaal | 1.5% | 10% |
| Hausa | 59.1M | Hausa | 1.4% | 1.7% |
| French | 52M | French | 1.1% | 66.7% |
| Anufo Chokossi | 258K | Anufo | 2.2% | 3.3% |
| Yeji | 4K | Chumburung | 2% | 8% |
| Lobi | 617K | Lobi | 2.7% | 8.5% |
| Kulango Bondoukou | 226K | Kulango Bondoukou | 2.7% | 7.6% |
| Larteh Gua | 132K | Larteh | 2% | 25% |
| German | 66.7M | Standard German | 2.5% | 64.3% |
| Nchumburu | 117K | Chumburung | 3% | 45% |
| Nankansi | 240K | Farefare | 3% | 11% |
| Koma Konni | 7K | Konni | 3% | 16% |
| Namnam | 69K | Farefare | 3% | 15% |
| Nawuri | 25K | Nawuri | 3% | 35% |
| Chinese | 15.5M | Mandarin Chinese | 4.5% | 8.5% |
| Banda Nafana | 114K | Nafaanra | 4.8% | 24% |
| Builsa Buli | 235K | Buli (Ghana) | 4% | 7% |
| Dompo | 2K | Dompo | 5% | 19% |
| Sisaala Tumulung | 190K | Tumulung Sisaala | 5% | 12% |
| Kotokoli Tem | 529K | Tem | 5.3% | 9.4% |
| Hanga | 12K | Hanga | 5% | 27% |
| Lama | 460K | Lama | 5% | 12% |
| Adele | 69K | Adele | 5.3% | 20% |
| Kasem | 346K | Kasem | 5.8% | 16.2% |
| Challa | 5K | Chala | 5.9% | 8% |
| Bimoba | 280K | Bimoba | 6% | 20% |
| Tamprusi | 29K | Tampulma | 7% | 23% |
| Nawdm | 231K | Nawdm | 7% | 30% |
| Safaliba | 11K | Safaliba | 7.5% | 10% |
| Konkomba | 1.3M | Konkomba | 7.7% | 31.2% |
| Busanga | 1.2M | Bisa | 8.1% | 19.8% |
| Dagomba | 1.6M | Dagbani | 8.7% | 21.8% |
| British | 55M | English | 8.9% | 60.4% |
| Southern Birifor | 236K | Southern Birifor | 9% | 20% |
| Bassar Ntcham | 402K | Ntcham | 10% | 15% |
| Nkami | 11K | Nkami | 11% | 80% |
| Nchumunu | 15K | Dwang | 11% | 60% |
| Kusaal | 764K | Kusaal | 11.7% | 59.6% |
| Nchumbulu | 3K | Nchumbulu | 12% | 60% |
| Vagla | 19K | Vagla | 12% | 40% |
| Logba | 14K | Logba | 12% | 30% |
| Akposso | 295K | Ikposo | 12.2% | 94.8% |
| Gur Farefare | 677K | Farefare | 12.9% | 34% |
| Tafi | 8K | Tafi | 13% | 20% |
| Nyangbo | 12K | Nyagbo | 13% | 34% |
| Ntrubo | 31K | Delo | 13.3% | 91.8% |
| Deg | 63K | Deg | 13.6% | 39.3% |
| Nzema Appolo | 575K | Nzema | 14.4% | 97.2% |
| Krache | 110K | Krache | 14.5% | 65.3% |
| Nkonya | 29K | Nkonya | 15% | 60% |
| Adan Adangbe | 14K | Adangbe | 15.2% | 95% |
| Kabiye | 1.6M | Kabiye | 15.6% | 39% |
| Ifé | 289K | Ife | 16.1% | 35.4% |
| Kru | 490K | Klao | 16.9% | 80% |
| Santrokofi | 20K | Selee | 17% | 90% |
| Mossi | 14.7M | Moore | 17.7% | 31.5% |
| Wasa | 382K | Wasa | 17% | 75% |
| Fon | 2.6M | Fon | 17.7% | 64.7% |
| Akan-Dankyira | 173K | Akan | 18% | 70% |
| Sefwi | 475K | Esahie | 18.5% | 76.9% |
| Jwira-Pepesa | 33K | Jwira-Pepesa | 19% | 64% |
| Prang | 3K | Kplang | 19% | 65% |
| Anyi | 2M | Anyin | 19% | 55.8% |
| Akan-Ahafo | 120K | Akan | 20% | 85% |
| Bowili | 21K | Tuwuli | 20% | 90% |
| Akan-Kwawu | 620K | Akan | 20% | 85% |
| Avatime | 36K | Avatime | 21% | 90% |
| Akpafu | 101K | Siwu | 21% | 90% |
| Akan-Akwamu | 76K | Akan | 21% | 88% |
| Anum-Boso | 25K | Gua | 21% | 80% |
| Anyimere | 1K | Animere | 21% | 65% |
| Akan-Akyem | 1.1M | Akan | 21% | 91% |
| Akan-Asen | 199K | Akan | 21% | 80% |
| Buem | 98K | Lelemi | 21.7% | 95% |
| Brong | 1.9M | Abron | 21.8% | 47.2% |
| Cherepon | 185K | Cherepon | 22% | 80% |
| Sekpele | 42K | Sekpele | 22% | 93% |
| Akan-Akwapem | 876K | Akan | 22% | 92% |
| Efutu | 180K | Awutu | 22% | 90% |
| Ga Amina | 1.1M | Ga | 22.5% | 90.5% |
| Southern Dagaaba | 1.3M | Southern Dagaare | 22.5% | 75% |
| Ahanta | 257K | Ahanta | 23% | 90% |
| Eastern Kalabari Ijaw | 645K | Kalabari | 32% | 96.1% |
| Akan-Fante | 3.9M | Akan | 33.4% | 62% |
| Ewe | 7.1M | Ewe | 36.6% | 90.5% |
| Dangme | 1.4M | Dangme | 37.4% | 93% |
| Akan | 6.3M | Akan | 39.2% | 69.8% |
| Ibibio | 7.4M | Ibibio | 41.5% | 99.5% |
| Igbo | 38.4M | Igbo | 47.2% | 98.7% |
| Yoruba | 49.6M | Yoruba | 53% | 60% |
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