Unreached peoples of Ivory Coast
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
Ivory Coast is home to more than a hundred people groups, of which about thirty remain unreached by the gospel, totaling millions of people. The largest groups without full access include the Bete and the Senufo, many linked to ethnic religions, along with peoples of Muslim tradition in the north, such as the Malinke and Dioula. While the church grows in the south, vast fields in the center and north still await the Word reaching them in their own language.
In the country i
33.5%Christians
16.7%evangelicals
By population i
21.5%unreached
48.6%significantly reached
- 21.5% Unreached (6.9M)
- 1.7% Minimally reached (531K)
- 0.2% Superficially reached (50K)
- 28% Partially reached (9M)
- 48.6% Significantly reached (15.6M)
By people groups i
105people groups
32unreached · 30.5%
- 30.5% Unreached (32)
- 6.7% Minimally reached (7)
- 1.9% Superficially reached (2)
- 52.4% Partially reached (55)
- 8.6% Significantly reached (9)
Source of people group data: Joshua Project (joshuaproject.net). Estimates, may vary.
Source: Joshua Project. Estimates, may vary.
Unreached people groups · 105
| People | Population | Language | Evang. | Chr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senufo Supyire | 754K | Senufo Supyire | 0.5% | 2% |
| Senufo Niarafolo | 96K | Senufo Nyarafolo | 0.3% | 3% |
| Jeri Kuo | 51K | Jeri Kuo | 0.1% | 1% |
| Jula | 4.9M | Jula | 0.2% | 0.7% |
| Wassulu Frontier | 359K | Eastern Maninkakan | < 0.1% | < 0.1% |
| Mau | 473K | Mahou | < 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Ligbi | 37K | Ligbi | 0.9% | 1% |
| Tenbo Loron | 16K | Teen | 0.5% | 3% |
| Eastern Maninka Frontier | 4.6M | Eastern Maninkakan | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Wolof Frontier | 7.1M | Wolof | < 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Muslim Lebanese Arab | 5.4M | Levantine Arabic | 0.7% | 17.3% |
| Senufo Tyelibele | 63K | Senufo Cebaara | 0.6% | 3% |
| Libyan Arab Frontier | 2.8M | Libyan Arabic | 0.1% | 0.8% |
| Senoufo Dyimini | 219K | Senufo Djimini | 0.2% | 2% |
| Fulani Maasina Frontier | 2.2M | Maasina Fulfulde | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Khisa | 20K | Khisa | 0.6% | 2.6% |
| Jula Koyaga | 110K | Koyaga | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Soninke Frontier | 3.4M | Soninke | < 0.1% | 0.3% |
| Senoufo Shempire | 245K | Senufo Shempire | 0.4% | 6% |
| Koro | 78K | Koro | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Bozo Sorogama Frontier | 481K | Jenaama Bozo | 0% | < 0.1% |
| Ngan | 39K | Beng | 0.4% | 3% |
| Loma | 5K | Loma | 0.2% | 3% |
| Gagu | 97K | Gban | 1% | 15% |
| Hausa | 59.1M | Hausa | 1.4% | 1.7% |
| Senoufo Palaka | 17K | Senufo Palaka | 1% | 3% |
| Deaf Frontier | 27.5M | Pakistan Sign Language | 1.8% | 3.7% |
| Kulango Bouna | 364K | Kulango Bouna | 1.4% | 6.2% |
| Worodougou | 150K | Worodougou | 1.6% | 1.7% |
| Bambara | 8M | Bamanankan | 1.1% | 4% |
| Jula Odienné | 167K | Wojenaka | 1.9% | 5% |
| Neyo | 21K | Neyo | 1% | 3% |
| French | 52M | French | 1.1% | 66.7% |
| Western Guéré | 58K | Western We | 2% | 15% |
| Lobi | 617K | Lobi | 2.7% | 8.5% |
| Wan | 52K | Wan | 2% | 10% |
| Kulango Bondoukou | 226K | Kulango Bondoukou | 2.7% | 7.6% |
| Western Krahn | 140K | Western Krahn | 2.9% | 16% |
| Eastern Karaboro | 92K | Eastern Karaboro | 2.6% | 9.2% |
| Krumen Plapo | 200 | Plapo Krumen | 2% | 61% |
| German | 66.7M | Standard German | 2.5% | 64.3% |
| Mona | 32K | Mwan | 3% | 24% |
| Southern Senoufo | 2.2M | Senufo Cebaara | 3% | 6% |
| Krobu | 23K | Krobu | 3% | 95% |
| Senoufo Tagwana | 326K | Tagwana Senoufo | 3% | 30% |
| Dogon Tomo Kan Kan | 394K | Dogon Tomo Kan | 3.6% | 20% |
| Goo | 10K | Goo | 3% | 30% |
| Adjoukrou | 209K | Adioukrou | 3% | 90% |
| Aizi Tiagbamrin | 18K | Tiagbamrin Aizi | 3.5% | 91% |
| Wane | 5K | Wane | 4% | 40% |
| Guere | 564K | We Southern | 4% | 15% |
| Bakwe | 24K | Bakwe | 4% | 55% |
| Banda Nafana | 114K | Nafaanra | 4.8% | 24% |
| Gwa | 59K | Nghlwa | 4% | 90% |
| Nyabwa-Nyedebwa | 101K | Nyabwa | 4% | 40% |
| Guebie | 10K | Guebie | 4% | 8% |
| Ngen | 1K | Ngen | 4% | 20% |
| Tura | 93K | Toura | 4% | 21% |
| Kla-Dan | 42K | Kla-Dan | 4% | 24.8% |
| Krumen Tepo | 73K | Tepo Krumen | 4.3% | 75.4% |
| Aizi Aproumu | 13K | Aproumu Aizi | 5% | 91% |
| Aizi Mobumrin | 4K | Mobumrin Aizi | 5% | 91% |
| Dida Lakota | 221K | Lakota Dida | 5% | 74% |
| Avikam | 50K | Avikam | 5% | 90% |
| Glio | 15K | Glio-Oubi | 5.1% | 46.4% |
| Yaure | 65K | Yaoure | 6% | 20% |
| Abidji | 114K | Abidji | 6% | 92% |
| Eastern Krahn | 128K | Eastern Krahn | 6.4% | 53.7% |
| Glaro-Twabo | 17K | Glaro-Twabo | 6.8% | 55% |
| Esuma | 500 | Baoule | 7% | 93% |
| Wobe | 354K | We Northern | 7% | 28% |
| Bete Gagnoa | 403K | Gagnoa Bete | 7% | 40% |
| Abure | 124K | Abure | 7% | 92% |
| Daho-Doo | 9K | Daho-Doo | 7% | 20% |
| Gouin | 90K | Cerma | 7.5% | 13.9% |
| Bete Daloa | 307K | Daloa Bete | 8% | 30% |
| Busanga | 1.2M | Bisa | 8.1% | 19.8% |
| Ega | 5K | Ega | 8% | 70% |
| Eotile | 9K | Anyin | 8% | 90% |
| Northeastern Krumen | 48K | Pye Krumen | 8% | 40% |
| Gouro | 807K | Guro | 8% | 24% |
| Dida Yocoboue | 247K | Dida Yocoboue | 9% | 77% |
| Kyama | 203K | Tchaman | 9% | 95% |
| Aladjan Jacquesville | 54K | Alladian | 9% | 90% |
| Godie | 62K | Godie | 9% | 55% |
| Anyin Morofo | 569K | Anyin Morofo | 9% | 60% |
| Western Bete | 307K | Guiberoua Bete | 9% | 39% |
| Southern Birifor | 236K | Southern Birifor | 9% | 20% |
| Abe | 358K | Abe | 10% | 90% |
| Kouya | 24K | Kouya | 11% | 40% |
| Kwadia | 2K | Kodia | 11% | 80% |
| Coastal Grebo | 226K | Southern Grebo | 11.3% | 70.8% |
| Dan | 2.3M | Dan | 13.5% | 31.9% |
| Deg | 63K | Deg | 13.6% | 39.3% |
| Nzema Appolo | 575K | Nzema | 14.4% | 97.2% |
| Attie | 858K | Attie | 15% | 70% |
| Mossi | 14.7M | Moore | 17.7% | 31.5% |
| Sefwi | 475K | Esahie | 18.5% | 76.9% |
| Anyi | 2M | Anyin | 19% | 55.8% |
| Brong | 1.9M | Abron | 21.8% | 47.2% |
| Baule | 8.8M | Baoule | 27% | 55% |
| Akan-Fante | 3.9M | Akan | 33.4% | 62% |
| Ewe | 7.1M | Ewe | 36.6% | 90.5% |
| Akan | 6.3M | Akan | 39.2% | 69.8% |
| Yoruba | 49.6M | Yoruba | 53% | 60% |
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