Unreached peoples of São Tomé and Príncipe
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.
São Tomé and Príncipe is a small archipelago, with only 6 identified peoples, most already reached by the gospel. The São Toméan mixed-race people, descended from the mixture of Portuguese settlers and Africans brought as enslaved people, make up the vast majority of the population. Alongside them live Cape Verdeans, Angolars (descendants of enslaved people who fled to the south coast), Principense people from Príncipe island, and a small Fang community of Central African origin. The only group still classified as unreached is the country's deaf community, which lacks churches and Bible materials in sign language.
- 0.4% Unreached (1K)
- 0% Minimally reached (0)
- 0% Superficially reached (0)
- 98.3% Partially reached (228K)
- 1.3% Significantly reached (3K)
- 16.7% Unreached (1)
- 0% Minimally reached (0)
- 0% Superficially reached (0)
- 66.7% Partially reached (4)
- 16.7% Significantly reached (1)
Source of people group data: Joshua Project (joshuaproject.net). Estimates, may vary.
Source: Joshua Project. Estimates, may vary.
| People | Population | Language | Evang. | Chr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaf Frontier | 27.5M | Pakistan Sign Language | 1.8% | 3.7% |
| Angolar | 12K | Angolar | 3.5% | 90% |
| Principense | 7K | Principense | 3.5% | 95% |
| Mixed-Race Saotomense | 201K | Saotomense | 5.9% | 85.1% |
| Fang Pangwe | 2.3M | Fang (Equatorial Guinea) | 6.5% | 88% |
| Cape Verdean | 791K | Kabuverdianu | 8% | 96.8% |
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