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Sierra Leone

Unreached peoples of Sierra Leone

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

Sierra Leone has around 27 different ethnic groups. Near the coast and in Freetown, the heritage of the freed settlers left a stronger Christian presence, especially among the Krio people. But moving north and east, the picture changes: peoples such as the Kuranko, the Fulbe (Fula) and the Susu are mostly Muslim or followers of the religions of their ancestors, with very few Christians among them. In all, 12 of the country's 27 peoples are still considered unreached by the gospel, most of them concentrated in these interior regions.

In the country i
12.8%Christians
4.9%evangelicals
By population i
19%unreached
1%significantly reached
  • 19% Unreached (1.7M)
  • 12.3% Minimally reached (1.1M)
  • 0% Superficially reached (0)
  • 67.6% Partially reached (5.9M)
  • 1% Significantly reached (92K)
By people groups i
27people groups
12unreached · 44.4%
  • 44.4% Unreached (12)
  • 11.1% Minimally reached (3)
  • 0% Superficially reached (0)
  • 37% Partially reached (10)
  • 7.4% Significantly reached (2)

Source of people group data: Joshua Project (joshuaproject.net). Estimates, may vary.

Source: Joshua Project. Estimates, may vary.

Unreached people groups · 27
People Population Language Evang. Chr.
Fulani Krio 65K Pular 0.1% 0.5%
Fula Jalon Frontier 5.7M Pular 0% < 0.1%
Kuranko 594K Kuranko 0.1% 2.8%
Eastern Maninka Frontier 4.6M Eastern Maninkakan 0.1% 0.2%
Loko Landogo 232K Loko 0.9% 5%
Susu 2.9M Susu < 0.1% 0.2%
Gola 213K Gola 0.8% 2.1%
Vai 235K Vai 0.5% 1.1%
Temne Banta 78K Themne 0% 4%
Northern Bullom 9K Bullom So 1.8% 5%

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