People group profile · PG012623
The Igbo of Cameroon
The Igbo of Cameroon, numbering about 124,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a diaspora and borderland Igbo community in Cameroon descended from the Igbo of southeastern Nigeria, with populations sustained through migration and by Igbo-speaking communities divided by the Nigeria-Cameroon border.
They are a diaspora people in the Igbo people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Protestantism, and they primarily speak Igbo.
Fast facts
- Country
- Cameroon
- Population
- 124,000
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Igbo
- Primary language
- Igbo (ibo)
- Primary religion
- Protestantism
- Strategic Progress Index
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 2% or Greater but Less than 5%
- GSEC
- 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
- Lostness priority
- Marginally Reached People Group
- Region
- Middle Africa, Africa
Where they live
Gospel status
The Igbo are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 2% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Igbo
- Pray for the churches among this group to grow in faithfulness and maturity
- Equip believers to reach the unreached peoples around them
- Send out laborers from this people to the nations
Primary religion
Protestantism · Christianity
75% adherents
Primary language
Igbo · Atlantic-Congo family
100% speak Igbo
Gospel resources in Igbo
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
Bibles
- Baịbụlụ Nsọ (BN) · video
- Union Version · audio
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Igbo
- Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
- John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
- Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
- Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
Igbo in other countries
The same people (ROP3 103963) is reported in 5 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Igbo | Nigeria | 35,190,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Igbo | United States | 234,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Igbo | Ghana | 74,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Igbo | Equatorial Guinea | 65,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Igbo | Canada | 5,700 | No Longer Unreached |
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