People group profile · PG013147
The Wolof of Côte d’Ivoire
The Wolof of Côte d’Ivoire, numbering about 21,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a West African ethnic group indigenous to northwestern Senegal, the Gambia, and southwestern coastal Mauritania.
They are a diaspora people in the Atlantic-Wolof people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Folk Islam, and they primarily speak Wolof.
Fast facts
- Country
- Cote d’Ivoire
- Population
- 21,000
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Atlantic-Wolof
- Primary language
- Wolof (wol)
- Primary religion
- Folk Islam
- Strategic Progress Index
- Unengaged and Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- Western Africa, Africa
Where they live
Gospel status
The Wolof are Unengaged and Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, and there has been no reported church planting activity in the past two years. In GSEC terms, this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years.
- Congregations exist No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Wolof
- Pray that God would send workers to this people group
- Begin sowing the gospel and seek out people of peace
- Plant the first churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice
Primary religion
Folk Islam · Islam
99% adherents
Primary language
Wolof · Atlantic-Congo family
100% speak Wolof
Gospel resources in Wolof
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
Bibles
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Wolof
- 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.
- 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.
Wolof in other countries
The same people (ROP3 110856) is reported in 8 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolof | Senegal | 7,035,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Wolof | Gambia | 398,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Wolof | Mauritania | 212,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Wolof | Italy | 81,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Wolof | United States | 27,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Wolof | Gabon | 25,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Wolof | Guinea-Bissau | 11,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Wolof | Canada | 1,300 | Engaged yet Unreached |
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