People group profile · PG013390
The Yoruba of Ghana
The Yoruba of Ghana, numbering about 531,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a West African ethnic group indigenous to Yorubaland, an are that spans the modern-day countries of Nigeria, Benin, and Togo.
They are a diaspora people in the Yoruba people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Folk Islam, and they primarily speak Yoruba.
Fast facts
- Country
- Ghana
- Population
- 531,000
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Yoruba
- Primary language
- Yoruba (yor)
- Primary religion
- Folk Islam
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 5% or Greater but Less than 10%
- GSEC ?
- 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
- Lostness priority ?
- Marginally Reached People Group
- Region
- Western Africa, Africa
Where they live
Gospel status
The Yoruba are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 5% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Yoruba
- 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
Folk Islam · Islam
61% adherents
Primary language
Yoruba · Atlantic-Congo family
100% speak Yoruba
Gospel resources in Yoruba
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Yoruba)
Bibles
- 2004 Bible Society of Nigeria · audio
- 2012 Bible Society of Nigeria · audio
- Yoruba Contemporary Bible · video
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Yoruba
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
- Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
- Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
- Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
Yoruba in other countries
The same people is also reported in 10 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yoruba | Nigeria | 48,830,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Yoruba | Benin | 265,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Yoruba | United States | 152,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Yoruba | Cote d’Ivoire | 150,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Yoruba | Togo | 143,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Yoruba | Equatorial Guinea | 130,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Yoruba | Niger | 90,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Yoruba | Burkina Faso | 85,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Yoruba | Canada | 10,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Yoruba | Sierra Leone | 7,400 | No Longer Unreached |
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