People group profile · PG013828
The Hausa of Nigeria
The Hausa of Nigeria, numbering about 40,540,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community indigenous to northern Nigeria and southern Niger.
They are an indigenous people in the Hausa people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Folk Islam, and they primarily speak Hausa.
Fast facts
- Country
- Nigeria
- Population
- 40,540,000
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Hausa
- Primary language
- Hausa (hau)
- Primary religion
- Folk Islam
- Strategic Progress Index
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Pioneer Unreached People Group
- Region
- Western Africa, Africa
Where they live
Gospel status
The Hausa are Engaged yet Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, but there are sustained efforts to establish self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. 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 Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Hausa
- Continue prayer and fasting for this group
- Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
- Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people
Primary religion
Folk Islam · Islam
99% adherents
Primary language
Hausa · Afro-Asiatic family
100% speak Hausa
Gospel resources in Hausa
- Bible available, published 2020
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Hausa)
- Magdalena (Hausa)
- The Savior (Hausa)
Bibles
- 1979 Bible Society of Nigeria · audio
- Common Language Version (FCBH Audio) · video, audio
- Littafi Mai Tsarki · video
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Hausa
- Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
- 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.
Hausa in other countries
The same people (ROP3 103733) is reported in 18 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hausa | Niger | 16,130,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Hausa | Sudan | 1,055,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Hausa | Cote d’Ivoire | 483,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Hausa | Cameroon | 432,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Hausa | Ghana | 322,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Hausa | Chad | 295,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Hausa | Ethiopia | 133,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Hausa | Gabon | 45,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Hausa | Benin | 44,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Hausa | Central African Republic | 41,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Hausa | Equatorial Guinea | 32,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Hausa | Togo | 26,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Hausa | Congo | 12,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Hausa | Algeria | 12,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Hausa | Burkina Faso | 12,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Hausa | United States | 5,400 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Hausa | Guinea | 1,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Hausa | Canada | 375 | Engaged yet Unreached |
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