People group profile · PG014193
The Yoruba of Nigeria
The Yoruba of Nigeria, numbering about 48,830,000 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 an indigenous people in the Yoruba people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Neo-Pentecostalism, and they primarily speak Yoruba.
Fast facts
- Country
- Nigeria
- Population
- 48,830,000
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Yoruba
- Primary language
- Yoruba (yor)
- Primary religion
- Neo-Pentecostalism
- 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
- 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 2% 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
Neo-Pentecostalism · Christianity
60% adherents
Primary language
Yoruba · Atlantic-Congo family
100% speak Yoruba
Gospel resources in Yoruba
- Bible available, published 2022
- 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
- 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.
- Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
Yoruba in other countries
The same people (ROP3 111095) is reported in 10 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yoruba | Ghana | 531,000 | 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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