People group profile · PG039283
The Rwandans of Rwanda
The Rwandans of Rwanda, numbering about 13,920,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Banyarwanda people of the African Great Lakes region whose identity is rooted in a shared Kinyarwanda language and history that encompasses the Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa communities of Rwanda.
They are an indigenous people in the Bantu, Central-Lakes people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Roman Catholicism, and they primarily speak Kinyarwanda.
Fast facts
- Country
- Rwanda
- Population
- 13,920,000
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Bantu, Central-Lakes
- Primary language
- Kinyarwanda (kin)
- Primary religion
- Roman Catholicism
- Strategic Progress Index
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 20% or Greater but Less than 30%
- GSEC
- 10% or Greater Evangelical
- Lostness priority
- Significantly Reached People Group
- Region
- Eastern Africa, Africa
Where they live
Gospel status
The Rwandans are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 10% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Rwandans
- 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
Roman Catholicism · Christianity
81% adherents
Primary language
Kinyarwanda · Atlantic-Congo family
100% speak Kinyarwanda
Gospel resources in Kinyarwanda
- Bible available, published 2010
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs 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 Rwandans
- 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.
Rwandan in other countries
The same people (ROP3 108463) is reported in 5 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rwandans | Burundi | 235,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Rwandans | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 215,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Rwandans | Canada | 4,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Rwandans | United States | 2,400 | No Longer Unreached |
| Rwandans | Netherlands | 1,700 | No Longer Unreached |
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