People group profile · PG047644
The Yoruba of the United States
The Yoruba of the United States, numbering about 152,000 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 African Traditional Religion, and they primarily speak Yoruba.
Fast facts
- Country
- United States
- Population
- 152,000
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Yoruba
- Primary language
- Yoruba (yor)
- Primary religion
- African Traditional Religion
- 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
- Northern America, Americas
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 10% 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
African Traditional Religion · Ethnoreligion
90% adherents
Primary language
Yoruba · Atlantic-Congo family
100% speak Yoruba
Gospel resources in Yoruba
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not 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
- 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.
Yoruba in other countries
The same people (ROP3 111095) is reported in 10 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yoruba | Nigeria | 48,830,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Yoruba | Ghana | 531,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Yoruba | Benin | 265,000 | Engaged yet 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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