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Mauritania
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Mauritania – People Groups
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People Groups
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Population Indig % Evangel % Adherent Least Reached Progress Scale Primary Religion Primary Language Pho Map Txt
Bambara18,0001.86 %2.50 %Y1.2 IslamBamanankanP
Bambara
M
Bambara of Mauritania
T
Bedouin, Berabish54,000Y0.00 %0.03 %Y1.1 IslamHassaniyyaP
Bedouin, Berabish
M
Bedouin, Berabish of Mauritania
T
British1,8009.00 %60.00 %3.2 ChristianityEnglishP
British
  
DeafY0.00 %0.25 %Y1.1 IslamLanguage Unknown   
Duaish, Idaouich7,100Y0.00 %0.00 %Y1.1 IslamHassaniyya   
French5,3000.70 %61.00 %2.2 ChristianityFrenchP
French
 T
Fulakunda, Halpulaar40,000Y0.00 %0.06 %Y1.1 IslamPulaarP
Fulakunda, Halpulaar
 T
Imeraguen700Y0.00 %0.00 %Y1.1 IslamImeraguen   
Jola-Fonyi3,5000.00 %5.00 %Y1.1 IslamJola-FonyiP
Jola-Fonyi
M
Jola-Fonyi of Mauritania
T
Masna2,100Y0.00 %0.00 %Y1.1 IslamHassaniyya   
Moor3,038,000Y0.07 %0.07 %Y1.2 IslamHassaniyyaP
Moor
M
Moor of Mauritania
T
Nemadi, lkoku400Y0.00 %0.00 %Y1.1 IslamHassaniyya   
Serer3,6000.00 %22.00 %2.1 IslamSerer-SineP
Serer
 T
Soninke, Sarakole46,000Y0.12 %0.15 %Y1.2 IslamSoninkeP
Soninke, Sarakole
M
Soninke, Sarakole of Mauritania
T
Spaniard4001.00 %75.00 %2.2 ChristianitySpanishP
Spaniard
  
Tuareg, Tamasheq100,0000.00 %0.04 %Y1.1 IslamTamasheqP
Tuareg, Tamasheq
M
Tuareg, Tamasheq of Mauritania
T
Tukulor, Pulaar261,000Y0.21 %0.50 %Y1.2 IslamPulaarP
Tukulor, Pulaar
 T
Wolof15,000Y0.71 %1.00 %Y1.2 IslamWolofP
Wolof
M
Wolof of Mauritania
T
Wolof, Lebou1,200Y0.00 %0.40 %Y1.1 IslamWolofP
Wolof, Lebou
M
Wolof, Lebou of Mauritania
T
Total People Groups:   19 3,598,000 12     15 1.2     14 8 12
Unclassified / Other Individuals 25,000  
UN Country Population (2012) 3,623,000  
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Mauritania – People Progress
% of People Groups % of Population in People Groups
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Progress Level Peoples % of Peoples Population % of Population
  Level 1 - Unreached / Least-Reached 15 78.9 % 3,587,000 99.7 %
  Level 2 - Nominal / Formative Church 3 15.8 % 9,400 0.3 %
  Level 3 - Established / Significant Church 1 5.3 % 1,800 0.1 %
Totals 19   3,598,000  

Mauritania – People Photos   *** Note:  Only people groups with photos available are displayed here.***
 

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Bambara
18,000


Bedouin, Berabish
54,000


British
1,800


French
5,300


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Fulakunda, Halpulaar
40,000


Jola-Fonyi
3,500


Moor
3,038,000


Serer
3,600


Soninke, Sarakole
46,000


Spaniard
400


Tuareg, Tamasheq
100,000


Tukulor, Pulaar
261,000


Wolof
15,000


Wolof, Lebou
1,200

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Mauritania – Languages
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Language
Code
# Peoples
Primary
Language
# Unreached
Primary
Language
Bible
Status
Bible
Locator
Audio NT
Online
Jesus
Film
Online
Audio
Recordings
Online
Gospel
Tract
Online
Bamanankanbam11Complete
Englisheng10Complete
Frenchfra10Complete
Hassaniyyamey55None
Imeraguenime11None
Jola-Fonyidyo11NT
Pulaarfuc22NT
Serer-Sinesrr10Complete
Soninkesnk11Portions
Spanishspa10Complete
Tamasheqtaq11NT
Wolofwol22NT
Totals: 12 18 14   10 8 11 11 4
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Mauritania – Religions
 
Major Religions  
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Christianity Segments  
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Mauritania – Possible Ministry Involvement
  • Below are lists of ministries that may work in Mauritania. Ministries in the Mauritania section probably minister in this country. Ministries in the West and Central Africa section only possibly minister in this country. The purpose of this information is to assist potential new missionaries connect with sending agencies and for general ministry networking. Click on the links below to visit ministry websites for further information. Visit the Power-Of-Connecting "Find a Network Tool" to find further networking information.
  • The lists below do not include all ministries at work in this country or region. There are likely many excellent ministries not listed here. Omissions are not intentional, but occur simply from lack of data. Please contact us to suggest other ministries to include here. Inclusion here is not an endorsement by Joshua Project.
Ministries in Mauritania   Ministries in West and Central Africa
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Mauritania – Statistics, Prayer Cards, Maps and Links
 
Statistics
Population 3,598,000
Percent Urbanization 41 %
Total People Groups 19
Unreached People Groups 15
Region West and Central Africa
10/40 Window Yes
Official National Language Arabic, Standard
Secondary National LanguageHassaniyya
Primary Religion Islam
Percent Christian Adherent 0.3%  [1]
Percent Evangelical 0.1%  [2]
Country Progress Level 1.2
Persecution Ranking 23 (1=High to 50=Low OD)
Human Development Index 0.467 (0=Low to 1=High UN)

Links
Operation World
Window International Country Profile
Ethnologue Language Listing
State Department Religious Freedom Report
Library of Congress
World Factbook

Notes
[1]  Each People Group's population is multiplied by the Major Religion percentages for that people group. The results are summed for each Religion for all Peoples within the country.
[2]  Each People Group's population is multiplied by the Christianity Segments percentages for that people group. The results are summed for each Christianity Segment for all peoples within the country.
 
Prayer Cards
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