Country: Cameroon

Number of People Groups

294

People Groups Unreached

17 (5.8%)

Progress Level

Progress Gauge

Total
Population

28,487,000

Population in Unreached

4,049,000 (14.2%)

Largest Religion

% Christian Adherent

50.79%

% Evangelical

8.64%

Evangelical Annual Growth Rate

4.3%
Map Notes

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Photo People Group Population
this Country
Global
Population
Indigenous Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale
% Christian
Adherent
% Evangelical Est. Workers
Needed
Lefa 18,000 18,000 Lefa Christianity 52.00 % 2.00 % -
 Mada 54,000 54,000 Mada (Cameroon) Islam 7.00 % 0.70 % -
 Mafa 1,027,000 1,036,000 Mafa Islam 7.00 % 2.00 % -
Majera 900 2,300 Majera Ethnic Religions 20.00 % 1.00 % -
Makaa, North 25,000 25,000 Byep Christianity 59.00 % 4.00 % -
Makaa, South 221,000 221,000 Makaa Christianity 61.00 % 6.00 % -
Mambila, Cameroon 70,000 70,000 Mambila, Cameroon Ethnic Religions 30.00 % 12.00 % -
Mandankwe, Nkwen 44,000 44,000 Mendankwe-Nkwen Christianity 74.00 % 3.00 % -
 Mandara, Wandala 75,000 96,000 Wandala Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Mangbai 15,000 20,000 Mambai Christianity 55.00 % 20.00 % -
Mangisa 69,000 69,000 Mengisa Christianity 74.00 % 4.00 % -
 Manja 15,000 367,000 Mandja Christianity 69.00 % 32.00 % -
 Masa 328,000 586,000 Masana Islam 45.00 % 15.00 % -
Matal, Muktile 57,000 57,000 Matal Christianity 45.00 % 8.00 % -
Mazagway 35,000 35,000 Mazagway-Hidi Islam 5.00 % 0.80 % 1
Mbaw 2,700 2,700 Mbo' Christianity 62.00 % 0.50 % -
 Mbedam 11,000 11,000 Mbudum Christianity 55.00 % 0.80 % -
Mbessa 27,000 27,000 Mbessa Christianity 65.00 % 9.00 % -
 Mbimu 12,000 52,000 Mpiemo Christianity 70.00 % 4.00 % -
Mbo 99,000 99,000 Mbo (Cameroon) Christianity 70.00 % 6.00 % -
Mboku 22,000 22,000 Mbuko Christianity 75.00 % 15.00 % -
Mbonga, Mboa 2,900 5,100 Mbonga Christianity 59.00 % 0.30 % -
Mbu 300 300 Ajumbu Christianity 66.00 % 1.00 % -
Mbuk 600 600 Mbuk Christianity 55.00 % -
Mbum, Wuna 90,000 149,000 Mbum Islam 27.00 % 16.00 % -
  Totals:  294 28,487,000         17 50.79 % 8.64 % 87 
  Unclassified / Other Individuals 160,000                
  UN Country Population (2023) 28,647,000                

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Province Estimated
Population
Adamaoua 1,523,000
Centre 5,275,000
Est 1,109,000
Extrême-Nord 5,117,000
Littoral 4,271,000
Nord 3,110,000
Nord-Ouest 2,558,000
Ouest 2,508,000
Sud 1,024,000
Sud-Ouest 1,993,000
Provinces:  10 28,488,000
UN Country Population 28,647,000
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Language Code # Peoples
w/ this Primary
Language
# Unreached
w/ this Primary
Language
Scripture
Status
YouVersion
Bible
Resources
Faith Comes
By Hearing
Bible Resources
Jesus Film
Online
Global
Recordings
Resources
Gospel
Tract
Online
Afade aal 1 1 Translation Needed
Aghem agq 1 0 New Testament
Ajumbu muc 1 0 Translation Needed
Akoose bss 1 0 New Testament
Akum aku 1 0 Translation Needed
Ambele ael 1 0 Translation Needed
Arabic, Chadian shu 1 1 Complete Bible
Arabic, Juba pga 1 1 Bible Portions
Atong (Cameroon) ato 1 0 Translation Needed
Awing azo 1 0 New Testament
Babanki bbk 1 0 New Testament
Bafaw-Balong bwt 1 0 Translation Started
Bafia ksf 1 0 New Testament
Bafut bfd 1 0 New Testament
Baka (Cameroon) bkc 1 0 Translation Started
Bakaka bqz 1 0 Translation Started
Bakoko bkh 1 0 New Testament
Balo bqo 1 0 Translation Needed
Bambili-Bambui baw 1 0 Translation Started
Bamun bax 1 0 Complete Bible
Bana bcw 1 0 New Testament
Bangandu bgf 1 0 Bible Portions
Bankon abb 1 0 Translation Started
Barombi bbi 1 0 Translation Started
Basaa bas 1 0 Complete Bible
Bassossi bsi 1 0 Translation Started
Bata bta 1 0 Unspecified
Batanga bnm 1 0 Bible Portions
Bati (Cameroon) btc 1 0 Translation Started
Beba bfp 1 0 Translation Started
Bebele beb 1 0 Translation Started
Bebil bxp 1 0 Translation Started
Beezen bnz 1 0 Translation Needed
Befang bby 2 0 Translation Needed
Bekwel bkw 1 0 Bible Portions
Bitare brt 1 0 Translation Started
Bokyi bky 1 0 Complete Bible
Bomwali bmw 1 0 Translation Needed
Bonkeng bvg 1 0 Translation Started
Bubia bbx 1 0 Unspecified
Buduma bdm 1 1 Bible Portions
Bulu (Cameroon) bum 1 0 Complete Bible
Bum bmv 1 0 New Testament
Busam bxs 1 0 Translation Needed
Buwal bhs 1 0 Bible Portions
Byep mkk 1 0 Translation Started
Caka ckx 1 0 Translation Needed
Chinese, Mandarin cmn 1 0 Complete Bible
Chopechop bbq 1 0 Bible Portions
Chrambo bmo 1 0 New Testament
Chufie' bfj 1 0 Bible Portions
Chung (Cameroon) cnq 1 0 New Testament
Cuvok cuv 1 0 New Testament
Daba dbq 1 0 New Testament
Dek dek 1 0 Translation Needed
Denya anv 1 0 New Testament
Dghwede dgh 1 0 New Testament
Dii dur 1 0 New Testament
Dimbong dii 1 0 Unspecified
Doyayo dow 1 0 New Testament
Duala dua 1 0 Complete Bible
Dugun ndu 1 0 Bible Portions
Dugwor dme 1 0 Translation Started
Durop krp 1 0 Translation Started
Duupa dae 1 0 Bible Portions
Efai efa 1 0 Translation Started
Efik efi 1 0 Complete Bible
Ejagham etu 1 0 New Testament
Eman emn 1 0 Translation Needed
English eng 1 0 Complete Bible
Esimbi ags 1 0 New Testament
Eton (Cameroon) eto 1 0 Bible Portions
Evant bzz 1 0 Translation Started
Ewondo ewo 2 0 Complete Bible
Fali, North fll 1 1 Bible Portions
Fali, South fal 1 0 New Testament
Fang (Cameroon) fak 1 0 Translation Needed
Fang (Equatorial Guinea) fan 1 0 Complete Bible
Fefe fmp 1 0 Bible Portions
French fra 3 0 Complete Bible
Fulfulde, Adamawa fub 2 2 Complete Bible
Fulfulde, Nigerian fuv 1 1 New Testament
Gavar gou 1 0 Translation Started
Gbaya, Northwest gya 2 0 Complete Bible
Gbaya-Mbodomo gmm 1 0 Bible Portions
Ghomala bbj 2 0 New Testament
Gidar gid 1 0 Complete Bible
Gimme kmp 1 0 Unspecified
Gimnime gmn 1 0 Translation Started
Giziga giz 1 1 Complete Bible
Giziga, North gis 1 0 Unspecified
Glavda glw 1 0 Bible Portions
Greek ell 1 0 Complete Bible
Gude gde 1 0 New Testament
Guduf-Gava gdf 1 0 Bible Portions
Gvoko ngs 1 0 Translation Started
Gyele gyi 1 0 Bible Portions
Hausa hau 1 1 Complete Bible
Hdi xed 1 0 New Testament
Hijuk hij 1 0 Translation Started
Hya hya 1 0 Unspecified
Ibibio ibb 1 0 New Testament
Iceve-Maci bec 1 0 Translation Started
Igbo ibo 1 0 Complete Bible
Ipulo ass 1 0 Bible Portions
Isu isu 1 0 Translation Started
Isubu szv 1 0 New Testament
Iyasa yko 1 0 Bible Portions
Iyive uiv 1 0 Translation Needed
Jimjimen jim 1 0 Bible Portions
Jina jia 1 0 Translation Needed
Jukun Takum jbu 1 0 New Testament
Kako kkj 1 0 New Testament
Kamwe hig 1 0 Complete Bible
Kanuri, Yerwa knc 1 1 New Testament
Karang kzr 1 0 New Testament
Kare (Central African Republic) kbn 1 0 New Testament
Kemedzung dmo 1 0 New Testament
Kendem kvm 1 0 Translation Needed
Kenswei Nsei ndb 1 0 Bible Portions
Kenyang ken 1 0 New Testament
Kera ker 1 0 New Testament
Kol (Cameroon) biw 1 0 Translation Started
Kolbila klc 1 0 Bible Portions
Kom (Cameroon) bkm 1 0 New Testament
Koma kmy 1 0 Bible Portions
Koonzime ozm 2 0 New Testament
Koshin kid 1 0 Translation Started
Kuk kfn 1 0 Translation Needed
Kung kfl 1 0 Bible Portions
Kuo xuo 1 0 New Testament
Kutep kub 1 0 New Testament
Kwa' bko 1 0 Translation Started
Kwaja kdz 1 0 Translation Started
Kwakum kwu 1 0 Translation Started
Kwanja knp 1 0 New Testament
Kwasio nmg 1 0 Bible Portions
Lagwan kot 1 0 Translation Needed
Laimbue lmx 1 0 Translation Started
Laka lap 1 0 New Testament
Lamnso' lns 1 0 Complete Bible
Lefa lfa 1 0 Bible Portions
Lidzonka add 1 0 Bible Portions
Limbum lmp 1 0 New Testament
Longto wok 1 1 Translation Needed
Mada (Cameroon) mxu 1 0 Bible Portions
Mafa maf 1 0 Complete Bible
Majera xmj 1 0 Translation Needed
Makaa mcp 1 0 New Testament
Malgbe mxf 1 0 Translation Needed
Mambai mcs 1 0 Bible Portions
Mambila, Cameroon mcu 1 0 New Testament
Mandja mzv 1 0 Bible Portions
Mankong bqt 1 0 Bible Portions
Manta myg 1 0 Translation Needed
Masana mcn 1 0 Complete Bible
Maslam msv 1 0 Unspecified
Matal mfh 1 0 New Testament
Mazagway-Hidi dkx 1 1 Bible Portions
Mbay myb 1 0 Complete Bible
Mbembe, Tigon nza 1 0 New Testament
Mbessa emz 1 0 Translation Needed
Mbo (Cameroon) mbo 1 0 Translation Started
Mbo' mtk 1 0 Translation Needed
Mbonga xmb 1 0 Translation Needed
Mbongno bgu 1 0 Translation Needed
Mbudum xmd 1 0 Translation Started
Mbuk bpc 1 0 Translation Needed
Mbuko mqb 1 0 New Testament
Mbule mlb 1 0 Translation Started
Mbum mdd 1 0 New Testament
Medumba byv 1 0 Complete Bible
Mefele mfj 1 0 Translation Started
Mendankwe-Nkwen mfd 1 0 Translation Started
Mendenkye bgj 1 0 Bible Portions
Mengaka xmg 1 0 Translation Started
Mengambo bce 1 0 Translation Started
Mengisa mct 1 0 Translation Started
Menka mea 1 0 Translation Needed
Merey meq 1 0 New Testament
Mesaka iyo 1 0 Translation Started
Meta' mgo 1 0 New Testament
Mfumte nfu 1 0 Translation Started
Mina hna 1 0 Translation Started
Mmen bfm 1 0 New Testament
Mofu, North mfk 1 0 New Testament
Mofu-Gudur mif 1 0 New Testament
Mokpwe bri 1 0 New Testament
Moloko mlw 1 0 Bible Portions
Mono (Cameroon) mru 1 0 Unspecified
Mpade mpi 1 1 Bible Portions
Mpiemo mcx 1 0 Bible Portions
Mpumpong mgg 1 0 New Testament
Mser kqx 1 0 Unspecified
Mubako muo 1 0 Translation Started
Mulimba mzd 1 0 Translation Started
Mumuye mzm 1 0 New Testament
Mundabli boe 1 0 Translation Needed
Mundang mua 1 0 Complete Bible
Mundani mnf 1 0 New Testament
Mungaka mhk 1 0 Complete Bible
Mungbam mij 1 0 Translation Needed
Musey mse 1 0 Complete Bible
Musgu mug 1 0 Complete Bible
Muyang muy 1 0 New Testament
Naami bzv 1 0 Bible Portions
Naki mff 1 0 Translation Needed
Nchane ncr 1 0 New Testament
Nda'nda' nnz 1 0 Translation Started
Ndemli nml 1 0 Translation Started
Ndoola ndr 1 0 Bible Portions
Ngamambo nbv 1 0 Translation Started
Ngambay sba 1 0 Complete Bible
Ngemba nge 1 0 New Testament
Ngie ngj 1 0 New Testament
Ngiemboon nnh 1 0 New Testament
Ngiemekohke bvm 1 0 Bible Portions
Ngomba jgo 1 0 New Testament
Ngombale nla 1 0 New Testament
Ngoshie nsh 1 0 Translation Started
Ngwe nwe 1 0 Translation Started
Ngwo ngn 1 0 New Testament
Nizaa sgi 1 0 Translation Started
Njen njj 1 0 Translation Started
Njyem njy 1 0 Bible Portions
Nkongho nkc 1 0 Translation Needed
Nomaande lem 1 0 New Testament
Noone nhu 1 0 New Testament
Ntcham bud 1 0 Complete Bible
Nubaca baf 1 0 Translation Started
Nugunu (Cameroon) yas 1 0 New Testament
Nulibie ekm 1 0 Bible Portions
Numala mmu 1 0 Bible Portions
Nyokon nvo 1 0 Translation Started
Nzakambay nzy 1 0 New Testament
Nzanyi nja 1 0 Bible Portions
Oku oku 1 0 New Testament
Oroko bdu 1 0 New Testament
Osatu ost 1 0 Translation Needed
Pana (Central African Republic) pnz 1 0 New Testament
Parkwa pbi 1 0 New Testament
Pere pfe 1 0 New Testament
Peve lme 1 0 New Testament
Pidgin, Cameroon wes 1 0 New Testament
Pinyin pny 1 0 New Testament
Pol pmm 1 0 Translation Started
Psikye kvj 1 0 Complete Bible
Samba Daka ccg 1 0 Bible Portions
Samba Leko ndi 1 0 New Testament
Sango sag 1 0 Complete Bible
Sari asj 1 0 Bible Portions
Sharwa swq 1 1 Translation Started
Supapya bbw 1 0 Unspecified
Swo sox 1 0 Bible Portions
Tibea ngy 1 0 Translation Started
Tikar tik 1 0 New Testament
Tiv tiv 1 0 Complete Bible
Tsuvan tsh 1 0 Translation Started
Tuki bag 1 0 Translation Started
Tunen tvu 1 0 New Testament
Tuotomb ttf 1 0 Translation Needed
Tupuri tui 1 0 Complete Bible
Twendi twn 1 1 Unspecified
Unknown xxx 2 0 Unspecified
Usaghade usk 1 0 Translation Needed
Vame mlr 1 0 New Testament
Vemgo-Mabas vem 1 0 Translation Started
Vengo bav 1 0 New Testament
Verre ver 1 0 Bible Portions
Vute vut 1 0 New Testament
Wandala mfi 1 1 New Testament
Wawa www 1 0 Translation Needed
Weh weh 1 0 New Testament
Wom (Nigeria) wom 1 0 Translation Started
Wumboko bqm 1 0 Translation Started
Wushi bse 1 0 Unspecified
Wuzlam udl 1 0 New Testament
Yamba yam 1 0 New Testament
Yambeta yat 1 0 New Testament
Yangben yav 1 0 Bible Portions
Yemba ybb 1 0 New Testament
Yukuben ybl 1 0 Translation Started
Zhoa zhw 1 0 Translation Needed
Zizilivakan ziz 1 0 Translation Started
Zulgo-Gemzek gnd 1 0 New Testament
Totals: 285 294 17   105 96 85 200 7
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  • Church planting agencies in Cameroon
  • Christian ministry in Cameroon
  • Business as mission
  • Christian literature distribution
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Cameroon Statistics
People Groups 294
Unreached People Groups 17  (5.8%)
Population 28,487,000
Population Annual Growth Rate 2.5%
Population in Unreached 4,049,000  (14.2%)
Primary Religion Christianity
Percent Christian Adherent 50.8%
Percent Evangelical 8.6%
Evangelical Annual Growth Rate 4.3%
Pioneer Workers Needed * 87
Country Progress Level 4
Urbanization 56%
Continent Africa
Region Africa, West and Central
10/40 Window No
Country Code CM
Official Language(s) FrenchEnglish
Literacy Rate 77%
Estimated Illiterate Population 6,552,000
Persecution Ranking 43 (1=Highest) Open Doors
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