Country: Ghana

Number of People Groups

111

People Groups Unreached

20 (18.0%)

Progress Level

Progress Gauge

Total
Population

34,080,000

Population in Unreached

2,134,000 (6.3%)

Largest Religion

% Christian Adherent

62.06%

% Evangelical

25.74%

Evangelical Annual Growth Rate

4.5%
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
 Adan, Adangbe 7,700 13,000 Adangbe Christianity 95.00 % 23.00 % -
 Adele 22,000 64,000 Adele Ethnic Religions 20.00 % 6.00 % -
 Ahanta 245,000 245,000 Ahanta Christianity 90.00 % 23.00 % -
 Akan 5,131,000 5,921,000 Akan Christianity 70.00 % 43.68 % -
Akan-Ahafo 115,000 115,000 Akan Christianity 85.00 % 20.00 % -
Akan-Akwamu 72,000 72,000 Akan Christianity 88.00 % 21.00 % -
Akan-Akwapem 837,000 837,000 Akan Christianity 92.00 % 22.00 % -
Akan-Akyem 1,097,000 1,097,000 Akan Christianity 91.00 % 21.00 % -
Akan-Asen 190,000 190,000 Akan Christianity 80.00 % 21.00 % -
Akan-Dankyira 166,000 166,000 Akan Christianity 70.00 % 18.00 % -
 Akan-Fante 3,662,000 3,690,000 Akan Christianity 62.00 % 33.70 % -
 Akan-Kwawu 592,000 592,000 Akan Christianity 85.00 % 20.00 % -
Akpafu, Lolobi 96,000 96,000 Siwu Christianity 90.00 % 21.00 % -
 Akposso 13,000 269,000 Ikposo Christianity 90.00 % 16.00 % -
 Akyode 18,000 18,000 Gikyode Ethnic Religions 6.00 % 0.40 % -
 Anufo 122,000 246,000 Anufo Ethnic Religions 0.72 % 0.65 % 2
Anum-Boso 24,000 24,000 Gua Christianity 80.00 % 21.00 % -
 Anyi 89,000 1,748,000 Anyin Christianity 73.00 % 20.00 % -
Anyimere 1,200 1,200 Animere Christianity 65.00 % 21.00 % -
 Arab 3,300 755,000 Arabic, Levantine Islam 5.00 % 0.50 % 1
Avatime, Sideme 34,000 34,000 Avatime Christianity 90.00 % 21.00 % -
 Banda, Nafana 105,000 110,000 Nafaanra Ethnic Religions 25.00 % 5.00 % -
 Bassar, Ntcham 226,000 448,000 Ntcham Ethnic Religions 15.00 % 10.00 % -
 Baule 4,600 7,585,000 Baoule Christianity 52.00 % 24.00 % -
 Bimoba, Moba 267,000 267,000 Bimoba Ethnic Religions 20.00 % 6.00 % -
  Totals:  111 34,080,000         20 62.06 % 25.74 % 51 
  Unclassified / Other Individuals 42,000                
  UN Country Population (2023) 34,122,000                

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Province Estimated
Population
Ahafo 675,000
Ashanti 6,523,000
Bono (Brong Ahafo) 1,287,000
Bono East 1,248,000
Central 2,869,000
Eastern 3,654,000
Greater Accra 5,566,000
North East 648,000
Northern 2,146,000
Oti 837,000
Savannah 655,000
Upper East 1,434,000
Upper West 956,000
Volta 2,100,000
Western 2,438,000
Western North 1,045,000
Provinces:  16 34,081,000
UN Country Population 34,122,000
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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
Abron abr 1 0 Translation Started
Adangbe adq 1 0 Bible Portions
Adele ade 1 0 New Testament
Ahanta aha 1 0 New Testament
Akan aka 9 0 Complete Bible
Animere anf 1 0 Unspecified
Anufo cko 1 1 New Testament
Anyin any 1 0 New Testament
Arabic, Levantine apc 1 1 Bible Portions
Avatime avn 1 0 New Testament
Awutu afu 1 0 Bible Portions
Baoule bci 1 0 Complete Bible
Bimoba bim 1 0 Complete Bible
Birifor, Southern biv 1 0 New Testament
Bisa bib 1 1 New Testament
Buli bwu 1 0 Complete Bible
Chakali cli 1 1 Translation Started
Chala cll 1 0 Translation Started
Cherepon cpn 1 0 Bible Portions
Chinese, Mandarin cmn 1 0 Complete Bible
Chumburung ncu 2 0 Complete Bible
Dagaare, Southern dga 1 0 New Testament
Dagbani dag 2 1 Complete Bible
Dangme ada 1 0 Complete Bible
Deg mzw 1 0 Complete Bible
Delo ntr 1 0 New Testament
Dompo doy 1 0 Unspecified
Dwang nnu 1 0 Translation Started
English eng 1 0 Complete Bible
Esahie sfw 1 0 Complete Bible
Ewe ewe 1 0 Complete Bible
Farefare gur 3 0 Complete Bible
Fon fon 1 0 Complete Bible
Foodo fod 1 1 Bible Portions
French fra 1 0 Complete Bible
Fulfulde, Western Niger fuh 1 1 New Testament
Ga gaa 1 0 Complete Bible
German, Standard deu 1 0 Complete Bible
Ghanaian Sign Language gse 1 0 Bible Portions
Gikyode acd 1 0 New Testament
Gonja gjn 1 1 Complete Bible
Gua gwx 1 0 Translation Started
Hanga hag 1 0 New Testament
Hausa hau 1 1 Complete Bible
Hindi hin 1 1 Complete Bible
Ibibio ibb 1 0 New Testament
Ife ife 1 0 New Testament
Igbo ibo 1 0 Complete Bible
Ikposo kpo 1 0 New Testament
Jula dyu 1 1 Complete Bible
Jwira-Pepesa jwi 1 0 Translation Needed
Kabiye kbp 1 0 Complete Bible
Kalabari ijn 1 0 Complete Bible
Kamara jmr 1 1 Translation Needed
Kantosi xkt 1 1 Translation Needed
Kasem xsm 1 0 Complete Bible
Klao klu 1 0 Complete Bible
Konkomba xon 1 0 Complete Bible
Konni kma 1 0 New Testament
Kplang kph 1 0 Translation Needed
Krache kye 1 0 New Testament
Kulango, Bondoukou kzc 1 0 New Testament
Kulango, Bouna nku 1 0 Translation Needed
Kusaal kus 1 0 Complete Bible
Lama las 1 0 New Testament
Larteh lar 1 0 Translation Started
Lelemi lef 1 0 Complete Bible
Ligbi lig 1 1 Translation Started
Lobi lob 1 0 New Testament
Logba lgq 1 0 New Testament
Mampruli maw 1 1 New Testament
Mandinka mnk 1 1 Complete Bible
Moore mos 1 0 Complete Bible
Nafaanra nfr 1 0 Complete Bible
Nawdm nmz 1 0 New Testament
Nawuri naw 1 0 New Testament
Nchumbulu nlu 1 0 Translation Needed
Nkami nkq 1 0 Translation Needed
Nkonya nko 1 0 New Testament
Ntcham bud 1 0 Complete Bible
Nyagbo nyb 1 0 New Testament
Nzema nzi 1 0 Complete Bible
Paasaal sig 1 0 New Testament
Safaliba saf 1 0 Bible Portions
Sekpele lip 1 0 New Testament
Selee snw 1 0 New Testament
Sisaala, Tumulung sil 1 0 Complete Bible
Sisaala, Western ssl 1 0 Bible Portions
Siwu akp 1 0 New Testament
Songhay, Koyraboro Senni ses 1 1 New Testament
Tafi tcd 1 0 New Testament
Tampulma tpm 1 0 Complete Bible
Tem kdh 1 1 New Testament
Tuwuli bov 1 0 New Testament
Vagla vag 1 0 Complete Bible
Wali wlx 1 1 Complete Bible
Wasa wss 1 0 Translation Started
Yoruba yor 1 0 Complete Bible
Zarma dje 1 1 Complete Bible
Totals: 99 111 20   63 71 64 93 9
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  • Church planting agencies in Ghana
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  • Christian literature distribution
  • Evangelism agencies
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  • Short term Christian missions
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Ghana Statistics
People Groups 111
Unreached People Groups 20  (18.0%)
Population 34,080,000
Population Annual Growth Rate 2.2%
Population in Unreached 2,134,000  (6.3%)
Primary Religion Christianity
Percent Christian Adherent 62.1%
Percent Evangelical 25.7%
Evangelical Annual Growth Rate 4.5%
Pioneer Workers Needed * 51
Country Progress Level 5
Urbanization 56%
Continent Africa
Region Africa, West and Central
10/40 Window No
Country Code GH
Official Language(s) EnglishEwe
Literacy Rate 79%
Estimated Illiterate Population 7,157,000
Persecution Ranking Not ranked



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