Country: Guinea

Number of People Groups

47

People Groups Unreached

29 (61.7%)

Progress Level

Progress Gauge

Total
Population

14,451,000

Population in Unreached

12,564,000 (86.9%)

Largest Religion

% Christian Adherent

4.20%

% Evangelical

0.68%

Evangelical Annual Growth Rate

1.5%
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
 Americans, U.S. 700 197,948,000 English Christianity 87.00 % 35.00 % -
 Arab, Lebanese 6,100 6,275,000 Arabic, Levantine Islam 15.00 % 0.60 % -
 Badyara 13,000 23,000 Badyara Islam 1.00 % 0.00 % 1
Baga Binari 4,200 4,200 Baga Pokur Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
 Baga Fore, Black Baga 10,000 10,000 Mbulungish Islam 0.15 % 0.03 % 1
Baga Koga 5,600 5,600 Susu Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
 Baga Mandouri 5,100 5,100 Baga Manduri Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
 Baga Sitemu, Tchitem 46,000 46,000 Baga Sitemu Islam 7.00 % 1.07 % -
 Balanta, Kentohe 5,200 504,000 Balanta-Kentohe Ethnic Religions 10.00 % 1.80 % -
 Bambara 5,200 7,428,000 Bamanankan Islam 2.00 % 0.26 % 1
 Bandi 14,000 173,000 Bandi Ethnic Religions 7.00 % 1.10 % -
 Bassari 22,000 45,000 Oniyan Ethnic Religions 6.00 % 0.25 % -
Dan, Yakuba 1,500 2,036,000 Dan Ethnic Religions 30.00 % 2.00 % -
 Deaf 145,000 50,266,000 Guinean Sign Language Islam 4.47 % 3
 French 3,100 50,644,000 French Christianity 76.00 % 0.30 % -
 Fulani, Pulaar 7,400 3,171,000 Pulaar Islam 0.40 % 0.08 % 1
 Fulbe 4,790,000 5,505,000 Pular Islam ☀︎ 0.01 % 0.00 % 96
 Jahanka 41,000 133,000 Jahanka Islam ☀︎ 0.10 % 0.01 % 1
Kakabe 14,000 14,000 Kakabe Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
 Kissi 644,000 714,000 Kissi, Northern Ethnic Religions 33.00 % 9.00 % -
 Kla-Dan 1,400 36,000 Kla-Dan Ethnic Religions 20.00 % 5.00 % -
 Kono 186,000 186,000 Kono (Guinea) Ethnic Religions 9.00 % 1.76 % -
 Konyanka 673,000 729,000 Konyanka Islam ☀︎ 0.02 % 0.02 % 13
 Kpelle, Guinea 636,000 636,000 Kpelle, Guinea Islam 42.00 % 2.80 % -
 Krio, Creole 2,900 981,000 Krio Christianity 80.00 % 3.00 % -
  Totals:  47 14,451,000         29 4.20 % 0.68 % 263 
  Unclassified / Other Individuals 78,000                
  UN Country Population (2024) 14,529,000                
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Province Estimated
Population
Beyla 437,000
Boffa 285,000
Boké 604,000
Conakry 2,228,000
Coyah 354,000
Dabola 243,000
Dalaba 179,000
Dinguiraye 264,000
Dubréka 443,000
Faranah 376,000
Forécariah 326,000
Fria 130,000
Gaoual 260,000
Guéckédou 390,000
Kankan 635,000
Kérouane 278,000
Kindia 590,000
Kissidougou 381,000
Koubia 134,000
Koundara 174,000
Kouroussa 360,000
Labé 428,000
Lélouma 219,000
Lola 230,000
Macenta 373,000
Mali 386,000
Mamou 428,000
Mandiana 451,000
Nzérékoré 532,000
Pita 374,000
Siguiri 921,000
Télimélé 381,000
Tougué 167,000
Yomou 153,000
Provinces:  34 14,114,000
UN Country Population 14,529,000
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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
Arabic, Levantine apc 1 0 Bible Portions
Badyara pbp 1 1 Translation Started
Baga Manduri bmd 1 1 Translation Started
Baga Pokur bcg 1 1 Translation Needed
Baga Sitemu bsp 1 0 New Testament
Balanta-Kentohe ble 1 0 New Testament
Bamanankan bam 1 1 Complete Bible
Bandi bza 1 0 New Testament
Dan dnj 1 0 New Testament
English eng 1 0 Complete Bible
French fra 1 0 Complete Bible
Guinean Sign Language gus 1 1 Translation Needed
Jahanka jad 1 1 Translation Started
Kakabe kke 1 1 Translation Needed
Kissi, Northern kqs 1 0 Complete Bible
Kla-Dan lda 1 0 Translation Started
Klao klu 1 0 Complete Bible
Kono (Guinea) knu 1 0 Translation Started
Konyanka mku 1 1 Bible Portions
Kpelle, Guinea gkp 1 0 Complete Bible
Krio kri 1 0 Complete Bible
Kuranko knk 1 1 Complete Bible
Landoma ldm 1 1 Translation Started
Lele (Guinea) llc 1 1 Translation Started
Limba, East lma 1 1 Translation Needed
Limba, West-Central lia 1 1 New Testament
Maan mev 1 1 New Testament
Maninka, Sankaran msc 1 1 Bible Portions
Maninkakan, Eastern emk 2 2 New Testament
Manya mzj 1 1 New Testament
Mbulungish mbv 1 1 New Testament
Mende (Sierra Leone) men 1 0 Complete Bible
Mogofin mfg 1 1 Bible Portions
Nalu naj 1 1 Translation Needed
Oniyan bsc 1 0 New Testament
Pulaar fuc 1 1 New Testament
Pular fuf 1 1 New Testament
Soninke snk 1 1 Bible Portions
Susu sus 3 3 Complete Bible
Themne tem 1 0 New Testament
Toma tod 1 0 Complete Bible
Wamey cou 1 1 New Testament
Yalunka yal 1 1 Complete Bible
Zialo zil 1 0 Translation Started
Totals: 44 47 29   24 25 26 40 4
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  • Church planting agencies in Guinea
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Guinea Statistics
People Groups 47
Unreached People Groups 29  (61.7%)
Population 14,451,000
Population Annual Growth Rate 2.7%
Population in Unreached 12,564,000  (86.9%)
Primary Religion Islam
Percent Christian Adherent 4.2%
Percent Evangelical 0.7%
Evangelical Annual Growth Rate 1.5%
Pioneer Workers Needed * 263
Country Progress Level 1
Urbanization 36%
Continent Africa
Region Africa, West and Central
10/40 Window Yes
Country Code GV
Official Language(s) French
Literacy Rate 30%
Estimated Illiterate Population 10,116,000
Persecution Ranking Not ranked
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