Photo | People Group ▲ | Population this Country |
Global Population |
Indigenous | Primary Language | Primary Religion | Progress Scale |
% Christian Adherent |
% Evangelical | Est. Workers Needed * |
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Bambara | 24,000 | 7,210,000 | Bamanankan | Islam | 1 ● | 2.50 % | 1.86 % | 1 | |
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Bedouin, Berabish | 72,000 | 130,000 | ● | Hassaniyya | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.03 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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British | 500 | 53,969,000 | English | Christianity | 4 ● | 60.00 % | 9.00 % | -1 - | |
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Deaf | 49,000 | 49,661,000 | ● | Language unknown | Islam | 1 ● | 0.25 % | -1 | 1 |
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French | 7,100 | 50,459,000 | French | Christianity | 3 ● | 61.00 % | 0.70 % | -1 - | |
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Fulani, Pulaar | 303,000 | 3,092,000 | ● | Pulaar | Islam | 1 ● | 0.50 % | 0.21 % | 6 |
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Imeraguen | 900 | 900 | ● | Language unknown | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Jola-Fonyi | 5,000 | 509,000 | Jola-Fonyi | Islam | 1 ● | 5.00 % | 0.50 % | 1 | |
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Korean | 2,600 | 81,888,000 | Korean | Non-Religious | 5 ● | 30.60 % | 16.80 % | -1 - | |
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Masna | 2,800 | 2,800 | ● | Hassaniyya | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Moor | 3,954,000 | 4,707,000 | ● | Hassaniyya | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.10 % | 0.10 % | 79 |
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Nemadi, lkoku | 500 | 500 | ● | Hassaniyya | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Serer | 4,800 | 1,784,000 | Serer-Sine | Islam | 2 ● | 22.00 % | 0.50 % | -1 - | |
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Soninke | 248,000 | 3,107,000 | ● | Soninke | Islam | 1 ● | 0.15 % | 0.12 % | 5 |
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Tuareg, Tamasheq | 133,000 | 914,000 | Tamasheq | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.04 % | 0.00 % | 3 | |
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Wolof | 20,000 | 6,685,000 | ● | Wolof | Islam | 1 ● | 1.00 % | 0.71 % | 1 |
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Wolof, Lebou | 1,500 | 242,000 | ● | Wolof | Islam | 1 ● | 0.40 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Zenaga | 1,100 | 1,600 | ● | Hassaniyya | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
Totals: 18 | 4,830,000 | 14 ● | 0.28 % | 0.12 % | 103 | |||||
Unclassified / Other Individuals | 33,000 | |||||||||
UN Country Population (2023) | 4,863,000 |
Province ▲ | Estimated Population |
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Adrar | 81,000 |
Assaba | 420,000 |
Brakna | 402,000 |
Dakhlet Nouadhibou | 160,000 |
Gorgol | 433,000 |
Guidimaka | 344,000 |
Hodh ech Chargui | 555,000 |
Hodh el Gharbi | 379,000 |
Inchiri | 26,000 |
Nouakchott | 1,234,000 |
Tagant | 104,000 |
Tiris Zemmour | 68,000 |
Trarza | 352,000 |
Provinces: 13 | 4,558,000 |
UN Country Population | 4,863,000 |
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Language ▲ | Code | # Peoples w/ this Primary Language |
# Unreached w/ this Primary Language |
Scripture Status |
NT Text Online |
NT Audio Online |
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Audio Recordings Online |
Gospel Tract Online |
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Bamanankan | bam | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
English | eng | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
French | fra | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Hassaniyya | mey | 5 | 5 | 4 New Testament | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Jola-Fonyi | dyo | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Korean | kor | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Pulaar | fuc | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Serer-Sine | srr | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Soninke | snk | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Tamasheq | taq | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Unknown | xxx | 2 | 2 | Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
Wolof | wol | 2 | 2 | 4 New Testament | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Totals: | 12 | 18 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 4 |
People Groups | 18 |
Unreached People Groups | 14 (77.8%) |
Population | 4,830,000 |
Population Annual Growth Rate | 2.4% |
Population in Unreached | 4,814,000 (99.7%) |
Primary Religion | Islam |
Percent Christian Adherent | 0.3% |
Percent Evangelical | 0.1% |
Evangelical Annual Growth Rate | 6.7% |
Pioneer Workers Needed * | 103 |
Country Progress Level | 1 ● |
Urbanization | 54% |
Continent | Africa |
Region | Africa, West and Central |
10/40 Window | Yes |
Country Code | MR |
Official Language(s) | Arabic, Standard | Hassaniyya |
Literacy Rate | 54% |
Estimated Illiterate Population | 2,222,000 |
Persecution Ranking | 20 (1=Highest) Open Doors |
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