Country: Guinea-Bissau

People Groups
Total

35

People Groups Unreached

19 (54.3%)

People Groups Unreached Frontier

3 (8.6%)

Population
Total

2,172,000

Population in Unreached

1,039,000 (47.8%)

Population in Unreached Frontier

445,000 (20.5%)

% Evangelical

2.04%

Progress Level

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Map Notes

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Photo People Group Population
this Ctry
Population
Global
Count
Ctrys
Indigenous Primary Language Primary
Religion
Progress
Scale
% Christian
Adherent
% Evangelical Needed
Workers
 Mandyak, Manjago 265,000 510,000 4 Mandjak Ethnic Religions 3.00 % 0.84 % 5
 Maninka, Western 22,000 2,415,000 6 Maninkakan, Western Islam 1.00 % 0.30 % 1
 Mankanya 63,000 115,000 3 Mankanya Ethnic Religions 24.00 % 2.00 % -
 Maswanka, Kunante 22,000 25,000 2 Mansoanka Islam 6.00 % 2.00 % -
 Nalu 13,000 25,000 2 Nalu Islam 0.50 % 0.10 % 1
 Papel 195,000 204,000 2 Papel Ethnic Religions 14.00 % 3.60 % -
 Portuguese 6,100 17,337,000 46 Portuguese Christianity 95.00 % 3.00 % -
 Soninke 6,400 3,197,000 10 Soninke Islam 0.50 % 0.30 % 1
 Susu 6,300 2,762,000 5 Susu Islam 0.50 % 0.20 % 1
 Wolof 11,000 6,756,000 13 Wolof Islam 1.00 % 0.20 % 1
  Totals:  35 2,172,000           3 ☀︎  19 11.70 % 2.04 % 33 
  Unclassified / Other Individuals 25,000                  
  UN Country Population (2024) 2,197,000                  
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Province Estimated
Population
Bafatá 293,000
Biombo 135,000
Bissau 542,000
Bolama 49,000
Cacheu 269,000
Gabú 302,000
Oio 314,000
Quinara 89,000
Tombali 133,000
Provinces:  9 2,126,000
UN Country Population 2,197,000
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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
Bainouk-Gunyuno bab 1 0 Translation Started
Balanta ble 4 1 New Testament
Balanta-Ganja bjt 1 1 Bible Portions
Bamanankan bam 1 1 Complete Bible
Bayot bda 1 1 Bible Portions
Biafada bif 1 1 Bible Portions
Bidyogo bjg 1 0 New Testament
French fra 1 0 Complete Bible
Guinea-Bissau Creole pov 1 0 Complete Bible
Guinea-Bissau Sign Language lgs 1 0 Translation Started
Jahanka jad 1 1 Translation Started
Jola-Felupe eja 1 1 Bible Portions
Jola-Fonyi dyo 1 1 Complete Bible
Kabuverdianu kea 1 0 Bible Portions
Kobiana kcj 1 0 Translation Started
Mandinka mnk 2 1 Complete Bible
Mandjak mfv 1 1 New Testament
Maninkakan, Western mlq 1 1 Bible Portions
Mankanya knf 1 0 New Testament
Mansoanka msw 1 0 Bible Portions
Nalu naj 1 1 Translation Needed
Oniyan bsc 1 1 New Testament
Papel pbo 1 0 New Testament
Portuguese por 1 0 Complete Bible
Pulaar fuc 1 1 New Testament
Pular fuf 1 1 New Testament
Soninke snk 1 1 Bible Portions
Susu sus 1 1 Complete Bible
Wolof wol 1 1 New Testament
Totals: 31 35 19   11 16 25 30 3
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Guinea-Bissau Statistics
People Groups 35
Unreached People Groups 19  (54.3%)
Population 2,172,000
Population Annual Growth Rate 2.4%
Population in Unreached 1,039,000  (47.8%)
Primary Religion Islam
Percent Christian Adherent 11.7%
Percent Evangelical 2.0%
Pioneer Workers Needed * 33
Country Progress Level 4
Urbanization 43%
Continent Africa
Region Africa, West and Central
10/40 Window Yes
Country Code PU
Official Language(s) PortugueseGuinea-Bissau Creole
Literacy Rate 60%
Estimated Illiterate Population 869,000
Persecution Ranking Not ranked
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