Country: Gabon

People Groups
Total

51

People Groups Unreached

5 (9.8%)

People Groups Unreached Frontier

1 (2.0%)

Population
Total

2,540,000

Population in Unreached

72,000 (2.8%)

Population in Unreached Frontier

26,000 (1.0%)

% Evangelical

10.74%

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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
 Mitsogo, Tsogo 19,000 19,000 1 Tsogo Christianity 90.00 % 7.00 % -
Myene 95,000 95,000 1 Myene Christianity 85.00 % 10.00 % -
Ndambomo 1,500 1,500 1 Ndambomo Ethnic Religions 30.00 % 4.00 % -
Ndasa 2,100 12,000 2 Ndasa Christianity 78.00 % 5.00 % -
Ngom, Angom 20,000 29,000 2 Ngom Christianity 75.00 % 6.00 % -
 Nzebi 220,000 248,000 2 Njebi Christianity 72.00 % 14.00 % -
Okande, Kande 1,100 1,100 1 Kande Ethnic Religions 30.00 % 9.00 % -
Pinji, Apindje 2,100 2,100 1 Pinji Christianity 95.00 % 4.00 % -
Pove, Bubi 8,500 8,500 1 Bubi Christianity 80.00 % 9.00 % -
Punu 290,000 310,000 2 Punu Christianity 76.00 % 25.00 % -
 Pygmy, Baka 10,000 74,000 2 Baka (Cameroon) Ethnic Religions 30.00 % 1.00 % -
Sake, Asake 17,000 17,000 1 Sake Christianity 80.00 % 6.00 % -
Samay 1,800 1,800 1 Samay Christianity 65.00 % 6.00 % -
Sangu, Chango 64,000 64,000 1 Sangu (Gabon) Christianity 95.00 % 8.00 % -
 Seki 2,100 42,000 2 Seki Christianity 90.00 % 1.10 % -
Sighu 3,300 3,300 1 Sighu Christianity 84.00 % 10.00 % -
Tchitchege 4,700 4,700 1 Tchitchege Christianity 95.00 % 9.00 % -
Teke, Northern 129,000 231,000 2 Teke-Tege Ethnic Religions 28.00 % 5.00 % -
Teke, Tsaayi 84,000 283,000 2 Teke-Tsaayi Christianity 95.00 % 15.00 % -
Tsangui 21,000 49,000 2 Tsaangi Christianity 80.00 % 22.00 % -
Vili, Fioti 9,000 25,000 2 Vili Christianity 78.00 % 6.00 % -
Vumbu 11,000 11,000 1 Vumbu Christianity 95.00 % 10.00 % -
Wandji 21,000 21,000 1 Wandji Christianity 85.00 % 5.00 % -
 Wolof 15,000 7,005,000 16 Wolof Islam 0.50 % 0.20 % 1
Wumbvu 45,000 58,000 2 Wumbvu Christianity 78.00 % 12.00 % -
  Totals:  51 2,540,000           1 ☀︎  5 73.72 % 10.74 %
  Unclassified / Other Individuals 53,000                  
  UN Country Population (2025) 2,593,000                  
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Province Estimated
Population
Estuaire 1,245,000
Haut-Ogooué 349,000
Moyen-Ogooué 96,000
Ngounié 140,000
Nyanga 74,000
Ogooué-Ivindo 88,000
Ogooué-Lolo 92,000
Ogooué-Maritime 220,000
Wouleu-Ntem 215,000
Provinces:  9 2,519,000
UN Country Population 2,593,000
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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
God's
Story
Resources
Gospel
Tract
Online
Arabic, Levantine apc 1 1 Bible Portions
Baka (Cameroon) bkc 1 0 Bible Portions
Barama bbg 1 0 Bible Portions
Bekwel bkw 1 0 New Testament
Benga bng 1 0 Complete Bible
Bubi buw 1 0 Bible Portions
Bwisi bwz 1 0 Bible Portions
Duma dma 1 0 Bible Portions
English eng 1 0 Complete Bible
Eviya gev 1 0 Unspecified
Fang (Equatorial Guinea) fan 1 0 Complete Bible
Fon fon 1 0 Complete Bible
French fra 1 0 Complete Bible
Fulfulde, Adamawa fub 1 1 Complete Bible
Gun guw 1 0 Complete Bible
Hausa hau 1 1 Complete Bible
Iyasa yko 1 0 Bible Portions
Kande kbs 1 0 Unspecified
Kaningi kzo 1 0 Translation Started
Kele keb 1 0 Bible Portions
Kota (Gabon) koq 1 0 Bible Portions
Lumbu lup 1 0 Bible Portions
Mahongwe mhb 1 0 Unspecified
Mbangwe zmn 1 0 Bible Portions
Mbere mdt 1 0 Bible Portions
Myene mye 1 0 Complete Bible
Ndambomo nxo 1 0 Unspecified
Ndasa nda 1 0 Translation Needed
Ndumu nmd 1 1 Bible Portions
Ngom nra 1 0 Bible Portions
Njebi nzb 1 0 New Testament
Ombamba mbm 1 0 Unspecified
Pinji pic 1 0 Unspecified
Punu puu 1 0 Complete Bible
Sake sak 1 0 Unspecified
Samay syx 1 0 Bible Portions
Sangu (Gabon) snq 1 0 Bible Portions
Seki syi 1 0 Unspecified
Sighu sxe 1 0 Unspecified
Sira swj 1 0 Bible Portions
Tchitchege tck 1 0 Unspecified
Teke-Tege teg 1 0 Bible Portions
Teke-Tsaayi tyi 1 0 Translation Started
Tsaangi tsa 1 0 Bible Portions
Tsogo tsv 1 0 New Testament
Unknown xxx 1 0 Unspecified
Vili vif 1 0 New Testament
Vumbu vum 1 0 Unspecified
Wandji wdd 1 0 Unspecified
Wolof wol 1 1 New Testament
Wumbvu wum 1 0 Bible Portions
Totals: 51 51 5   22 27 20 30 11 3
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Gabon Statistics
People Groups 51
Unreached People Groups 5  (9.8%)
Population 2,540,000
Population Annual Growth Rate 2.2%
Population in Unreached 72,000  (2.8%)
Primary Religion Christianity
Percent Christian Adherent 73.7%
Percent Evangelical 10.7%
Pioneer Workers Needed * 5
Country Progress Level 5
Continent Africa
Region Africa, West and Central
10/40 Window No
Country Code GB
Official Language(s) French
Literacy Rate 85%
Estimated Illiterate Population 381,000
Persecution Ranking Not ranked
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