Country: Senegal

People Groups
Total

56

People Groups Unreached

27 (48.2%)

People Groups Unreached Frontier

9 (16.1%)

Population
Total

18,802,000

Population in Unreached

15,222,000 (81.0%)

Population in Unreached Frontier

9,238,000 (49.1%)

% Evangelical

0.19%

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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
 Jola-Fonyi 384,000 535,000 4 Jola-Fonyi Islam 22.00 % 0.01 % -
Jola-Gusilay 27,000 27,000 1 Gusilay Islam 1.00 % 0.03 % 1
Jola-Her 22,000 22,000 1 Kerak Islam 4.00 % 0.04 % 1
Jola-Hulon 2,300 2,300 1 Bandial Islam 3.00 % 0.20 % 1
 Jola-Karon 14,000 95,000 2 Karon Ethnic Religions 6.00 % 0.03 % -
 Jola-Kwatay 11,000 11,000 1 Kuwaataay Islam 20.00 % 0.62 % -
Jola-Lala, Lehar 21,000 21,000 1 Laalaa Islam 10.00 % 1.50 % -
 Jola-Mlomp 9,200 9,200 1 Mlomp Islam 3.00 % 0.04 % 1
 Khasonke 15,000 1,095,000 3 Xaasongaxango Islam 0.50 % 0.10 % 1
Kobiana 600 1,600 2 Kobiana Ethnic Religions 12.00 % 1.00 % -
 Krio, Creole 9,100 964,000 7 Krio Christianity 70.00 % 2.00 % -
 Mandinka 1,080,000 2,474,000 6 Mandinka Islam 0.70 % 0.05 % 22
 Mandyak, Manjago 179,000 522,000 4 Mandjak Ethnic Religions 7.00 % 0.07 % -
 Maninka, Eastern 53,000 4,614,000 10 Maninkakan, Eastern Islam 0.30 % 0.10 % 1
 Maninka, Western 1,684,000 2,514,000 6 Maninkakan, Western Islam 0.50 % 0.13 % 34
 Mankanya 50,000 117,000 3 Mankanya Ethnic Religions 30.00 % 0.40 % -
 Moor, Beidane (White) 88,000 2,010,000 3 Hassaniyya Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 2
 Moor, Haratine (Black) 104,000 2,734,000 3 Hassaniyya Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 2
 Mossi 55,000 14,391,000 13 Moore Ethnic Religions 20.00 % 9.00 % -
 Ndut 64,000 64,000 1 Ndut Islam 30.00 % 3.00 % -
 Papel 9,200 208,000 2 Papel Ethnic Religions 25.00 % 3.50 % -
 Portuguese 3,100 17,725,000 46 Portuguese Christianity 95.00 % 3.00 % -
 Serer-Non 53,000 53,000 1 Noon Islam 18.00 % 0.33 % -
 Serer-Safen, Safi 290,000 290,000 1 Saafi-Saafi Islam 20.00 % 0.02 % -
 Serer-Sine 1,828,000 1,898,000 3 Serer-Sine Islam 22.00 % 0.81 % -
  Totals:  56 18,802,000           9 ☀︎  27 4.60 % 0.19 % 312 
  Unclassified / Other Individuals 130,000                  
  UN Country Population (2025) 18,932,000                  
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Province Estimated
Population
Dakar 4,280,000
Diourbel 2,042,000
Fatick 974,000
Kaffrine 774,000
Kaolack 1,311,000
Kédougou 206,000
Kolda 903,000
Louga 1,192,000
Matam 768,000
Saint-Louis 1,240,000
Sédhiou 618,000
Tambacounda 929,000
Thiès 2,441,000
Ziguinchor 749,000
Provinces:  14 18,427,000
UN Country Population 18,932,000
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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 0 Bible Portions
Badyara pbp 1 1 Translation Started
Bainouk-Gunyaamolo bcz 1 0 Bible Portions
Bainouk-Samik bcb 1 0 Bible Portions
Balanta-Ganja bjt 1 1 Bible Portions
Bamanankan bam 1 1 Complete Bible
Bandial bqj 2 1 New Testament
Bayot bda 1 0 Bible Portions
Chinese, Mandarin cmn 1 0 Complete Bible
French fra 1 0 Complete Bible
Guinea-Bissau Creole pov 1 0 Complete Bible
Gusilay gsl 1 1 Bible Portions
Hassaniyya mey 3 3 New Testament
Jahanka jad 1 1 Translation Started
Jola-Felupe eja 1 1 Bible Portions
Jola-Fonyi dyo 1 0 Complete Bible
Jola-Kasa csk 1 0 New Testament
Kabuverdianu kea 1 0 Bible Portions
Karon krx 1 0 Bible Portions
Kerak hhr 1 1 Translation Started
Kobiana kcj 1 0 Translation Started
Krio kri 1 0 Complete Bible
Kuwaataay cwt 1 0 New Testament
Laalaa cae 1 0 Translation Needed
Mandinka mnk 1 1 Complete Bible
Mandjak mfv 1 0 New Testament
Maninkakan, Eastern emk 1 1 New Testament
Maninkakan, Western mlq 1 1 Bible Portions
Mankanya knf 1 0 New Testament
Menik tnr 1 1 New Testament
Mlomp mlo 1 1 Translation Needed
Moore mos 1 0 Complete Bible
Ndut ndv 1 0 New Testament
Noon snf 1 0 New Testament
Oniyan bsc 1 0 New Testament
Paloor fap 1 0 Translation Needed
Papel pbo 1 0 New Testament
Portuguese por 1 0 Complete Bible
Pulaar fuc 3 3 New Testament
Pular fuf 1 1 New Testament
Saafi-Saafi sav 1 0 New Testament
Serer-Sine srr 1 0 Complete Bible
Soninke snk 1 1 Bible Portions
Susu sus 1 1 Complete Bible
Unknown xxx 1 0 Unspecified
Wamey cou 1 0 New Testament
Wolof wol 2 2 New Testament
Xaasongaxango kao 1 1 Complete Bible
Yalunka yal 1 1 Complete Bible
Zenaga zen 1 1 Unspecified
Totals: 50 56 27   28 31 37 44 12 4
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Senegal Statistics
People Groups 56
Unreached People Groups 27  (48.2%)
Population 18,802,000
Population Annual Growth Rate 3.0%
Population in Unreached 15,222,000  (81.0%)
Primary Religion Islam
Percent Christian Adherent 4.6%
Percent Evangelical 0.2%
Pioneer Workers Needed * 312
Country Progress Level 1
Continent Africa
Region Africa, West and Central
10/40 Window Yes
Country Code SG
Official Language(s) FrenchWolof
Literacy Rate 52%
Estimated Illiterate Population 9,025,000
Persecution Ranking Not ranked