Ethnic People Groups of Gambia

Gambia – People Groups

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People Groups (click people name for profile)	Population	Indig	% Evangel	% Adherent	Progress Scale	Primary Religion	Primary Language	Pho	Map	Txt
Arab, Lebanese	3,000		0.50 %	35.00 %	2	Islam	Arabic, North Levantine Spoken	0P Arab, Lebanese	1	1
Balanta, Kentohe	43,000		4.00 %	10.00 %	4	Ethnic Religions	Balanta-Kentohe	0P Balanta, Kentohe	1	0T
Bambara	9,600		0.10 %	0.40 %	1	Islam	Bamanankan	0P Bambara	1	1
Banyun	4,300		0.20 %	4.00 %	1	Islam	Bainouk-Gunyaamolo	0P Banyun	1	1
British	2,100		8.00 %	61.00 %	4	Christianity	English	0P British	1	1
Crioulo, Upper Guinea	20,000		7.50 %	70.00 %	4	Christianity	Crioulo, Upper Guinea	1	1	1
Deaf	22,000	Y●		4.48 %	1	Islam	Language unknown	0P Deaf	1	0T
French	800		1.00 %	64.00 %	3	Christianity	French	0P French	1	0T
Fulani, Fulakunda	404,000	Y●	0.05 %	0.05 %	1	Islam	Pulaar	0P Fulani, Fulakunda	0M Fulani, Fulakunda of Gambia	0T
Fulani, Pulaar	6,900	Y●	0.10 %	0.20 %	1	Islam	Pulaar	0P Fulani, Pulaar	0M Fulani, Pulaar of Gambia	0T
Fulup, Jola-Bayote	1,000		1.00 %	7.00 %	2	Ethnic Religions	Bayot	0P Fulup, Jola-Bayote	1	1
Hausa	10,000		0.20 %	0.50 %	1	Islam	Hausa	0P Hausa	1	1
Igbo	6,100		5.00 %	79.00 %	4	Christianity	Igbo	0P Igbo	1	1
Jahanka	4,900		0.05 %	0.10 %	1	Islam	Jahanka	0P Jahanka	0M Jahanka of Gambia	0T
Jola-Fonyi	91,000	Y●	4.00 %	7.00 %	4	Islam	Jola-Fonyi	0P Jola-Fonyi	0M Jola-Fonyi of Gambia	0T
Jola-Karon	63,000		0.50 %	20.00 %	2	Ethnic Religions	Karon	0P Jola-Karon	0M Jola-Karon of Gambia	0T
Khasonke	2,100		0.00 %	0.11 %	1	Islam	Xaasongaxango	0P Khasonke	1	0T
Krio, Aku	16,000		7.50 %	70.00 %	4	Christianity	Krio	0P Krio, Aku	1	0T
Mandingo, Mandinka	783,000	Y●	0.97 %	1.10 %	1	Islam	Mandinka	0P Mandingo, Mandinka	0M Mandingo, Mandinka of Gambia	0T
Mandyak, Manjaco	36,000	Y●	0.30 %	7.00 %	2	Ethnic Religions	Mandjak	0P Mandyak, Manjaco	0M Mandyak, Manjaco of Gambia	1
Maninka, Eastern	20,000		0.15 %	0.30 %	1	Islam	Maninkakan, Eastern	0P Maninka, Eastern	1	0T
Maninka, Western	4,500	Y●	0.00 %	0.00 %	1	Islam	Maninkakan, Western	0P Maninka, Western	1	0T
Mankanya	2,700		3.00 %	28.00 %	4	Ethnic Religions	Mankanya	1	1	1
Maswanka, Kunante	2,000		0.15 %	0.30 %	1	Islam	Mansoanka	1	1	0T
Moor	30,000		0.00 %	0.00 %	1	Islam	Hassaniyya	0P Moor	0M Moor of Gambia	0T
Serer-Sine	43,000	Y●	2.00 %	8.00 %	2	Islam	Serer-Sine	0P Serer-Sine	1	0T
Soninke	212,000	Y●	0.15 %	0.40 %	1	Islam	Soninke	0P Soninke	0M Soninke of Gambia	0T
Susu	4,000		0.00 %	0.00 %	1	Islam	Susu	0P Susu	1	1
Wolof	270,000	Y●	0.11 %	0.12 %	1	Islam	Wolof, Gambian	0P Wolof	0M Wolof of Gambia	0T
Yoruba	10,000		3.00 %	27.00 %	4	Islam	Yoruba	0P Yoruba	1	1
Total People Groups: 30	2,127,000	10			16			27	10	18
Unclassified / Other Individuals	37,000
UN Country Population (2018)	2,164,000
Other reported groups: 2

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Gambia –

% of People Groups ^[1]

% of Population in People Group ^{[1] [2]}

Progress Level		Peoples	% of Peoples	Population	% of Population ^[2]
	1 - Unreached	16	53.3 %	1,789,000	84.1 %
	2 - Minimally reached	5	16.7 %	146,000	6.9 %
	3 - Superficially reached	1	3.3 %	800	0.0 %
	4 - Partially reached	8	26.7 %	191,000	9.0 %
	5 - Significantly reached	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %
Totals		30		2,127,000

NOTES:

Small Values: Values less than .3% are not shown on pie charts for labeling clarity.
% of Population in People Group: The percentage of the population that lives in a people group at each progress level. Not every person living in an unreached people group is necessarily unreached.

Gambia – People Photos * Note: Only people groups with photos available are displayed here.*

Arab, Lebanese 3,000	Balanta, Kentohe 43,000	© Copyrighted Photo Bambara 9,600	Banyun 4,300	British 2,100	Deaf 22,000
French 800	© Copyrighted Photo Fulani, Fulakunda 404,000	Fulani, Pulaar 6,900	Fulup, Jola-Bayote 1,000	Hausa 10,000	Igbo 6,100
© Copyrighted Photo Jahanka 4,900	Jola-Fonyi 91,000	Jola-Karon 63,000	Khasonke 2,100	Krio, Aku 16,000	Mandingo, Mandinka 783,000
Mandyak, Manjaco 36,000	© Copyrighted Photo Maninka, Eastern 20,000	Maninka, Western 4,500	Moor 30,000	Serer-Sine 43,000	Soninke 212,000
© Copyrighted Photo Susu 4,000	Wolof 270,000	Yoruba 10,000
Gambia People Photos * Note: Only people groups with photos available are displayed here.*

Gambia – Languages

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Language (click Language name for details)	Language Code	# Peoples Primary Language	# Unreached Primary Language	Bible Status	Bible Locator	Audio NT Online	Jesus Film Online	Audio Recordings Online	Gospel Tract Online
Arabic, North Levantine Spoken	apc	1	0	Portions	0	1	1	0	1
Bainouk-Gunyaamolo	bcz	1	1	Portions	0	1	1	0	1
Balanta-Kentohe	ble	1	0	Complete	0	1	0	0	1
Bamanankan	bam	1	1	Complete	0	0	0	0	1
Bayot	bda	1	0	Portions	0	1	0	0	1
Crioulo, Upper Guinea	pov	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	1
English	eng	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
French	fra	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Hassaniyya	mey	1	1	Portions	0	1	0	0	1
Hausa	hau	1	1	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Igbo	ibo	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	1
Jahanka	jad	1	1	None	1	1	1	0	1
Jola-Fonyi	dyo	1	0	NT	0	0	0	0	1
Karon	krx	1	0	Portions	0	1	0	0	1
Krio	kri	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	1
Language unknown	xxx	1	1	None	1	1	1	1	1
Mandinka	mnk	1	1	Complete	0	0	0	0	1
Mandjak	mfv	1	0	Portions	0	1	0	0	1
Maninkakan, Eastern	emk	1	1	NT	0	1	0	0	1
Maninkakan, Western	mlq	1	1	Portions	0	1	0	0	1
Mankanya	knf	1	0	NT	0	0	0	0	1
Mansoanka	msw	1	1	Portions	0	1	0	0	1
Pulaar	fuc	2	2	NT	0	0	0	0	1
Serer-Sine	srr	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	1
Soninke	snk	1	1	Portions	0	1	0	0	1
Susu	sus	1	1	Complete	0	0	0	0	1
Wolof, Gambian	wof	1	1	Portions	0	1	1	0	1
Xaasongaxango	kao	1	1	NT	0	0	0	0	1
Yoruba	yor	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Totals:	29	30	16		27	15	24	28	4

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Gambia –

Major Religions ^{[1] [3]}

Evangelicals: 0.9 %
(subset of Christianity)

Christianity Segments ^{[2] [3]}

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Christianity Segments)

% Evangelical and % Professing Christian Trends ^[4]

NOTES:

Major Religions: Each People Group's population is multiplied by the Major Religion percentages for that people group. Results are summed for each Religion for all Peoples within the country.
Christianity Segments: Each People Group's population is multiplied by the Christianity Segments percentages for that people group. Results are summed for each Christianity Segment for all peoples within the country.
Small Values: Values less than .3% are not shown on pie charts for labeling clarity.
% Evangelical and % Professing Christian Trends: Source Operation World Editions 1986, 1993, 2001, 2010.
Zero percent data values may mean unknown or unavailable.

Gambia – Possible Ministry Involvement

Below are lists of ministries that may work in Gambia. Ministries in the Gambia section probably minister in this country. Ministries in the West and Central Africa section only possibly minister in this country. The purpose of this information is to assist potential new missionaries connect with sending agencies and for general ministry networking. Click on the links below to visit ministry websites for further information. Visit the Power-Of-Connecting "Find a Network Tool" to find further networking information.
The lists below do not include all ministries at work in this country or region. There are likely many excellent ministries not listed here. Omissions are not intentional, but occur simply from lack of data. Please contact us to suggest other ministries to include here. Inclusion here is not an endorsement by Joshua Project.

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Gambia – Statistics, Prayer Cards, Maps and Links


Statistics

Population	2,127,000
Percent Urbanization	60 %
Total People Groups	30
Unreached People Groups	16
Region	West and Central Africa
10/40 Window	Yes
Official National Language	English
Primary Religion	Islam
Percent Professing Christian	3.6% ^[1]
Percent Evangelical	0.9% ^[2]
Country Progress Level	1
Persecution Ranking	Not ranked (1=High to 50=Low OD)
Human Development Index	0.452 (0=Low to 1=High UN)