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Population Indig % Evangel % Adherent Progress Scale Primary Religion Primary Language Pho Map Txt
Adan, Adangbe7,500Y23.00 %95.00 %5 ChristianityAdangbeP
Adan, Adangbe
  
Adele22,000Y6.00 %20.00 %4 Ethnic ReligionsAdeleP
Adele
M
Adele of Ghana
T
Ahanta241,000Y23.00 %90.00 %5 ChristianityAhantaP
Ahanta
  
Akan5,034,000Y43.68 %70.00 %5 ChristianityAkanP
Akan
  
Akan-Ahafo113,000Y20.00 %85.00 %5 ChristianityAkan   
Akan-Akwamu71,000Y21.00 %88.00 %5 ChristianityAkan   
Akan-Akwapem821,000Y22.00 %92.00 %5 ChristianityAkan   
Akan-Akyem1,077,000Y21.00 %91.00 %5 ChristianityAkan   
Akan-Asen186,000Y21.00 %80.00 %5 ChristianityAkan   
Akan-Dankyira163,000Y18.00 %70.00 %5 ChristianityAkan   
Akan-Fante3,592,000Y33.70 %62.00 %5 ChristianityAkanP
Akan-Fante
  
Akan-Kwawu581,000Y20.00 %85.00 %5 ChristianityAkanP
Akan-Kwawu
M
Akan-Kwawu of Ghana
T
Akpafu, Lolobi94,000Y21.00 %90.00 %5 ChristianitySiwu   
Akposso13,000Y16.00 %90.00 %5 ChristianityIkposoP
Akposso
  
Akyode18,000Y0.40 %6.00 %2 Ethnic ReligionsGikyodeP
Akyode
M
Akyode of Ghana
T
Anufo120,000Y0.65 %0.72 %1 Ethnic ReligionsAnufoP
Anufo
M
Anufo of Ghana
T
Anum-Boso23,000Y21.00 %80.00 %5 ChristianityGua   
Anyi87,000Y20.00 %73.00 %5 ChristianityAnyinP
Anyi
  
Anyimere1,200Y21.00 %65.00 %5 ChristianityAnimere   
Arab3,3000.50 %5.00 %1 IslamArabic, North Levantine SpokenP
Arab
 T
Avatime, Sideme33,000Y21.00 %90.00 %5 ChristianityAvatime M
Avatime, Sideme of Ghana
T
Banda, Nafana103,000Y5.00 %25.00 %4 Ethnic ReligionsNafaanraP
Banda, Nafana
M
Banda, Nafana of Ghana
 
Bassar, Ntcham222,000Y10.00 %15.00 %4 Ethnic ReligionsNtchamP
Bassar, Ntcham
  
Baule4,50024.00 %52.00 %5 ChristianityBaouleP
Baule
  
Bimoba, Moba262,000Y6.00 %20.00 %4 Ethnic ReligionsBimobaP
Bimoba, Moba
M
Bimoba, Moba of Ghana
T
Birifor, Southern212,000Y9.00 %20.00 %4 Ethnic ReligionsBirifor, SouthernP
Birifor, Southern
M
Birifor, Southern of Ghana
T
Bondoukou Kulango, Nkurang46,000Y11.00 %21.00 %5 Ethnic ReligionsKulango, BondoukouP
Bondoukou Kulango, Nkurang
  
Bowili, Tuwuli19,000Y20.00 %90.00 %5 ChristianityTuwuliP
Bowili, Tuwuli
M
Bowili, Tuwuli of Ghana
T
British9,3008.00 %60.00 %4 ChristianityEnglishP
British
  
Brong1,546,000Y24.96 %48.00 %5 IslamAbronP
Brong
  
Buem83,000Y24.00 %95.00 %5 ChristianityLelemiP
Buem
M
Buem of Ghana
T
Builsa, Buli220,000Y4.00 %7.00 %4 Ethnic ReligionsBuliP
Builsa, Buli
M
Builsa, Buli of Ghana
T
Busanga282,000Y2.00 %5.00 %1 Ethnic ReligionsBisaP
Busanga
 T
Chakali10,000Y1.50 %3.00 %1 Ethnic ReligionsChakaliP
Chakali
M
Chakali of Ghana
T
Challa5,100Y5.87 %8.00 %4 Ethnic ReligionsChalaP
Challa
 T
Cherepon173,000Y22.00 %80.00 %5 ChristianityCherepon   
Chinese, general13,0003.00 %7.00 %4 Non-ReligiousChinese, MandarinP
Chinese, general
  
Dagaaba, Southern1,211,000Y22.46 %75.00 %5 ChristianityDagaare, SouthernP
Dagaaba, Southern
 T
Dagomba1,452,000Y8.74 %22.00 %4 IslamDagbaniP
Dagomba
M
Dagomba of Ghana
T
Dangme1,338,000Y37.44 %93.00 %5 ChristianityDangme   
Deaf251,000Y63.40 %3 ChristianityGhanaian Sign LanguageP
Deaf
 T
Deg, Mo56,000Y14.00 %40.00 %5 Ethnic ReligionsDegP
Deg, Mo
 T
Dompo1,700Y5.00 %19.00 %4 IslamDompo   
Dyula89,0000.00 %0.00 %1 IslamJulaP
Dyula
M
Dyula of Ghana
T
Efutu, Awutu169,000Y22.00 %90.00 %5 ChristianityAwutu   
Ewe4,378,000Y46.18 %93.00 %5 ChristianityEweP
Ewe
  
Fon17,0003.00 %20.00 %4 Ethnic ReligionsFonP
Fon
  
Foodo1,2000.01 %0.02 %1 IslamFoodoP
Foodo
 T
French14,0001.00 %61.00 %3 ChristianityFrenchP
French
 T
Fulani, Maasina5,3000.04 %0.10 %1 IslamFulfulde, MaasinaP
Fulani, Maasina
 T
Ga, Amina977,000Y23.00 %92.00 %5 ChristianityGaP
Ga, Amina
  
German5,1002.10 %64.00 %4 ChristianityGerman, StandardP
German
  
Gonja407,000Y0.50 %0.60 %1 IslamGonjaP
Gonja
M
Gonja of Ghana
T
Gur, Farefare573,000Y14.00 %37.00 %5 Ethnic ReligionsFarefareP
Gur, Farefare
 T
Hanga12,000Y5.00 %27.00 %4 Ethnic ReligionsHangaP
Hanga
M
Hanga of Ghana
T
Hausa319,000Y0.00 %0.00 %1 IslamHausaP
Hausa
M
Hausa of Ghana
T
Ibibio68,00022.00 %95.00 %5 ChristianityIbibioP
Ibibio
  
Ife43,00022.00 %39.00 %5 Ethnic ReligionsIfe   
Igbo71,00024.00 %90.00 %5 ChristianityIgboP
Igbo
  
Jwira-Pepesa31,000Y19.00 %64.00 %5 ChristianityJwira-Pepesa M
Jwira-Pepesa of Ghana
 
Kabiye51,0004.00 %17.00 %4 Ethnic ReligionsKabiyeP
Kabiye
M
Kabiye of Ghana
 
Kalabari, Ijo51,00021.00 %97.00 %5 ChristianityKalabariP
Kalabari, Ijo
  
Kamara8,500Y0.00 %0.00 %1 IslamKamaraP
Kamara
  
Kantosi3,900Y1.92 %2.00 %1 IslamKantosiP
Kantosi
 T
Kasem195,000Y4.00 %19.00 %4 Ethnic ReligionsKasemP
Kasem
M
Kasem of Ghana
T
Koma, Konni6,400Y3.00 %16.00 %4 Ethnic ReligionsKonni  T
Konkomba1,090,000Y8.00 %33.00 %4 Ethnic ReligionsKonkombaP
Konkomba
 T
Kotokoli176,000Y0.10 %0.50 %1 IslamTemP
Kotokoli
M
Kotokoli of Ghana
T
Krache96,000Y15.00 %65.00 %5 ChristianityKrache   
Kru33,00022.00 %95.00 %5 ChristianityKlaoP
Kru
  
Kulango, Bouna36,0007.00 %25.00 %4 Ethnic ReligionsKulango, BounaP
Kulango, Bouna
  
Kusaal696,000Y12.00 %61.00 %5 ChristianityKusaalP
Kusaal
 T
Lama3,4007.00 %17.00 %4 Ethnic ReligionsLama   
Larteh, Gua124,000Y2.00 %25.00 %2 Ethnic ReligionsLartehP
Larteh, Gua
  
Ligbi25,000Y0.02 %0.02 %1 IslamLigbiP
Ligbi
M
Ligbi of Ghana
T
Lobi10,0002.00 %7.00 %2 Ethnic ReligionsLobiP
Lobi
M
Lobi of Ghana
T
Logba13,000Y12.00 %30.00 %5 Ethnic ReligionsLogba M
Logba of Ghana
T
Mamprusi414,000Y0.20 %0.84 %1 Ethnic ReligionsMampruliP
Mamprusi
M
Mamprusi of Ghana
T
Mandinka6,3000.50 %2.00 %1 IslamMandinkaP
Mandinka
M
Mandinka of Ghana
T
Mossi533,00010.00 %26.00 %4 Ethnic ReligionsMooreP
Mossi
  
Namnam65,000Y3.00 %15.00 %4 Ethnic ReligionsFarefare  T
Nankansi225,000Y3.00 %11.00 %4 Ethnic ReligionsFarefare   
Nanumba79,000Y0.10 %0.20 %1 IslamDagbaniP
Nanumba
M
Nanumba of Ghana
T
Nawdm8,5002.00 %30.00 %2 Ethnic ReligionsNawdmP
Nawdm
M
Nawdm of Ghana
T
Nawuri24,000Y3.00 %35.00 %4 Ethnic ReligionsNawuriP
Nawuri
M
Nawuri of Ghana
T
Nchumbulu3,100Y12.00 %60.00 %5 ChristianityNchumbulu   
Nchumburu, Kyombaron110,000Y3.00 %45.00 %4 Ethnic ReligionsChumburung M
Nchumburu, Kyombaron of Ghana
T
Nchumunu, Dwang14,000Y11.00 %60.00 %5 ChristianityDwang   
Nkami10,000Y11.00 %80.00 %5 ChristianityNkami   
Nkonya27,000Y15.00 %60.00 %5 ChristianityNkonyaP
Nkonya
M
Nkonya of Ghana
T
Ntrubo18,000Y18.00 %90.00 %5 ChristianityDelo M
Ntrubo of Ghana
T
Nyangbo, Tutrugbu11,000Y13.00 %34.00 %5 Ethnic ReligionsNyangbo M
Nyangbo, Tutrugbu of Ghana
T
Nzema, Appolo392,000Y18.00 %98.00 %5 ChristianityNzema  T
Prang, Kplang2,700Y19.00 %65.00 %5 ChristianityKplang   
Safaliba, Safazo10,000Y7.50 %10.00 %4 IslamSafalibaP
Safaliba, Safazo
M
Safaliba, Safazo of Ghana
T
Santrokofi, Sele19,000Y17.00 %90.00 %5 ChristianitySelee M
Santrokofi, Sele of Ghana
T
Sefwi424,000Y19.00 %78.00 %5 ChristianityEsahieP
Sefwi
  
Sekpele40,000Y22.00 %93.00 %5 ChristianitySekpeleP
Sekpele
  
Sisaala, Pasaale61,000Y1.50 %10.00 %2 Ethnic ReligionsPaasaal  T
Sisaala, Tumulung178,000Y5.00 %12.00 %4 Ethnic ReligionsSisaala, TumulungP
Sisaala, Tumulung
M
Sisaala, Tumulung of Ghana
T
Sisaala, Western51,000Y1.00 %10.00 %2 Ethnic ReligionsSisaala, WesternP
Sisaala, Western
  
Songhai-Koyraboro10,0000.50 %2.00 %1 IslamSonghay, Koyraboro SenniP
Songhai-Koyraboro
 T
South Asian, general14,0000.10 %1.00 %1 HinduismHindiP
South Asian, general
 T
Tafi, Tegbo7,500Y13.00 %20.00 %5 IslamTafiP
Tafi, Tegbo
M
Tafi, Tegbo of Ghana
T
Tamprusi, Tampele27,000Y7.00 %23.00 %4 Ethnic ReligionsTampulma  T
Vagla18,000Y12.00 %40.00 %5 Ethnic ReligionsVaglaP
Vagla
 T
Wala111,000Y0.30 %0.30 %1 Ethnic ReligionsWaliP
Wala
M
Wala of Ghana
T
Wasa358,000Y17.00 %75.00 %5 ChristianityWasa   
Yeji3,400Y2.00 %8.00 %2 Ethnic ReligionsChumburungP
Yeji
  
Yoruba533,00012.00 %29.00 %5 IslamYorubaP
Yoruba
  
Zarma10,0000.08 %0.50 %1 IslamZarmaP
Zarma
M
Zarma of Ghana
T
Total People Groups:   111 33,436,000 85     20      77 39 57
Unclassified / Other Individuals 40,000  
UN Country Population (2022) 33,476,000  
Data Notes
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Ghana – People Progress

% of People Groups [1]
 
% of Population in People Group [1] [2]
 
Progress Level Peoples % of Peoples Population % of Population [2]
  1 - Unreached 20 18.0 % 2,095,000 6.3 %
  2 - Minimally reached 7 6.3 % 276,000 0.8 %
  3 - Superficially reached 2 1.8 % 265,000 0.8 %
  4 - Partially reached 28 25.2 % 5,110,000 15.3 %
  5 - Significantly reached 54 48.6 % 25,691,000 76.8 %
Totals 111   33,436,000  


NOTES:
  1. Small Values: Values less than .3% are not shown on pie charts for labeling clarity.
  2. % 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.
Ghana – People Photos   *** Note:  Only people groups with photos available are displayed here.***
 

Adan, Adangbe
7,500


Adele
22,000


Ahanta
241,000


Akan
5,034,000


Akan-Fante
3,592,000


© Copyrighted Photo
Akan-Kwawu
581,000


Akposso
13,000


Akyode
18,000


© Copyrighted Photo
Anufo
120,000


Anyi
87,000


Arab
3,300


© Copyrighted Photo
Banda, Nafana
103,000


Bassar, Ntcham
222,000


Baule
4,500


Bimoba, Moba
262,000


Birifor, Southern
212,000


Bondoukou Kulango, Nkurang
46,000


Bowili, Tuwuli
19,000


British
9,300


Brong
1,546,000


Buem
83,000


Builsa, Buli
220,000


© Copyrighted Photo
Busanga
282,000


Chakali
10,000


Challa
5,100


Chinese, general
13,000


Dagaaba, Southern
1,211,000


© Copyrighted Photo
Dagomba
1,452,000


Deaf
251,000


Deg, Mo
56,000


Dyula
89,000


© Copyrighted Photo
Ewe
4,378,000


Fon
17,000


Foodo
1,200


French
14,000


Fulani, Maasina
5,300


Ga, Amina
977,000


German
5,100


Gonja
407,000


© Copyrighted Photo
Gur, Farefare
573,000


Hanga
12,000


Hausa
319,000


Ibibio
68,000


Igbo
71,000


Kabiye
51,000


Kalabari, Ijo
51,000


© Copyrighted Photo
Kamara
8,500


Kantosi
3,900


Kasem
195,000


Konkomba
1,090,000


© Copyrighted Photo
Kotokoli
176,000


Kru
33,000


Kulango, Bouna
36,000


Kusaal
696,000


Larteh, Gua
124,000


Ligbi
25,000


Lobi
10,000


Mamprusi
414,000


Mandinka
6,300


Mossi
533,000


© Copyrighted Photo
Nanumba
79,000


© Copyrighted Photo
Nawdm
8,500


Nawuri
24,000


Nkonya
27,000


Safaliba, Safazo
10,000


Sefwi
424,000


Sekpele
40,000


Sisaala, Tumulung
178,000


Sisaala, Western
51,000


Songhai-Koyraboro
10,000


South Asian, general
14,000


Tafi, Tegbo
7,500


Vagla
18,000


Wala
111,000


Yeji
3,400


© Copyrighted Photo
Yoruba
533,000


Zarma
10,000

Ghana People Photos   *** Note:  Only people groups with photos available are displayed here.***
Ghana – Languages
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Language
Code
# Peoples
Primary
Language
# Unreached
Primary
Language
Bible
Status
Bible
Locator
Audio NT
Online
Jesus
Film
Online
Audio
Recordings
Online
Gospel
Tract
Online
Abronabr10Trans Started
Adangbeadq10Portions
Adeleade10NT
Ahantaaha10NT
Akanaka90Complete
Animereanf10Unspecified
Anufocko11NT
Anyinany10NT
Arabic, North Levantine Spokenapc11Portions
Avatimeavn10NT
Awutuafu10Trans Needed
Baoulebci10Complete
Bimobabim10Complete
Birifor, Southernbiv10NT
Bisabib11NT
Bulibwu10NT
Chakalicli11Trans Started
Chalacll10Trans Started
Chereponcpn10Trans Needed
Chinese, Mandarincmn10Complete
Chumburungncu20Complete
Dagaare, Southerndga10NT
Dagbanidag21Complete
Dangmeada10Complete
Degmzw10Complete
Delontr10NT
Dompodoy10Unspecified
Dwangnnu10Trans Started
Englisheng10Complete
Esahiesfw10Complete
Eweewe10Complete
Farefaregur30Complete
Fonfon10Complete
Foodofod11Portions
Frenchfra10Complete
Fulfulde, Maasinaffm11NT
Gagaa10Complete
German, Standarddeu10Complete
Ghanaian Sign Languagegse10Portions
Gikyodeacd10NT
Gonjagjn11Complete
Guagwx10Trans Started
Hangahag10NT
Hausahau11Complete
Hindihin11Complete
Ibibioibb10NT
Ifeife10NT
Igboibo10Complete
Ikposokpo10Portions
Juladyu11Complete
Jwira-Pepesajwi10Trans Needed
Kabiyekbp10Complete
Kalabariijn10Complete
Kamarajmr11Trans Needed
Kantosixkt11Trans Needed
Kasemxsm10Complete
Klaoklu10Complete
Konkombaxon10Complete
Konnikma10NT
Kplangkph10Trans Needed
Krachekye10Portions
Kulango, Bondoukoukzc10NT
Kulango, Bounanku10Trans Needed
Kusaalkus10Complete
Lamalas10NT
Lartehlar10Trans Started
Lelemilef10Complete
Ligbilig11Trans Started
Lobilob10NT
Logbalgq10NT
Mamprulimaw11NT
Mandinkamnk11Complete
Mooremos10Complete
Nafaanranfr10Complete
Nawdmnmz10NT
Nawurinaw10NT
Nchumbulunlu10Trans Needed
Nkaminkq10Trans Needed
Nkonyanko10NT
Ntchambud10Complete
Nyangbonyb10NT
Nzemanzi10Complete
Paasaalsig10NT
Safalibasaf10Portions
Sekpelelip10NT
Seleesnw10NT
Sisaala, Tumulungsil10Complete
Sisaala, Westernssl10Portions
Siwuakp10NT
Songhay, Koyraboro Sennises11NT
Tafitcd10NT
Tampulmatpm10Complete
Temkdh11NT
Tuwulibov10NT
Vaglavag10Complete
Waliwlx11Complete
Wasawss10Trans Needed
Yorubayor10Complete
Zarmadje11Complete
Totals: 99 111 20   80 64 62 94 9
Data Notes
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Ghana – Religions
Major Religions [1] [3]
Evangelicals: 25.7 %
(subset of Christianity)
 
% Evangelical and % Professing Christian Trends [4]

NOTES:
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Small Values: Values less than .3% are not shown on pie charts for labeling clarity.
  4. % Evangelical and % Professing Christian Trends:  Source Operation World Editions 1986, 1993, 2001, 2010.
    Zero percent data values may mean unknown or unavailable.
Ghana – Possible Ministry Involvement
  • Below are lists of ministries that may work in Ghana. Ministries in the Ghana section probably minister in this country. Ministries in the Africa, West and Central 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.
Ministries in Ghana   Ministries in Africa, West and Central
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Ghana – Statistics, Prayer Cards, Maps and Links
 
Statistics
Population 33,436,000
Percent Urbanization 56 %
Total People Groups 111
Unreached People Groups 20
Region Africa, West and Central
10/40 Window No
Official National Language English
Secondary National LanguageEwe
Primary Religion Christianity
Percent Professing Christian 62.1%  [1]
Percent Evangelical 25.7%  [2]
Country Progress Level 5
Persecution Ranking Not ranked (1=High to 50=Low OD)
Human Development Index 0.579 (0=Low to 1=High UN)

Links
Operation World
Ethnologue Language Listing
State Department Religious Freedom Report
World Factbook

Notes
[1]  Calculated by summing the major religion data for the people groups in the country.
[2]  Calculated by summing the Evangelical data for the people groups in the country.
 
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