Country: Nigeria

Number of People Groups

542

People Groups Unreached

53 (9.8%)

Progress Level

Progress Gauge

Total
Population

223,012,000

Population in Unreached

68,296,000 (30.6%)

Largest Religion

% Christian Adherent

51.55%

% Evangelical

25.98%

Evangelical Annual Growth Rate

3.4%
Map Notes

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Photo People Group Population
this Country
Global
Population
Indigenous Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale
% Christian
Adherent
% Evangelical Est. Workers
Needed
 Abanyom 35,000 35,000 Abanyom Christianity 92.00 % 12.00 % -
 Abong 2,200 2,200 Abon Christianity 60.00 % 7.00 % -
Abua 53,000 53,000 Abua Christianity 86.00 % 11.00 % -
Achipawa 21,000 21,000 Acipa, Eastern Ethnic Religions 20.00 % 4.00 % -
Acipanci 44,000 44,000 Cicipu Islam 25.00 % 5.15 % -
 Adara 414,000 414,000 Adara Christianity 55.00 % 7.50 % -
Aduge 4,100 4,100 Aduge Ethnic Religions 25.00 % 5.00 % -
 Afizere, Izere 104,000 104,000 Izere Ethnic Religions 32.00 % 18.00 % -
 Agatu 187,000 187,000 Agatu Christianity 56.00 % 8.00 % -
Agoi, Ibami 25,000 25,000 Agoi Christianity 90.00 % 13.00 % -
Agwagwune, Akurakura 44,000 44,000 Agwagwune Christianity 93.00 % 11.00 % -
 Ahan 600 600 Ahan Ethnic Religions 6.00 % 3.00 % -
 Ake 4,100 4,100 Akye Ethnic Religions 45.00 % 6.00 % -
Akoko 132,000 132,000 Arigidi Ethnic Religions 30.00 % 5.00 % -
Akpes, Ibarim-Efifa 22,000 22,000 Akpes Ethnic Religions 35.00 % 8.00 % -
Akpet-Ehom 22,000 22,000 Ukpet-Ehom Christianity 75.00 % 10.00 % -
Akuku Unknown Unknown Akuku Christianity 60.00 % 5.00 % -
 Akum 1,000 3,600 Akum Christianity 60.00 % 5.00 % -
Akweya 52,000 52,000 Akweya Christianity 90.00 % 15.00 % -
Alago, Idoma Nokwu 109,000 109,000 Alago Ethnic Religions 35.00 % 8.00 % -
Alege 20,000 20,000 Elege Christianity 70.00 % 8.00 % -
 Amap, Amo 23,000 23,000 Amo Ethnic Religions 20.00 % 5.00 % -
Ambandi 11,000 11,000 Piya-Kwonci Ethnic Religions 30.00 % 3.60 % -
Ambo 3,200 3,200 Ambo Ethnic Religions 14.00 % 7.00 % -
Anaang 3,104,000 3,104,000 Anaang Christianity 99.00 % 48.61 % -
  Totals:  542 223,012,000         53 51.55 % 25.98 % 1,389 
  Unclassified / Other Individuals 793,000                
  UN Country Population (2023) 223,805,000                

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State Estimated
Population
Abia 4,296,000
Adamawa 4,896,000
Akwa Ibom 6,318,000
Anambra 6,371,000
Bauchi 7,534,000
Bayelsa 2,626,000
Benue 6,618,000
Borno 6,754,000
Cross River 4,456,000
Delta 6,527,000
Ebonyi 3,319,000
Edo 4,882,000
Ekiti 3,770,000
Enugu 5,084,000
Federal Capital Territory 4,108,000
Gombe 3,754,000
Imo 6,234,000
Jigawa 6,717,000
Kaduna 9,511,000
Kano 15,072,000
Katsina 9,026,000
Kebbi 5,117,000
Kogi 5,157,000
Kwara 3,679,000
Lagos 14,466,000
Nassarawa 2,908,000
Niger 6,404,000
Ogun 6,014,000
Ondo 5,385,000
Osun 5,424,000
Oyo 9,037,000
Plateau 4,841,000
Rivers 8,418,000
Sokoto 5,761,000
Taraba 3,535,000
Yobe 3,797,000
Zamfara 5,204,000
States:  37 223,020,000
UN Country Population 223,805,000
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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
Abanglekuo bzy 1 0 Bible Portions
Abanyom abm 1 0 Bible Portions
Abishi pcn 1 0 Translation Started
Abon abo 1 0 Translation Needed
Abua abn 1 0 Complete Bible
Abureni mgj 1 0 Bible Portions
Acipa, Eastern acp 1 0 Translation Started
Adara kad 1 0 Bible Portions
Aduge adu 1 0 Translation Started
Afade aal 1 1 Translation Needed
Agatu agc 1 0 New Testament
Agoi ibm 1 0 Translation Needed
Agwagwune yay 1 0 Bible Portions
Ahan ahn 1 0 Translation Started
Ahwai nfd 3 0 Translation Started
Ajiri afo 1 0 Bible Portions
Ajiya idc 1 0 Translation Started
Akpes ibe 1 0 Translation Started
Akuku ayk 1 0 Translation Started
Akum aku 1 0 Translation Needed
Akweya akf 1 0 Translation Started
Akye aik 1 0 Translation Started
Alago ala 1 0 Bible Portions
Ambo amb 1 0 Translation Needed
Amo amo 1 0 Translation Started
Anaang anw 1 0 Bible Portions
Anca acb 1 0 Translation Needed
Aninka aqk 1 0 Translation Needed
Arabic, Chadian shu 1 1 Complete Bible
Arabic, Levantine apc 2 0 Bible Portions
Arigidi aqg 1 0 Bible Portions
Arum aab 1 0 Unspecified
Ashe ahs 1 0 Unspecified
Asu aum 1 1 Unspecified
Atoro tdv 1 0 Translation Needed
Atsam cch 1 0 Bible Portions
Awak awo 1 0 Bible Portions
Ayere aye 1 0 Translation Started
Ayu ayu 1 0 Unspecified
Baan bvj 1 0 Translation Started
Baangi bqx 1 1 Unspecified
Baatonum bba 1 0 Complete Bible
Bacama bcy 1 0 New Testament
Bade bde 1 1 Bible Portions
Bakpinka bbs 1 0 Unspecified
Bali bcn 1 0 New Testament
Bana bcw 1 0 New Testament
Bangwinji bsj 1 0 Bible Portions
Bankal jjr 1 1 Translation Started
Basa bzw 1 0 Complete Bible
Basa-Gurmana buj 1 1 Translation Started
Bassa-Kontagora bsr 1 0 Unspecified
Bata bta 1 0 Unspecified
Batu btu 1 0 Translation Started
Bauchi bsf 1 1 Unspecified
Bekwarra bkv 1 0 New Testament
Belning glb 1 0 Translation Started
Bena yun 1 0 Bible Portions
Berom bom 1 0 Complete Bible
Bete-Bendi btt 1 0 New Testament
Biali beh 1 0 New Testament
Bijim jbm 1 0 Translation Started
Bille bil 1 0 Translation Started
Bina byj 1 0 Translation Started
Bisa bqp 1 1 New Testament
Biseni ije 1 0 Translation Needed
Bitare brt 1 0 Translation Needed
Bo-Rukul mae 1 0 Translation Needed
Boga bvw 1 0 Translation Started
Boghom bux 1 0 Bible Portions
Boko bqc 1 1 Complete Bible
Bokobaru bus 1 0 New Testament
Bokyi bky 1 0 Complete Bible
Bole bol 1 1 Bible Portions
Bozo, Jenaama bze 1 1 Bible Portions
Bu jid 1 0 Translation Started
Bu zbu 1 0 Translation Started
Buduma bdm 1 1 Bible Portions
Bukpe ukp 1 0 Translation Started
Bukwen buz 1 0 Translation Needed
Buli uly 1 0 Translation Started
Bumaji byp 1 0 Translation Started
Bura-Pabir bwr 1 0 Complete Bible
Burak bys 1 0 Bible Portions
Buru bqw 1 0 Translation Needed
C'lela dri 2 0 New Testament
Cahungwarya nat 1 0 Unspecified
Cakfem-Mushere cky 1 0 Bible Portions
Cara cfd 1 0 Unspecified
Cha'ari cxh 1 0 Translation Needed
Cham cfa 1 0 Bible Portions
Chinese, Mandarin cmn 1 0 Complete Bible
Chinese, Wu wuu 1 0 Complete Bible
Chinese, Yue yue 1 0 Complete Bible
Cicipu awc 1 0 Translation Started
Cineni cie 1 0 Translation Needed
Cishingini asg 1 0 New Testament
Ciwogai tgd 1 0 Translation Started
Daba dbq 1 0 New Testament
Dadiya dbd 1 0 Bible Portions
Dass dot 1 0 Bible Portions
Degema deg 1 0 Translation Needed
Dendi ddn 1 1 New Testament
Deno dbb 1 0 Unspecified
Dera kna 1 0 Bible Portions
Dghwede dgh 1 0 New Testament
Dibo dio 1 1 Unspecified
Dir-Nyamzak-Mbarimi nzr 1 0 Translation Needed
Diri dwa 1 0 Unspecified
Dirim dir 1 0 Bible Portions
Doka dbi 1 0 Translation Needed
Doko-Uyanga uya 1 0 Translation Started
Dong doh 1 0 Translation Needed
Duguri dbm 1 1 Translation Started
Duhwa kbz 1 0 Translation Started
Dungu dbv 1 0 Translation Started
Durop krp 1 0 Translation Started
Duwai dbp 1 1 Translation Needed
Duya ldb 1 0 Bible Portions
Dyarim dyr 1 0 Translation Started
Dza jen 1 0 Bible Portions
Ebira igb 2 0 Complete Bible
Ebughu ebg 1 0 Translation Started
Edo bin 1 0 Complete Bible
Efai efa 1 0 Translation Needed
Efik efi 1 0 Complete Bible
Efutop ofu 1 0 Bible Portions
Eggon ego 1 0 New Testament
Ehueun ehu 1 0 Translation Started
Ejagham etu 1 0 New Testament
Ekajuk eka 1 0 New Testament
Eki eki 1 0 Translation Started
Ekit eke 1 0 Translation Started
Ekpeye ekp 1 0 Translation Needed
Elege alf 1 0 Bible Portions
Eleme elm 1 0 New Testament
Emai-Iuleha-Ora ema 1 0 Bible Portions
Engenni enn 1 0 New Testament
English eng 1 0 Complete Bible
Enwan env 1 0 Translation Started
Enwan enw 1 0 Translation Started
Epie epi 1 0 New Testament
Eruwa erh 1 0 Translation Started
Esan ish 1 0 Bible Portions
Esimbi ags 1 0 New Testament
Etebi etb 1 0 Translation Started
Etkywan ich 1 0 Bible Portions
Etsako ets 1 0 New Testament
Etulo utr 1 0 Bible Portions
Evant bzz 1 0 Translation Started
Ewe ewe 1 0 Complete Bible
Ezaa eza 1 0 Complete Bible
Fali Muchella fli 1 0 Bible Portions
Fam fam 1 0 Translation Started
Firan fir 1 0 Translation Started
French fra 1 0 Complete Bible
Fulfulde, Adamawa fub 1 1 Complete Bible
Fulfulde, Nigerian fuv 1 1 New Testament
Fungwa ula 1 0 Translation Started
Fyer fie 1 0 Translation Needed
Ga'anda gqa 1 0 Bible Portions
Gaa ttb 1 1 Translation Needed
Gade ged 1 0 Translation Needed
Galambi glo 1 0 Translation Started
Ganang gne 1 0 Translation Needed
Gbagyi gbr 1 0 New Testament
Gbari gby 1 0 Bible Portions
Gengle geg 1 0 Translation Started
Gera gew 1 1 Unspecified
German, Standard deu 1 0 Complete Bible
Geruma gea 1 1 Unspecified
Ghotuo aaa 1 0 New Testament
Giiwo kks 1 0 Translation Started
Glavda glw 1 0 Bible Portions
Goemai ank 1 0 Bible Portions
Gokana gkn 1 0 New Testament
Gourmanchema gux 1 1 Complete Bible
Gude gde 1 0 New Testament
Gudu gdu 1 0 Translation Needed
Guduf-Gava gdf 1 0 Bible Portions
Gun guw 1 0 Complete Bible
Gupa-Abawa gpa 1 1 Translation Started
Gurmana gvm 1 0 Unspecified
Guruntum-Mbaaru grd 1 1 Unspecified
Gvoko ngs 1 0 Translation Needed
Gwa gwb 1 1 Translation Started
Gwak jgk 1 0 Bible Portions
Gwandara gwn 1 0 Translation Started
Gyaazi gyz 1 0 Bible Portions
Gyem gye 1 0 Translation Needed
Gyong kdm 1 0 Translation Needed
Hasha ybj 1 0 Translation Started
Hausa hau 14 4 Complete Bible
Hdi xed 1 0 New Testament
Hohumono bcs 1 0 Unspecified
Hone juh 1 0 Unspecified
Horom hoe 1 0 Translation Started
Hwana hwo 1 0 Bible Portions
Hya hya 1 0 Unspecified
Hyam jab 1 0 New Testament
Ibaas cen 1 0 New Testament
Ibani iby 1 0 Bible Portions
Ibibio ibb 1 0 New Testament
Ibino ibn 1 0 Translation Started
Ibuoro ibr 1 0 Translation Started
Iceve-Maci bec 1 0 Translation Started
Idere ide 1 0 Translation Started
Idesa ids 1 0 Unspecified
Idoma idu 3 0 Complete Bible
Igala igl 1 0 Complete Bible
Igbo ibo 1 0 Complete Bible
Igede ige 1 0 Complete Bible
Iguta nar 1 0 Translation Started
Igwe igw 1 0 Translation Needed
Ihievbe ihi 1 0 Translation Started
Ijo, Southeast ijs 1 0 Complete Bible
Ika ikk 1 0 Complete Bible
Ikhin-Aokho ikh 1 0 Bible Portions
Iko iki 1 0 Translation Needed
Ikpeshi ikp 1 0 Bible Portions
Iku-Gora-Ankwa ikv 1 0 Translation Started
Ikulu ikl 1 0 Translation Started
Ikwere ikw 1 0 New Testament
Ikwo iqw 1 0 Complete Bible
Ilue ilv 1 0 Unspecified
Isekiri its 1 0 Complete Bible
Isoko iso 1 0 Complete Bible
Itang uta 1 0 Translation Started
Iten etx 1 0 New Testament
Ito itw 1 0 Translation Started
Itu Mbon Uzo itm 1 0 Translation Started
Ivbie North-Okpela-Arhe atg 1 0 New Testament
Iyayu iya 1 0 Translation Started
Iyive uiv 1 0 Translation Needed
Izere izr 1 0 New Testament
Izii izz 1 0 Complete Bible
Izon ijc 1 0 New Testament
Izora cbo 1 0 Unspecified
Jakattoe jrt 1 0 Translation Needed
Janji jni 1 0 Translation Needed
Jara jaf 1 0 Translation Needed
Jere jer 1 0 Bible Portions
Jiba juo 1 0 Bible Portions
Jibu jib 1 0 New Testament
Jilbe jie 1 1 Unspecified
Jimi jmi 1 0 Unspecified
Jiru jrr 1 0 Translation Needed
Jju kaj 1 0 New Testament
Ju juu 1 0 Unspecified
Jukun Takum jbu 2 0 New Testament
Kaan ldl 1 0 Translation Started
Kabba ksp 1 0 New Testament
Kadung dkg 1 0 Bible Portions
Kaivi kce 1 0 Translation Started
Kakanda kka 1 1 Unspecified
Kalabari ijn 1 0 Complete Bible
Kam kdx 1 0 Translation Started
Kamantan kci 1 0 Translation Started
Kami kmi 1 0 Translation Started
Kamo kcq 1 0 Bible Portions
Kamuku cdr 1 0 Bible Portions
Kamwe hig 1 0 Complete Bible
Kanembu kbl 1 1 Bible Portions
Kanufi kni 1 0 Translation Started
Kanuri, Manga kby 1 1 New Testament
Kanuri, Yerwa knc 1 1 New Testament
Kapya klo 1 0 Translation Started
Karekare kai 1 0 New Testament
Karimjo cfg 1 0 Unspecified
Kariya kil 1 1 Unspecified
Khana ogo 1 0 Complete Bible
Kholok ktc 1 0 Translation Started
Kibaku ckl 1 0 New Testament
Kiong kkm 1 0 Translation Started
Kir-Balar kkr 1 1 Unspecified
Kirike okr 1 0 Complete Bible
Kirya-Konzel fkk 1 0 Bible Portions
Kizamani izm 1 0 Translation Started
Koenoem kcs 1 0 Translation Needed
Kofa kso 1 0 Translation Needed
Kofyar kwl 1 0 Translation Started
Koma kmy 1 0 Bible Portions
Kono klk 1 0 Translation Needed
Koro Nulu vkn 1 0 Translation Started
Koro Wachi bqv 1 0 Unspecified
Koro Zuba vkz 1 0 Translation Needed
Kpan kpk 1 0 Translation Started
Kpasham pbn 1 0 Translation Needed
Kuce ruk 1 0 Bible Portions
Kugama kow 1 0 Translation Started
Kugbo kes 1 0 Translation Needed
Kukele kez 1 0 New Testament
Kulere kul 1 0 Translation Started
Kulung bbu 1 0 Bible Portions
Kumba ksm 1 0 Translation Started
Kupa kug 1 1 Unspecified
Kurama krh 1 0 Unspecified
Kushi kuh 1 0 Bible Portions
Kusur-Myet tdl 1 0 Translation Started
Kutep kub 1 0 New Testament
Kutto kpa 1 0 Translation Needed
Kuturmi khj 1 0 Translation Started
Kwa kwb 1 0 Translation Started
Kwaami ksq 1 0 Translation Started
Kyak bka 1 0 Translation Started
Kyanga tye 1 1 Bible Portions
Kyoli cry 1 0 Translation Started
Labir jku 1 0 Unspecified
Lala-Roba lla 1 0 Bible Portions
Lamang hia 1 0 Bible Portions
Lame bma 1 0 Unspecified
Lamja-Dengsa-Tola ldh 1 0 Translation Needed
Lamnso' lns 1 0 Complete Bible
Laru lan 1 1 Translation Started
Leelau ldk 1 0 Unspecified
Legbo agb 1 0 Bible Portions
Lemoro ldj 1 0 Translation Started
Lenyima ldg 1 0 Translation Needed
Lere gnh 1 0 Unspecified
Leyigha ayi 1 0 Translation Started
Lidzonka add 1 0 Bible Portions
Limbum lmp 1 0 New Testament
Lokaa yaz 1 0 New Testament
Longuda lnu 1 0 New Testament
Loo ldo 1 0 Translation Started
Lopa lop 1 1 Unspecified
Lubila kcc 1 0 Translation Started
Lufu ldq 1 0 Unspecified
Maaka mew 1 0 Translation Needed
Mada mda 1 0 New Testament
Mafa maf 1 0 Complete Bible
Maghdi gmd 1 1 Translation Started
Mak pbl 1 0 Translation Started
Mala ruy 1 0 Translation Started
Mama mma 1 0 Translation Started
Mambila, Nigeria mzk 1 0 New Testament
Mangas zns 1 0 Unspecified
Marghi Central mrt 1 0 New Testament
Marghi South mfm 1 0 Bible Portions
Mashi jms 1 0 Unspecified
Mbat bau 1 0 Translation Started
Mbay myb 1 0 Complete Bible
Mbe mfo 1 0 Bible Portions
Mbembe, Cross River mfn 1 0 New Testament
Mbembe, Tigon nza 1 0 New Testament
Mboi moi 1 0 Translation Needed
Mbonga xmb 1 0 Translation Needed
Mbula-Bwazza mbu 1 0 New Testament
Mburku bbt 1 1 Translation Started
Mgbolizhia gmz 1 0 Bible Portions
Migili mgi 1 0 New Testament
Mindat mmf 1 0 Translation Started
Mingang Doso mko 1 0 Translation Started
Miship mjs 1 0 Translation Started
Miya mkf 1 0 Bible Portions
Moo gwg 1 0 Translation Started
Mubako muo 1 0 Translation Started
Mumuye mzm 1 0 New Testament
Mvanip mcj 1 0 Translation Needed
Mwaghavul sur 1 0 New Testament
Nde-Gbite ned 1 0 Translation Needed
Nde-Nsele-Nta ndd 1 0 Bible Portions
Ndoe nbb 1 0 Translation Started
Ndoola ndr 1 0 Bible Portions
Ndunda nuh 1 0 Translation Needed
Ngamo nbh 1 0 Bible Portions
Ngas anc 1 0 New Testament
Nggwahyi ngx 1 0 Translation Needed
Ngizim ngi 1 0 Bible Portions
Ngwaba ngw 1 0 Translation Started
Nigerian Sign Language nsi 1 0 Bible Portions
Nikyob-Nindem kdp 1 0 Unspecified
Ninzo nin 1 0 New Testament
Nkari nkz 1 0 Translation Started
Nkem-Nkum isi 1 0 Bible Portions
Nkoroo nkx 2 0 Translation Needed
Nkukoli nbo 1 0 Translation Started
Nnam nbp 1 0 Translation Started
Nteng nqt 1 0 Translation Needed
Numana nbr 1 0 Translation Started
Nungu rin 1 0 Translation Started
Nupe-Nupe-Tako nup 2 1 Complete Bible
Nya Huba hbb 1 0 New Testament
Nyam nmi 1 0 Translation Needed
Nyankpa yes 1 0 Bible Portions
Nzanyi nja 1 0 Bible Portions
Obolo ann 1 0 Complete Bible
Obulom obu 1 0 Translation Needed
Odual odu 1 0 New Testament
Odut oda 1 0 Unspecified
Ogbah ogc 1 0 Bible Portions
Ogbia ogb 1 0 New Testament
Ogbogolo ogg 1 0 Translation Started
Ogbronuagum ogu 1 0 Translation Needed
Oko-Eni-Osayen oks 1 0 Translation Needed
Okobo okb 1 0 Translation Needed
Okodia okd 1 0 Translation Needed
Okpamheri opa 2 0 Translation Started
Okpe okx 1 0 Translation Needed
Okpe oke 1 0 Bible Portions
Oloma olm 1 0 Translation Started
Olulumo-Ikom iko 1 0 Bible Portions
Oring org 1 0 Translation Started
Oro orx 1 0 Translation Started
Oruma orr 1 0 Translation Needed
Ososo oso 1 0 Bible Portions
Pa'a pqa 1 1 Unspecified
Pana pnz 1 0 New Testament
Panawa pwb 1 0 Translation Needed
Pangseng pgs 1 0 Translation Needed
Pangu png 1 0 Bible Portions
Pere pfe 1 0 New Testament
Pero pip 1 0 Bible Portions
Pesse pze 1 0 Translation Needed
Piapung pcw 1 0 Translation Needed
Pidgin, Cameroon wes 1 0 New Testament
Pidgin, Nigerian pcm 1 0 Complete Bible
Piya-Kwonci piy 1 0 Bible Portions
Psikye kvj 1 0 Complete Bible
Pyam pym 1 0 Bible Portions
Pye pai 1 0 Translation Needed
Rang rax 1 0 Translation Started
Reshe res 1 0 Bible Portions
Rigwe iri 1 0 New Testament
Rishiwa rsw 1 0 Translation Needed
Rom tdk 1 0 Translation Needed
Ron cla 1 0 New Testament
Ruma ruz 1 0 Translation Started
Samba Daka ccg 1 0 Bible Portions
Samba Leko ndi 1 0 New Testament
Sanga xsn 1 0 Bible Portions
Sasaru sxs 1 0 Translation Started
Saya say 1 0 Bible Portions
Shall-Zwall sha 1 0 Unspecified
Shama-Sambuga sqa 1 0 Unspecified
Shamang xsh 1 0 Translation Started
Shanga sho 1 1 Bible Portions
Shiki gua 1 0 Unspecified
Shoo-Minda-Nye bcv 1 0 Unspecified
Siri sir 1 1 Translation Started
Sukur syk 1 0 Bible Portions
Sya scw 1 0 Translation Started
Tagalog tgl 1 0 Complete Bible
Tal tal 1 0 Bible Portions
Tala tak 1 0 Bible Portions
Tamajaq, Tawallammat ttq 1 1 New Testament
Tangale tan 1 0 New Testament
Tanjijili uji 1 0 Translation Started
Tarok yer 1 0 New Testament
Tedaga tuq 1 1 Translation Needed
Tee tkq 1 0 Translation Needed
Tehl mtl 1 0 Bible Portions
Teme tdo 1 0 Translation Started
Tera ttr 1 0 New Testament
Tha thy 1 0 Translation Needed
Tita tdq 1 0 Translation Needed
Tiv tiv 1 0 Complete Bible
Tiyaa tyy 1 0 Bible Portions
Tsikimba kdl 1 0 New Testament
Tsishingini tsw 1 0 New Testament
Tso ldp 1 0 Translation Needed
Tsuvadi tvd 2 0 Bible Portions
Tugbiri-Niragu grh 1 0 Bible Portions
Tula tul 1 0 New Testament
Tumi kku 1 1 Translation Started
Tunzuii dza 1 0 Translation Started
Tyap kcg 1 0 New Testament
Ubaghara byc 1 0 Bible Portions
Ubang uba 1 0 Translation Started
Uda uda 1 0 Translation Needed
Uhami uha 1 0 Translation Started
Ukaan kcf 1 0 Translation Started
Ukpet-Ehom akd 1 0 Translation Started
Ukue uku 1 0 Translation Started
Ukwa ukq 1 0 Translation Started
Ukwuani-Aboh-Ndoni ukw 1 0 New Testament
Ulukwumi ulb 1 0 New Testament
Umon umm 1 0 Bible Portions
Uneme une 1 0 Translation Started
Urhobo urh 1 0 Complete Bible
us-Saare uss 1 0 Bible Portions
Usaghade usk 1 0 Translation Needed
ut-Hun uth 1 0 New Testament
Ut-Ma'in gel 1 0 Bible Portions
Utugwang-Irungene-Afrike afe 1 0 Bible Portions
Uvbie evh 1 0 Translation Started
Uzekwe eze 1 0 Translation Started
Vemgo-Mabas vem 1 0 Translation Started
Verre ver 1 0 Bible Portions
Viti vit 1 0 Translation Needed
Vono kch 1 0 Translation Started
Vori sde 1 0 Translation Started
Voro vor 1 0 Translation Needed
Vute vut 1 0 New Testament
Waja wja 1 0 Bible Portions
Waka wav 1 0 Translation Started
Wandala mfi 1 1 New Testament
Wannu jub 1 0 Unspecified
Wapan juk 1 0 New Testament
Wapha juw 1 0 Translation Started
Warji wji 1 0 Bible Portions
Wom wom 1 0 Translation Started
Yace ekr 1 0 Bible Portions
Yala yba 1 0 New Testament
Yamba yam 1 0 New Testament
Yendang ynq 1 0 Bible Portions
Yoruba yor 3 0 Complete Bible
Yotti yot 1 0 Translation Started
Yukuben ybl 1 0 Translation Started
Ywom gek 1 0 Bible Portions
Zarma dje 1 1 Complete Bible
Zhire zhi 1 0 Translation Started
Zizilivakan ziz 1 0 Translation Needed
Zul zlu 1 0 Bible Portions
Zumbun jmb 1 1 Translation Needed
Totals: 515 542 53   114 121 185 402 18
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Nigeria Statistics
People Groups 542
Unreached People Groups 53  (9.8%)
Population 223,012,000
Population Annual Growth Rate 2.6%
Population in Unreached 68,296,000  (30.6%)
Primary Religion Christianity
Percent Christian Adherent 51.5%
Percent Evangelical 26.0%
Evangelical Annual Growth Rate 3.4%
Pioneer Workers Needed * 1,389
Country Progress Level 5
Urbanization 50%
Continent Africa
Region Africa, West and Central
10/40 Window Yes
Country Code NI
Official Language(s) English
Literacy Rate 62%
Estimated Illiterate Population 84,745,000
Persecution Ranking 6 (1=Highest) Open Doors
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