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| Sierra Leone – People Groups |
People Groups
(click people name for profile) |
Population |
Indig |
% Evangel |
% Adherent |
Progress Scale |
Primary Religion |
Primary Language |
Pho |
Map |
Txt |
| Bassa | 9,200 | | 4.00 % | 43.00 % | 4  | Ethnic Religions | Bassa | 0P Bassa | 1 | 1 | | Bom, Krim | 22,000 | Y● | 13.19 % | 14.00 % | 5  | Ethnic Religions | Mende | 0P Bom, Krim | 1 | 1 | | British | 3,000 | | 8.00 % | 60.00 % | 4 | Christianity | English | 0P British | 1 | 1 | | Bullom, Northern Bullom | 8,400 | Y● | 1.80 % | 5.00 % | 1  | Islam | Bullom So | 0P Bullom, Northern Bullom | 1 | 1 | | Deaf | 86,000 | Y● | | 13.15 % | 2  | Islam | Sierra Leone Sign Language | 0P Deaf | 1 | 0T | | Fulani, Krio | 63,000 | Y● | 0.10 % | 0.50 % | 1 | Islam | Pular | 0P Fulani, Krio | 0M Fulani, Krio of Sierra Leone | 0T | | Fulbe | 305,000 | | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | Islam | Pular | 0P Fulbe | 0M Fulbe of Sierra Leone | 0T | | Gola | 17,000 | Y● | 0.60 % | 3.00 % | 1 | Islam | Gola | 0P Gola | 0M Gola of Sierra Leone | 0T | | Greek | 1,300 | | 0.40 % | 91.00 % | 3  | Christianity | Greek | 0P Greek | 1 | 0T | | Kissi, Northern | 67,000 | Y● | 16.30 % | 20.00 % | 5 | Ethnic Religions | Kissi, Northern | 0P Kissi, Northern | 1 | 0T | | Kissi, Southern | 143,000 | Y● | 1.00 % | 10.00 % | 2 | Ethnic Religions | Kisi, Southern | 0P Kissi, Southern | 1 | 1 | | Kono | 345,000 | Y● | 1.00 % | 12.00 % | 2 | Ethnic Religions | Kono | 0P Kono | 1 | 1 | | Krio, Creole | 882,000 | Y● | 6.52 % | 45.00 % | 4 | Christianity | Krio | 0P Krio, Creole | 1 | 0T | | Kru | 16,000 | | 4.00 % | 20.00 % | 4 | Ethnic Religions | Klao | 0P Kru | 1 | 1 | | Kuranko | 454,000 | Y● | 0.00 % | 3.00 % | 1 | Ethnic Religions | Kuranko | 0P Kuranko | 0M Kuranko of Sierra Leone | 0T | | Limba, East | 800 | Y● | 3.00 % | 15.00 % | 4 | Islam | Limba, East | 0P Limba, East | 1 | 0T | | Limba, West | 563,000 | Y● | 1.00 % | 14.00 % | 2 | Islam | Limba, West-Central | 0P Limba, West | 1 | 1 | | Loko, Landogo | 226,000 | Y● | 0.90 % | 5.00 % | 1 | Ethnic Religions | Loko | 0P Loko, Landogo | 0M Loko, Landogo of Sierra Leone | 0T | | Maninka, Eastern | 176,000 | Y● | 1.30 % | 3.00 % | 1 | Islam | Maninkakan, Eastern | 0P Maninka, Eastern | 0M Maninka, Eastern of Sierra Leone | 0T | | Mende, Boumpe | 2,619,000 | Y● | 9.13 % | 13.00 % | 4 | Islam | Mende | 0P Mende, Boumpe | 1 | 1 | | Sherbro, Southern Bullom | 226,000 | Y● | 5.70 % | 8.00 % | 4 | Ethnic Religions | Sherbro | 0P Sherbro, Southern Bullom | 1 | 1 | | South Asian, general | 16,000 | | 0.20 % | 4.00 % | 1 | Hinduism | Hindi | 0P South Asian, general | 1 | 0T | | Susu | 201,000 | Y● | 0.06 % | 0.06 % | 1 | Islam | Susu | 0P Susu | 0M Susu of Sierra Leone | 0T | | Temne | 1,991,000 | Y● | 4.18 % | 7.00 % | 4 | Islam | Themne | 0P Temne | 0M Temne of Sierra Leone | 0T | | Temne-Banta | 76,000 | Y● | 0.00 % | 4.00 % | 1 | Islam | Themne | 0P Temne-Banta | 0M Temne-Banta of Sierra Leone | 0T | | Vai | 25,000 | Y● | 2.50 % | 4.00 % | 4 | Islam | Vai | 0P Vai | 0M Vai of Sierra Leone | 0T | | Yalunka, Yalun Soso | 50,000 | Y● | 4.40 % | 6.00 % | 4 | Islam | Yalunka | 0P Yalunka, Yalun Soso | 1 | 0T | | Yoruba | 6,800 | | 3.00 % | 47.00 % | 4 | Christianity | Yoruba | 0P Yoruba | 1 | 1 |
| Total People Groups: 28 |
8,599,000 |
21 |
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10  |
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28 |
10 |
17 |
| Unclassified / Other Individuals |
7,000 |
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| UN Country Population (2022) |
8,606,000 |
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| Other reported groups: 1 | | |
| Sierra Leone – People Progress |
% of People Groups [1]
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% of Population in People Group [1] [2]
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| Progress Level |
Peoples |
% of Peoples |
Population |
% of Population [2] |
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1 - Unreached |
10 |
35.7 % |
1,542,000 |
17.9 % |
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2 - Minimally reached |
4 |
14.3 % |
1,137,000 |
13.2 % |
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3 - Superficially reached |
1 |
3.6 % |
1,300 |
0.0 % |
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4 - Partially reached |
11 |
39.3 % |
5,829,000 |
67.8 % |
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5 - Significantly reached |
2 |
7.1 % |
89,000 |
1.0 % |
| Totals |
28 |
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8,599,000 |
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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.
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| Sierra Leone – People Photos *** Note: Only people groups with photos available are displayed here.*** | | | 
Bassa
9,200
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Bom, Krim
22,000
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British
3,000
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Bullom, Northern Bullom
8,400
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Deaf
86,000
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Fulani, Krio
63,000
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Fulbe
305,000
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Gola
17,000
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Greek
1,300
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Kissi, Northern
67,000
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Kissi, Southern
143,000
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© Copyrighted Photo
Kono
345,000
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Krio, Creole
882,000
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Kru
16,000
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Kuranko
454,000
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© Copyrighted Photo
Limba, East
800
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Limba, West
563,000
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© Copyrighted Photo
Loko, Landogo
226,000
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© Copyrighted Photo
Maninka, Eastern
176,000
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Mende, Boumpe
2,619,000
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© Copyrighted Photo
Sherbro, Southern Bullom
226,000
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South Asian, general
16,000
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Susu
201,000
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Temne
1,991,000
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© Copyrighted Photo
Temne-Banta
76,000
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© Copyrighted Photo
Vai
25,000
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Yalunka, Yalun Soso
50,000
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© Copyrighted Photo
Yoruba
6,800
| | Sierra Leone People Photos *** Note: Only people groups with photos available are displayed here.*** |
| Sierra Leone – Religions |
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Major Religions [1] [3]
Evangelicals: 5.0 %
(subset of Christianity) |
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% Evangelical and % Professing Christian Trends [4]
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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.
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| Sierra Leone – Possible Ministry Involvement |
- Below are lists of ministries that may work in Sierra Leone. Ministries in the Sierra Leone 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.
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| Ministries in Sierra Leone |
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Ministries in Africa, West and Central |
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Sierra Leone – Statistics, Prayer Cards, Maps and Links
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| Notes |
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[1] Calculated by summing the major religion data for the people groups in the country. |
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[2] Calculated by summing the Evangelical data for the people groups in the country. |
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JP Unreached of Day
