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Togo – 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
Adan, Adangbe	5,000	Y●	4.00 %	95.00 %	4	Christianity	Adangbe	0P Adan, Adangbe	1	1
Adele	41,000	Y●	5.00 %	20.00 %	4	Ethnic Religions	Adele	0P Adele	0M Adele of Togo	0T
Aguna	19,000		7.00 %	32.00 %	4	Ethnic Religions	Aguna	0P Aguna	1	1
Aja	245,000	Y●	9.00 %	40.00 %	4	Ethnic Religions	Aja	1	1	1
Akan	90,000		4.00 %	30.00 %	4	Ethnic Religions	Akan	0P Akan	1	1
Akasselem	77,000	Y●	1.10 %	1.20 %	1	Islam	Akaselem	0P Akasselem	0M Akasselem of Togo	0T
Akebu	92,000	Y●	4.00 %	25.00 %	4	Ethnic Religions	Akebu	0P Akebu	1	0T
Akposso	251,000	Y●	12.00 %	95.00 %	5	Christianity	Ikposo	0P Akposso	1	1
Anii	20,000	Y●	1.10 %	1.20 %	1	Islam	Anii	0P Anii	0M Anii of Togo	0T
Anufo	94,000	Y●	1.10 %	2.30 %	1	Islam	Anufo	0P Anufo	0M Anufo of Togo	0T
Anyanga	16,000	Y●	4.00 %	30.00 %	4	Ethnic Religions	Ginyanga	1	1	1
Arab, Lebanese	9,100		0.90 %	32.00 %	2	Islam	Arabic, North Levantine Spoken	0P Arab, Lebanese	1	0T
Bassar, Ntcham	214,000	Y●	2.00 %	15.00 %	2	Ethnic Religions	Ntcham	0P Bassar, Ntcham	1	0T
Batonu, Baruba	27,000		4.00 %	10.00 %	4	Islam	Baatonum	0P Batonu, Baruba	1	1
Biali	3,200		1.00 %	5.00 %	1	Ethnic Religions	Biali	0P Biali	1	0T
Bogo, Ahlon	7,500	Y●	13.00 %	85.00 %	5	Christianity	Igo	1	1	1
Buem	9,000		2.00 %	95.00 %	3	Christianity	Lelemi	0P Buem	0M Buem of Togo	0T
Busanga	15,000		12.00 %	22.00 %	5	Islam	Bisa	0P Busanga	1	0T
Dagomba	14,000		3.00 %	4.00 %	4	Islam	Dagbani	0P Dagomba	1	1
Deaf	88,000	Y●		45.38 %	2	Christianity	French Sign Language	0P Deaf	1	0T
Ewe, Awlan	1,885,000	Y●	19.86 %	87.00 %	5	Christianity	Ewe	0P Ewe, Awlan	1	1
Fon	78,000	Y●	12.00 %	65.00 %	5	Christianity	Fon	0P Fon	1	1
French	6,900		4.50 %	61.00 %	4	Christianity	French	0P French	1	0T
Fulfulde, Borgu	122,000		0.30 %	0.50 %	1	Islam	Fulfulde, Borgu	0P Fulfulde, Borgu	0M Fulfulde, Borgu of Togo	0T
Ga, Amina	54,000		15.00 %	70.00 %	5	Christianity	Ga	0P Ga, Amina	1	1
Gangam	75,000	Y●	1.00 %	10.00 %	2	Ethnic Religions	Ngangam	1	0M Gangam of Togo	0T
Gbe, Maxi	56,000	Y●	4.00 %	34.00 %	4	Ethnic Religions	Gbe, Maxi	0P Gbe, Maxi	1	1
Gen, Mina	529,000	Y●	13.00 %	75.00 %	5	Christianity	Gen	1	1	1
German	800		2.10 %	64.00 %	4	Christianity	German, Standard	0P German	1	1
Gourma	319,000	Y●	10.00 %	22.00 %	4	Ethnic Religions	Gourmanchema	0P Gourma	1	0T
Hausa	24,000		1.10 %	1.20 %	1	Islam	Hausa	0P Hausa	1	0T
Ife	166,000	Y●	15.00 %	35.00 %	5	Ethnic Religions	Ife	1	1	1
Kabiye	1,341,000	Y●	16.14 %	40.00 %	5	Ethnic Religions	Kabiye	0P Kabiye	0M Kabiye of Togo	1
Kambole	65,000	Y●	1.00 %	10.00 %	2	Islam	Nago, Northern	1	1	1
Konkomba	112,000	Y●	4.50 %	15.00 %	4	Ethnic Religions	Konkomba	0P Konkomba	1	0T
Kotokoli	294,000	Y●	0.00 %	0.50 %	1	Islam	Tem	0P Kotokoli	0M Kotokoli of Togo	0T
Koussountou	14,000	Y●	0.00 %	0.00 %	1	Islam	Bago-Kusuntu	0P Koussountou	0M Koussountou of Togo	0T
Kpessi	6,500	Y●	6.00 %	16.00 %	4	Ethnic Religions	Kpessi	1	1	1
Krache	6,300		7.00 %	70.00 %	4	Christianity	Krache	1	1	1
Kusaal	1,600		6.00 %	8.00 %	4	Ethnic Religions	Kusaal	0P Kusaal	1	1
Lama	303,000	Y●	5.00 %	12.00 %	4	Ethnic Religions	Lama	1	0M Lama of Togo	1
Lukpa	23,000	Y●	3.00 %	10.00 %	4	Ethnic Religions	Lukpa	1	1	1
Mamprusi	18,000		3.00 %	3.50 %	4	Ethnic Religions	Mampruli	0P Mamprusi	1	0T
Mbelime, Niendi	2,900		4.00 %	14.00 %	4	Ethnic Religions	Mbelime	0P Mbelime, Niendi	1	1
Moba	488,000	Y●	6.00 %	30.00 %	4	Ethnic Religions	Moba	1	1	0T
Mossi	44,000		9.00 %	26.00 %	4	Islam	Moore	0P Mossi	1	1
Nawdm	198,000	Y●	7.00 %	30.00 %	4	Ethnic Religions	Nawdm	0P Nawdm	0M Nawdm of Togo	0T
Ntrubo	9,900	Y●	5.00 %	95.00 %	4	Christianity	Delo	1	0M Ntrubo of Togo	0T
Otammari	43,000	Y●	4.00 %	14.00 %	4	Ethnic Religions	Ditammari	0P Otammari	1	1
Piyobe	19,000	Y●	0.60 %	6.00 %	2	Ethnic Religions	Miyobe	1	1	1
Togolese Creole	4,500	Y●	6.00 %	89.00 %	4	Christianity	Pidgin, Cameroon	1	1	1
Waama, Yoabu	23,000	Y●	0.50 %	6.00 %	2	Ethnic Religions	Waama	0P Waama, Yoabu	0M Waama, Yoabu of Togo	0T
Watchi	946,000	Y●	7.45 %	25.00 %	4	Ethnic Religions	Gbe, Waci	0P Watchi	0M Watchi of Togo	0T
Wudu	2,800	Y●	2.00 %	16.00 %	2	Ethnic Religions	Wudu	1	1	1
Xwla	34,000	Y●	7.00 %	70.00 %	4	Christianity	Gbe, Western Xwla	1	1	1
Yoruba	134,000		1.60 %	43.00 %	2	Islam	Yoruba	0P Yoruba	1	1
Total People Groups: 56	8,786,000	37			8			39	15	25
Unclassified / Other Individuals	63,000
UN Country Population (2022)	8,849,000
Other reported groups: 1

Togo –

% of People Groups ^[1]

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

Progress Level		Peoples	% of Peoples	Population	% of Population ^[2]
	1 - Unreached	8	14.3 %	648,000	7.4 %
	2 - Minimally reached	9	16.1 %	630,000	7.2 %
	3 - Superficially reached	1	1.8 %	9,000	0.1 %
	4 - Partially reached	29	51.8 %	3,172,000	36.1 %
	5 - Significantly reached	9	16.1 %	4,327,000	49.2 %
Totals		56		8,786,000

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.

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

Adan, Adangbe 5,000	Adele 41,000	© Copyrighted Photo Aguna 19,000	Akan 90,000	Akasselem 77,000	Akebu 92,000
Akposso 251,000	© Copyrighted Photo Anii 20,000	© Copyrighted Photo Anufo 94,000	Arab, Lebanese 9,100	Bassar, Ntcham 214,000	Batonu, Baruba 27,000
Biali 3,200	Buem 9,000	© Copyrighted Photo Busanga 15,000	© Copyrighted Photo Dagomba 14,000	Deaf 88,000	© Copyrighted Photo Ewe, Awlan 1,885,000
Fon 78,000	French 6,900	Fulfulde, Borgu 122,000	Ga, Amina 54,000	Gbe, Maxi 56,000	German 800
Gourma 319,000	Hausa 24,000	Kabiye 1,341,000	Konkomba 112,000	© Copyrighted Photo Kotokoli 294,000	© Copyrighted Photo Koussountou 14,000
Kusaal 1,600	Mamprusi 18,000	Mbelime, Niendi 2,900	Mossi 44,000	© Copyrighted Photo Nawdm 198,000	Otammari 43,000
Waama, Yoabu 23,000	Watchi 946,000	© Copyrighted Photo Yoruba 134,000
Togo People Photos * Note: Only people groups with photos available are displayed here.*

Togo – 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
Adangbe	adq	1	0	Portions	0	1	1	0	1
Adele	ade	1	0	NT	0	0	0	0	1
Aguna	aug	1	0	Trans Needed	1	1	1	0	1
Aja	ajg	1	0	Portions	0	1	0	0	1
Akan	aka	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	1
Akaselem	aks	1	1	Portions	0	1	1	0	1
Akebu	keu	1	0	Portions	0	1	0	0	1
Anii	blo	1	1	Portions	0	1	1	0	1
Anufo	cko	1	1	NT	0	0	0	0	1
Arabic, North Levantine Spoken	apc	1	0	Portions	0	0	1	0	0
Baatonum	bba	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	1
Bago-Kusuntu	bqg	1	1	Trans Started	1	1	1	0	1
Biali	beh	1	1	NT	0	0	1	0	1
Bisa	bib	1	0	NT	0	0	0	0	1
Dagbani	dag	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	1
Delo	ntr	1	0	NT	0	0	1	0	1
Ditammari	tbz	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	1
Ewe	ewe	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Fon	fon	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	1
French	fra	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
French Sign Language	fsl	1	0	Portions	0	1	1	1	1
Fulfulde, Borgu	fue	1	1	NT	0	1	0	0	1
Ga	gaa	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	1
Gbe, Maxi	mxl	1	0	Portions	0	1	1	0	1
Gbe, Waci	wci	1	0	Trans Started	1	1	1	0	1
Gbe, Western Xwla	xwl	1	0	Trans Needed	1	1	1	0	1
Gen	gej	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	1
German, Standard	deu	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Ginyanga	ayg	1	0	Trans Needed	1	1	1	0	1
Gourmanchema	gux	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	1
Hausa	hau	1	1	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Ife	ife	1	0	NT	0	0	0	0	1
Igo	ahl	1	0	NT	0	0	1	0	1
Ikposo	kpo	1	0	Portions	0	1	0	0	1
Kabiye	kbp	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	1
Konkomba	xon	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	1
Kpessi	kef	1	0	Trans Started	1	1	1	0	1
Krache	kye	1	0	Portions	0	1	0	0	1
Kusaal	kus	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	1
Lama	las	1	0	NT	0	0	0	0	1
Lelemi	lef	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	1
Lukpa	dop	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	1
Mampruli	maw	1	0	NT	0	0	0	0	1
Mbelime	mql	1	0	Portions	0	1	0	0	1
Miyobe	soy	1	0	NT	0	0	1	0	1
Moba	mfq	1	0	NT	0	0	0	0	1
Moore	mos	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	1
Nago, Northern	xkb	1	0	Trans Needed	1	1	1	0	1
Nawdm	nmz	1	0	NT	0	1	0	0	1
Ngangam	gng	1	0	NT	0	0	0	0	1
Ntcham	bud	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	1
Pidgin, Cameroon	wes	1	0	NT	0	0	0	0	1
Tem	kdh	1	1	NT	0	0	0	0	1
Waama	wwa	1	0	NT	0	0	0	0	1
Wudu	wud	1	0	Trans Started	1	1	1	0	1
Yoruba	yor	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Totals:	56	56	8		48	36	38	55	6

Togo –

Major Religions ^{[1] [3]}

Evangelicals: 10.9 %
(subset of Christianity)

% 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.

Togo – Possible Ministry Involvement

Below are lists of ministries that may work in Togo. Ministries in the Togo 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 Togo

Ministries in Africa, West and Central

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Country Level Ministries	Size
Calvary Ministries	Medium
Christian Blind Mission International	Small
Global Year	Small
International Partnership Ministries	Medium
Literacy and Evangelism International	Small
Mennonite Mission Network	Medium
Pioneers	Medium
SEL France	Small
TearFund UK	Large
Ministries Listed: 9

Regional Level Ministries	Size
ABWE (Association of Baptists for World Evangelism)	Large
Action International Ministries	Medium
Advancing Renewal Ministries, Inc.	Medium
Anglican Frontier Missions	Small
Assemblies of God World Missions	Large
Association of Free Lutheran Congregations, World Missions	Medium
Awana Clubs, International	Medium
Baptist Bible Fellowship, International	Medium
Baptist International Missions, Inc. (BIMI)	Medium
Baptist Mid-Missions	Medium
BCM International	Medium
Bible League	Medium
Campus Crusade for Christ, International	Large
Child Evangelism Fellowship	Medium
Church of God of Prophecy	Medium
Church of the Nazarene World Mission Department	Medium
Church World Service	Medium
Cooperative Baptist Fellowship	Medium
EFCA International Mission	Medium
EQUIP Foundation	Small
Evangelical Covenant Church	Medium
Every Home for Christ	Medium
Final Frontiers Foundation	Large
Free Methodist World Missions	Medium
Friends in Action, International	Small
Galcom International	Small
Global Partners / Wesleyan World Missions	Medium
Globe International	Medium
GO International	Small
Go Ye Fellowship	Medium
Good News Productions	Medium
Heart of God Ministries	Medium
Hope for the Hungry	Medium
InterComm	Small
Josue Yrion World Evangelism and Missions	Small
Mailbox Club International	Small
Middle East Media	Medium
Open Bible Churches	Small
Pentecostal Church of God World Missions	Small
Scripture Union	Medium
Seventh-day Adventists General Conference	Medium
Silent Word Ministries	Small
Southern Baptist Convention - International Mission Board	Large
Talking Bibles International	Small
Team Expansion	Medium
Tentmakers International	Small
United Methodist Church	Medium
United Pentecostal Church Foreign Missions	Medium
United World Mission	Medium
Worldwide Tentmakers, Incorporated	Small
Young Life	Medium
Youth with a Mission	Large
Ministries Listed: 52

Togo – Statistics, Prayer Cards, Maps and Links


Statistics

Population	8,786,000
Percent Urbanization	42 %
Total People Groups	56
Unreached People Groups	8
Region	Africa, West and Central
10/40 Window	No
Official National Language	French
Primary Religion	Christianity
Percent Professing Christian	45.1% ^[1]
Percent Evangelical	10.9% ^[2]
Country Progress Level	5
Persecution Ranking	Not ranked (1=High to 50=Low OD)
Human Development Index	0.487 (0=Low to 1=High UN)

Links

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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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