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Population Indig % Evangel % Adherent Progress Scale Primary Religion Primary Language Pho Map Txt
Algerian, Arabic-speaking23,0000.00 %0.04 %1 IslamArabic, Algerian SpokenP
Algerian, Arabic-speaking
 T
Bambara7,3001.80 %4.00 %1 IslamBamanankanP
Bambara
 T
Batonu, Baruba29,0003.90 %10.00 %4 IslamBaatonumP
Batonu, Baruba
  
Biali3,700Y4.70 %8.00 %4 Ethnic ReligionsBialiP
Biali
M
Biali of Burkina Faso
T
Birifor, Northern249,000Y6.00 %16.00 %4 Ethnic ReligionsBirifor, Malba M
Birifor, Northern of Burkina Faso
T
Ble, Jalkunan2,000Y8.00 %10.00 %4 IslamJalkunanP
Ble, Jalkunan
 T
Bobo Fing76,000Y12.50 %27.00 %5 Ethnic ReligionsKonabereP
Bobo Fing
M
Bobo Fing of Burkina Faso
 
Bobo Madare276,000Y0.01 %0.02 %1 IslamBobo Madare, SouthernP
Bobo Madare
M
Bobo Madare of Burkina Faso
T
Bolon36,000Y1.45 %3.00 %1 IslamBolonP
Bolon
M
Bolon of Burkina Faso
T
Bozo, Tige3,6000.00 %0.00 %1 IslamBozo, TieyaxoP
Bozo, Tige
 T
Buamu408,000Y14.00 %33.00 %5 Ethnic ReligionsBuamu  T
Busanga679,000Y11.00 %25.00 %5 Ethnic ReligionsBisaP
Busanga
M
Busanga of Burkina Faso
T
Bwamu, Laa Laa130,000Y14.00 %28.30 %5 Ethnic ReligionsBwamu, Laa Laa M
Bwamu, Laa Laa of Burkina Faso
T
Bwamu, Twi46,000Y14.00 %28.30 %5 Ethnic ReligionsBwamu, Cwi M
Bwamu, Twi of Burkina Faso
T
Dagaari Dioula, Wala41,000Y1.20 %1.50 %1 IslamDagaari DioulaP
Dagaari Dioula, Wala
M
Dagaari Dioula, Wala of Burkina Faso
T
Dagara376,000Y1.50 %25.00 %2 Ethnic ReligionsDagara, NorthernP
Dagara
M
Dagara of Burkina Faso
T
Deaf227,000Y20.69 %2 IslamLanguage unknownP
Deaf
 T
Dogon, Jamsay6002.00 %8.00 %2 IslamDogon, JamsayP
Dogon, Jamsay
M
Dogon, Jamsay of Burkina Faso
 
Dogon, Tomo Kan25,000Y6.50 %21.00 %4 Ethnic ReligionsDogon, Tomo KanP
Dogon, Tomo Kan
M
Dogon, Tomo Kan of Burkina Faso
 
Dogose49,000Y1.00 %5.00 %1 IslamDogoseP
Dogose
M
Dogose of Burkina Faso
T
Dogoso17,000Y0.17 %0.17 %1 Ethnic ReligionsDogoso M
Dogoso of Burkina Faso
T
Dyan34,000Y5.00 %10.00 %4 Ethnic ReligionsDyan M
Dyan of Burkina Faso
T
Dyula2,313,000Y0.01 %0.80 %1 IslamJulaP
Dyula
M
Dyula of Burkina Faso
T
Dzuun, Samogo27,000Y0.30 %1.00 %1 IslamDzuungoo M
Dzuun, Samogo of Burkina Faso
T
English-speaking, general90032.00 %80.00 %5 ChristianityEnglishP
English-speaking, general
  
Ewe43,00012.00 %80.00 %5 ChristianityEweP
Ewe
  
French17,0000.70 %72.00 %3 ChristianityFrenchP
French
 T
Fulani, Maasina12,0000.15 %0.20 %1 IslamFulfulde, MaasinaP
Fulani, Maasina
M
Fulani, Maasina of Burkina Faso
T
Fulani, Northeastern Burkina445,000Y0.20 %0.30 %1 IslamFulfulde, Western NigerP
Fulani, Northeastern Burkina
M
Fulani, Northeastern Burkina of Burkina Faso
T
Fulani, Western1,337,000Y0.23 %0.70 %1 IslamFulfulde, Western NigerP
Fulani, Western
M
Fulani, Western of Burkina Faso
T
Gouin79,000Y7.50 %14.00 %4 Ethnic ReligionsCermaP
Gouin
M
Gouin of Burkina Faso
T
Gourma1,176,000Y8.01 %19.00 %4 Ethnic ReligionsGourmanchemaP
Gourma
M
Gourma of Burkina Faso
T
Gur, Ninkare61,000Y2.50 %6.00 %4 Ethnic ReligionsFarefareP
Gur, Ninkare
M
Gur, Ninkare of Burkina Faso
T
Hausa3,3000.10 %0.10 %1 IslamHausaP
Hausa
 T
Jotoni1,7001.60 %3.00 %1 Ethnic ReligionsJowuluP
Jotoni
M
Jotoni of Burkina Faso
T
Kaan, Gan15,000Y4.00 %6.00 %4 Ethnic ReligionsKaansa M
Kaan, Gan of Burkina Faso
T
Karaboro, Eastern76,000Y2.90 %10.00 %4 Ethnic ReligionsKaraboro, EasternP
Karaboro, Eastern
M
Karaboro, Eastern of Burkina Faso
T
Karaboro, Western72,000Y2.00 %4.00 %1 IslamKaraboro, WesternP
Karaboro, Western
M
Karaboro, Western of Burkina Faso
T
Kasem127,000Y8.50 %12.00 %4 Ethnic ReligionsKasemP
Kasem
M
Kasem of Burkina Faso
T
Khe3,800Y7.00 %8.20 %4 Ethnic ReligionsKheP
Khe
  
Khisa, Komono7,300Y0.49 %5.00 %1 IslamKhisaP
Khisa, Komono
  
Kolsi, Ko39,000Y4.50 %8.00 %4 Ethnic ReligionsWinye M
Kolsi, Ko of Burkina Faso
T
Kpeego2,600Y1.00 %4.00 %1 Ethnic ReligionsKpeego  T
Kurumfe, Fulse345,000Y1.00 %13.00 %2 Ethnic ReligionsKoromfe  T
Kusaal19,0002.90 %10.00 %4 Ethnic ReligionsKusaalP
Kusaal
  
Lela324,000Y4.80 %14.00 %4 Ethnic ReligionsLyeleP
Lela
 T
Lobi335,000Y1.50 %4.00 %1 Ethnic ReligionsLobiP
Lobi
M
Lobi of Burkina Faso
T
Maninka, Eastern12,0001.20 %1.50 %1 IslamManinkakan, EasternP
Maninka, Eastern
 T
Marka, Dafing206,000Y5.50 %14.00 %4 Ethnic ReligionsMarkaP
Marka, Dafing
M
Marka, Dafing of Burkina Faso
T
Moba4,300Y2.70 %7.00 %4 Ethnic ReligionsMoba   
Mossi10,826,000Y17.74 %31.50 %5 IslamMooreP
Mossi
M
Mossi of Burkina Faso
T
Natioro5,900Y0.00 %0.00 %1 IslamNatioroP
Natioro
 T
Nuna, Northern119,000Y6.00 %16.00 %4 Ethnic ReligionsNuni, Northern  T
Nuna, Southern224,000Y8.00 %25.00 %4 Ethnic ReligionsNuni, SouthernP
Nuna, Southern
 T
Paleni400Y2.00 %5.00 %1 Ethnic ReligionsPaleni   
Pana, Sama10,000Y0.40 %4.00 %1 Ethnic ReligionsPanaP
Pana, Sama
 T
Pwo27,000Y4.20 %7.00 %4 Ethnic ReligionsPhuie M
Pwo of Burkina Faso
T
Red Bobo, Bwa137,000Y12.00 %28.00 %5 Ethnic ReligionsBomuP
Red Bobo, Bwa
 T
Samo, Kalemse28,000Y1.40 %10.00 %2 Ethnic ReligionsKalamse M
Samo, Kalemse of Burkina Faso
T
Samo, Maya74,000Y9.50 %20.00 %4 Ethnic ReligionsSamo, MayaP
Samo, Maya
M
Samo, Maya of Burkina Faso
 
Samo, Samo Matya229,000Y8.70 %20.00 %4 Ethnic ReligionsSamo, Matya M
Samo, Samo Matya of Burkina Faso
 
Samo, Southern170,000Y9.50 %30.00 %4 Ethnic ReligionsSamo, Southern M
Samo, Southern of Burkina Faso
T
Seemogo24,000Y12.00 %15.00 %5 IslamSeekuP
Seemogo
M
Seemogo of Burkina Faso
T
Senoufo, Central68,000Y3.00 %8.00 %4 Ethnic ReligionsSenoufo, SiciteP
Senoufo, Central
M
Senoufo, Central of Burkina Faso
T
Senoufo, Nanerige145,000Y2.80 %10.00 %4 Ethnic ReligionsSenoufo, NanerigeP
Senoufo, Nanerige
M
Senoufo, Nanerige of Burkina Faso
T
Senoufo, Niangolo109,000Y1.55 %8.00 %2 Ethnic ReligionsSenoufo, SenaraP
Senoufo, Niangolo
M
Senoufo, Niangolo of Burkina Faso
T
Siamou, Seme26,000Y1.00 %6.00 %2 Ethnic ReligionsSiamouP
Siamou, Seme
M
Siamou, Seme of Burkina Faso
T
Sininkere, Silanke12,000Y0.15 %6.00 %2 IslamSininkereP
Sininkere, Silanke
 T
Sissala32,000Y10.00 %16.00 %4 Ethnic ReligionsSissalaP
Sissala
 T
Songhai, Humburi13,000Y0.02 %1.00 %1 IslamSonghay, Humburi SenniP
Songhai, Humburi
M
Songhai, Humburi of Burkina Faso
T
Tenbo, Loron4,400Y0.50 %3.00 %1 Ethnic ReligionsTeenP
Tenbo, Loron
M
Tenbo, Loron of Burkina Faso
T
Tiefo29,000Y4.50 %6.00 %4 Ethnic ReligionsTiefoP
Tiefo
M
Tiefo of Burkina Faso
T
Toussian, Northern42,000Y2.70 %5.00 %4 Ethnic ReligionsToussian, NorthernP
Toussian, Northern
M
Toussian, Northern of Burkina Faso
T
Toussian, Southern42,000Y3.80 %8.00 %4 Ethnic ReligionsToussian, Southern M
Toussian, Southern of Burkina Faso
T
Tuareg, Tamasheq186,000Y0.08 %0.08 %1 IslamTamasheqP
Tuareg, Tamasheq
M
Tuareg, Tamasheq of Burkina Faso
T
Turka, Tyurama74,000Y9.00 %12.00 %4 Ethnic ReligionsTurkaP
Turka, Tyurama
M
Turka, Tyurama of Burkina Faso
T
Vige, Viemo16,000Y1.40 %5.00 %1 Ethnic ReligionsViemoP
Vige, Viemo
M
Vige, Viemo of Burkina Faso
T
Wara10,000Y0.60 %7.00 %2 Ethnic ReligionsWaraP
Wara
 T
Yoruba79,0007.50 %45.00 %4 IslamYorubaP
Yoruba
  
Zarma1,600Y3.00 %10.00 %4 IslamZarmaP
Zarma
M
Zarma of Burkina Faso
 
Total People Groups:   80 22,605,000 66     27      61 51 65
Unclassified / Other Individuals 69,000  
UN Country Population (2022) 22,674,000  
Other reported groups:  1  
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Burkina Faso – People Progress

% of People Groups [1]
 
% of Population in People Group [1] [2]
 
Progress Level Peoples % of Peoples Population % of Population [2]
  1 - Unreached 27 33.8 % 5,257,000 23.3 %
  2 - Minimally reached 9 11.3 % 1,134,000 5.0 %
  3 - Superficially reached 1 1.3 % 17,000 0.1 %
  4 - Partially reached 33 41.3 % 3,828,000 16.9 %
  5 - Significantly reached 10 12.5 % 12,370,000 54.7 %
Totals 80   22,605,000  


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

Algerian, Arabic-speaking
23,000


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Bambara
7,300


Batonu, Baruba
29,000


Biali
3,700


Ble, Jalkunan
2,000


Bobo Fing
76,000


Bobo Madare
276,000


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Bolon
36,000


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Bozo, Tige
3,600


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Busanga
679,000


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Dagaari Dioula, Wala
41,000


Dagara
376,000


Deaf
227,000


Dogon, Jamsay
600


Dogon, Tomo Kan
25,000


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Dogose
49,000


Dyula
2,313,000


English-speaking, general
900


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Ewe
43,000


French
17,000


Fulani, Maasina
12,000


Fulani, Northeastern Burkina
445,000


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Fulani, Western
1,337,000


Gouin
79,000


Gourma
1,176,000


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Gur, Ninkare
61,000


Hausa
3,300


Jotoni
1,700


Karaboro, Eastern
76,000


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Karaboro, Western
72,000


Kasem
127,000


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Khe
3,800


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Khisa, Komono
7,300


Kusaal
19,000


Lela
324,000


Lobi
335,000


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Maninka, Eastern
12,000


Marka, Dafing
206,000


Mossi
10,826,000


Natioro
5,900


Nuna, Southern
224,000


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Pana, Sama
10,000


Red Bobo, Bwa
137,000


Samo, Maya
74,000


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Seemogo
24,000


Senoufo, Central
68,000


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Senoufo, Nanerige
145,000


Senoufo, Niangolo
109,000


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Siamou, Seme
26,000


Sininkere, Silanke
12,000


Sissala
32,000


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Songhai, Humburi
13,000


Tenbo, Loron
4,400


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Tiefo
29,000


Toussian, Northern
42,000


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Tuareg, Tamasheq
186,000


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Turka, Tyurama
74,000


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Vige, Viemo
16,000


Wara
10,000


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Yoruba
79,000


Zarma
1,600

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Burkina Faso – Languages
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Language
Code
# Peoples
Primary
Language
# Unreached
Primary
Language
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Gospel
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Online
Arabic, Algerian Spokenarq11NT
Baatonumbba10Complete
Bamanankanbam11Complete
Bialibeh10NT
Birifor, Malbabfo10NT
Bisabib10NT
Bobo Madare, Southernbwq11Complete
Bolonbof11Trans Needed
Bomubmq10Complete
Bozo, Tieyaxoboz11Portions
Buamubox10NT
Bwamu, Cwibwy10Trans Started
Bwamu, Laa Laabwj10Portions
Cermacme10NT
Dagaari Diouladgd11Portions
Dagara, Northerndgi10Complete
Dogon, Jamsaydjm10Portions
Dogon, Tomo Kandtm10Portions
Dogosedos11NT
Dogosodgs11Portions
Dyandya10Portions
Dzuungoodnn11Portions
Englisheng10Complete
Eweewe10Complete
Farefaregur10Complete
Frenchfra10Complete
Fulfulde, Maasinaffm11NT
Fulfulde, Western Nigerfuh22NT
Gourmanchemagux10Complete
Hausahau11Complete
Jalkunanbxl10Unspecified
Jowulujow11NT
Juladyu11Complete
Kaansagna10NT
Kalamseknz10Portions
Karaboro, Easternxrb10NT
Karaboro, Westernkza11Portions
Kasemxsm10Complete
Khekqg10Trans Started
Khisakqm11Trans Needed
Konaberebbo10NT
Koromfekfz10NT
Kpeegocpo11Trans Needed
Kusaalkus10Complete
Language unknownxxx10Unspecified
Lobilob11NT
Lyelelee10NT
Maninkakan, Easternemk11NT
Markarkm10Portions
Mobamfq10NT
Mooremos10Complete
Natioronti11Unspecified
Nuni, Northernnuv10NT
Nuni, Southernnnw10NT
Palenipnl11Trans Needed
Panapnq11Trans Started
Phuiepug10NT
Samo, Matyastj10Trans Started
Samo, Mayasym10Trans Started
Samo, Southernsbd10Complete
Seekusos10Trans Started
Senoufo, Nanerigesen10Trans Needed
Senoufo, Senaraseq10Trans Needed
Senoufo, Sicitesep10NT
Siamousif10Portions
Sininkereskq10Unspecified
Sissalasld10NT
Songhay, Humburi Sennihmb11Trans Needed
Tamasheqtaq11NT
Teenlor11Portions
Tiefotiq10Unspecified
Toussian, Northerntsp10Trans Started
Toussian, Southernwib10NT
Turkatuz10Portions
Viemovig11Trans Started
Warawbf10Trans Started
Winyekst10Portions
Yorubayor10Complete
Zarmadje10Complete
Totals: 79 80 27   58 41 36 70 8
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Burkina Faso – Religions
Major Religions [1] [3]
Evangelicals: 10.6 %
(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.
Burkina Faso – Possible Ministry Involvement
  • Below are lists of ministries that may work in Burkina Faso. Ministries in the Burkina Faso 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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Burkina Faso – Statistics, Prayer Cards, Maps and Links
 
Statistics
Population 22,605,000
Percent Urbanization 29 %
Total People Groups 80
Unreached People Groups 27
Region Africa, West and Central
10/40 Window Yes
Official National Language French
Secondary National LanguageMoore
Primary Religion Islam
Percent Professing Christian 21.2%  [1]
Percent Evangelical 10.6%  [2]
Country Progress Level 5
Persecution Ranking 23 (1=High to 50=Low OD)
Human Development Index 0.402 (0=Low to 1=High UN)

Links
Operation World
Window International Country Profile
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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