Country: Sierra Leone
| Photo | People Group ▲ | Population this Country |
Global Population |
Indigenous | Primary Language | Primary Religion | Progress Scale |
% Christian Adherent |
% Evangelical | Est. Workers Needed * |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Bassa | 8,600 | 712,000 | Bassa | Ethnic Religions | 4 ● | 43.00 % | 4.00 % | -1 - | |
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Bom, Krim | 21,000 | 21,000 | ● | Mende | Ethnic Religions | 1 ● | 5.00 % | 0.50 % | 1 |
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British | 2,800 | 53,799,000 | English | Christianity | 4 ● | 60.00 % | 8.00 % | -1 - | |
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Bullom, Northern Bullom | 7,800 | 7,800 | ● | Bullom So | Islam | 1 ● | 5.00 % | 1.80 % | 1 |
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Deaf | 80,000 | 47,601,000 | ● | Sierra Leone Sign Language | Islam | 2 ● | 13.15 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Fula Jalon | 222,000 | 6,336,000 | Pular | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 4 | |
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Fulani, Krio | 59,000 | 59,000 | ● | Pular | Islam | 1 ● | 0.50 % | 0.10 % | 1 |
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Gola | 16,000 | 189,000 | ● | Gola | Islam | 1 ● | 3.00 % | 0.60 % | 1 |
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Greek | 1,200 | 10,235,000 | Greek | Christianity | 3 ● | 91.00 % | 0.40 % | -1 - | |
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Kissi, Northern | 62,000 | 644,000 | ● | Kissi, Northern | Ethnic Religions | 5 ● | 20.00 % | 16.30 % | -1 - |
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Kissi, Southern | 133,000 | 337,000 | ● | Kisi, Southern | Ethnic Religions | 2 ● | 10.00 % | 1.00 % | -1 - |
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Kono | 319,000 | 319,000 | ● | Kono | Ethnic Religions | 2 ● | 12.00 % | 1.00 % | -1 - |
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Krio, Creole | 818,000 | 874,000 | ● | Krio | Christianity | 4 ● | 45.00 % | 6.52 % | -1 - |
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Kru | 14,000 | 422,000 | Klao | Christianity | 4 ● | 90.00 % | 4.00 % | -1 - | |
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Kuranko | 420,000 | 532,000 | ● | Kuranko | Ethnic Religions | 1 ● | 3.00 % | 0.00 % | 8 |
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Limba, East | 800 | 1,900 | ● | Limba, East | Islam | 4 ● | 15.00 % | 3.00 % | -1 - |
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Limba, West | 521,000 | 523,000 | ● | Limba, West-Central | Islam | 2 ● | 14.00 % | 1.00 % | -1 - |
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Loko, Landogo | 210,000 | 210,000 | ● | Loko | Ethnic Religions | 1 ● | 5.00 % | 0.90 % | 4 |
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Maninka, Eastern | 164,000 | 4,008,000 | ● | Maninkakan, Eastern | Islam | 1 ● | 3.00 % | 1.30 % | 3 |
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Mende, Boumpe | 2,428,000 | 2,480,000 | ● | Mende | Islam | 4 ● | 13.00 % | 9.13 % | -1 - |
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Sherbro, Southern Bullom | 210,000 | 210,000 | ● | Sherbro | Ethnic Religions | 4 ● | 8.00 % | 5.70 % | -1 - |
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South Asian, general | 15,000 | 12,154,000 | Hindi | Hinduism | 1 ● | 4.00 % | 0.20 % | 1 | |
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Susu | 187,000 | 1,345,000 | ● | Susu | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.06 % | 0.06 % | 4 |
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Temne | 1,845,000 | 1,851,000 | ● | Themne | Islam | 4 ● | 7.00 % | 4.18 % | -1 - |
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Temne-Banta | 70,000 | 70,000 | ● | Themne | Islam | 1 ● | 4.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Vai | 23,000 | 212,000 | ● | Vai | Islam | 4 ● | 4.00 % | 2.50 % | -1 - |
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Yalunka, Yalun Soso | 47,000 | 196,000 | ● | Yalunka | Islam | 4 ● | 6.00 % | 4.40 % | -1 - |
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Yoruba | 6,300 | 36,811,000 | Yoruba | Christianity | 4 ● | 47.00 % | 3.00 % | -1 - | |
| Totals: 28 | 7,911,000 | 11 ● | 13.11 % | 4.95 % | 29 | |||||
| Unclassified / Other Individuals | 66,000 | |||||||||
| UN Country Population (2020) | 7,977,000 |
| Province ▲ | Estimated Population |
|---|---|
| Eastern | 1,810,000 |
| Northern | 2,765,000 |
| Southern | 1,589,000 |
| Western | 1,654,000 |
| Provinces: 4 | 7,818,000 |
| UN Country Population | 7,977,000 |
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Sierra Leone prayer cards. All Unreached |
| Operation World |
| World Factbook |
| God Reports (stories from the field) |
| Religious Freedom Report |
| UN Human Development Report |
| Ethnologue Language Listing |
| National Bible Society |
| Political Map (UN) |
| Language Map (Ethnologue) |
| Ethnolinguistic Map (Univ of Texas) |
| Perry-Castaneda Map Collection |
| Class ▲ | Population | % Popl | % Hindu | % Muslim | % Christian | % Buddhist | % Sikh | % Other | |
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Forward Caste (FC) | 287,717,000 | 3,636.9 % | 97.3 % | 0.0 % | 1.1 % | 0.1 % | 0.0 % | 1.5 % |
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Other Backward Classes (OBC) | 765,974,000 | 9,682.4 % | 70.6 % | 24.5 % | 1.7 % | 0.1 % | 2.3 % | 0.8 % |
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Scheduled Caste (SC) | 205,728,000 | 2,600.5 % | 93.5 % | 0.0 % | 0.5 % | 3.4 % | 2.6 % | 0.0 % |
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Scheduled Tribe (ST) | 114,522,000 | 1,447.6 % | 81.9 % | 1.5 % | 9.2 % | 0.8 % | 0.0 % | 6.7 % |
| 7,911,000 |
| Language ▲ | Code | # Peoples w/ this Primary Language |
# Unreached w/ this Primary Language |
Scripture Status |
NT Text Online |
NT Audio Online |
Jesus Film Online |
Audio Recordings Online |
Gospel Tract Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bassa | bsq | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Bullom So | buy | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| English | eng | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Gola | gol | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Greek | ell | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Hindi | hin | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Kisi, Southern | kss | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Kissi, Northern | kqs | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Klao | klu | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Kono | kno | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Krio | kri | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Kuranko | knk | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Limba, East | lma | 1 | 0 | 1 Translation Needed | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
| Limba, West-Central | lia | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Loko | lok | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Maninkakan, Eastern | emk | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Mende | men | 2 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Pular | fuf | 2 | 2 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Sherbro | bun | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Sierra Leone Sign Language | sgx | 1 | 0 | 1 Translation Needed | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Susu | sus | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Themne | tem | 2 | 1 | 4 New Testament | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Vai | vai | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Yalunka | yal | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Yoruba | yor | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals: | 25 | 28 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 4 |
| MAJOR RELIGIONS ▲ | Percent |
|---|---|
| Buddhism | 0.0 % |
| Christianity (Evangelical 5.0 %) | 13.1 % |
| Ethnic Religions | 24.6 % |
| Hinduism | 0.1 % |
| Islam | 60.9 % |
| Non-Religious | 1.0 % |
| Other / Small Religions | 0.3 % |
| Unknown | 0.0 % |
| CHRISTIAN SEGMENTS ▲ | Percent |
|---|---|
| Anglican | 2.0 % |
| Independent | 22.2 % |
| Orthodox | 0.1 % |
| Other Christian | 0.7 % |
| Protestant | 56.5 % |
| Roman Catholic | 17.5 % |
Major Religions: Religion percentages are derived from summing Joshua Project's data for all people groups who live in each country. The number of individuals who practice each religion, by people group, are summed. This number is divided by the country's total population to derive the religion's percentage.
Christianity Segments: Christian segment percentages are derived from summing Joshua Project's data for all the people groups who live in each country. The number of individuals who practice each segment of Christianity, by people group, are summed. This number is divided by the country's total number of Christians to derive the Christian segment's percentage.
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- Church planting agencies in Sierra Leone
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- Bible translation opportunities
- Relief and development agencies
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- Christian medical outreaches
| People Groups | 28 |
| Unreached People Groups | 11 (39.3%) |
| Population | 7,911,000 |
| Population Annual Growth Rate | 2.1% |
| Population in Unreached | 1,390,000 (17.6%) |
| Primary Religion | Islam |
| Percent Christian Adherent | 13.1% |
| Percent Evangelical | 5.0% |
| Evangelical Annual Growth Rate | 5.0% |
| Pioneer Workers Needed * | 29 |
| Country Progress Level | 4 ● |
| Urbanization | 42% |
| Continent | Africa |
| Region | Africa, West and Central |
| 10/40 Window | No |
| Country Code | SL |
| Official Language(s) | English | Krio |
| Literacy Rate | 46% |
| Estimated Illiterate Population | 4,272,000 |
| Persecution Ranking | Not ranked |
| Political Map (UN) |
| Language Map (Ethnologue) |
| Ethnolinguistic Map (Univ of Texas) |
| Perry-Castaneda Map Collection |
|
Sierra Leone prayer cards. All Unreached |
| Operation World |
| World Factbook |
| God Reports (stories from the field) |
| Religious Freedom Report |
| UN Human Development Report |
| Ethnologue Language Listing |
| National Bible Society |
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