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The Hausa of Benin

The Hausa of Benin, numbering approximately 44,500 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a West African diaspora people of Hausa origin, descended from communities rooted in Hausaland of northern Nigeria and southern Niger who established commercial and settlement communities in Benin while maintaining a broader Hausa identity. They mostly adhere to Folk Islam and Hausa is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Hausa

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Benin
People Cluster: Hausa
Primary Language(s): Hausa (hau)
Primary Religion(s): Folk Islam
Population: 44,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG012327
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Folk Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

99%
%
Folk Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Hausa
Language Family: Afro-Asiatic

100%
%
Hausa Speakers

Media Resources in Hausa:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film
The SaviorView Film

3 films

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Bible Resources in Hausa:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1979 Bible Society of Nigeria✓
Common Language Version (FCBH Audio)✓✓
Littafi Mai Tsarki✓

3 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Hausa bible at Bible.com

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Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 0), which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Frontier Unreached People Group, (LPI: 0), < 0.1% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity (GSEC: 1), this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years

Next steps for the Hausa:
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Pray specifically for the Hausa of Benin

Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions.
readPsalm 51:1

Give thanks to God that He is able to forgive all the sins people might commit, and pray that many who don't yet know this will hear the good news and turn to Him for mercy.

So his fame spread throughout all Syria, and they brought him all the sick, those afflicted with various diseases and pains, those oppressed by demons, those having seizures, and paralytics, and he healed them
readMatthew 4:24

Pray that the truth about the Lord will spread throughout the land so that many will have an opportunity to receive the good news and put their faith in Him.

I lay down and slept; I woke again, for the LORD sustained me. I will not be afraid of many thousands of people who have set themselves against me all around.
readPsalm 3:5-6

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and experience isolation or other persecution, God will sustain them and give them confidence and rest in Him.

And God has appointed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, helping, administrating, and various kinds of tongues.
read2 Corinthians 12:28

Ask God to raise up believers who will faithfully proclaim the good news and equip others to do the same.

Hausa Across Countries (ROP3 - 103733) reported in the following countries:

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19 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguage ▼Religion
HausaPG013165HausaEquatorial Guinea32,500Unengaged and UnreachedHausaFolk Islam
HausaPG050354HausaUnited States5,400Unengaged and UnreachedHausaSunni Islam
HausaPG047465HausaCanada375Engaged yet UnreachedHausaSunni Islam
HausaPG042724HausaEthiopia134,000Unengaged and UnreachedHausaSunni Islam
HausaPG014358HausaTogo26,000Unengaged and UnreachedHausaFolk Islam
HausaPG013828HausaNigeria40,640,000Engaged yet UnreachedHausaFolk Islam
HausaPG013600HausaNiger16,190,000Engaged yet UnreachedHausaFolk Islam
HausaPG013409HausaGuinea1,500Engaged yet UnreachedHausaSunni Islam
HausaPG013336HausaGhana323,000Engaged yet UnreachedHausaFolk Islam
HausaPG013188HausaGabon45,000Unengaged and UnreachedHausaFolk Islam
HausaPG011263HausaAlgeria12,500Unengaged and UnreachedHausaSunni Islam
HausaPG013089HausaCote d’Ivoire484,000Engaged yet UnreachedHausaFolk Islam
HausaPG012971HausaCongo12,500Unengaged and UnreachedHausaFolk Islam
HausaPG012869HausaCentral African Republic41,500Unengaged and UnreachedHausaFolk Islam
HausaPG012616HausaCameroon434,000Engaged yet UnreachedHausaFolk Islam
HausaPG012404HausaBurkina Faso12,000Engaged yet UnreachedHausaFolk Islam
HausaPG012327HausaBenin44,500Unengaged and UnreachedHausaFolk Islam
HausaPG012037HausaSudan1,060,000Engaged yet UnreachedHausaSunni Islam
HausaPG011360HausaChad296,000Engaged yet UnreachedHausaFolk Islam

To download a comprehensive people group list in spreadsheet form, visit our Research Data page.

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