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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Saxwe of Benin

The Saxwe of Benin, numbering approximately 499,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Benin. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Saxwe Gbe is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Benin
People Cluster: Guinean
Primary Language(s): Saxwe Gbe (sxw)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 499,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG012347
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Pray for the Saxwe of Benin

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

72%
%
Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Saxwe Gbe
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Gbe, Saxwe Speakers

Media Resources in Saxwe Gbe:

Films:
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Bible Resources in Saxwe Gbe:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Saxwe are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the Saxwe:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Saxwe of Benin

The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.
readPsalm 19:1

Pray that those who are lost will look to the heavens and see the glory of God displayed, leading them to seek Him and know Him as their Creator and Savior.

For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions, and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander off into myths.
read2 Timothy 4:3-4

Pray that the lost will be open to the truth of the gospel and turn from false teachings and myths to the sound doctrine of Christ in faith.

For this reason, when I could bear it no longer, I sent to learn about your faith, for fear that somehow the tempter had tempted you and our labor would be in vain.
read2 Thessalonians 3:5

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will persevere according to God's command, walk in faith, and be strong so that they can resist the evil one’s deception.

And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!”
readRomans 10:15

Pray that God will call many believers who will obediently go and share the gospel with those who desperately need it.

Saxwe-Gbe Across Countries (ROP3 - 108766) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▲Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
SaxwePG012347SaxweBenin499,000No Longer UnreachedSaxwe GbeEthnoreligion

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