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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Yoruba of Cote d’Ivoire

The Yoruba of Cote d’Ivoire, numbering approximately 150,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are described as a West African ethnic group indigenous to Yorubaland, an are that spans the modern-day countries of Nigeria, Benin, and Togo They are an Diaspora people, with Yoruba as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Yoruba people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Neo-Pentecostalism. They primarily speak Yoruba.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Cote d’Ivoire
People Cluster: Yoruba
Primary Language(s): Yoruba (yor)
Primary Religion(s): Neo-Pentecostalism
Population: 150,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG013151
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Neo-Pentecostalism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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Neo-Pentecostalism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Yoruba
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Yoruba Speakers

Media Resources in Yoruba:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Yoruba:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
2004 Bible Society of Nigeria✓
2012 Bible Society of Nigeria✓
Yoruba Contemporary Bible✓

3 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Yoruba bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Yoruba 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 Yoruba:
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 Yoruba of Cote d’Ivoire

Turn to me and be saved, all the ends of the earth! For I am God, and there is no other.
readIsaiah 45:22

Pray for many lost people to turn to the Lord, finding forgiveness and salvation in Him, for He is the only way to true life and restoration.

There is no speech, nor are there words, whose voice is not heard.
readPsalm 19:3

Pray that God will lead them to His Word, and where it is not available, ask that He will raise up those who will produce gospel media in their heart language.

For you were straying like sheep, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.
read1 Peter 2:25

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will proclaim the good news and the lost will recognize their need for the Shepherd and turn to Jesus Christ in faith.

But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.
readJohn 1:12

Pray that believers will have the opportunity to clearly share the good news with the lost here, so that all people can be invited to trust in Jesus and become children of God.

Yoruba Across Countries (ROP3 - 111095) reported in the following countries:

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11 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
YorubaPG014193YorubaNigeria48,830,000No Longer UnreachedYorubaNeo-Pentecostalism
YorubaPG013390YorubaGhana531,000No Longer UnreachedYorubaFolk Islam
YorubaPG012364YorubaBenin265,000Engaged yet UnreachedYorubaAfrican Traditional Religion
YorubaPG047644YorubaUnited States152,000No Longer UnreachedYorubaAfrican Traditional Religion
YorubaPG013151YorubaCote d’Ivoire150,000No Longer UnreachedYorubaNeo-Pentecostalism
YorubaPG014462YorubaTogo143,000No Longer UnreachedYorubaNeo-Pentecostalism
YorubaPG013173YorubaEquatorial Guinea130,000No Longer UnreachedYorubaProtestantism
YorubaPG013615YorubaNiger90,000No Longer UnreachedYorubaFolk Islam
YorubaPG012463YorubaBurkina Faso85,000No Longer UnreachedYorubaFolk Islam
YorubaPG050477YorubaCanada10,500No Longer UnreachedYorubaNeo-Pentecostalism
YorubaPG014300YorubaSierra Leone7,400No Longer UnreachedYorubaProtestantism

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

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