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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Igbo of Equatorial Guinea

The Igbo of Equatorial Guinea, numbering approximately 65,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a community formed through migration from southeastern Nigeria to Equatorial Guinea, particularly Bioko Island, that maintains a distinct Igbo identity. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Igbo is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Equatorial Guinea
People Cluster: Igbo
Primary Language(s): Igbo (ibo)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 65,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG013167
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Pray for the Igbo of Equatorial Guinea

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

95%
%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Igbo
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Igbo Speakers

Media Resources in Igbo:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
JESUSView Film

2 films

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Bible Resources in Igbo:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Baịbụlụ Nsọ (BN)✓
Union Version✓

2 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Igbo bible at Bible.com

Linked from YouVersion

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Igbo 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 Igbo:
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 Igbo of Equatorial Guinea

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.

Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name; bring an offering, and come into his courts!
readPsalm 96:8

Pray for people here to humbly give God the glory due His name.

This mystery is profound, and I am saying that it refers to Christ and the church. However, let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband.
readEphesians 5:32-33

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will grasp the profound mystery of Christ's love for the Church, reflecting this love in their marriages.

And Jesus said to them, "Follow me, and I will make you become fishers of men." And immediately they left their nets and followed him.
readMark 1:17-18

Pray that God will raise up believers from this place and/or other cultures nearby to proclaim the gospel to those who desperately need to encounter it.

Igbo Across Countries (ROP3 - 103963) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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6 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDName ▼CountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
IgboPG012623IgboCameroon124,000No Longer UnreachedIgboProtestantism
IgboPG013167IgboEquatorial Guinea65,000No Longer UnreachedIgboProtestantism
IgboPG013338IgboGhana74,000No Longer UnreachedIgboProtestantism
IgboPG013844IgboNigeria35,210,000No Longer UnreachedIgboProtestantism
IgboPG047202IgboUnited States234,000No Longer UnreachedIgboProtestantism
IgboPG047450IgboCanada5,700No Longer UnreachedIgboProtestantism

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

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