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Guinea-Bissau (GNB)

Guinea-Bissau is a country in Africa with a population of 2,330,700. Guinea-Bissau, a small country of mangrove swamps and islands, is known for its cashew harvests and the lively rhythms of gumbe music. The people are a mosaic of ethnic groups, each with its own customs. Islam, Christianity, and indigenous beliefs are all practiced, often side by side. Spirituality is woven into daily life through ceremonies, ancestor veneration, and colorful Carnival celebrations.

People Groups of Guinea-Bissau:

Guinea-Bissau Fast Facts:

25 People Groups · 2,331K People

EngagementGroupsPopulation
Unengaged and Unreached876.7K
Engaged yet Unreached141,985K
No Longer Unreached3269.4K

Guinea-Bissau Realities:

Weighted GSEC
1
Dying Daily
43
Dying Daily Without Christ
(100.0%) 43
Birth Rate per 1,000
30.1
Death Rate per 1,000
8.9

People Groups of Guinea-Bissau

Strategic Progress Index
All

25 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
FulakundaPG013457FulakundaGuinea-Bissau566,000Engaged yet UnreachedPulaarFolk Islam
BalantaPG013444BalantaGuinea-Bissau552,000Engaged yet UnreachedBalanta-KentoheAnimism
Upper Guinea CriouloPG013453Upper Guinea CriouloGuinea-Bissau300,000Engaged yet UnreachedUpper Guinea CriouloRoman Catholicism
MandinkaPG013466MandinkaGuinea-Bissau264,000Engaged yet UnreachedMandinkaFolk Islam
PapelPG013472PapelGuinea-Bissau219,000No Longer UnreachedPapelAnimism
ManjakPG013467ManjakGuinea-Bissau116,000Engaged yet UnreachedMandjakAnimism
BiafadePG013449BiafadeGuinea-Bissau65,500Engaged yet UnreachedBiafadaFolk Islam
MankanyaPG013468MankanyaGuinea-Bissau64,000Engaged yet UnreachedMankanyaAnimism
BijogoPG013450BijogoGuinea-Bissau43,000No Longer UnreachedBidyogoAnimism
MaswankaPG013469MaswankaGuinea-Bissau23,000Unengaged and UnreachedMansoankaEthnoreligion
BainoukPG013443BainoukGuinea-Bissau13,000Engaged yet UnreachedBainouk-GunyuñoFolk Islam
JahankePG013458JahankeGuinea-Bissau12,000Unengaged and UnreachedJahankaFolk Islam
WolofPG042188WolofGuinea-Bissau11,500Unengaged and UnreachedWolofSunni Islam
SoninkePG013474SoninkeGuinea-Bissau11,500Engaged yet UnreachedSoninkeFolk Islam
NaluPG013470NaluGuinea-Bissau11,500Engaged yet UnreachedNaluFolk Islam
JolaPG042198JolaGuinea-Bissau11,000Engaged yet UnreachedJola-FonyiEthnoreligion
Levantine ArabsPG013440Levantine ArabsGuinea-Bissau11,000Unengaged and UnreachedLevantine ArabicFolk Islam
Deaf Bissau-GuineansPG047048Deaf Bissau-GuineansGuinea-Bissau10,500Unengaged and UnreachedGuinea-Bissau Sign LanguageSunni Islam
BadyaraPG013442BadyaraGuinea-Bissau7,400No Longer UnreachedBadyaraSunni Islam
SusuPG013475SusuGuinea-Bissau6,700Engaged yet UnreachedSusuFolk Islam
PortuguesePG013473PortugueseGuinea-Bissau6,600Unengaged and UnreachedPortugueseRoman Catholicism
Fula JalonPG013456Fula JalonGuinea-Bissau2,300Engaged yet UnreachedPularFolk Islam
KasangaPG013463KasangaGuinea-Bissau1,200Unengaged and UnreachedMandinkaAnimism
KobianaPG013464KobianaGuinea-Bissau1,100Engaged yet UnreachedKobianaAnimism
BasariPG013448BasariGuinea-Bissau900Unengaged and UnreachedBassariAnimism

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