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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Krio of Senegal

The Krio of Senegal, numbering approximately 9,700 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Creole community in Senegal descended from the Sierra Leone Krio people, whose identity reflects the blending of African, Afro-Caribbean, and African American heritage. They mostly adhere to Roman Catholicism and Krio is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Senegal
People Cluster: Other Sub-Saharan African
Primary Language(s): Krio (kri)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 9,700
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG014225
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Pray for the Krio of Senegal

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

55%
%
Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Krio
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Krio Speakers

Media Resources in Krio:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

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Bible Resources in Krio:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1992 Good News for All Men✓✓✓
2013 Bible Society in Sierra Leone✓

2 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Krio bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Krio 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 Krio:
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 Krio of Senegal

In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.
readMatthew 5:16

Pray that those who are deceived about what brings peace will not settle for any lies they’ve heard about God and will diligently seek Him and be satisfied when they learn the truth about who He is and what He’s done.

...I have trusted in your steadfast love; my heart shall rejoice in your salvation.
readPsalm 13:5

Ask God to bring many to trust in His unfailing love and cause their hearts to rejoice in His salvation.

There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
readGalatians 3:28

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be united in Christ across all differences of ethnicity, social status, and gender.

To the Jews I became as a Jew, in order to win Jews. To those under the law I became as one under the law (though not being myself under the law) that I might win those under the law.
read1 Corinthians 9:20

Pray that believers from similar cultures will be compelled by Christ's love to reach people who don't know the gospel, and that those people will receive the good news with joy.

Krio Across Countries (ROP3 - 105310) reported in the following countries:

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5 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
KrioPG014283KrioSierra Leone921,000No Longer UnreachedKrioEthnoreligion
Sierra LeoneansPG000681Sierra LeoneansUnited Kingdom18,500Unengaged and UnreachedKrioProtestantism
KrioPG014225KrioSenegal9,700No Longer UnreachedKrioRoman Catholicism
KrioPG047260KrioUnited States7,800No Longer UnreachedKrioEthnoreligion
Sierra LeoneansPG000432Sierra LeoneansNetherlands900No Longer UnreachedKrioNeo-Pentecostalism

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