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The Aizo of Benin

The Aizo of Benin, numbering approximately 413,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are Largely in Atlantique department; Zou and Kouffo departments: Zogbodomey and Lalo communes. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Ayizo Gbe is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Benin
People Cluster: Guinean
Primary Language(s): Ayizo Gbe (ayb)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 413,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG012297
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Pray for the Aizo of Benin

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

49%
%
Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Ayizo Gbe
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Gbe, Ayizo Speakers

Media Resources in Ayizo Gbe:

Films:

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Bible Resources in Ayizo Gbe:

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Aizo are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Aizo:
Continue prayer and fasting for this group
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Aizo of Benin

Note then the kindness and the severity of God: severity toward those who have fallen, but God's kindness to you, provided you continue in his kindness. Otherwise you too will be cut off.
readRomans 11:22

Pray that God will transform those who persist in unbelief and, in His everlasting kindness, graft them into His family.

The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.
readLamentations 3:23-23

Pray that they will have hope in the Lord, knowing that His compassions never fails and that His mercies are new every morning.

Turn, O LORD, deliver my life; save me for the sake of your steadfast love.
readPsalm 6:4

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and still struggle with the worries of this life, God will deliver them from worry for the sake of His steadfast love.

Go your way; behold, I am sending you out as lambs in the midst of wolves.
readLuke 10:3

Ask God to raise up and send humble believers who will depend on Him as they go out like lambs among wolves to share the good news with those who need to hear it.

Ayizo-Gbe Across Countries (ROP3 - 100663) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
AizoPG012297AizoBenin413,000Engaged yet UnreachedAyizo GbeEthnoreligion

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