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The Hausa of Benin

The Hausa of Benin, numbering approximately 44,500 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a West African diaspora people of Hausa origin, descended from communities rooted in Hausaland of northern Nigeria and southern Niger who established commercial and settlement communities in Benin while maintaining a broader Hausa identity. They mostly adhere to Folk Islam and Hausa is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Benin
People Cluster: Hausa
Primary Language(s): Hausa (hau)
Primary Religion(s): Folk Islam
Population: 44,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG012327
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Pray for the Hausa of Benin

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Folk Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

99%
%
Folk Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Hausa
Language Family: Afro-Asiatic

100%
%
Hausa Speakers

Media Resources in Hausa:

Films:
Title Link
JESUS View Film
Magdalena View Film
The Savior View Film

3 films

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Bible Resources in Hausa:

Bible Name (Translation) Video Audio Text
1979 Bible Society of Nigeria ✓
Common Language Version (FCBH Audio) ✓ ✓
Littafi Mai Tsarki ✓

3 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Hausa bible at Bible.com

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Explore Lostness and Next Steps

Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 0), which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Frontier Unreached People Group, (LPI: 0), < 0.1% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity (GSEC: 1), this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years

Next steps for the Hausa:
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Pray specifically for the Hausa of Benin

"...And some fell into good soil and grew and yielded a hundredfold." As he said these things, he called out, "He who has ears to hear, let him hear."
readLuke 8:8

Pray that the seeds of truth will take root in the hearts of those who are far from Jesus and that He will lead them from darkness to light.

The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.
read2 Peter 3:9

Pray that the lost will not perish but come to repentance and that God's patience and long-suffering will lead them to salvation.

Praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end, keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints.
readEphesians 6:18

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be alert and persistent in prayer for all believers, offering their requests with thanksgiving.

Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin!
readPsalm 51:2

Pray that God will raise up believers to go and share the gospel with those in this people group who need to be washed of their iniquity and cleansed from their sins.

Hausa Across Countries (ROP3 - 103733) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index

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19 people groups

Photo People Group ID Name ▲ Country Population Strategic Progress Index Language Religion
Hausa PG013165 Hausa Equatorial Guinea 32,500 Unengaged and Unreached Hausa Folk Islam
Hausa PG050354 Hausa United States 5,400 Unengaged and Unreached Hausa Sunni Islam
Hausa PG047465 Hausa Canada 375 Engaged yet Unreached Hausa Sunni Islam
Hausa PG042724 Hausa Ethiopia 134,000 Unengaged and Unreached Hausa Sunni Islam
Hausa PG014358 Hausa Togo 26,000 Unengaged and Unreached Hausa Folk Islam
Hausa PG013828 Hausa Nigeria 40,650,000 Engaged yet Unreached Hausa Folk Islam
Hausa PG013600 Hausa Niger 16,200,000 Engaged yet Unreached Hausa Folk Islam
Hausa PG013409 Hausa Guinea 1,500 Engaged yet Unreached Hausa Sunni Islam
Hausa PG013336 Hausa Ghana 323,000 Engaged yet Unreached Hausa Folk Islam
Hausa PG013188 Hausa Gabon 45,000 Unengaged and Unreached Hausa Folk Islam
Hausa PG011263 Hausa Algeria 12,500 Unengaged and Unreached Hausa Sunni Islam
Hausa PG013089 Hausa Cote d’Ivoire 484,000 Engaged yet Unreached Hausa Folk Islam
Hausa PG012971 Hausa Congo 12,500 Unengaged and Unreached Hausa Folk Islam
Hausa PG012869 Hausa Central African Republic 41,500 Unengaged and Unreached Hausa Folk Islam
Hausa PG012616 Hausa Cameroon 434,000 Engaged yet Unreached Hausa Folk Islam
Hausa PG012404 Hausa Burkina Faso 12,000 Engaged yet Unreached Hausa Folk Islam
Hausa PG012327 Hausa Benin 44,500 Unengaged and Unreached Hausa Folk Islam
Hausa PG012037 Hausa Sudan 1,060,000 Engaged yet Unreached Hausa Sunni Islam
Hausa PG011360 Hausa Chad 296,000 Engaged yet Unreached Hausa Folk Islam

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