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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Dankyira of Ghana

The Dankyira of Ghana, numbering approximately 176,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are described as an Akan people of Ghana's Central Region whose ancestors migrated south from the Niger Bend around 1570 to found the once-powerful Denkyira kingdom, defeated by the rising Asante empire in 1701 They are an Indigenous people, with Dankyira as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Guinean people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. They mostly adhere to Neo-Pentecostalism and Akan is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Ghana
People Cluster: Guinean
Primary Language(s): Akan (aka)
Primary Religion(s): Neo-Pentecostalism
Population: 176,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG013301
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Neo-Pentecostalism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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Neo-Pentecostalism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Akan
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Akan Speakers

Media Resources in Akan:

Films:
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JESUSView Film
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MagdalenaView Film
MagdalenaView Film

4 films

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Bible Resources in Akan:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1964 Bible Society of Ghana✓
2012 Bible Society of Ghana✓✓✓
1964 Bible Society of Ghana✓✓
Asante-Twi Bible With Deutero-Canons✓
1982 Bible Society of Ghana✓

5 entries

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Or check out the Akan bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Dankyira 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 Dankyira:
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 Dankyira of Ghana

And the people of Israel went into the midst of the sea on dry ground, the waters being a wall to them on their right hand and on their left.
readExodus 14:22

Pray that the God who split the sea so that the Israelites might pass through would do another great work among these people, softening the hearts of those who remain lost to the good news and saving them from their sins.

You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
readPsalm 16:11

Pray that God will make a way for His path of life to be revealed to many so that they may come into His presence and experience abundant joy and eternal pleasures at His right hand.

And now, Lord, look upon their threats and grant to your servants to continue to speak your word with all boldness.
readActs 4:29

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and face rejection by unbelievers in their communities, God will give them discernment, boldness, and encouragement to speak His Word.

Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
readMatthew 28:19-20

Ask God to bring people among this group to faith in Jesus who will be obedient to make disciples of all nations, baptizing them and teaching them to obey all that Christ has commanded.

Dankyira Across Countries (ROP3 - 102441) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion ▼
DankyiraPG013301DankyiraGhana176,000No Longer UnreachedAkanNeo-Pentecostalism

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