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The Ewe of Liberia

The Ewe of Liberia, numbering approximately 29,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Ewe ethnolinguistic community of southern Togo and neighboring regions of West Africa. They speak Éwé, a Gbe language, and trace their heritage to the historic Ewe settlements between the Volta and Mono river systems. They mostly adhere to Roman Catholicism and Ewe is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Liberia
People Cluster: Guinean
Primary Language(s): Ewe (ewe)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 29,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG013487

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Pray for the Ewe of Liberia

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

60%
%
Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Ewe
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Éwé Speakers

Media Resources in Ewe:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

Provided by the Jesus Film Project

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Bible Resources in Ewe:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Ghana - 2010 Bible Society of Ghana✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Ewe bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Ewe 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 Ewe:
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 Ewe of Liberia

How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching?
readRomans 10:14

Pray that those who haven't heard will hear the Word of Christ and believe in Him, calling upon the name of the Lord to be saved.

The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever.
readIsaiah 40:8

Pray that everyone has access to God's Word and that those who hear the good news will turn from their sins and put their faith in Jesus the Messiah.

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.

And he said to them, “Truly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or wife or brothers or parents or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God, who will not receive many times more in this time, and in the age to come eternal life.”
readLuke 18:29-30

Pray that God will raise up people to go and share the gospel and help them trust His promise that anyone who has left those they treasure for the sake of the kingdom of God will receive many times more in this life and in the life to come.

Ewe Across Countries (ROP3 - 102974) reported in the following countries:

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8 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
EwePG013318EweGhana3,115,000No Longer UnreachedEweEthnoreligion
EwePG014342EweTogo2,080,000No Longer UnreachedEweProtestantism
EwePG013779EweNigeria705,000No Longer UnreachedEweEthnoreligion
EwePG012317EweBenin103,000Unengaged and UnreachedEweEthnoreligion
EwePG012395EweBurkina Faso48,500Engaged yet UnreachedEweEthnoreligion
EwePG013487EweLiberia29,500No Longer UnreachedEweRoman Catholicism
EwePG013074EweCote d’Ivoire21,000No Longer UnreachedEweFolk Islam
EwePG050366EweUnited States3,400No Longer UnreachedEweEthnoreligion

To download a comprehensive people group list in spreadsheet form, visit our Research Data page.

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