Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Yoruba

Language: Yoruba - (yor)

Alternate Name(s): Oyo, Ijebu, Anago

Primary Religion: Christianity - Neo-Pentecostalism

Country: Nigeria

Also found in: Benin; Burkina Faso; Canada; Cote d’Ivoire; Equatorial Guinea; Ghana; Niger; Sierra Leone; Togo; United States

Population: 45,990,000

Global Population: 47,462,500

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical

Overview: The Yoruba of Nigeria, numbering 45,990,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Yoruba people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 47,462,500 in 11 countries. Their primary language is Yoruba. The primary religion practiced by the Yoruba is Neo-Pentecostalism, a movement characterized by manifestations in non-Pentecostal churches of what have been traditionally categorized as Pentecostal experiences, frequently combined with prosperity gospel theology.

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