Country: France

Number of People Groups

114

People Groups Unreached

37 (32.5%)

Progress Level

Progress Gauge

Total
Population

64,704,000

Population in Unreached

4,188,000 (6.5%)

Largest Religion

% Christian Adherent

62.38%

% Evangelical

1.23%

Evangelical Annual Growth Rate

2.4%
Map Notes

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Photo People Group Population
this Country
Global
Population
Indigenous Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale
% Christian
Adherent
% Evangelical Est. Workers
Needed
 Algerian, Arabic-speaking 474,000 37,281,000 Arabic, Algerian Islam 0.60 % 0.10 % 9
 Alsatian 1,612,000 1,612,000 German, Swiss Christianity 65.00 % 0.60 % -
 Americans, U.S. 65,000 197,948,000 English Christianity 80.00 % 28.90 % -
 Anglo-Canadian 12,000 17,345,000 English Christianity 75.00 % 9.00 % -
 Arab, Egyptian 25,000 78,032,000 Arabic, Egyptian Islam 17.00 % 4.50 % -
 Arab, Iraqi 32,000 21,994,000 Arabic, Mesopotamian Islam 2.00 % 0.30 % 1
 Arab, Jordanian 5,000 4,952,000 Arabic, Levantine Islam 2.50 % 0.30 % 1
 Arab, Lebanese 24,000 6,275,000 Arabic, Levantine Islam 34.00 % 0.50 % -
 Arab, Moroccan 441,000 30,794,000 Arabic, Moroccan Islam 0.50 % 0.10 % 9
 Arab, Palestinian 4,000 11,593,000 Arabic, Levantine Islam 3.00 % 0.05 % 1
 Arab, Syrian 258,000 20,176,000 Arabic, Levantine Islam 6.00 % 0.10 % -
 Arab, Tunisian 157,000 12,039,000 Arabic, Tunisian Islam 0.30 % 0.10 % 3
 Argentinian, White 12,000 36,580,000 Spanish Christianity 92.00 % 10.00 % -
 Armenian 473,000 5,931,000 Armenian, Western Christianity 94.00 % 8.70 % -
 Assyrian 3,900 941,000 Assyrian Neo-Aramaic Christianity 95.00 % 0.50 % -
 Auvergnat 1,423,000 1,423,000 French Christianity 65.00 % 1.20 % -
 Bambara 129,000 7,428,000 Bamanankan Islam 3.00 % 0.10 % 3
 Basque 157,000 2,359,000 Basque Christianity 70.00 % 1.00 % -
 Berber 161,000 4,834,000 Tamazight, Central Atlas Islam 0.20 % 0.05 % 3
 Berber, Kabyle 710,000 7,352,000 Kabyle Islam 3.00 % 1.50 % 14
 Berber, Mozabite 5,100 203,000 Tumzabt Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
 Berber, Rif 129,000 1,922,000 Tarifit Islam 0.20 % 0.03 % 3
 Berber, Shawiya 194,000 2,731,000 Tachawit Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 4
 Berber, Southern Shilha 146,000 3,658,000 Tachelhit Islam 0.50 % 0.30 % 3
 Brazilian 80,000 103,114,000 Portuguese Christianity 87.00 % 25.00 % -
  Totals:  114 64,704,000         37 62.38 % 1.23 % 96 
  Unclassified / Other Individuals 178,000                
  UN Country Population (2024) 64,882,000                

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Province Estimated
Population
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 7,811,000
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté 2,916,000
Bretagne 3,318,000
Centre-Val de Loire 2,632,000
Corse 316,000
Grand Est 5,688,000
Hauts-de-France 6,098,000
Île-de-France 11,996,000
Normandie 3,413,000
Nouvelle-Aquitaine 5,938,000
Occitanie 5,695,000
Pays de la Loire 3,694,000
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur 5,008,000
Provinces:  13 64,523,000
UN Country Population 64,882,000
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Language Code # Peoples
w/ this Primary
Language
# Unreached
w/ this Primary
Language
Scripture
Status
YouVersion
Bible
Resources
Faith Comes
By Hearing
Bible Resources
Jesus Film
Online
Global
Recordings
Resources
Gospel
Tract
Online
Arabic, Algerian arq 1 1 New Testament
Arabic, Egyptian arz 1 0 Complete Bible
Arabic, Levantine apc 4 2 Bible Portions
Arabic, Mesopotamian acm 1 1 New Testament
Arabic, Moroccan ary 1 1 New Testament
Arabic, Tunisian aeb 1 1 New Testament
Armenian, Western hyw 1 0 Complete Bible
Arpitan frp 1 0 New Testament
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic aii 1 0 Complete Bible
Bamanankan bam 1 1 Complete Bible
Basque eus 1 0 Complete Bible
Bengali ben 1 1 Complete Bible
Calo rmq 1 0 Bible Portions
Catalan cat 1 0 Complete Bible
Cham, Western cja 1 1 New Testament
Chechen che 1 1 Complete Bible
Chinese, Min Nan nan 1 0 Complete Bible
Chinese, Wu wuu 2 0 Complete Bible
Chinese, Yue yue 1 0 Complete Bible
Comorian, Maore swb 1 1 New Testament
Corsican cos 1 0 Bible Portions
Croatian hrv 1 0 Complete Bible
Czech ces 1 0 Complete Bible
Danish dan 1 0 Complete Bible
Dutch nld 1 0 Complete Bible
English eng 3 0 Complete Bible
Fon fon 1 0 Complete Bible
French fra 9 1 Complete Bible
French Sign Language fsl 1 0 Bible Portions
Fulfulde, Central-Eastern Niger fuq 1 1 New Testament
Gascon Aranese oci 2 0 Complete Bible
Georgian kat 1 0 Complete Bible
German, Standard deu 1 0 Complete Bible
German, Swiss gsw 2 0 New Testament
Greek ell 1 0 Complete Bible
Gujarati guj 1 1 Complete Bible
Hassaniyya mey 2 2 New Testament
Hindi hin 1 1 Complete Bible
Hmong Daw mww 1 0 Complete Bible
Hmong Njua hnj 1 0 Complete Bible
Hungarian hun 1 0 Complete Bible
Italian ita 1 0 Complete Bible
Iu Mien ium 1 1 Complete Bible
Japanese jpn 1 1 Complete Bible
Kabuverdianu kea 1 0 Bible Portions
Kabyle kab 1 1 Complete Bible
Khmer khm 1 1 Complete Bible
Khmu kjg 1 0 Bible Portions
Kinyarwanda kin 1 0 Complete Bible
Korean kor 1 0 Complete Bible
Kurdish, Northern kmr 1 1 Complete Bible
Lao lao 1 1 Complete Bible
Lesser Antillean French Creole acf 1 0 New Testament
Ligurian lij 1 0 Bible Portions
Luxembourgish ltz 1 0 New Testament
Macedonian mkd 1 0 Complete Bible
Malagasy, Merina plt 1 0 Complete Bible
Mandjak mfv 1 0 New Testament
Maninkakan, Western mlq 1 0 Bible Portions
Moore mos 1 0 Complete Bible
Pashto, Northern pbu 1 1 Complete Bible
Persian, Iranian pes 1 1 Complete Bible
Polish pol 1 0 Complete Bible
Portuguese por 2 0 Complete Bible
Romani, Balkan rmn 1 0 Complete Bible
Romani, Sinte rmo 1 0 Complete Bible
Romani, Vlax rmy 1 0 Complete Bible
Romanian ron 1 0 Complete Bible
Russian rus 1 0 Complete Bible
Senoufo, Cebaara sef 1 0 Complete Bible
Serbian srp 1 0 Complete Bible
Soninke snk 1 1 Bible Portions
Spanish spa 6 0 Complete Bible
Swedish swe 1 0 Complete Bible
Tachawit shy 1 1 Bible Portions
Tachelhit shi 1 1 New Testament
Tagalog tgl 1 0 Complete Bible
Tai Dam blt 1 0 New Testament
Tamajaq, Tawallammat ttq 1 1 New Testament
Tamazight, Central Atlas tzm 1 1 Bible Portions
Tarifit rif 1 1 New Testament
Tay tyz 1 1 Complete Bible
Thai tha 1 1 Complete Bible
Tibetan, Central bod 1 1 Complete Bible
Tumzabt mzb 1 1 Unspecified
Turkish tur 1 1 Complete Bible
Ukrainian ukr 1 0 Complete Bible
Vietnamese vie 1 0 Complete Bible
Walloon wln 1 0 Bible Portions
West Flemish vls 1 0 Bible Portions
Wolof wol 1 1 New Testament
Totals: 91 114 37   72 77 78 86 44
Networking Possibilities

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There are many agencies and churches looking for additional staff to help them in their mission and calling in France. Internet searches are probably the best way to find these organizations. The following are some example search topics you might try:

  • Church planting agencies in France
  • Christian ministry in France
  • Business as mission
  • Christian literature distribution
  • Evangelism agencies
  • Christian discipleship
  • Short term Christian missions
  • Long term Christian missions
  • Urban ministries
  • Christian media opportunities
  • Bible translation opportunities
  • Relief and development agencies
  • Clean water projects
  • Christian medical outreaches

France Statistics
People Groups 114
Unreached People Groups 37  (32.5%)
Population 64,704,000
Population Annual Growth Rate 0.4%
Population in Unreached 4,188,000  (6.5%)
Primary Religion Christianity
Percent Christian Adherent 62.4%
Percent Evangelical 1.2%
Evangelical Annual Growth Rate 2.4%
Pioneer Workers Needed * 96
Country Progress Level 3
Urbanization 80%
Continent Europe
Region Europe, Western
10/40 Window No
Country Code FR
Official Language(s) French
Literacy Rate 99%
Estimated Illiterate Population 647,000
Persecution Ranking Not ranked


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