Country: Ireland

Number of People Groups

45

People Groups Unreached

5 (11.1%)

Progress Level

Progress Gauge

Total
Population

5,036,000

Population in Unreached

49,000 (1.0%)

Largest Religion

% Christian Adherent

91.40%

% Evangelical

1.56%

Evangelical Annual Growth Rate

3.3%
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
 Americans, U.S. 12,000 197,948,000 English Christianity 78.00 % 28.90 % -
 Anglo-Canadian 2,600 17,345,000 English Christianity 80.40 % 10.50 % -
 Anglo-New Zealander 1,500 3,615,000 English Christianity 51.00 % 21.00 % -
 Anglo-South African 5,300 1,506,000 English Christianity 85.00 % 21.00 % -
 Arab 23,000 3,025,000 Arabic, Levantine Islam 33.00 % 0.50 % -
 Australian 3,100 18,679,000 English Christianity 69.48 % 16.00 % -
 Brazilian 9,400 103,114,000 Portuguese Christianity 89.50 % 29.00 % -
 British 152,000 54,161,000 English Christianity 60.00 % 6.00 % -
 British, Scottish 15,000 5,480,000 English Christianity 60.00 % 3.00 % -
 Bulgarian 1,900 6,677,000 Bulgarian Christianity 80.00 % 1.90 % -
 Chinese, general 12,000 15,947,000 English Non-Religious 8.00 % 5.00 % -
 Czech 5,900 10,488,000 Czech Non-Religious 26.00 % 0.70 % -
 Danish 900 5,304,000 Danish Christianity 88.00 % 3.60 % -
 Deaf 10,000 50,266,000 Irish Sign Language Christianity 91.72 % -
 Dutch 4,600 13,875,000 Dutch Non-Religious 47.00 % 4.30 % -
 Estonian 2,800 1,116,000 Estonian, Standard Non-Religious 40.00 % 6.00 % -
 Filipino, Tagalog 14,000 41,069,000 Tagalog Christianity 92.00 % 12.30 % -
 Finnish 900 5,064,000 Finnish Christianity 84.00 % 12.50 % -
 French 11,000 50,757,000 French Christianity 61.00 % 1.00 % -
 German 12,000 67,020,000 German, Standard Christianity 64.00 % 2.10 % -
 Greek 600 10,379,000 Greek Christianity 92.00 % 0.40 % -
 Hungarian 8,700 11,921,000 Hungarian Christianity 87.85 % 2.80 % -
 Irish 4,170,000 8,516,000 English Christianity 95.00 % 1.16 % -
 Irish Traveller, Shelta 29,000 53,000 Shelta Christianity 95.00 % 1.00 % -
 Irish, Gaelic-speaking 181,000 256,000 Irish Christianity 96.00 % 0.80 % -
  Totals:  45 5,036,000         5 91.40 % 1.56 %
  Unclassified / Other Individuals 53,000                
  UN Country Population (2024) 5,089,000                

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Province Estimated
Population
Carlow 60,000
Cavan 80,000
Clare 125,000
Cork 570,000
Donegal 167,000
Dublin 1,415,000
Galway 273,000
Kerry 156,000
Kildare 234,000
Kilkenny 104,000
Laoighis 89,000
Leitrim 34,000
Limerick 205,000
Longford 43,000
Louth 135,000
Mayo 137,000
Meath 205,000
Monaghan 64,000
Offaly 82,000
Roscommon 67,000
Sligo 68,000
Tipperary 168,000
Waterford 122,000
Westmeath 93,000
Wexford 158,000
Wicklow 149,000
Provinces:  26 5,003,000
UN Country Population 5,089,000
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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, Levantine apc 1 0 Bible Portions
Bulgarian bul 1 0 Complete Bible
Czech ces 1 0 Complete Bible
Danish dan 1 0 Complete Bible
Dutch nld 1 0 Complete Bible
English eng 11 1 Complete Bible
Estonian, Standard ekk 1 0 Complete Bible
Finnish fin 1 0 Complete Bible
French fra 1 0 Complete Bible
German, Standard deu 1 0 Complete Bible
Greek ell 1 0 Complete Bible
Hindi hin 1 1 Complete Bible
Hungarian hun 1 0 Complete Bible
Irish gle 1 0 Complete Bible
Irish Sign Language isg 1 0 Translation Needed
Italian ita 1 0 Complete Bible
Latvian, Standard lvs 1 0 Complete Bible
Lithuanian lit 1 0 Complete Bible
Malay zlm 1 1 Complete Bible
Morisyen mfe 1 0 New Testament
Polish pol 1 0 Complete Bible
Portuguese por 2 0 Complete Bible
Romanian ron 1 0 Complete Bible
Russian rus 1 0 Complete Bible
Scots sco 1 0 New Testament
Shelta sth 1 0 Unspecified
Slovak slk 1 0 Complete Bible
Spanish spa 1 0 Complete Bible
Swedish swe 1 0 Complete Bible
Tagalog tgl 1 0 Complete Bible
Turkish tur 1 1 Complete Bible
Ukrainian ukr 1 0 Complete Bible
Urdu urd 1 1 Complete Bible
Welsh cym 1 0 Complete Bible
Totals: 34 45 5   31 29 31 30 28
Networking Possibilities

Search the Web
There are many agencies and churches looking for additional staff to help them in their mission and calling in Ireland. 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 Ireland
  • Christian ministry in Ireland
  • 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

Ireland Statistics
People Groups 45
Unreached People Groups 5  (11.1%)
Population 5,036,000
Population Annual Growth Rate 0.7%
Population in Unreached 49,000  (1.0%)
Primary Religion Christianity
Percent Christian Adherent 91.4%
Percent Evangelical 1.6%
Evangelical Annual Growth Rate 3.3%
Pioneer Workers Needed * 5
Country Progress Level 3
Urbanization 63%
Continent Europe
Region Europe, Western
10/40 Window No
Country Code EI
Official Language(s) EnglishIrish
Literacy Rate 99%
Estimated Illiterate Population 50,000
Persecution Ranking Not ranked
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