Country: France

Number of People Groups

113

People Groups Unreached

37 (32.7%)

Progress Level

Progress Gauge

Total
Population

64,522,000

Population in Unreached

4,180,000 (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 473,000 36,748,000 Arabic, Algerian Spoken Islam 0.60 % 0.10 % 9
 Alsatian 1,609,000 1,609,000 German, Swiss Christianity 65.00 % 0.60 % -
 Americans, U.S. 65,000 196,885,000 English Christianity 80.00 % 28.90 % -
 Anglo-Canadian 12,000 17,003,000 English Christianity 75.00 % 9.00 % -
 Arab, Egyptian 25,000 76,698,000 Arabic, Egyptian Spoken Islam 17.00 % 4.50 % -
 Arab, Iraqi 32,000 18,639,000 Arabic, Mesopotamian Spoken Islam 2.00 % 0.30 % 1
 Arab, Jordanian 5,000 4,931,000 Arabic, Levantine Islam 2.50 % 0.30 % 1
 Arab, Lebanese 24,000 6,330,000 Arabic, Levantine Islam 34.00 % 0.50 % -
 Arab, Moroccan 440,000 29,810,000 Arabic, Moroccan Spoken Islam 0.50 % 0.10 % 9
 Arab, Palestinian 4,000 11,442,000 Arabic, Levantine Islam 3.00 % 0.05 % 1
 Arab, Syrian 258,000 19,465,000 Arabic, Levantine Islam 6.00 % 0.10 % -
 Arab, Tunisian 156,000 11,936,000 Arabic, Tunisian Spoken Islam 0.30 % 0.10 % 3
 Argentinian, White 12,000 36,355,000 Spanish Christianity 92.00 % 10.00 % -
 Armenian 472,000 5,679,000 Armenian, Western Christianity 94.00 % 8.70 % -
 Assyrian 3,900 934,000 Assyrian Neo-Aramaic Christianity 95.00 % 0.50 % -
 Auvergnat 1,420,000 1,420,000 French Christianity 65.00 % 1.20 % -
 Bambara 129,000 7,210,000 Bamanankan Islam 3.00 % 0.10 % 3
 Basque 156,000 2,359,000 Basque Christianity 70.00 % 1.00 % -
 Berber, Imazighen 161,000 4,781,000 Tamazight, Central Atlas Islam 0.20 % 0.05 % 3
 Berber, Kabyle 709,000 7,254,000 Amazigh Islam 3.00 % 1.50 % 14
 Berber, Mozabite 5,000 200,000 Tumzabt Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
 Berber, Rif 129,000 1,906,000 Tarifit Islam 0.20 % 0.03 % 3
 Berber, Shawiya 193,000 2,695,000 Tachawit Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 4
 Berber, Southern Shilha 146,000 3,624,000 Tachelhit Islam 0.50 % 0.30 % 3
 Brazilian 80,000 102,539,000 Portuguese Christianity 87.00 % 25.00 % -
 British 158,000 53,969,000 English Christianity 60.00 % 8.80 % -
 Cape Verdean 27,000 819,000 Kabuverdianu Christianity 95.00 % 6.60 % -
 Catalonian 111,000 4,334,000 Catalan Christianity 70.00 % 0.60 % -
 Cham, Western 1,100 328,000 Cham, Western Islam 1.00 % 0.30 % 1
 Chechen 29,000 1,952,000 Chechen Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
 Chilean 16,000 17,860,000 Spanish Christianity 87.00 % 8.00 % -
 Chinese, general 39,000 15,879,000 French Non-Religious 8.00 % 5.00 % -
 Colombian, Mestizo 40,000 35,890,000 Spanish Christianity 92.00 % 6.00 % -
 Comorian, other 97,000 97,000 Comorian, Maore Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 2
Corsican 31,000 172,000 Corsican Christianity 85.00 % 0.50 % -
 Croat 20,000 5,248,000 Croatian Christianity 90.00 % 0.30 % -
 Czech 13,000 10,667,000 Czech Non-Religious 26.00 % 0.70 % -
 Danish 13,000 5,276,000 Danish Christianity 85.00 % 3.50 % -
 Deaf 130,000 49,661,000 French Sign Language Christianity 61.14 % -
 Dutch 88,000 13,830,000 Dutch Non-Religious 47.00 % 4.30 % -
 Eurasian 64,000 1,743,000 French Christianity 70.00 % 0.20 % -
 Filipino, Tagalog 23,000 40,521,000 Tagalog Christianity 93.00 % 12.30 % -
 Flemish 15,000 5,733,000 West Flemish Christianity 62.00 % 1.20 % -
 Fon 19,000 2,338,000 Fon Christianity 70.00 % 1.00 % -
Franco-Provencal 64,000 143,000 Arpitan Christianity 60.00 % 0.40 % -
Franco-Swiss 32,000 1,835,000 French Christianity 65.00 % 0.20 % -
 French 45,936,000 50,459,000 French Christianity 67.00 % 1.08 % -
 Fulani 32,000 844,000 Fulfulde, Central-Eastern Niger Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
 Gascon 451,000 458,000 Occitan Christianity 60.00 % 0.70 % -
 Georgian 2,600 3,106,000 Georgian Christianity 87.00 % 1.20 % -
 German 644,000 67,100,000 German, Standard Christianity 64.00 % 2.10 % -
 German Swiss 39,000 4,922,000 German, Swiss Christianity 76.00 % 0.80 % -
 Greek 64,000 10,478,000 Greek Christianity 91.00 % 0.40 % -
 Gujarati 1,100 3,464,000 Gujarati Hinduism 0.60 % 0.00 % 1
 Han Chinese, Cantonese 110,000 79,810,000 Chinese, Yue Non-Religious 9.00 % 4.00 % -
 Han Chinese, Shaozhou 6,400 676,000 Chinese, Min Nan Non-Religious 6.00 % 6.00 % -
Han Chinese, Wenchow 19,000 19,000 Chinese, Wu Non-Religious 7.00 % 6.00 % -
 Han Chinese, Wu 5,200 81,722,000 Chinese, Wu Non-Religious 8.00 % 5.70 % -
 Hmong Daw 11,000 2,129,000 Hmong Daw Ethnic Religions 10.00 % 0.50 % -
 Hmong Njua 129,000 778,000 Hmong Njua Ethnic Religions 10.00 % 0.40 % -
 Hungarian 111,000 12,208,000 Hungarian Christianity 82.00 % 2.00 % -
 Italian 176,000 37,702,000 Italian Christianity 82.00 % 1.10 % -
 Iu Mien 2,200 1,680,000 Iu Mien Ethnic Religions 0.70 % 0.00 % 1
 Japanese 30,000 119,869,000 Japanese Buddhism 2.00 % 0.50 % 1
 Jewish, French 441,000 513,000 French Ethnic Religions 0.00 % 0.00 % 9
 Khmer 71,000 16,122,000 Khmer Buddhism 1.00 % 0.40 % 1
 Khmu 1,500 887,000 Khmu Ethnic Religions 13.00 % 10.00 % -
 Korean 11,000 81,888,000 Korean Non-Religious 31.00 % 16.80 % -
 Kurd, Kurmanji 84,000 16,339,000 Kurdish, Northern Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 2
 Languedocian 2,547,000 2,547,000 French Christianity 65.00 % 1.20 % -
 Lao 19,000 3,958,000 Lao Buddhism 3.00 % 0.10 % 1
 Ligurian 38,000 505,000 Ligurian Christianity 70.00 % 0.10 % -
Limousin 11,000 11,000 Occitan Christianity 75.00 % 1.00 % -
 Luxembourger 43,000 418,000 Luxembourgish Christianity 82.00 % 0.50 % -
 Macedonian 8,300 1,955,000 Macedonian Christianity 65.00 % 0.20 % -
 Malagasy 65,000 85,000 Malagasy, Merina Christianity 69.00 % 1.00 % -
 Mandyak, Manjaco 25,000 499,000 Mandjak Ethnic Religions 20.00 % 0.40 % -
 Maninka, Western 65,000 2,352,000 Maninkakan, Western Islam 25.00 % 2.00 % -
 Moor 19,000 4,707,000 Hassaniyya Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
 Mossi 64,000 13,749,000 Moore Christianity 55.00 % 1.50 % -
 Pashtun, Northern 39,000 40,328,000 Pashto, Northern Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
 Persian 64,000 46,297,000 Persian, Iranian Islam 2.00 % 0.60 % 1
 Peruvian 22,000 26,208,000 Spanish Christianity 92.00 % 12.00 % -
 Polish 129,000 45,420,000 Polish Christianity 90.00 % 0.30 % -
 Portuguese 513,000 22,749,000 Portuguese Christianity 94.00 % 3.00 % -
 Provencal, Alpine Provencal 2,943,000 3,055,000 French Christianity 70.00 % 0.72 % -
 Romani, Balkan 12,000 910,000 Romani, Balkan Christianity 60.00 % 3.00 % -
 Romani, Calo 15,000 945,000 Calo Christianity 65.00 % 3.00 % -
 Romani, French 167,000 167,000 French Christianity 60.00 % 1.00 % -
 Romani, Sinte 31,000 222,000 Romani, Sinte Christianity 65.00 % 4.00 % -
 Romani, Vlax 12,000 1,159,000 Romani, Vlax Christianity 65.00 % 4.00 % -
 Romanian 13,000 21,659,000 Romanian Christianity 97.00 % 5.40 % -
 Russian 129,000 135,461,000 Russian Christianity 67.00 % 1.20 % -
 Sahrawi 15,000 470,000 Hassaniyya Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
 Saint Lucian 115,000 372,000 Lesser Antillean French Creole Christianity 95.00 % 14.50 % -
 Senoufo 6,500 1,876,000 Senoufo, Cebaara Islam 20.00 % 0.20 % -
 Serb 26,000 8,544,000 Serbian Christianity 80.00 % 0.60 % -
 Soninke 41,000 3,107,000 Soninke Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
 South Asian, Bengali-speaking 32,000 1,884,000 Bengali Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
 South Asian, general 273,000 12,146,000 Hindi Hinduism 4.00 % 0.20 % 5
 Spaniard 135,000 29,952,000 Spanish Christianity 77.00 % 1.00 % -
 Swedish 13,000 9,425,000 Swedish Christianity 59.00 % 6.90 % -
 Tai Dam 1,100 927,000 Tai Dam Ethnic Religions 10.00 % 0.50 % -
 Tay 1,900 1,877,000 Tay Ethnic Religions 3.00 % 0.20 % 1
 Thai 10,000 24,237,000 Thai Buddhism 0.30 % 0.20 % 1
 Tibetan 7,900 1,135,000 Tibetan, Central Buddhism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
 Tuareg, Tamajaq 26,000 1,687,000 Tamajaq, Tawallammat Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
 Turk 220,000 67,115,000 Turkish Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 4
 Ukrainian 23,000 31,481,000 Ukrainian Christianity 79.00 % 3.80 % -
 Venezuelan 30,000 26,336,000 Spanish Christianity 86.00 % 10.00 % -
 Vietnamese 323,000 86,363,000 Vietnamese Buddhism 9.00 % 1.80 % -
 Walloon 64,000 3,646,000 Walloon Christianity 65.00 % 0.30 % -
 Wolof 40,000 6,685,000 Wolof Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
  Totals:  113 64,522,000         37 62.38 % 1.23 % 96 
  Unclassified / Other Individuals 235,000                
  UN Country Population (2023) 64,757,000                

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Province Estimated
Population
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 7,791,000
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté 2,908,000
Bretagne 3,309,000
Centre-Val de Loire 2,626,000
Corse 316,000
Grand Est 5,674,000
Hauts-de-France 6,082,000
Île-de-France 11,965,000
Normandie 3,405,000
Nouvelle-Aquitaine 5,923,000
Occitanie 5,681,000
Pays de la Loire 3,685,000
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur 4,995,000
Provinces:  13 64,360,000
UN Country Population 64,757,000
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Language Code # Peoples
w/ this Primary
Language
# Unreached
w/ this Primary
Language
Scripture
Status
NT Text
Online
NT Audio
Online
Jesus Film
Online
Audio
Recordings
Online
Gospel
Tract
Online
Amazigh kab 1 1 Complete Bible
Arabic, Algerian Spoken arq 1 1 New Testament
Arabic, Egyptian Spoken arz 1 0 Complete Bible
Arabic, Levantine apc 4 2 Bible Portions
Arabic, Mesopotamian Spoken acm 1 1 New Testament
Arabic, Moroccan Spoken ary 1 1 New Testament
Arabic, Tunisian Spoken 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
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
Khmer khm 1 1 Complete Bible
Khmu kjg 1 0 Bible Portions
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
Occitan oci 2 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: 90 113 37   0 72 76 85 43
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France Statistics
People Groups 113
Unreached People Groups 37  (32.7%)
Population 64,522,000
Population Annual Growth Rate 0.4%
Population in Unreached 4,180,000  (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 645,000
Persecution Ranking Not ranked


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