Country: France
Number of People Groups
114
People Groups Unreached
37 (32.5%)
Progress Level
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%
| Photo | People Group |
Population this Country |
Global Population |
Indigenous | Primary Language | Primary Religion |
Progress Scale |
% Christian Adherent |
% Evangelical |
Est. Workers Needed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Romani, Calo | 15,000 | 951,000 | Calo | Christianity | 4 ● | 65.00 % | 3.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Romani, Balkan | 12,000 | 949,000 | Romani, Balkan | Christianity | 4 ● | 60.00 % | 3.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Provencal, Alpine Provencal | 2,949,000 | 3,060,000 | ● | French | Christianity | 3 ● | 70.00 % | 0.72 % | -1 - |
|
Portuguese | 514,000 | 17,337,000 | Portuguese | Christianity | 4 ● | 94.00 % | 3.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Polish | 129,000 | 45,098,000 | Polish | Christianity | 3 ● | 90.00 % | 0.30 % | -1 - | |
|
Peruvian | 22,000 | 26,454,000 | Spanish | Christianity | 5 ● | 92.00 % | 12.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Persian | 65,000 | 46,754,000 | Persian, Iranian | Islam | 1 ● | 2.00 % | 0.60 % | 1 | |
|
Pashtun, Northern | 39,000 | 38,023,000 | Pashto, Northern | Islam | 0 ☀︎ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
|
Mossi | 65,000 | 14,096,000 | Moore | Christianity | 3 ● | 55.00 % | 1.50 % | -1 - | |
|
Moor | 19,000 | 4,709,000 | Hassaniyya | Islam | 0 ☀︎ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
|
Maninka, Western | 65,000 | 2,415,000 | Maninkakan, Western | Islam | 2 ● | 25.00 % | 2.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Mandyak, Manjaco | 25,000 | 510,000 | Mandjak | Ethnic Religions | 2 ● | 20.00 % | 0.40 % | -1 - | |
|
Malagasy | 65,000 | 85,000 | Malagasy, Merina | Christianity | 3 ● | 69.00 % | 1.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Macedonian | 8,300 | 1,954,000 | Macedonian | Christianity | 3 ● | 65.00 % | 0.20 % | -1 - | |
|
Luxembourger | 44,000 | 423,000 | Luxembourgish | Christianity | 3 ● | 82.00 % | 0.50 % | -1 - | |
|
Limousin | 11,000 | 11,000 | ● | Gascon Aranese | Christianity | 3 ● | 75.00 % | 1.00 % | -1 - |
|
Ligurian | 39,000 | 504,000 | ● | Ligurian | Christianity | 3 ● | 70.00 % | 0.10 % | -1 - |
|
Lao | 19,000 | 4,008,000 | Lao | Buddhism | 1 ● | 3.00 % | 0.10 % | 1 | |
|
Languedocian | 2,552,000 | 2,552,000 | ● | French | Christianity | 3 ● | 65.00 % | 1.20 % | -1 - |
|
Kurd, Kurmanji | 84,000 | 14,881,000 | Kurdish, Northern | Islam | 0 ☀︎ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 2 | |
|
Korean | 11,000 | 81,945,000 | Korean | Non-Religious | 5 ● | 31.00 % | 16.80 % | -1 - | |
|
Khmu | 1,500 | 898,000 | Khmu | Ethnic Religions | 4 ● | 13.00 % | 10.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Khmer | 71,000 | 16,283,000 | Khmer | Buddhism | 1 ● | 1.00 % | 0.40 % | 1 | |
|
Jewish, French | 442,000 | 514,000 | ● | French | Ethnic Religions | 0 ☀︎ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 9 |
|
Japanese | 30,000 | 119,242,000 | Japanese | Buddhism | 1 ● | 2.00 % | 0.50 % | 1 | |
| Totals: 114 | 64,704,000 | 37 ● | 62.38 % | 1.23 % | 96 | |||||
| Unclassified / Other Individuals | 178,000 | |||||||||
| UN Country Population (2024) | 64,882,000 |
| 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 |
| 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 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Arabic, Egyptian | arz | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Arabic, Levantine | apc | 4 | 2 | 3 Bible Portions | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Arabic, Mesopotamian | acm | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Arabic, Moroccan | ary | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Arabic, Tunisian | aeb | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Armenian, Western | hyw | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Arpitan | frp | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Assyrian Neo-Aramaic | aii | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Bamanankan | bam | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Basque | eus | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Bengali | ben | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Calo | rmq | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Catalan | cat | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Cham, Western | cja | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Chechen | che | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Chinese, Min Nan | nan | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Chinese, Wu | wuu | 2 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Chinese, Yue | yue | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Comorian, Maore | swb | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Corsican | cos | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | 1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
| Croatian | hrv | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Czech | ces | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Danish | dan | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Dutch | nld | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| English | eng | 3 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Fon | fon | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| French | fra | 9 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| French Sign Language | fsl | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Fulfulde, Central-Eastern Niger | fuq | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
| Gascon Aranese | oci | 2 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Georgian | kat | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| German, Standard | deu | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| German, Swiss | gsw | 2 | 0 | 4 New Testament | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
| Greek | ell | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Gujarati | guj | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Hassaniyya | mey | 2 | 2 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Hindi | hin | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Hmong Daw | mww | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Hmong Njua | hnj | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
| Hungarian | hun | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Italian | ita | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Iu Mien | ium | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Japanese | jpn | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Kabuverdianu | kea | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Kabyle | kab | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Khmer | khm | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Khmu | kjg | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Kinyarwanda | kin | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Korean | kor | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Kurdish, Northern | kmr | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Lao | lao | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Lesser Antillean French Creole | acf | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
| Ligurian | lij | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Luxembourgish | ltz | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | -1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
| Macedonian | mkd | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Malagasy, Merina | plt | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Mandjak | mfv | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Maninkakan, Western | mlq | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Moore | mos | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Pashto, Northern | pbu | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Persian, Iranian | pes | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Polish | pol | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Portuguese | por | 2 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Romani, Balkan | rmn | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Romani, Sinte | rmo | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Romani, Vlax | rmy | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Romanian | ron | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Russian | rus | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Senoufo, Cebaara | sef | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Serbian | srp | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Soninke | snk | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Spanish | spa | 6 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Swedish | swe | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tachawit | shy | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Tachelhit | shi | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Tagalog | tgl | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tai Dam | blt | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Tamajaq, Tawallammat | ttq | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Tamazight, Central Atlas | tzm | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Tarifit | rif | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Tay | tyz | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
| Thai | tha | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tibetan, Central | bod | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tumzabt | mzb | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
| Turkish | tur | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ukrainian | ukr | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Vietnamese | vie | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Walloon | wln | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| West Flemish | vls | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
| Wolof | wol | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Totals: | 91 | 114 | 37 | 73 | 77 | 78 | 86 | 44 |
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| 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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