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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Iu Mien | 2,200 | 1,681,000 | Iu Mien | Ethnic Religions | 1 ● | 0.70 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
|
Italian | 177,000 | 37,639,000 | Italian | Christianity | 3 ● | 82.00 % | 1.10 % | -1 - | |
|
Hutu, Rwandese | 7,000 | 13,646,000 | Kinyarwanda | Christianity | 5 ● | 83.00 % | 24.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Hungarian | 111,000 | 11,921,000 | Hungarian | Christianity | 3 ● | 82.00 % | 2.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Hmong Njua | 129,000 | 783,000 | Hmong Njua | Ethnic Religions | 2 ● | 10.00 % | 0.40 % | -1 - | |
|
Hmong Daw | 11,000 | 2,144,000 | Hmong Daw | Ethnic Religions | 2 ● | 10.00 % | 0.50 % | -1 - | |
|
Han Chinese, Wu | 5,200 | 81,694,000 | Chinese, Wu | Non-Religious | 4 ● | 8.00 % | 5.70 % | -1 - | |
|
Han Chinese, Wenchow | 19,000 | 19,000 | Chinese, Wu | Non-Religious | 4 ● | 7.00 % | 6.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Han Chinese, Shaozhou | 6,500 | 676,000 | Chinese, Min Nan | Non-Religious | 4 ● | 6.00 % | 6.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Han Chinese, Cantonese | 110,000 | 79,840,000 | Chinese, Yue | Non-Religious | 4 ● | 9.00 % | 4.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Gujarati | 1,100 | 3,518,000 | Gujarati | Hinduism | 1 ● | 0.60 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
|
Greek | 64,000 | 10,379,000 | Greek | Christianity | 3 ● | 91.00 % | 0.40 % | -1 - | |
|
German Swiss | 39,000 | 4,952,000 | German, Swiss | Christianity | 3 ● | 76.00 % | 0.80 % | -1 - | |
|
German | 645,000 | 67,020,000 | German, Standard | Christianity | 4 ● | 64.00 % | 2.10 % | -1 - | |
|
Georgian | 2,600 | 3,228,000 | Georgian | Christianity | 3 ● | 87.00 % | 1.20 % | -1 - | |
|
Gascon | 452,000 | 459,000 | ● | Gascon Aranese | Christianity | 3 ● | 60.00 % | 0.70 % | -1 - |
|
Fulani | 32,000 | 875,000 | Fulfulde, Central-Eastern Niger | Islam | 0 ☀︎ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
|
French | 46,075,000 | 50,897,000 | ● | French | Christianity | 3 ● | 67.00 % | 1.08 % | -1 - |
|
|
Franco-Swiss | 32,000 | 1,846,000 | ● | French | Christianity | 3 ● | 65.00 % | 0.20 % | -1 - |
|
|
Franco-Provencal | 64,000 | 143,000 | ● | Arpitan | Christianity | 3 ● | 60.00 % | 0.40 % | -1 - |
|
Fon | 19,000 | 2,399,000 | Fon | Christianity | 3 ● | 70.00 % | 1.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Flemish | 15,000 | 5,748,000 | West Flemish | Christianity | 3 ● | 62.00 % | 1.20 % | -1 - | |
|
Filipino, Tagalog | 23,000 | 41,069,000 | Tagalog | Christianity | 5 ● | 93.00 % | 12.30 % | -1 - | |
|
Eurasian | 64,000 | 1,746,000 | ● | French | Christianity | 3 ● | 70.00 % | 0.20 % | -1 - |
|
Dutch | 88,000 | 13,875,000 | Dutch | Non-Religious | 4 ● | 47.00 % | 4.30 % | -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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