Country: United Kingdom
Number of People Groups
106
People Groups Unreached
32 (30.2%)
Total Population
64,950,000
Unreached Population
4,935,000 (7.6%)
% Professing Christian
57.1%
% Evangelical
7.91 %
Largest Religion
Literacy Rate
99 %
10/40 Window
| Photo | People Group ▲ | Population this Country |
Global Population |
Indigenous | Primary Language | Progress Scale |
Primary Religion | % Professing Christian |
% Evangelical |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Afrikaner | 65,000 | 4,090,000 | Afrikaans | 5 ● | Christianity | 94.00 % | 12.00 % | |
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Akan, Ashanti, Twi | 26,000 | 4,869,000 | Akan | 4 ● | Christianity | 85.00 % | 4.00 % | |
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Albanian, Tosk | 2,600 | 2,414,000 | Albanian, Tosk | 3 ● | Islam | 30.00 % | 0.50 % | |
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Americans, U.S. | 159,000 | 188,897,000 | English | 5 ● | Christianity | 78.00 % | 28.90 % | |
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Anglo-Australian | 90,000 | 17,790,000 | English | 5 ● | Christianity | 70.00 % | 14.40 % | |
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Anglo-Canadian | 50,000 | 16,306,000 | English | 4 ● | Christianity | 72.00 % | 7.70 % | |
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Anglo-New Zealander | 40,000 | 3,416,000 | English | 5 ● | Christianity | 53.00 % | 18.20 % | |
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Arab, Egyptian | 49,000 | 58,499,000 | Arabic, Egyptian Spoken | 4 ● | Islam | 13.00 % | 3.90 % | |
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Arab, Iraqi | 41,000 | 17,120,000 | Arabic, Mesopotamian Spoken | 1 ● | Islam | 3.00 % | 0.20 % | |
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Arab, Lebanese | 98,000 | 11,260,000 | Arabic, North Levantine Spoken | 3 ● | Islam | 32.00 % | 0.50 % | |
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Arab, Libyan | 24,000 | 2,674,000 | Arabic, Libyan Spoken | 1 ● | Islam | 3.00 % | 0.20 % | |
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Arab, Moroccan | 33,000 | 18,800,000 | Arabic, Moroccan Spoken | 1 ● | Islam | 0.10 % | 0.00 % | |
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Arab, Omani | 2,100 | 2,192,000 | Arabic, Omani Spoken | 1 ● | Islam | 3.00 % | 1.50 % | |
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Arab, Palestinian | 20,000 | 11,737,000 | Arabic, South Levantine Spoken | 1 ● | Islam | 5.00 % | 0.50 % | |
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Arab, Saudi - Najdi | 23,000 | 15,814,000 | Arabic, Najdi Spoken | 1 ● | Islam | 0.40 % | 0.20 % | |
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Arab, Syrian | 12,000 | 15,493,000 | Arabic, North Levantine Spoken | 3 ● | Islam | 7.00 % | 0.10 % | |
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Arab, Yemeni | 33,000 | 7,373,000 | Arabic, Taizzi-Adeni Spoken | 1 ● | Islam | 0.10 % | 0.00 % | |
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Armenian | 20,000 | 6,323,000 | Armenian | 4 ● | Christianity | 94.00 % | 8.70 % | |
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Assyrian | 6,600 | 656,000 | Assyrian Neo-Aramaic | 2 ● | Christianity | 92.00 % | 0.75 % | |
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Austrian, Bavarian | 19,000 | 14,746,000 | Bavarian | 2 ● | Christianity | 83.00 % | 0.50 % | |
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Belarusian | 5,600 | 10,076,000 | Belarusan | 2 ● | Christianity | 71.00 % | 1.30 % | |
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Bengali, Sylhetti | 118,000 | 118,000 | Sylheti | 1 ● | Islam | 0.30 % | 0.04 % | |
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Berber, Imazighen | 3,000 | 4,346,000 | Tamazight, Central Atlas | 1 ● | Islam | 0.60 % | 0.10 % | |
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Berber, Kabyle | 3,300 | 6,356,000 | Kabyle | 1 ● | Islam | 1.50 % | 1.00 % | |
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Brazilian, White | 29,000 | 96,891,000 | Portuguese | 5 ● | Christianity | 90.00 % | 22.00 % | |
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British, Scottish | 5,516,000 | 5,544,000 | ● | English | 4 ● | Christianity | 60.00 % | 7.50 % |
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Bulgarian | 61,000 | 7,170,000 | Bulgarian | 2 ● | Christianity | 80.00 % | 1.90 % | |
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Burmese | 14,000 | 31,524,000 | Burmese | 1 ● | Buddhism | 0.50 % | 0.10 % | |
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Colombian, Mestizo | 12,000 | 33,709,000 | Spanish | 4 ● | Christianity | 95.00 % | 7.00 % | |
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Coloured | 153,000 | 6,277,000 | English | 4 ● | Christianity | 85.00 % | 7.00 % | |
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Cornish | 535,000 | 535,000 | ● | English | 4 ● | Christianity | 65.00 % | 8.00 % |
|
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Creoles, Mauritian | 13,000 | 1,040,000 | Morisyen | 2 ● | Christianity | 55.00 % | 0.80 % | |
|
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Cypriots, Greek | 18,000 | 809,000 | Greek | 2 ● | Christianity | 90.00 % | 0.60 % | |
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Cypriots, Turkish | 5,200 | 221,000 | Turkish | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | |
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Czech | 38,000 | 10,203,000 | Czech | 3 ● | Non-Religious | 26.00 % | 0.70 % | |
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Danish | 27,000 | 5,281,000 | Danish | 4 ● | Christianity | 85.00 % | 3.50 % | |
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Deaf | -1 Unknown | -1 Unknown | ● | British Sign Language | 2 ● | Christianity | 60.00 % | 1.00 % |
|
Druze | 500 | 772,000 | Arabic, North Levantine Spoken | 1 ● | Other / Small | 1.00 % | 0.50 % | |
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Dutch | 85,000 | 15,165,000 | Dutch | 4 ● | Non-Religious | 47.00 % | 4.30 % | |
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English | 46,677,000 | 51,663,000 | ● | English | 4 ● | Christianity | 60.00 % | 8.90 % |
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Estonian | 15,000 | 1,048,000 | Estonian, Standard | 4 ● | Non-Religious | 45.00 % | 4.90 % | |
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Filipino, Tagalog | 60,000 | 35,942,000 | Tagalog | 5 ● | Christianity | 92.00 % | 12.30 % | |
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Finnish | 15,000 | 5,163,000 | Finnish | 5 ● | Christianity | 84.00 % | 12.10 % | |
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Fleming | 18,000 | 6,547,000 | Vlaams | 2 ● | Christianity | 63.00 % | 0.45 % | |
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French | 166,000 | 49,469,000 | French | 2 ● | Christianity | 61.00 % | 1.00 % | |
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German | 136,000 | 64,480,000 | German, Standard | 4 ● | Christianity | 64.00 % | 2.10 % | |
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German Swiss | 14,000 | 4,939,000 | German, Swiss | 4 ● | Christianity | 76.00 % | 4.40 % | |
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Gilbraltarian | 13,000 | 37,000 | English | 4 ● | Christianity | 85.00 % | 2.90 % | |
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Greek | 56,000 | 10,776,000 | Greek | 2 ● | Christianity | 91.00 % | 0.40 % | |
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Gujarati | 119,000 | 1,688,000 | Gujarati | 1 ● | Hinduism | 2.00 % | 0.07 % | |
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Gypsy, Anglo-Romani | 56,000 | 191,000 | ● | Angloromani | 4 ● | Christianity | 65.00 % | 10.00 % |
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Gypsy, Scottish Traveller | 4,300 | 4,600 | ● | Traveller Scottish | 4 ● | Christianity | 60.00 % | 4.00 % |
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Han Chinese, Cantonese | 212,000 | 77,290,000 | Chinese, Yue | 4 ● | Non-Religious | 6.00 % | 5.70 % | |
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Han Chinese, Hakka | 28,000 | 42,650,000 | Chinese, Hakka | 4 ● | Non-Religious | 8.00 % | 5.70 % | |
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Han Chinese, Mandarin | 125,000 | 854,476,000 | Chinese, Mandarin | 4 ● | Non-Religious | 6.00 % | 5.00 % | |
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Hungarian | 88,000 | 11,570,000 | Hungarian | 4 ● | Christianity | 88.00 % | 2.80 % | |
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Irish | 301,000 | 8,124,000 | English | 2 ● | Christianity | 90.00 % | 1.50 % | |
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Irish Traveller, Shelta | 3,700 | 39,000 | Shelta | 4 ● | Christianity | 65.00 % | 4.00 % | |
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Irish, Gaelic-Speaking | 39,000 | 143,000 | Irish | 2 ● | Christianity | 92.00 % | 1.00 % | |
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Italian | 176,000 | 38,042,000 | Italian | 2 ● | Christianity | 82.00 % | 1.10 % | |
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Jamaicans | 51,000 | 3,622,000 | Jamaican Creole English | 5 ● | Christianity | 83.00 % | 28.00 % | |
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Japanese | 29,000 | 124,985,000 | Japanese | 1 ● | Buddhism | 1.50 % | 0.50 % | |
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Jew, English Speaking | 301,000 | 6,095,000 | ● | English | 1 ● | Ethnic Religions | 0.50 % | 0.10 % |
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Khmer, Central | 10,000 | 15,731,000 | Khmer, Central | 1 ● | Buddhism | 3.20 % | 1.70 % | |
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Korean | 11,000 | 80,205,000 | Korean | 5 ● | Christianity | 31.00 % | 16.80 % | |
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Krio, Sierra Leonian | 18,000 | 815,000 | Krio | 4 ● | Christianity | 75.00 % | 5.00 % | |
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Kurd, Kurmanji | 26,000 | 14,788,000 | Kurdish, Northern | 1 ● | Islam | 0.30 % | 0.05 % | |
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Latin American, Mestizo | 85,000 | 586,000 | Spanish | 4 ● | Christianity | 92.00 % | 4.00 % | |
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Latvian | 112,000 | 1,488,000 | Latvian, Standard | 4 ● | Christianity | 60.00 % | 7.00 % | |
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Lithuanian | 161,000 | 2,894,000 | Lithuanian | 2 ● | Christianity | 85.00 % | 1.10 % | |
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Macedonian | 9,500 | 2,012,000 | Macedonian | 2 ● | Christianity | 66.00 % | 0.20 % | |
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Malay, Malaysian | 34,000 | 11,637,000 | Malay | 1 ● | Islam | 0.50 % | 0.10 % | |
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Maltese | 46,000 | 596,000 | Maltese | 2 ● | Christianity | 97.00 % | 1.30 % | |
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Mandaean | 1,100 | 28,000 | Mandaic | 1 ● | Other / Small | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | |
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Norwegian | 18,000 | 4,738,000 | Norwegian | 4 ● | Christianity | 91.00 % | 8.40 % | |
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Parsee | 4,300 | 165,000 | Parsi | 1 ● | Other / Small | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | |
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Pashtun, Northern | 52,000 | 44,091,000 | Pashto, Northern | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | |
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Pashtun, Southern | 47,000 | 7,146,000 | Pashto, Southern | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | |
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Persian | 46,000 | 40,090,000 | Persian, Iranian | 1 ● | Islam | 0.50 % | 0.20 % | |
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Polish | 885,000 | 41,935,000 | Polish | 2 ● | Christianity | 90.00 % | 0.30 % | |
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Portuguese | 181,000 | 15,076,000 | Portuguese | 4 ● | Christianity | 94.00 % | 3.00 % | |
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Romani, Balkan, Tinners | 76,000 | 1,243,000 | Romani, Balkan | 4 ● | Christianity | 70.00 % | 7.00 % | |
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Romani, Vlax | 65,000 | 1,142,000 | Romani, Vlax | 4 ● | Christianity | 65.00 % | 9.00 % | |
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Romani, Welsh | 65,000 | 65,000 | ● | Welsh | 4 ● | Christianity | 65.00 % | 8.00 % |
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Romanian | 181,000 | 20,136,000 | Romanian | 4 ● | Christianity | 85.00 % | 4.00 % | |
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Russian | 28,000 | 134,007,000 | Russian | 2 ● | Christianity | 67.00 % | 1.20 % | |
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Scots, Gaelic | 64,000 | 64,000 | ● | Scottish Gaelic | 4 ● | Christianity | 60.00 % | 8.00 % |
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Scots, Lowland | 111,000 | 111,000 | ● | Scots | 4 ● | Christianity | 60.00 % | 8.00 % |
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Serb | 13,000 | 7,848,000 | Serbian | 2 ● | Christianity | 80.00 % | 0.60 % | |
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Seychellese Creole | 2,600 | 95,000 | Seselwa Creole French | 4 ● | Christianity | 95.00 % | 6.00 % | |
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Slovak | 82,000 | 5,030,000 | Slovak | 2 ● | Christianity | 92.00 % | 1.10 % | |
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Somali | 56,000 | 19,457,000 | Somali | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | |
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South Asian, Bengali-Speaking | 339,000 | 1,475,000 | Bengali | 1 ● | Islam | 1.00 % | 0.13 % | |
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South Asian, general | 3,418,000 | 10,799,000 | Urdu | 1 ● | Islam | 3.00 % | 1.50 % | |
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Spaniard | 136,000 | 28,630,000 | Spanish | 2 ● | Christianity | 77.00 % | 1.00 % | |
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Swedish | 33,000 | 8,869,000 | Swedish | 4 ● | Christianity | 57.00 % | 6.90 % | |
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Tajik, Afghan | 39,000 | 8,667,000 | Dari | 1 ● | Islam | 0.40 % | 0.01 % | |
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Thai, Central | 25,000 | 20,175,000 | Thai | 1 ● | Buddhism | 0.50 % | 0.30 % | |
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Tigre, Eritrean | 15,000 | 1,207,000 | Tigre | 1 ● | Islam | 0.10 % | 0.00 % | |
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Turk | 49,000 | 59,170,000 | Turkish | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | |
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Ukrainian | 12,000 | 38,181,000 | Ukrainian | 4 ● | Christianity | 79.00 % | 3.80 % | |
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Ulster Irish | 882,000 | 882,000 | ● | English | 5 ● | Christianity | 92.00 % | 14.00 % |
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Vietnamese | 13,000 | 83,842,000 | Vietnamese | 3 ● | Buddhism | 9.00 % | 1.80 % | |
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Welsh, Cymraeg | 1,241,000 | 1,362,000 | ● | Welsh | 4 ● | Christianity | 60.00 % | 8.00 % |
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Yahudic, Judeo-Iraqi | 6,600 | 98,000 | Arabic, Judeo-Iraqi | 1 ● | Ethnic Religions | 0.50 % | 0.10 % | |
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Yoruba | 98,000 | 33,832,000 | Yoruba | 5 ● | Christianity | 55.00 % | 11.00 % | |
| Totals: 106 | 64,950,000 | 32 ● | 57.07 % | 7.91 % | |||||
| Unclassified / Other Individuals | 161,000 | ||||||||
| UN Country Population (2016) | 65,111,000 |
| RELIGIONS ▲ | Percent |
|---|---|
| Buddhism | 0.4 % |
| Christianity (Evangelical 7.9 %) | 57.1 % |
| Ethnic Religions | 0.7 % |
| Hinduism | 2.2 % |
| Islam | 4.3 % |
| Non-Religious | 34.5 % |
| Other / Small Religions | 0.9 % |
| Unknown | 0.0 % |
| CHRISTIAN SEGMENTS ▲ | Percent |
|---|---|
| Anglican | 63.8 % |
| Independent | 2.3 % |
| Orthodox | 2.2 % |
| Other Christian | 3.5 % |
| Protestant | 13.4 % |
| Roman Catholic | 13.7 % |
Major Religions: Religion percentages are derived from summing Joshua Project's data for all people groups who live in each country. The number of individuals who practice each religion, by people group, are summed. This number is divided by the country's total population to derive the religion's percentage.
Christianity Segments: Christian segment percentages are derived from summing Joshua Project's data for all the people groups who live in each country. The number of individuals who practice each segment of Christianity, by people group, are summed. This number is divided by the country's total number of Christians to derive the Christian segment's percentage.
There are many agencies and churches looking for additional staff to help them in their mission and calling in United Kingdom. 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 United Kingdom
- Christian ministry in United Kingdom
- 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
Below is a partial list of ministries that may work in United Kingdom or Western Europe. The lists below do not include all ministries at work in this country or region. This data is from circa 2006-2008 and is not being maintained by Joshua Project. There are likely many excellent ministries not listed here. Inclusion here is not an endorsement by Joshua Project.
| People Groups | 106 |
| Unreached People Groups | 32 (30.2%) |
| Population | 64,950,000 |
| Population in Unreached | 4,935,000 (7.6%) |
| Urbanization | 82% |
| Continent | Europe |
| Region | Western Europe |
| 10/40 Window | No |
| Country Code | UK |
| Official National Language | English |
| Literacy Rate | 99% |
| Estimated Illiterate Population | 650,000 |
| Primary Religion | Christianity |
| Percent Professing Christian | 57.1% |
| Percent Evangelical | 7.9% |
| Country Progress Level | 4 ● |
| Persecution Ranking | Not ranked |
| Language Map (Ethnologue) |
| Perry-Castaneda Map Collection |
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United Kingdom prayer cards. All Unreached |
| Operation World |
| World Factbook |
| Ethnologue Language Listing |
| Religious Freedom Report |
| More great prayer resources at Prayercast |