Isle of Man people groups, languages and religions

Country: Isle of Man

People Groups Unreached

0 (0.0%)

People Groups Unreached Frontier

0 (0.0%)

Population
Total

81,000

Population in Unreached

0 (0.0%)

Population in Unreached Frontier

0 (0.0%)

The Joshua Project Progress Scale is an estimate of the progress of church planting among a people group, people cluster, country or language. The Progress Scale is derived from people group values for percent Evangelical and percent Christian Adherent.

Level	Description	Criteria
0.3	Unreached Frontier - Less than 1 in 1,000 (0.1%) identify as Christians in any way	Evangelicals <=0.1% Professing Christians <=0.1%
0.7	Unreached not Frontier - Few evangelicals and little, if any, history of Christianity.	Evangelicals >0.1% and <=2% Professing Christians >.1% and <=5%
1	Unreached - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
3	Superficially reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

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Progress Scale: ☀︎●●●●● (
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= Frontier Unreached Peoples)
People Group	Population this Ctry	Population Global	Count Ctrys	Indigenous	Primary Language	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Needed Workers
Deaf	200	51,182,000	216	●	Language unknown	Christianity	3 ●	65.00 %	-1	-1 -
Irish	8,500	8,772,000	13	●	English	Christianity	4 ●	92.00 %	6.00 %	-1 -
Manx	73,000	73,000	1	●	English	Christianity	4 ●	100.00 %	8.00 %	-1 -
Totals: 3	81,000						0 ☀︎ 0 ●	99.09 %	7.77 %	0
Unclassified / Other Individuals	3,000
UN Country Population (2025)	84,000

Other minor groups: 1

Isle of Man

Very small groups reported, but outside the Joshua Project Small Group Policy. Some may not be viable and/or have incorrect Progress Scale values, population, language and religion information. The groups listed below are not included in overall Joshua Project people group counts. If you have information about these groups, please contact us.

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People Group ▲	Progress Scale	Population	Primary Language	Primary Religion
Jew	1 ●	-1 Unknown	English	Ethnic Religions
Totals: 1

For more information see the Joshua Project Small Group Policy

* An estimate of the number of pioneer workers needed for initial church planting among unreached people groups by country. Estimates are calculated only for unreached people groups and are based on ratio of 1 worker-unit (single person or married couple) per 50,000 living in an unreached people group by country, or for example one team of four worker-units per 200,000 people. Some workers may already be onsite. Many more workers are needed beyond this initial estimate.

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Province ▲	Estimated Population
Ayre	10,000
Garff	4,400
Glenfaba	6,800
Michael	3,400
Middle	42,000
Rushen	14,000
Provinces: 6	81,000
UN Country Population	84,000

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Language ▲	Code	# Peoples w/ this Primary Language	Scripture Status	YouVersion Bible Resources	Faith Comes By Hearing Bible Resources	Jesus Film Online	Global Recordings Resources	Gospel Tract Online
English	eng	2	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	1
Unknown	xxx	1	Unspecified	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Totals:	2	3		1	1	1	1	1

Networking Possibilities

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GetInvolved - frontier people group (FPGs) prayer communities

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

Isle of Man Statistics
People Groups	3
Unreached People Groups	0
Population	81,000
Population Annual Growth Rate	1.1%
Population in Unreached	0 (0.0%)
Primary Religion	Christianity
Percent Christian Adherent	99.1%
Percent Evangelical	7.8%
Pioneer Workers Needed *	No unreached peoples in country
Country Progress Level	4 ●
Continent	Europe
Region	Europe, Western
10/40 Window	No
Country Code	IM
Official Language(s)	English \| Manx
Literacy Rate	%
Estimated Illiterate Population	81,000
Persecution Ranking	Not ranked

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