Country: France
People Groups
Total
116
People Groups Unreached
39 (33.6%)
People Groups Unreached Frontier
19 (16.4%)
Population
Total
66,551,000
Population in Unreached
4,591,000 (6.9%)
Population in Unreached Frontier
1,412,000 (2.1%)
| Photo | People Group |
Population this Ctry |
Population Global |
Count Ctrys |
Indigenous | Primary Language |
Primary Religion |
Progress Scale |
% Evangelical Range |
% Christian Adh Range |
Workers Needed * |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Gascon | 464,000 | 471,000 | 2 | ● | Gascon Aranese | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - |
|
German | 663,000 | 67,277,000 | 57 | German, Standard | Christianity |
4
|
2-5% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
German Swiss | 40,000 | 4,800,000 | 9 | German, Swiss | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Greek | 66,000 | 10,056,000 | 41 | Greek | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Han Chinese, Cantonese | 113,000 | 80,121,000 | 32 | Chinese, Yue | Non-Religious |
4
|
2-5% ● | 5-10% ● | -1 - | |
|
Han Chinese, Shaozhou | 6,600 | 672,000 | 2 | Language unknown | Non-Religious |
4
|
5-10% ● | 5-10% ● | -1 - | |
|
Han Chinese, Wenchow | 20,000 | 20,000 | 1 | Chinese, Wu | Non-Religious |
4
|
5-10% ● | 5-10% ● | -1 - | |
|
Han Chinese, Wu | 5,300 | 81,167,000 | 8 | Chinese, Wu | Non-Religious |
4
|
5-10% ● | 5-10% ● | -1 - | |
|
Hmong Daw | 12,000 | 2,177,000 | 6 | Hmong Daw | Ethnic Religions |
2
|
0.1-2% ● | 5-10% ● | -1 - | |
|
Hmong Njua | 133,000 | 797,000 | 10 | Hmong Njua | Ethnic Religions |
2
|
0.1-2% ● | 5-10% ● | -1 - | |
|
Hungarian | 114,000 | 11,525,000 | 23 | Hungarian | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Hutu, Rwandese | 7,200 | 14,002,000 | 11 | Kinyarwanda | Christianity |
5
|
10-50% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Indonesian | 6,000 | 10,982,000 | 24 | Indonesian | Islam |
5
|
10-50% ● | 10-50% ● | -1 - | |
|
Italian | 181,000 | 37,535,000 | 42 | Italian | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Japanese | 31,000 | 119,686,000 | 38 | Japanese | Buddhism |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 0.1-2% ● | 1 | |
|
Jewish, French | 454,000 | 526,000 | 4 | ● | French | Ethnic Religions |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 9 |
|
Khmer | 73,000 | 17,599,000 | 14 | Khmer | Buddhism |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 0.1-2% ● | 1 | |
|
|
Kituba, Monokutuba | 79,000 | 2,243,000 | 2 | Kituba (Congo) | Christianity |
5
|
10-50% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Korean | 11,000 | 80,271,000 | 40 | Korean | Non-Religious |
5
|
10-50% ● | 10-50% ● | -1 - | |
|
Kurd, Kurmanji | 86,000 | 17,544,000 | 28 | Kurdish, Northern | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 2 | |
|
Languedocian | 2,621,000 | 2,621,000 | 1 | ● | French | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - |
|
Lao | 20,000 | 4,114,000 | 9 | Lao | Buddhism |
1
|
0-0.1% ● | 2-5% ● | 1 | |
|
Ligurian | 40,000 | 510,000 | 3 | ● | Ligurian | Christianity |
3
|
0-0.1% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - |
|
|
Limousin | 12,000 | 12,000 | 1 | ● | Gascon Aranese | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - |
|
Luxembourger | 45,000 | 436,000 | 4 | Luxembourgish | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
| Totals: 116 | 66,551,000 | 39 ◼︎ (19 ✸︎) | 1.25 % | 62.15 % | 104 | ||||||
| Unclassified / Other Individuals | 100,000 | ||||||||||
| UN Country Population (2025) | 66,651,000 |
| Province ▲ | Estimated Population |
|---|---|
| Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 8,024,000 |
| Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | 2,995,000 |
| Bretagne | 3,408,000 |
| Centre-Val de Loire | 2,704,000 |
| Corse | 325,000 |
| Grand Est | 5,843,000 |
| Hauts-de-France | 6,264,000 |
| Île-de-France | 12,323,000 |
| Normandie | 3,506,000 |
| Nouvelle-Aquitaine | 6,100,000 |
| Occitanie | 5,850,000 |
| Pays de la Loire | 3,795,000 |
| Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 5,144,000 |
| Provinces: 13 | 66,281,000 |
| UN Country Population | 66,651,000 |
| 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 |
God's Story Resources |
Gospel Tract Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amharic | amh | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Arabic, Algerian | arq | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Egyptian | arz | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Levantine | apc | 3 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Mesopotamian | acm | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Moroccan | ary | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Sudanese | apd | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Tunisian | aeb | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Armenian, Western | hyw | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Arpitan | frp | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Assyrian Neo-Aramaic | aii | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Bamanankan | bam | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Basque | eus | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Bengali | ben | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Calo | rmq | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Catalan | cat | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Cham, Western | cja | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Chechen | che | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Chinese, Wu | wuu | 2 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Chinese, Yue | yue | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Comorian, Maore | swb | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Corsican | cos | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | 1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Croatian | hrv | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Czech | ces | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Danish | dan | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Dari | prs | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Dutch | nld | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| English | eng | 3 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Fon | fon | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| French | fra | 9 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| French Sign Language | fsl | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Fulfulde, Central-Eastern Niger | fuq | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Gascon Aranese | oci | 2 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| German, Standard | deu | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| German, Swiss | gsw | 2 | 0 | 4 New Testament | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Greek | ell | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Hassaniyya | mey | 2 | 2 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Hindi | hin | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Hmong Daw | mww | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Hmong Njua | hnj | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Hungarian | hun | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Indonesian | ind | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Italian | ita | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Japanese | jpn | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Kabuverdianu | kea | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Kabyle | kab | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Khmer | khm | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Kinyarwanda | kin | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Kituba (Congo) | mkw | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Korean | kor | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Kurdish, Northern | kmr | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Language Unknown | xxx | 1 | 0 | Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Lao | lao | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Lesser Antillean French Creole | acf | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | 1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Ligurian | lij | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Luxembourgish | ltz | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | -1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Macedonian | mkd | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Malagasy, Merina | plt | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Mandjak | mfv | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Maninkakan, Western | mlq | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Moore | mos | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Pashto, Northern | pbu | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Persian, Iranian | pes | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Polish | pol | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Portuguese | por | 2 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Punjabi, Western | pnb | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Romani, Balkan | rmn | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Romani, Sinte | rmo | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Romani, Vlax | rmy | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Romanian | ron | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Russian | rus | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Senoufo, Cebaara | sef | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Serbian | srp | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Somali | som | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Soninke | snk | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Spanish | spa | 6 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Swedish | swe | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Tachawit | shy | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Tachelhit | shi | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Tagalog | tgl | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Tamajaq, Tawallammat | ttq | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Tamazight, Central Atlas | tzm | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Tamil | tam | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tarifit | rif | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Thai | tha | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tibetan, Central | bod | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tigrigna | tir | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Tumzabt | mzb | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Turkish | tur | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ukrainian | ukr | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Vietnamese | vie | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Walloon | wln | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| West Flemish | vls | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Wolof | wol | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Totals: | 94 | 116 | 39 | 77 | 79 | 81 | 88 | 52 | 39 |
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| People Groups | 116 |
| Unreached People Groups | 39 (33.6%) |
| Population | 66,551,000 |
| Population Annual Growth Rate | 0.4% |
| Population in Unreached | 4,591,000 (6.9%) |
| Primary Religion | Christianity |
| Percent Christian Adherent | 62.2% |
| Percent Evangelical | 1.3% |
| Pioneer Workers Needed * | 104 |
| Country Progress Level | |
| Continent | Europe |
| Region | Europe, Western |
| 10/40 Window | No |
| Country Code | FR |
| Official Language(s) | French |
| Literacy Rate | 99% |
| Estimated Illiterate Population | 666,000 |
| Persecution Ranking | Not ranked |
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