People group profile · PG000485
The Indians of Portugal
The Indians of Portugal, numbering about 80,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a South Asian diaspora people of Indian origin in Portugal, descended from migrants from India and former Portuguese territories such as Goa, Daman, and Diu who maintain ties to the broader Indian cultural heritage.
They are a diaspora people in the Other South Asian people cluster of the South Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Hinduism, and they primarily speak Portuguese.
Fast facts
- Country
- Portugal
- Population
- 80,000
- Affinity group
- South Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- Other South Asian
- Primary language
- Portuguese (por)
- Primary religion
- Hinduism
- Strategic Progress Index
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- No Known Evangelicals
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- Southern Europe, Europe
Where they live
Gospel status
The Indians are Engaged yet Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, but there are sustained efforts to establish self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. In GSEC terms, this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years.
- Congregations exist No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Indians
- Continue prayer and fasting for this group
- Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
- Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people
Primary religion
99% adherents
Primary language
Portuguese · Indo-European family
100% speak Portuguese
Gospel resources in Portuguese
- Bible available, published 2017
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories available
Films
- JESUS (Portuguese, Brazil)
- JESUS (Portuguese, Portugal)
- Magdalena (Portuguese, Brazil)
- Magdalena (Portuguese, Portugal)
- The Savior (Portuguese, Brazil)
Bibles
- 2014 Bible League International · text
- Almeida Corrigida Fiel (ACF) · text
- Almeida Revista e Atualizada · audio
- Almeida Revista e Corrigida · audio
- João Ferreira de Almeida Atualizada · text
- Nova Traducao na Linguagem de Hoje · video, audio
- Tradução Interconfessional - a BÍBLIA para todos · audio, text
- Tradução de João Ferreira de Almeida · text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Indians
- Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
- Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
- John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
- Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
South Asian, general in other countries
The same people (ROP3 115527) is reported in 10 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistani | United Kingdom | 2,015,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Indo-Pakistani | Australia | 374,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Indo-Pakistani | Japan | 42,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| South Asians | Spain | 37,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Indo-Pakistani | New Zealand | 23,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| South Asians | Hong Kong | 15,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Indo-Pakistani | South Korea | 7,100 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Indo-Pakistani | Brunei | 6,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| East Indians | Antigua and Barbuda | 425 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Indo-Pakistani | Christmas Island | 60 | Unengaged and Unreached |
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