People group profile · PG000533
The Portuguese of Spain
The Portuguese of Spain, numbering about 93,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Southwestern European people native to Portugal whose culture has been shaped by Atlantic maritime traditions, the Iberian environment, Roman and medieval influences, Roman Catholic heritage, and centuries of overseas exploration and global exchange.
They are a diaspora people in the Portuguese, European people cluster of the Eurasian Peoples. Their primary religion is Roman Catholicism, and they primarily speak Portuguese.
Fast facts
- Country
- Spain
- Population
- 93,500
- Affinity group
- European Peoples
- People cluster
- Portuguese, European
- Primary language
- Portuguese (por)
- Primary religion
- Roman Catholicism
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC ?
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority ?
- Pioneer Unreached People Group
- Region
- Southern Europe, Europe
Where they live
Gospel status
The Portuguese 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 Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Portuguese
- 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
Roman Catholicism · Christianity
92% adherents
Primary language
Portuguese · Indo-European family
100% speak Portuguese
Gospel resources in Portuguese
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not 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 Portuguese
- 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.
Portuguese in other countries
The same people is also reported in 19 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portuguese | Portugal | 9,530,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Portuguese | South Africa | 1,090,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Portuguese | France | 984,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Portuguese | United States | 863,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Portuguese | Canada | 309,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Portuguese | Switzerland | 269,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Portuguese | Venezuela | 241,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Portuguese | United Kingdom | 177,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Portuguese | Germany | 143,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Portuguese | Luxembourg | 103,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Portuguese | Belgium | 56,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Portuguese | Mozambique | 28,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Portuguese | Malawi | 21,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Portuguese | Argentina | 18,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Portuguese | Zimbabwe | 15,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Portuguese | Andorra | 11,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Portuguese | Macao | 10,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Portuguese | Guinea-Bissau | 6,600 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Portuguese | Zambia | 3,900 | Engaged yet Unreached |
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