People group profile · PG010826
The Bengali of Thailand
The Bengali of Thailand, numbering about 35,500 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic community originating from and culturally affiliated with the Bengal region of South Asia.
They are a diaspora people in the Bengali people cluster of the South Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam, and they primarily speak Bengali.
Fast facts
- Country
- Thailand
- Population
- 35,500
- Affinity group
- South Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- Bengali
- Primary language
- Bengali (ben)
- Primary religion
- Sunni Islam
- Strategic Progress Index
- Unengaged and Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Expanding Unreached People Group
- Region
- South-Eastern Asia, Asia
Where they live
Gospel status
The Bengali are Unengaged and Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, and there has been no reported church planting activity in the past two years. 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 Bengali
- Pray that God would send workers to this people group
- Begin sowing the gospel and seek out people of peace
- Plant the first churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice
Primary religion
Sunni Islam · Islam
99% adherents
Primary language
Bengali · Indo-European family
100% speak Bengali
Gospel resources in Bengali
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories available
Films
- JESUS (Bangla)
- JESUS (Bangla Muslim)
- JESUS (Bengali (Indian))
- JESUS (Bangla)
- JESUS (Bangla Muslim)
- JESUS (Bengali (Indian))
- Magdalena (Bengali (Indian))
- Magdalena (Bangla Muslim)
- The Savior (Bengali (Indian))
Bibles
- Common Language Version · video, audio, text
- Mussolmani · video, audio
- Re-edit Bangla Version · audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Bengali
- Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
- Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
- Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
Bengali in other countries
The same people (ROP3 101254) is reported in 15 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bengali | India | 4,585,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Bengali | United Arab Emirates | 1,355,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Bengali | United Kingdom | 1,175,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Bengali | Saudi Arabia | 1,080,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Bengali | Malaysia | 500,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Bengali | Pakistan | 393,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Bengali | United States | 377,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Bengali | Myanmar | 347,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Bengali | Oman | 267,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Bengali | Singapore | 157,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Bengali | Italy | 134,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Bengali | Canada | 81,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Bengali | Sri Lanka | 25,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Bengali | Germany | 15,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Bengali | Kenya | 1,700 | Engaged yet Unreached |
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