People group profile · PG011845
The Western Punjabis of Libya
The Western Punjabis of Libya, numbering about 73,500 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group indigenous to the Punjab region of eastern Pakistan and northwestern India.
They are a diaspora people in the Punjabi people cluster of the South Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam, and they primarily speak Western Panjabi.
Fast facts
- Country
- Libya
- Population
- 73,500
- Affinity group
- South Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- Punjabi
- Primary language
- Western Panjabi (pnb)
- Primary religion
- Sunni Islam
- Strategic Progress Index
- Unengaged and Unreached
- Evangelical
- No Known Evangelicals
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- Northern Africa, Africa
Where they live
Gospel status
The Western Punjabis 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 No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Western Punjabis
- 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
100% adherents
Primary language
Western Panjabi · Indo-European family
100% speak Western Panjabi
Gospel resources in Western Panjabi
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Panjabi, Western)
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Western Punjabis
- 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.
Punjabi, Western in other countries
The same people (ROP3 110802) is reported in 4 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western Punjabis | Pakistan | 97,410,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Western Punjabis | United Kingdom | 272,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Punjabis | Belgium | 24,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Punjabis | France | 5,100 | Engaged yet Unreached |
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