Prototype rebuild by the IMB Innovation Team. The official site is peoplegroups.org.

People group profile · PG022219

The Northern Irish of the United Kingdom

The Northern Irish of the United Kingdom, numbering about 1,660,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a people of the United Kingdom.

They are an indigenous people in the Anglo-Celt people cluster of the Eurasian Peoples. Their primary religion is Unaffiliated, and they primarily speak English.

Pray for the Northern IrishPrint profile

AI-generated illustration representing the Northern Irish people
AI-generated illustration, not a photograph. Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Irish, Northern

Fast facts

Country
United Kingdom
Population
1,660,000
Affinity group
European Peoples
People cluster
Anglo-Celt
Primary language
English (eng)
Primary religion
Unaffiliated
Strategic Progress Index
No Longer Unreached
Evangelical
10% or Greater but Less than 15%
GSEC
10% or Greater Evangelical
Lostness priority
Moderately Reached People Group
Region
Northern Europe, Europe

Where they live

Gospel status

The Northern Irish are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 10% evangelical.

  • Congregations exist Yes
  • Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted

Next steps for the Northern Irish

  • Pray for the churches among this group to grow in faithfulness and maturity
  • Equip believers to reach the unreached peoples around them
  • Send out laborers from this people to the nations

Primary religion

Unaffiliated

54% adherents

Primary language

English

100% speak English

Gospel resources in English

  • Bible available, published 2020
  • JESUS Film available
  • Radio programs available
  • Gospel recordings available
  • Audio resources available
  • Bible stories available

Films

  • JESUS (English, North American Indigenous)

Bibles

Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.

Pray for the Northern Irish

  1. Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
  2. Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
  3. Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
  4. John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.

Download a prayer guide

Know something we don't? Submit updates to IMB Global Research.