People group profile · PG042345
The South Asians of Spain
The South Asians of Spain, numbering about 37,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are people of South Asian ancestry, primarily from India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, who form a distinct diaspora in Spain through migration, family networks, and community-based settlement patterns.
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 Hindi.
Fast facts
- Country
- Spain
- Population
- 37,000
- Affinity group
- South Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- Other South Asian
- Primary language
- Hindi (hin)
- Primary religion
- Hinduism
- Strategic Progress Index
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- 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 South Asians 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 South Asians
- 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
Gospel resources in Hindi
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Hindi)
- Magdalena (Hindi)
- The Savior (Hindi)
Bibles
- Easy-to-Read Version · audio, text
- Indian Revised Version (OT - Davar Audio) · audio
- New Hindi Version · video
- New Hindi Version - LUMO Christmas Film · video
- New Hindi Version - LUMO Easter Film · video
- Sab Ki · audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the South Asians
- 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.
- 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.
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 |
| Indians | Portugal | 80,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Indo-Pakistani | Japan | 42,500 | 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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