People group profile · PG042483
The Tamil of France
The Tamil of France, numbering about 126,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a diverse diaspora comprising migrants from former French India and refugees from northern Sri Lanka, with a prominent community centered in Paris and its suburbs.
They are a diaspora people in the Tamil people cluster of the South Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Hinduism, and they primarily speak Tamil.
Fast facts
- Country
- France
- Population
- 126,000
- Affinity group
- South Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- Tamil
- Primary language
- Tamil (tam)
- Primary religion
- Hinduism
- Strategic Progress Index
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, Concentrated CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- Western Europe, Europe
Where they live
Gospel status
The Tamil 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 but there has been initial or concentrated church planting among them within the past two years.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years Concentrated Church Planting
Next steps for the Tamil
- 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 Tamil
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- Magdalena (Tamil)
- The Savior (Tamil)
Bibles
- Contemporary Version · video
- Contemporary Version - LUMO Christmas Film · video
- Contemporary Version - LUMO Easter Film · video
- Easy-to-Read Version · audio, text
- Indian Revised Version · audio, text
- Indian Revised Version · text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Tamil
- 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.
- John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
Tamil Hindu in other countries
The same people (ROP3 113732) is reported in 13 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lankan Tamil | Sri Lanka | 2,630,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Tamil | Malaysia | 2,615,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Tamil | United States | 339,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Tamil | Myanmar | 297,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Tamil | Singapore | 244,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Tamil | Reunion | 188,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Tamil | Canada | 163,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Sri Lankan Tamil | United Kingdom | 74,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Tamil | Germany | 67,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Tamil Hindu | Thailand | 35,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Tamil | Netherlands | 7,900 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Tamil | Cambodia | 1,800 | No Longer Unreached |
| Tamil | Seychelles | 400 | Engaged yet Unreached |
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