People group profile · PG043415
The Italians of Canada
The Italians of Canada, numbering about 865,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Southern European people whose culture has been shaped by the legacy of the Roman world, centuries of regional development, Mediterranean interactions, Christianity, urban life, and strong family networks.
They are a diaspora people in the Italian people cluster of the Eurasian Peoples. Their primary religion is Roman Catholicism, and they primarily speak Italian.
Fast facts
- Country
- Canada
- Population
- 865,000
- Affinity group
- European Peoples
- People cluster
- Italian
- Primary language
- Italian (ita)
- Primary religion
- Roman Catholicism
- Strategic Progress Index
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 2% or Greater but Less than 5%
- GSEC
- 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
- Lostness priority
- Marginally Reached People Group
- Region
- Northern America, Americas
Where they live
Gospel status
The Italians are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 2% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Italians
- 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
Roman Catholicism · Christianity
83% adherents
Primary language
Italian · Indo-European family
100% speak Italian
Gospel resources in Italian
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
Bibles
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Italians
- 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.
- Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
Italian in other countries
The same people (ROP3 104096) is reported in 20 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italians | Italy | 53,220,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Italians | Argentina | 2,185,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Italians | France | 1,235,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Italians | Germany | 709,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Italians | United States | 551,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Italians | Switzerland | 336,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Italians | Belgium | 288,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Italians | United Kingdom | 243,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Italians | Spain | 229,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Italians | Venezuela | 122,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Italians | Brazil | 50,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Italians | San Marino | 31,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Italians | Austria | 26,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Italians | Luxembourg | 23,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Italians | Malta | 11,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Italians | New Caledonia | 8,800 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Italians | Monaco | 4,300 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Italians | Slovenia | 2,300 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Italians | Liechtenstein | 1,300 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Italians | Vatican City | 475 | No Longer Unreached |
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