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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Pakistani of United Kingdom

The Pakistani of United Kingdom, numbering approximately 2,015,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are descendants of migrants from Pakistan whose communities in the United Kingdom grew through postwar migration and family reunification. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Urdu is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite: Pakistani

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples
Country: United Kingdom
People Cluster: Other South Asian
Primary Language(s): Urdu (urd)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 2,015,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG042323
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Pray for the Pakistani of United Kingdom

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

95%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Urdu
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Urdu Speakers

Media Resources in Urdu:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film
The SaviorView Film
The SaviorView Film

4 films

Provided by the Jesus Film Project

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Bible Resources in Urdu:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Easy-to-Read Version✓✓
Geo Version✓✓
Geo Version✓✓
Geo Version✓✓
Pakistan Bible Society✓
Revised✓

6 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Urdu bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Pakistani are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Pakistani:
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

Pray specifically for the Pakistani of United Kingdom

For the Son of Man came to seek and save the lost.
readLuke 19:10

Pray that those who are lost will respond to the One who came to seek and save the lost, and experience the joy of being found.

Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
readMatthew 11:28-29

Please pray for them to lift their eyes to Jesus and find rest for their souls, lasting peace, and hope in Him.

Remember the wondrous works that he has done, his miracles, and the judgments he uttered.
readPsalm 105:5

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will rejoice as they remember His wonders, miracles, and perfect judgements.

After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them on ahead of him, two by two, into every town and place where he himself was about to go.
readLuke 10:1

Ask God to raise up, send out, and sustain Christians who can go together to share the good news of Jesus with those who need it.

South Asian, general Across Countries (ROP3 - 115527) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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11 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
PakistaniPG042323PakistaniUnited Kingdom2,015,000Engaged yet UnreachedUrduSunni Islam
Indo-PakistaniPG020257Indo-PakistaniAustralia374,000Engaged yet UnreachedHindiHinduism
IndiansPG000485IndiansPortugal80,000Engaged yet UnreachedPortugueseHinduism
Indo-PakistaniPG047501Indo-PakistaniJapan42,500Engaged yet UnreachedEnglishHinduism
South AsiansPG042345South AsiansSpain37,000Engaged yet UnreachedHindiHinduism
Indo-PakistaniPG018497Indo-PakistaniNew Zealand23,000No Longer UnreachedHindiFolk Hinduism
South AsiansPG050608South AsiansHong Kong15,500Unengaged and UnreachedUrduSunni Islam
Indo-PakistaniPG047502Indo-PakistaniSouth Korea7,100Unengaged and UnreachedHindiFolk Hinduism
Indo-PakistaniPG018244Indo-PakistaniBrunei6,000Unengaged and UnreachedHindiHinduism
East IndiansPG016188East IndiansAntigua and Barbuda425Engaged yet UnreachedAntigua and Barbuda Creole EnglishHinduism
Indo-PakistaniPG047510Indo-PakistaniChristmas Island60Unengaged and UnreachedTamilSunni Islam

To download a comprehensive people group list in spreadsheet form, visit our Research Data page.

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