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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Macedonians of Italy

The Macedonians of Italy, numbering approximately 59,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a South Slavic people of the central Balkans, speakers of Macedonian, predominantly Eastern Orthodox under the Ohrid Archbishopric, with an identity historically contested by both Bulgaria and Greece and strong Balkan folk dance traditions. They mostly adhere to Eastern Orthodox Christianity and Macedonian is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: Italy
People Cluster: Slav, Southern
Primary Language(s): Macedonian (mkd)
Primary Religion(s): Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Population: 59,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG048837
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

60%
%
Eastern Orthodox Christia… Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Macedonian
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Macedonian Speakers

Media Resources in Macedonian:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

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Bible Resources in Macedonian:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Konstantinov✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Macedonian bible at Bible.com

Linked from YouVersion

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Explore Lostness and Next Steps

Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 0), which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Pioneer Unreached People Group, (LPI: 1), 0.1% or Greater but Less than 0.5% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity (GSEC: 1), 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

Next steps for the Macedonians:
Begin signifcant prayer and fasting for this group
Send cross-cultural teams to discover and research this people group
Begin gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group

Pray specifically for the Macedonians of Italy

I love those who love me, and those who seek me diligently find me.
readProverbs 8:17

As many search for hope, pray they will discover materials that will lead them to Jesus and explain the gospel in a way they will resonate with.

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."
readJohn 14:6

Pray that those who are searching for a way to God and desiring truth will encounter the good news of eternal life and accept it.

The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.
read2 Corinthians 9:6

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will remember the principle of sowing and reaping, and be generous in their giving and serving, knowing that they will reap a generous harvest.

And Jesus said to them, "Follow me, and I will make you become fishers of men." And immediately they left their nets and followed him.
readMark 1:17-18

Pray that God will raise up believers from this place and/or other cultures nearby to proclaim the gospel to those who desperately need to encounter it.

Macedonian Across Countries (ROP3 - 105968) reported in the following countries:

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8 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▼LanguageReligion
MacedoniansPG039302MacedoniansAlbania122,000Engaged yet UnreachedMacedonianSunni Islam
MacedoniansPG039293MacedoniansNorth Macedonia1,140,000Engaged yet UnreachedMacedonianEastern Orthodox Christianity
MacedoniansPG007974MacedoniansAustralia48,500Engaged yet UnreachedMacedonianEastern Orthodox Christianity
MacedoniansPG000738MacedoniansBulgaria1,300Engaged yet UnreachedMacedonianEastern Orthodox Christianity
MacedoniansPG048837MacedoniansItaly59,000Unengaged and UnreachedMacedonianEastern Orthodox Christianity
MacedoniansPG043434MacedoniansCanada24,500Unengaged and UnreachedMacedonianEastern Orthodox Christianity
MacedoniansPG043335MacedoniansUnited States26,000Unengaged and UnreachedMacedonianEastern Orthodox Christianity
MacedoniansPG042420MacedoniansGermany85,000Unengaged and UnreachedMacedonianEastern Orthodox Christianity

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

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