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The British of Sri Lanka

The British of Sri Lanka, numbering approximately 21,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a people of the United Kingdom sharing a common British national identity, derived from the historic integration of English, Scottish, and Welsh populations and primarily associated with the English language. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and English is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: Sri Lanka
People Cluster: Anglo-Celt
Primary Language(s): English (eng)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 21,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG006431

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Pray for the British of Sri Lanka

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

70%
%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: English
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
English Speakers

Media Resources in English:

Films:
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JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in English:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
American Standard Bible✓
English Standard Version® - Hear the Word Audio Bible✓✓
English Version for the Deaf✓
Holy Bible, New International Version ®✓
Holy Bible, New International Version ® - LUMO Christmas Film✓
Holy Bible, New International Version ® - LUMO Easter Film✓
King James Version✓✓✓
New American Standard Bible (NASB)✓
New Life Version (Easy to Read)✓
New Living Translation®, Holy Sanctuary version✓
Revised Version 1885✓
World English Bible - Winfred Henson✓✓
World Messianic Version✓
Wycliffe Modern✓

14 entries

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The British are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the British:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the British of Sri Lanka

But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved.
readEphesians 2:4-5

Pray that those who have not yet received new life will be made alive together with Christ, saved by grace and raised up with Him to newness of life.

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.
readRomans 3:23

Pray that the gospel will advance and many will acknowledge that all have sinned, fall short of God's glory, and need a Savior to reconcile them to God.

My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God?
readPsalm 42:2

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will thirst for God and be satisfied when they abide in Him.

Finally, brothers, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may speed ahead and be honored, as happened among you, and that we may be delivered from wicked and evil men. For not all have faith. But the Lord is faithful. He will establish you and guard you against the evil one.
read2 Thessalonians 3:1-3

Pray that the Word of God will spread throughout this people group and be honored. Ask God to establish His people and guard them from the evil one, testifying to this whole people group of His great faithfulness.

British Across Countries (ROP3 - 102927) reported in the following countries:

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44 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
BritishPG022231BritishUnited Kingdom46,480,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG015491BritishSouth Africa2,215,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG043362BritishCanada1,300,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
BritishPG043180BritishUnited States775,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
BritishPG000222BritishGermany117,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG018482BritishNew Zealand92,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG018436BritishSingapore60,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG014770BritishKenya57,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG048810BritishIndia43,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG015570BritishZambia35,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG050045BritishSweden32,000No Longer UnreachedSwedishUnaffiliated
BritishPG016384BritishJamaica28,500No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG006431BritishSri Lanka21,500No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
BritishPG006336BritishPakistan19,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
BritishPG009217BritishMalaysia17,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG016215BritishCayman Islands14,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG015319BritishMalawi13,500No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG016443BritishTrinidad and Tobago13,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG000375BritishMalta11,500No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG001159BritishBangladesh11,500No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG014914BritishTanzania10,500No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG017329BritishArgentina10,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG017506BritishPeru9,300No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG016197BritishBarbados7,900No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG000366BritishLuxembourg7,700No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG016461BritishVenezuela7,200No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG015217BritishBotswana7,100No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG008151BritishBrunei6,600No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG017438BritishChile6,500No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG015650BritishZimbabwe5,900No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG015076BritishUganda4,900No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG015476BritishSeychelles4,900No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG000279BritishGibraltar4,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG016220BritishColombia3,700No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG006183BritishNepal3,300No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
BritishPG016200BritishBelize3,100No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG016345BritishGrenada2,800No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG015553BritishEswatini2,800No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG015435BritishNamibia2,400No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG016356BritishGuyana2,300No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG015154BritishAngola2,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG000379BritishMonaco2,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG016211BritishBritish Virgin Islands1,500No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG015281BritishLesotho425No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated

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