French (fra)

French (fra) is part of the Indo-European family and Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Italo-Western, Western, Gallo-Iberian, Gallo-Romance, Gallo-Rhaetian, Oïl, French class.

French speaking People Groups across the world:

Fast Facts:

74 People Groups · 72,135K People

EngagementGroupsPopulation
Unengaged and Unreached21473.6K
Engaged yet Unreached2565,540K
No Longer Unreached286,121K

Discover More about French:
- Ethnologue - French
- Glottolog - French

Media Resources for French:

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People Groups who primarily speak French

Strategic Progress Index
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74 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexReligion
FrenchFrenchFrance49,460,000Engaged yet UnreachedUnaffiliated
French CanadiansFrench CanadiansCanada9,205,000Engaged yet UnreachedRoman Catholicism
WalloonsWalloonsBelgium3,770,000No Longer UnreachedRoman Catholicism
French CanadiansFrench CanadiansUnited States2,935,000Engaged yet UnreachedRoman Catholicism
FrenchFrenchUnited States2,140,000Engaged yet UnreachedRoman Catholicism
SwissSwissSwitzerland2,025,000No Longer UnreachedRoman Catholicism
JewsJewsFrance600,000Engaged yet UnreachedJudaism
BretonBretonFrance206,000Engaged yet UnreachedUnaffiliated
FrenchFrenchMadagascar191,000Engaged yet UnreachedRoman Catholicism
FrenchFrenchUnited Kingdom164,000Unengaged and UnreachedRoman Catholicism
French-speaking West AfricansFrench-speaking West AfricansFrance133,000Engaged yet UnreachedSunni Islam
AcadiansAcadiansCanada128,000Engaged yet UnreachedRoman Catholicism
Jew (French)Jew (French)Israel118,000Engaged yet UnreachedJudaism
MalianMalianFrance97,000Engaged yet UnreachedSunni Islam
FrenchFrenchNew Caledonia93,500No Longer UnreachedRoman Catholicism
FrenchFrenchLuxembourg93,000Unengaged and UnreachedRoman Catholicism
RussiansRussiansFrance75,000Engaged yet UnreachedEastern Orthodox Christianity
Franco-MauritiansFranco-MauritiansMauritius72,500No Longer UnreachedRoman Catholicism
FrenchFrenchReunion66,500Engaged yet UnreachedUnaffiliated
WalloonsWalloonsFrance65,500Unengaged and UnreachedUnaffiliated
EuronesiansEuronesiansFrench Polynesia58,500No Longer UnreachedRoman Catholicism
SenegaleseSenegaleseSpain51,000Engaged yet UnreachedSunni Islam
FrenchFrenchAustralia41,500Engaged yet UnreachedRoman Catholicism
FrenchFrenchMonaco30,000Engaged yet UnreachedRoman Catholicism
FrenchFrenchFrench Guiana27,000Engaged yet UnreachedRoman Catholicism
FrenchFrenchChad20,000Unengaged and UnreachedRoman Catholicism
FrenchFrenchDjibouti19,000Unengaged and UnreachedRoman Catholicism
GuineanGuineanBelgium17,500Unengaged and UnreachedSunni Islam
FrenchFrenchPortugal17,500Unengaged and UnreachedRoman Catholicism
FrenchFrenchAustria16,000Unengaged and UnreachedRoman Catholicism
EuronesiansEuronesiansNew Caledonia14,500No Longer UnreachedRoman Catholicism
RomaniansRomaniansFrance13,000No Longer UnreachedEastern Orthodox Christianity
MahongweMahongweGabon12,000Engaged yet UnreachedProtestantism
SakeSakeGabon12,000No Longer UnreachedRoman Catholicism
BurundiansBurundiansCanada12,000No Longer UnreachedRoman Catholicism
St. BarthiansSt. BarthiansSaint Barthelemy11,500Unengaged and UnreachedRoman Catholicism
BurundiansBurundiansUnited States10,500No Longer UnreachedRoman Catholicism
BurundiansBurundiansBelgium8,700Unengaged and UnreachedRoman Catholicism
Chadian (French)Chadian (French)Chad8,600Unengaged and UnreachedSunni Islam
FrenchFrenchMartinique8,400Engaged yet UnreachedRoman Catholicism
Indo-FrenchIndo-FrenchIndia6,800Unengaged and UnreachedHinduism
IvoriansIvoriansFrance6,700Unengaged and UnreachedSunni Islam
SimbaSimbaGabon6,400Engaged yet UnreachedEthnoreligion
GuadeloupeansGuadeloupeansCanada6,300No Longer UnreachedRoman Catholicism
TogoleseTogoleseCanada5,700No Longer UnreachedProtestantism
FrenchFrenchSaint Pierre and Miquelon5,100Unengaged and UnreachedRoman Catholicism
CongoleseCongoleseSpain4,800No Longer UnreachedRoman Catholicism
FrenchFrenchAndorra4,700Unengaged and UnreachedUnaffiliated
WalloonsWalloonsBurundi4,100Unengaged and UnreachedRoman Catholicism
AbenakiAbenakiCanada3,900No Longer UnreachedRoman Catholicism
IvoriansIvoriansUnited States3,600No Longer UnreachedEthnoreligion
Béké White CreolesBéké White CreolesMartinique3,500Unengaged and UnreachedRoman Catholicism
IvoriansIvoriansCanada3,400Engaged yet UnreachedEthnoreligion
GuineanGuineanCanada2,400No Longer UnreachedSunni Islam
SighuSighuGabon2,100No Longer UnreachedProtestantism
KandeKandeGabon2,100No Longer UnreachedProtestantism
ChadiansChadiansCanada2,100No Longer UnreachedSunni Islam
FrenchFrenchSeychelles1,900Engaged yet UnreachedRoman Catholicism
FrenchFrenchComoros1,800Engaged yet UnreachedRoman Catholicism
RwandansRwandansNetherlands1,700No Longer UnreachedRoman Catholicism
GaboneseGaboneseCanada1,600No Longer UnreachedRoman Catholicism
FrenchFrenchMayotte1,200Engaged yet UnreachedRoman Catholicism
New CaledoniansNew CaledoniansCanada1,100No Longer UnreachedProtestantism
BakoleBakoleCameroon1,000No Longer UnreachedEthnoreligion
BenineseBenineseCanada1,000Engaged yet UnreachedEthnoreligion
GaboneseGaboneseUnited States500No Longer UnreachedRoman Catholicism
BretonsBretonsUnited States400Unengaged and UnreachedRoman Catholicism
NekuNekuNew Caledonia375Unengaged and UnreachedRoman Catholicism
GuineaGuineaNetherlands350Unengaged and UnreachedSunni Islam
AekeAekeNew Caledonia350No Longer UnreachedRoman Catholicism
Chinese-Tahitian CreolesChinese-Tahitian CreolesFrench Polynesia300No Longer UnreachedChinese Folk Religion
ChadianChadianUnited States250No Longer UnreachedSunni Islam
Algerian JewsAlgerian JewsAlgeria225Unengaged and UnreachedSecularism
PoaPoaPoaPoaNew Caledonia50No Longer UnreachedRoman Catholicism

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