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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Germans of Austria

The Germans of Austria, numbering approximately 318,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are described as a West Germanic people of Central Europe whose culture has been shaped by a long history of regional diversity, urban and rural traditions, Christianity, industrialization, and strong civic institutions They are an Diaspora people, with German as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Germanic people cluster of the Eurasian Peoples. Their primary religion is Unaffiliated. They primarily speak German, Standard.

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Fast Facts*:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: Austria
People Cluster: Germanic
Primary Language(s): German, Standard (deu)
Primary Religion(s): Unaffiliated
Population: 318,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG000018
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Unaffiliated
Religious Affiliation: Unaffiliated

49%
%
Unaffiliated Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: German, Standard
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
German, Standard Speakers

Media Resources in German, Standard:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film
The SaviorView Film

3 films

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Bible Resources in German, Standard:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1545 Luther Bibel✓
1905 Darby Unrevidierte Elberfel✓
1912 Luther Bibel✓
1971 Darby Unrevidierte Elberfel✓
Hoffnung für alle®✓

5 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the German, Standard bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Germans 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 Germans:
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 Germans of Austria

But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, into a snare, into many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.
read1 Timothy 6:9

Pray for those, rich and poor, who have put their trust in worldly things, and ask that they will be honest with themselves, acknowledge their need for God and turn to Him.

For my eyes have seen your salvation that you have prepared in the presence of all peoples.
readLuke 2:30

Pray that the lost will see the salvation of God, and that they will trust in Jesus Christ as their Savior and Lord.

As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today.
readGenesis 50:20

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will forgive those who do them harm and trust God as they walk in His ways.

Oh give thanks to the LORD; call upon his name; make known his deeds among the peoples!
readPsalm 105:1

Pray that many among them will call on the name of Jesus, develop a heart for the nations, and go to places where the gospel has not yet been received.

German Across Countries (ROP3 - 103305) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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24 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
GermansPG000239GermansGermany69,100,000Engaged yet UnreachedGerman, StandardRoman Catholicism
GermansPG043248GermansUnited States913,000No Longer UnreachedGerman, StandardUnaffiliated
GermansPG043397GermansCanada774,000Engaged yet UnreachedGerman, StandardUnaffiliated
GermansPG016846GermansBrazil589,000Engaged yet UnreachedGerman, StandardRoman Catholicism
GermansPG000408GermansNetherlands578,000Engaged yet UnreachedGerman, StandardRoman Catholicism
GermansPG015500GermansSouth Africa578,000No Longer UnreachedGerman, StandardUnaffiliated
GermansPG000588GermansSwitzerland318,000No Longer UnreachedGerman, StandardRoman Catholicism
GermansPG000018GermansAustria318,000Engaged yet UnreachedGerman, StandardUnaffiliated
GermansPG017403GermansBolivia265,000Engaged yet UnreachedGerman, StandardUnaffiliated
GermansPG017238GermansParaguay225,000Engaged yet UnreachedGerman, StandardUnaffiliated
GermansPG048816GermansKazakhstan219,000Engaged yet UnreachedRussianUnaffiliated
GermansPG007907GermansAustralia123,000No Longer UnreachedGerman, StandardUnaffiliated
GermansPG046655GermansSpain112,000Engaged yet UnreachedGerman, StandardRoman Catholicism
GermansPG000056GermansBelgium80,000No Longer UnreachedGerman, StandardRoman Catholicism
GermansPG000875GermansPoland45,000No Longer UnreachedGerman, StandardRoman Catholicism
GermansPG000830GermansHungary35,000Engaged yet UnreachedGerman, StandardUnaffiliated
GermansPG000369GermansLuxembourg33,000No Longer UnreachedGerman, StandardRoman Catholicism
GermansPG000086GermansDenmark28,500Engaged yet UnreachedGerman, StandardRoman Catholicism
GermansPG015441GermansNamibia27,000Engaged yet UnreachedGerman, StandardRoman Catholicism
GermansPG000771GermansCzech Republic22,500No Longer UnreachedGerman, StandardUnaffiliated
GermansPG024958GermansMexico13,500Unengaged and UnreachedGerman, StandardRoman Catholicism
GermansPG000979GermansSlovenia6,300Engaged yet UnreachedGerman, StandardUnaffiliated
GermansPG018440GermansSingapore2,000Engaged yet UnreachedGerman, StandardProtestantism
GermansPG000364GermansLiechtenstein1,300No Longer UnreachedGerman, StandardRoman Catholicism

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

*Peoplegroups.org relies on updates from the field and other organizations for much of our data, so if you have any updates, please contact us. We use various international naming standards. For a list of these standards and fields, visit our Data Standards section.

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