The British of New Zealand

The British of New Zealand, numbering approximately 91,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are described as the peoples of Great Britain whose culture has been shaped by the interaction of English, Scottish, Welsh, and Northern Irish traditions, alongside centuries of migration, maritime connections, industrialization, and imperial influence They are an Diaspora people, with British as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Anglo-Celt people cluster of the Eurasian Peoples. Their primary religion is Unaffiliated. They primarily speak English.

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Fast Facts*:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: New Zealand
People Cluster: Anglo-Celt
Primary Language(s): English (eng)
Primary Religion(s): Unaffiliated
Population: 91,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG018482
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Unaffiliated
Religious Affiliation: Unaffiliated

85%
%
Unaffiliated Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: English
Language Family:

100%
%
English Speakers

Media Resources in English:

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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 New Zealand

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.

After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands, and crying out with a loud voice, ‘Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb’
readRevelation 7:9-10

Pray that many people will receive the gospel and will be part of the great multitude from every nation, tribe, people, and language, clothed in white robes and palm branches, proclaiming salvation belongs to our God.

Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
readHebrew 4:16

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will boldly draw near to God as they approach Him in prayer, receive His mercy, and find grace for help in their time of need.

Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might.
readEphesians 6:10

Ask God to strengthen believers with His mighty power so that as they cross cultures to share the gospel, they will stand firm against the schemes of the enemy.

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

Strategic Progress Index
All

44 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
BritishBritishUnited Kingdom46,430,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishBritishSouth Africa2,210,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishBritishCanada1,295,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
BritishBritishUnited States774,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
BritishBritishGermany117,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishBritishNew Zealand91,500No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishBritishSingapore60,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishBritishKenya57,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishBritishIndia43,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishBritishZambia35,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishBritishSweden32,000No Longer UnreachedSwedishUnaffiliated
BritishBritishJamaica28,500No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishBritishSri Lanka21,500No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
BritishBritishPakistan19,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
BritishBritishMalaysia17,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishBritishCayman Islands14,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishBritishTrinidad and Tobago13,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishBritishMalawi13,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishBritishBangladesh11,500No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishBritishMalta11,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishBritishTanzania10,500No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishBritishArgentina10,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishBritishPeru9,200No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishBritishBarbados7,900No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishBritishLuxembourg7,700No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishBritishVenezuela7,200No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishBritishBotswana7,100No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishBritishBrunei6,600No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishBritishChile6,500No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishBritishZimbabwe5,800No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishBritishUganda4,900No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishBritishSeychelles4,800No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishBritishGibraltar4,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishBritishColombia3,700No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishBritishNepal3,300No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
BritishBritishBelize3,100No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishBritishGrenada2,800No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishBritishEswatini2,800No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishBritishNamibia2,400No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishBritishGuyana2,300No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishBritishAngola2,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishBritishMonaco2,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishBritishBritish Virgin Islands1,500No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishBritishLesotho425No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated

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

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