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The Nigerians of France

The Nigerians of France, numbering approximately 30,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a multiethnic diaspora community in France of Nigerian ancestry whose identity reflects the diverse cultures, languages, and traditions of Nigeria while maintaining connections to both Nigerian and French society. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and English is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: France
People Cluster: Other Sub-Saharan African
Primary Language(s): English (eng)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 30,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG042478

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Pray for the Nigerians of France

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: English
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
English Speakers

Media Resources in English:

Films:
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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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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): Frontier Unreached People Group, (LPI: 0), < 0.1% 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 Nigerians:
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 Nigerians of France

For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them.
readRomans 1:19

Pray that God will use testimony of creation to cause those who do not yet know the gospel to long for truth and a relationship with the Author of life.

"O righteous Father, even though the world does not know you, I know you, and these know that you have sent me."
readJohn 17:25

Pray that the lost will come to know the Father and Jesus Christ, whom He has sent, and that they will be filled with His love and grace.

Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.
readEphesians 6:10-11

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will grow strong in His power, putting on the full armor of God, which will enable them to stand against the devil’s lies.

Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst. But I said to you that you have seen me and yet do not believe."
readJohn 6:35-36

Praise God for the things such as bread that He has provided as natural conversation bridges to the gospel. Pray that believers will use any bridges He provides to share the gospel with those who do not yet know the good news.

Nigerians (English) Across Countries (ROP3 - 107319) reported in the following countries:

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8 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
NigeriansPG042322NigeriansUnited Kingdom106,000Engaged yet UnreachedEnglishSunni Islam
NigeriansPG047652NigeriansUnited States39,500No Longer UnreachedEnglishNeo-Pentecostalism
NigeriansPG043735NigeriansSpain34,500Engaged yet UnreachedEnglishNeo-Pentecostalism
NigeriansPG042478NigeriansFrance30,000Unengaged and UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
NigeriansPG042321NigeriansIreland20,000Engaged yet UnreachedEnglishSunni Islam
NigeriansPG047466NigeriansCanada17,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishNeo-Pentecostalism
NigeriansPG043169NigeriansItaly9,800Engaged yet UnreachedEnglishSunni Islam
NigeriansPG033524NigeriansNetherlands3,100Unengaged and UnreachedEnglishNeo-Pentecostalism

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

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