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The Bengali of United States

The Bengali of United States, numbering approximately 377,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic community originating from and culturally affiliated with the Bengal region of South Asia. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Bengali is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples
Country: United States
People Cluster: Bengali
Primary Language(s): Bengali (ben)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 377,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG043534
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Pray for the Bengali of United States

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

65%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Bengali
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Bengali Speakers

Media Resources in Bengali:

Films:
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JESUSView Film
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MagdalenaView Film
MagdalenaView Film
The SaviorView Film

5 films

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Bible Resources in Bengali:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Common Language Version✓✓✓
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Re-edit Bangla Version✓✓

3 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Bengali bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Bengali 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 Bengali:
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 Bengali of United States

For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.
readJohn 3:17

Pray for those who are living under the burdens of man-made religion to learn about the freedom Jesus offers them and turn to Him in faith.

The LORD watches over the sojourners; he upholds the widow and the fatherless, but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin.
readPsalm 146:9

Pray for God to watch over people, wherever they are, and cause them to meet believers who will share the gospel with them clearly and lovingly.

Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.
readColossians 2:6-7

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be rooted and built up in Him, abounding in thanksgiving for the grace and mercy He has shown them.

Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.
read2 Corinthians 5:20

Pray that those God sends to cross cultures will be His ambassadors, faithfully imploring people on Christ's behalf to be reconciled to God through Jesus.

Bengali Across Countries (ROP3 - 101254) reported in the following countries:

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16 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion ▼
BengaliPG000614BengaliUnited Kingdom1,175,000Engaged yet UnreachedBengaliSunni Islam
BengaliPG006332BengaliPakistan393,000Engaged yet UnreachedBengaliSunni Islam
BengaliPG006430BengaliSri Lanka25,500Engaged yet UnreachedBengaliSunni Islam
BengaliPG009409BengaliMyanmar347,000Engaged yet UnreachedBengaliSunni Islam
BengaliPG010689BengaliSingapore157,000Engaged yet UnreachedBengaliSunni Islam
BengaliPG010826BengaliThailand35,500Unengaged and UnreachedBengaliSunni Islam
BengaliPG011915BengaliSaudi Arabia1,085,000Engaged yet UnreachedBengaliSunni Islam
BengaliPG012225BengaliUnited Arab Emirates1,360,000Engaged yet UnreachedBengaliSunni Islam
BengaliPG014766BengaliKenya1,700Engaged yet UnreachedBengaliSunni Islam
BengaliPG033519BengaliItaly134,000Engaged yet UnreachedBengaliSunni Islam
BengaliPG042451BengaliGermany15,000Engaged yet UnreachedBengaliSunni Islam
BengaliPG043360BengaliCanada81,500Engaged yet UnreachedBengaliSunni Islam
BengaliPG043534BengaliUnited States377,000Engaged yet UnreachedBengaliSunni Islam
BengaliPG046408BengaliOman268,000Engaged yet UnreachedBengaliSunni Islam
BengaliPG046931BengaliMalaysia500,000Engaged yet UnreachedBengaliSunni Islam
BengaliPG048197BengaliIndia4,590,000Engaged yet UnreachedBengaliSunni Islam

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

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