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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Basque of Spain

The Basque of Spain, numbering approximately 2,215,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are citizens and permanent residents of Spain who trace their ethnic identity to the Basque region in the western Pyrenees, straddling the border between France and Spain. They mostly adhere to Unaffiliated and Basque is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: Spain
People Cluster: Basque
Primary Language(s): Basque (eus)
Primary Religion(s): Unaffiliated
Population: 2,215,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG000511
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Pray for the Basque of Spain

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Unaffiliated
Religious Affiliation: Unaffiliated

70%
%
Unaffiliated Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Basque
Language Family:

45%
%
Basque Speakers

Media Resources in Basque:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

Provided by the Jesus Film Project

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Bible Resources in Basque:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1571 Navarro-Labourdin✓
Elizen Arteko Biblia (EAB) Biblia en Euskara, Traducción Interconfesional✓✓

2 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Basque bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Basque 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 Basque:
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 Basque of Spain

I love those who love me, and those who seek me diligently find me.
readProverbs 8:17

As many search for hope, pray they will discover materials that will lead them to Jesus and explain the gospel in a way they will resonate with.

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.

This mystery is profound, and I am saying that it refers to Christ and the church. However, let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband.
readEphesians 5:32-33

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will grasp the profound mystery of Christ's love for the Church, reflecting this love in their marriages.

And if anyone will not receive you or listen to your words, shake off the dust from your feet when you leave that house or town. Truly, I say to you, it will be more bearable on the day of judgment for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah than for that town.
readMatthew 10:14-15

Pray for God to raise up and send out believers to share the gospel with those in this people group who do not yet follow Christ. Pray that they will be welcomed with open arms so that the people they share with will hear and receive the good news with joy.

Basque Across Countries (ROP3 - 101106) reported in the following countries:

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6 people groups

PhotoPeople Group ID ▼NameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
BasquePG050493BasqueCanada7,500Engaged yet UnreachedBasqueUnaffiliated
BasquePG043533BasqueUnited States31,500Engaged yet UnreachedBasqueRoman Catholicism
BasquePG017437BasqueChile8,100Unengaged and UnreachedBasqueRoman Catholicism
BasquePG016460BasqueVenezuela5,300Unengaged and UnreachedBasqueRoman Catholicism
BasquePG000511BasqueSpain2,215,000Engaged yet UnreachedBasqueUnaffiliated
BasquePG000135BasqueFrance955,000No Longer UnreachedBasqueRoman Catholicism

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

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