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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Afrikaners of United Kingdom

The Afrikaners of United Kingdom, numbering approximately 66,500 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are described as a South African ethnic group primarily of Dutch, German, and French Huguenot descent They are an Diaspora people, with Afrikaner as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Germanic people cluster of the Eurasian Peoples. Their primary religion is Protestantism. They primarily speak Afrikaans.

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

Fast Facts*:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: United Kingdom
People Cluster: Germanic
Primary Language(s): Afrikaans (afr)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 66,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG000608
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

94%
%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Afrikaans
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Afrikaans Speakers

Media Resources in Afrikaans:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

Provided by the Jesus Film Project

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Bible Resources in Afrikaans:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Die Bybel in Afrikaans 1983-vertaling✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Afrikaans bible at Bible.com

Linked from YouVersion

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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 Afrikaners:
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Pray specifically for the Afrikaners of United Kingdom

I acknowledged my sin to you, and I did not cover my iniquity; I said, 'I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,' and you forgave the iniquity of my sin.
readPsalm 32:5

Pray those who are lost will realize their sin, confess their iniquity, and grow in their understanding of salvation through faith in Christ alone.

After this he went out and saw a tax collector named Levi, sitting at the tax booth. And he said to him, “Follow me.” And leaving everything, he rose and followed him.
readLuke 5:27-28

Prat that God will prepare many hearts to meet Him when He says, “Follow Me!” and that they will respond in faith, leaving everything behind to follow Him.

Praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end, keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints.
readEphesians 6:18

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be alert and persistent in prayer for all believers, offering their requests with thanksgiving.

I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well.
readPsalm 139:14

Praise God for His creativity and power, and pray that He will raise up men and women from among them who are in awe of all He has done and want to go share the hope of Christ with others.

Afrikaner Across Countries (ROP3 - 100093) reported in the following countries:

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11 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
AfrikanersPG015484AfrikanersSouth Africa2,705,000No Longer UnreachedAfrikaansNeo-Pentecostalism
AfrikanersPG015430AfrikanersNamibia121,000No Longer UnreachedAfrikaansNeo-Pentecostalism
AfrikanersPG015562AfrikanersZambia86,500Unengaged and UnreachedAfrikaansNeo-Pentecostalism
AfrikanersPG000608AfrikanersUnited Kingdom66,500Unengaged and UnreachedAfrikaansProtestantism
AfrikanersPG015646AfrikanersZimbabwe44,500No Longer UnreachedAfrikaansNeo-Pentecostalism
AfrikanersPG050474AfrikanersCanada30,500No Longer UnreachedAfrikaansProtestantism
AfrikanersPG015212AfrikanersBotswana27,500Engaged yet UnreachedAfrikaansNeo-Pentecostalism
AfrikanersPG047272AfrikanersUnited States21,500No Longer UnreachedAfrikaansNeo-Pentecostalism
AfrikanersPG015552AfrikanersEswatini17,000No Longer UnreachedAfrikaansNeo-Pentecostalism
AfrikanersPG015148AfrikanersAngola4,000Engaged yet UnreachedAfrikaansNeo-Pentecostalism
AfrikanersPG015280AfrikanersLesotho2,500No Longer UnreachedAfrikaansNeo-Pentecostalism

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

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