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The Bengali of Singapore

The Bengali of Singapore, numbering approximately 157,000 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 2.5 Flash: Bengali

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples
Country: Singapore
People Cluster: Bengali
Primary Language(s): Bengali (ben)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 157,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG010689
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

99%
%
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
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film
MagdalenaView Film
The SaviorView Film

5 films

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Bible Resources in Bengali:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Common Language Version✓✓✓
Mussolmani✓✓
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 Singapore

Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil.
read1 John 3:8

Pray for those living in darkness to recognize the destructive power of sin and the victory Christ has won over it.

O LORD, how manifold are your works! In wisdom have you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures.
readPsalm 104:24

Pray that they will see the wisdom and power of God in His creation and praise Him for His mighty works.

Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.
readPsalm 37:4

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will delight themselves in the Lord, trusting Him to give them the desires of their hearts.

The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.
read2 Peter 3:9

Pray that those God sends to cross cultures will patiently endure hardships as they share the gospel, knowing that the Lord is not slow to fulfill His promise.

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

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16 people groups

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

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

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