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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The British of New Zealand

The British of New Zealand, numbering approximately 91,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are described as the peoples of Great Britain whose culture has been shaped by the interaction of English, Scottish, Welsh, and Northern Irish traditions, alongside centuries of migration, maritime connections, industrialization, and imperial influence They are an Diaspora people, with British as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Anglo-Celt people cluster of the Eurasian Peoples. Their primary religion is Unaffiliated. They primarily speak English.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: British

Fast Facts*:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: New Zealand
People Cluster: Anglo-Celt
Primary Language(s): English (eng)
Primary Religion(s): Unaffiliated
Population: 91,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG018482
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Pray for the British of New Zealand

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Unaffiliated
Religious Affiliation: Unaffiliated

85%
%
Unaffiliated Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: English
Language Family:

100%
%
English Speakers

Media Resources in English:

Films:
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JESUSView Film

1 film

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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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SPI: No longer Unreached

The British are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the British:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the British of New Zealand

We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life.
readRomans 6:4

Pray that those who need to surrender their lives to Christ will confess their sins and trust in Him, being united with Him in His death and resurrection, walking in newness of life.

Greet also the church in their house. Greet my beloved Epaenetus, who was the first convert to Christ in Asia."
readRomans 16:5

Pray for houses to be meeting places for Christians and that God will advance the gospel and grow His Church through natural familial and community relationships.

We give thanks to you, O God; we give thanks, for your name is near. We recount your wondrous deeds.
readPsalm 75:1

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will give thanks to the Lord for His wondrous works and declare His goodness to all people.

Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.
readJames 5:16

Pray that believers whom God sends will confess their sins, pray for one another, and live in unity. Ask that they will model healthy Christian relationships for this people group.

British Across Countries (ROP3 - 102927) reported in the following countries:

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44 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▼LanguageReligion
BritishPG050045BritishSweden32,000No Longer UnreachedSwedishUnaffiliated
BritishPG048810BritishIndia43,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG043362BritishCanada1,295,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
BritishPG043180BritishUnited States774,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
BritishPG022231BritishUnited Kingdom46,430,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG018482BritishNew Zealand91,500No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG018436BritishSingapore60,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG017506BritishPeru9,200No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG017438BritishChile6,500No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG017329BritishArgentina10,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG016461BritishVenezuela7,200No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG016443BritishTrinidad and Tobago13,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG016384BritishJamaica28,500No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG016356BritishGuyana2,300No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG016345BritishGrenada2,800No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG016220BritishColombia3,700No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG016215BritishCayman Islands14,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG016211BritishBritish Virgin Islands1,500No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG016200BritishBelize3,100No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG016197BritishBarbados7,900No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG015650BritishZimbabwe5,800No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG015570BritishZambia35,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG015553BritishEswatini2,800No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG015491BritishSouth Africa2,210,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG015476BritishSeychelles4,800No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG015435BritishNamibia2,400No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG015319BritishMalawi13,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG015281BritishLesotho425No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG015217BritishBotswana7,100No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG015154BritishAngola2,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG015076BritishUganda4,900No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG014914BritishTanzania10,500No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG014770BritishKenya57,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG009217BritishMalaysia17,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG008151BritishBrunei6,600No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG006431BritishSri Lanka21,500No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
BritishPG006336BritishPakistan19,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
BritishPG006183BritishNepal3,300No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
BritishPG001159BritishBangladesh11,500No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG000379BritishMonaco2,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG000375BritishMalta11,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG000366BritishLuxembourg7,700No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG000279BritishGibraltar4,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG000222BritishGermany117,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated

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

*Peoplegroups.org relies on updates from the field and other organizations for much of our data, so if you have any updates, please contact us. We use various international naming standards. For a list of these standards and fields, visit our Data Standards section.

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