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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Italians of Monaco

The Italians of Monaco, numbering approximately 4,300 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are described as a Southern European people whose culture has been shaped by the legacy of the Roman world, centuries of regional development, Mediterranean interactions, Christianity, urban life, and strong family networks They are an Diaspora people, with Italian as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Italian people cluster of the Eurasian Peoples. They mostly adhere to Roman Catholicism and Italian is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: Monaco
People Cluster: Italian
Primary Language(s): Italian (ita)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 4,300
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG022233
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

81%
%
Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Italian
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Italian Speakers

Media Resources in Italian:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

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Bible Resources in Italian:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Italian Riveduta 1927✓
Traduzione Interconfessionale in Lingua Corrente✓

2 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Italian bible at Bible.com

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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 Italians:
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Pray specifically for the Italians of Monaco

And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.
readJohn 3:14-15

Pray that the lost among them will look to the One lifted up on the cross, believing in Him and receiving eternal life.

And what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also.
read2 Timothy 2:2

Pray that the lost will come to faith in Christ and be discipled in the truth of the gospel, becoming faithful followers of Jesus who, in turn, make disciples themselves.

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures.
readPsalm 23:1

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will remember that the Lord is their shepherd, providing for their every need.

"For as I passed along and observed the objects of your worship, I found also an altar with this inscription: ‘To the unknown god.’ What therefore you worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you."
readActs 17:23

Pray that believers God sends to cross cultures will be sensitive to the spiritual needs of the people they serve, and will proclaim the truth of Christ to them in creative ways that they will understand.

Italian Across Countries (ROP3 - 104096) reported in the following countries:

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21 people groups

PhotoPeople Group ID ▼NameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
ItaliansPG050582ItaliansVatican City475No Longer UnreachedItalianRoman Catholicism
ItaliansPG049312ItaliansVenezuela122,000Engaged yet UnreachedItalianRoman Catholicism
ItaliansPG049311ItaliansSpain229,000Engaged yet UnreachedItalianRoman Catholicism
ItaliansPG049310ItaliansArgentina2,185,000Engaged yet UnreachedItalianRoman Catholicism
ItaliansPG046925ItaliansBrazil50,000Engaged yet UnreachedItalianRoman Catholicism
ItaliansPG043415ItaliansCanada865,000No Longer UnreachedItalianRoman Catholicism
ItaliansPG043282ItaliansUnited States551,000Engaged yet UnreachedItalianRoman Catholicism
ItaliansPG042901ItaliansGermany709,000Engaged yet UnreachedItalianRoman Catholicism
ItaliansPG022233ItaliansMonaco4,300Unengaged and UnreachedItalianRoman Catholicism
ItaliansPG018341ItaliansNew Caledonia8,800Unengaged and UnreachedItalianRoman Catholicism
ItaliansPG000981ItaliansSlovenia2,300Engaged yet UnreachedItalianRoman Catholicism
ItaliansPG000645ItaliansUnited Kingdom243,000Engaged yet UnreachedItalianRoman Catholicism
ItaliansPG000591ItaliansSwitzerland336,000Engaged yet UnreachedItalianUnaffiliated
ItaliansPG000505ItaliansSan Marino31,000Unengaged and UnreachedItalianRoman Catholicism
ItaliansPG000376ItaliansMalta11,000Unengaged and UnreachedItalianRoman Catholicism
ItaliansPG000370ItaliansLuxembourg23,500Engaged yet UnreachedItalianRoman Catholicism
ItaliansPG000365ItaliansLiechtenstein1,300Unengaged and UnreachedItalianRoman Catholicism
ItaliansPG000331ItaliansItaly53,220,000Engaged yet UnreachedItalianRoman Catholicism
ItaliansPG000164ItaliansFrance1,235,000No Longer UnreachedItalianRoman Catholicism
ItaliansPG000059ItaliansBelgium288,000Engaged yet UnreachedItalianRoman Catholicism
ItaliansPG000025ItaliansAustria26,000Unengaged and UnreachedItalianRoman Catholicism

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

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