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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Nigerians of United Kingdom

The Nigerians of United Kingdom, numbering approximately 106,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a multi-ethnic people of Nigerian citizenship or ancestry. Large-scale migration began in the 1970s and 1980s fueled mainly by economic inequality and political instability. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and English is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: United Kingdom
People Cluster: Other Sub-Saharan African
Primary Language(s): English (eng)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 106,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG042322

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

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%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: English
Language Family:

100%
%
English Speakers

Media Resources in English:

Films:
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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: Unreached yet Engaged

The Nigerians 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 Nigerians:
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 Nigerians of United Kingdom

These have indeed an appearance of wisdom in promoting self- made religion and asceticism and severity to the body, but they are of no value in stopping the indulgence of the flesh.
readColossians 2:23

Pray for those without Christ, that they will see the emptiness of human traditions and turn to the truth and grace found in Jesus.

And many nations shall join themselves to the LORD in that day, and shall be my people. And I will dwell in your midst, and you shall know that the LORD of hosts has sent me to you.
readZechariah 2:11

Pray that many will take refuge in the Lord and be His people who share the good news of salvation in Jesus with others.

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 as people place their faith in Christ, they will have a deep desire to know God more fully and to make Him known in creative ways to others who are still searching for truth.

For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.
readRomans 1:16

Pray that God will raise up sons and daughters who, like Paul, will be bold to share the gospel across cultural barriers so that many might receive salvation.

Nigerians (English) Across Countries (ROP3 - 107319) reported in the following countries:

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8 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▲Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
NigeriansPG033524NigeriansNetherlands3,100Unengaged and UnreachedEnglishNeo-Pentecostalism
NigeriansPG043169NigeriansItaly9,800Engaged yet UnreachedEnglishSunni Islam
NigeriansPG047466NigeriansCanada17,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishNeo-Pentecostalism
NigeriansPG042321NigeriansIreland20,000Engaged yet UnreachedEnglishSunni Islam
NigeriansPG042478NigeriansFrance30,000Unengaged and UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
NigeriansPG043735NigeriansSpain34,500Engaged yet UnreachedEnglishNeo-Pentecostalism
NigeriansPG047652NigeriansUnited States39,500No Longer UnreachedEnglishNeo-Pentecostalism
NigeriansPG042322NigeriansUnited Kingdom106,000Engaged yet UnreachedEnglishSunni Islam

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

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