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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The South Asians of Spain

The South Asians of Spain, numbering approximately 37,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are people of South Asian ancestry, primarily from India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, who form a distinct diaspora in Spain through migration, family networks, and community-based settlement patterns. They mostly adhere to Hinduism and Hindi is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite: South Asians

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples
Country: Spain
People Cluster: Other South Asian
Primary Language(s): Hindi (hin)
Primary Religion(s): Hinduism
Population: 37,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG042345
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Pray for the South Asians of Spain

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Hinduism
Religious Affiliation: Hinduism

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%
Hinduism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Hindi
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Hindi Speakers

Media Resources in Hindi:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film
The SaviorView Film

3 films

Provided by the Jesus Film Project

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Bible Resources in Hindi:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Easy-to-Read Version✓✓
Indian Revised Version (OT - Davar Audio)✓
New Hindi Version✓
New Hindi Version - LUMO Christmas Film✓
New Hindi Version - LUMO Easter Film✓
Sab Ki✓✓

6 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Hindi bible at Bible.com

Linked from YouVersion

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The South Asians 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 South Asians:
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 South Asians of Spain

For my own sake, for my own sake, I do it, for how should my name be profaned? My glory I will not give to another.
readIsaiah 48:11

Pray that those who have been living for their own glory will turn to the One who is worthy of all praise and find their true identity in Him.

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.

And he brought him outside and said, "Look toward heaven, and number the stars, if you are able to number them." Then he said to him, "So shall your offspring be.”
readGenesis 15:5

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will trust God to keep His promises.

Go your way; behold, I am sending you out as lambs in the midst of wolves.
readLuke 10:3

Ask God to raise up and send humble believers who will depend on Him as they go out like lambs among wolves to share the good news with those who need to hear it.

South Asian, general Across Countries (ROP3 - 115527) reported in the following countries:

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11 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▼LanguageReligion
Indo-PakistaniPG018497Indo-PakistaniNew Zealand23,000No Longer UnreachedHindiFolk Hinduism
Indo-PakistaniPG047501Indo-PakistaniJapan42,500Engaged yet UnreachedEnglishHinduism
South AsiansPG042345South AsiansSpain37,000Engaged yet UnreachedHindiHinduism
PakistaniPG042323PakistaniUnited Kingdom2,015,000Engaged yet UnreachedUrduSunni Islam
Indo-PakistaniPG020257Indo-PakistaniAustralia374,000Engaged yet UnreachedHindiHinduism
East IndiansPG016188East IndiansAntigua and Barbuda425Engaged yet UnreachedAntigua and Barbuda Creole EnglishHinduism
IndiansPG000485IndiansPortugal80,000Engaged yet UnreachedPortugueseHinduism
South AsiansPG050608South AsiansHong Kong15,500Unengaged and UnreachedUrduSunni Islam
Indo-PakistaniPG047510Indo-PakistaniChristmas Island60Unengaged and UnreachedTamilSunni Islam
Indo-PakistaniPG047502Indo-PakistaniSouth Korea7,100Unengaged and UnreachedHindiFolk Hinduism
Indo-PakistaniPG018244Indo-PakistaniBrunei6,000Unengaged and UnreachedHindiHinduism

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

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