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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Bengali of United States

The Bengali of United States, numbering approximately 377,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are described as an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic community originating from and culturally affiliated with the Bengal region of South Asia They are an Diaspora people, with Bengali as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Bengali people cluster of the South Asian Peoples. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Bengali is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples
Country: United States
People Cluster: Bengali
Primary Language(s): Bengali (ben)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 377,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG043534
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

65%
%
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 United States

For you, O LORD, are most high over all the earth; you are exalted far above all gods.
readPsalm 97:9

Pray that those who don't yet know Him will recognize the Lord as the Most High and turn from spiritual darkness to worship Him above all else.

For your steadfast love is great to the heavens, your faithfulness to the clouds.
readPsalm 57:10

Pray that God will work, even in the hearts of hard-to-reach people, and that they will rejoice in His steadfast love and faithfulness.

And God has appointed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, helping, administrating, and various kinds of tongues.
read2 Corinthians 12:28

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will grow in the spiritual gifts God has given them and use these gifts to glorify Him and build up the Church.

Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might.
readEphesians 6:10

Ask God to strengthen believers with His mighty power so that as they cross cultures to share the gospel, they will stand firm against the schemes of the enemy.

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

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16 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▼LanguageReligion
BengaliPG048197BengaliIndia4,585,000Engaged yet UnreachedBengaliSunni Islam
BengaliPG046931BengaliMalaysia500,000Engaged yet UnreachedBengaliSunni Islam
BengaliPG046408BengaliOman267,000Engaged 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 Emirates1,355,000Engaged yet UnreachedBengaliSunni Islam
BengaliPG011915BengaliSaudi Arabia1,080,000Engaged yet 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
BengaliPG010826BengaliThailand35,500Unengaged and UnreachedBengaliSunni Islam

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

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