The Nigerians of Spain

The Nigerians of Spain, numbering approximately 34,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a multiethnic diaspora community in Spain of Nigerian ancestry whose identity reflects Nigeria’s diverse cultures and languages and is sustained through family networks, community organizations, and ties to their ancestral homeland. They mostly adhere to Neo-Pentecostalism 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: Spain
People Cluster: Other Sub-Saharan African
Primary Language(s): English (eng)
Primary Religion(s): Neo-Pentecostalism
Population: 34,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG043735

Pray for the Nigerians of Spain

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Neo-Pentecostalism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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%
Neo-Pentecostalism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: English
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
English Speakers

Media Resources in English:

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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 Spain

Sing for joy, O heavens, and exult, O earth; break forth, O mountains, into singing! For the LORD has comforted his people and will have compassion on his afflicted.
readIsaiah 49:13

Thank the Lord for the people here and ask that His gospel will flow through this land to bring hope to those who are afflicted by the guilt of sin.

Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you!
readPsalm 67:5

While there are many who do not yet praise God, pray that He will work in their lives, advance the gospel among them, and bring many to saving faith in Christ.

He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be greatly shaken.
readPsalm 62:2

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be in awe of Jesus, remembering that He is their rock, their fortress, and their salvation.

For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.
readEphesians 6:12

Ask God to give those He sends to cross cultures the discernment they need to recognize the spiritual battle they are fighting. Pray God will protect their faith as they abide in Him.

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

Strategic Progress Index
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8 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDName ▼CountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
NigeriansNigeriansNetherlands3,100Unengaged and UnreachedEnglishNeo-Pentecostalism
NigeriansNigeriansIreland20,000Engaged yet UnreachedEnglishSunni Islam
NigeriansNigeriansUnited Kingdom106,000Engaged yet UnreachedEnglishSunni Islam
NigeriansNigeriansFrance30,000Unengaged and UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
NigeriansNigeriansItaly9,800Engaged yet UnreachedEnglishSunni Islam
NigeriansNigeriansSpain34,500Engaged yet UnreachedEnglishNeo-Pentecostalism
NigeriansNigeriansCanada17,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishNeo-Pentecostalism
NigeriansNigeriansUnited States39,500No Longer UnreachedEnglishNeo-Pentecostalism

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