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The Nepalis of Canada

The Nepalis of Canada, numbering approximately 21,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community holding Nepali citizenship or with roots in Nepal. They mostly adhere to Hinduism and Nepali (individual language) is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples
Country: Canada
People Cluster: Nepali-Pahari
Primary Language(s): Nepali (individual language) (npi)
Primary Religion(s): Hinduism
Population: 21,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG047438
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Pray for the Nepalis of Canada

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Hinduism
Religious Affiliation: Hinduism

99%
%
Hinduism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Nepali (individual language)
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Nepali Speakers

Media Resources in Nepali (individual language):

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film
The SaviorView Film

4 films

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Bible Resources in Nepali (individual language):

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
New Revised Version✓✓
New Revised Version - LUMO Christmas Film✓

2 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Nepali (individual language) bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Nepalis 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 Nepalis:
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 Nepalis of Canada

For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.
readEphesians 2:8-9

Pray that the lost among them will receive the gift of salvation by grace through faith, not by works, and be created for good works.

The mountains rose, the valleys sank down to the place that you appointed for them.
readPsalm 104:8

Pray that they will see the hand of God in the beauty and order of the natural world, and that they will worship Him as the Creator and Sustainer of all things.

Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity!
readPsalm 133:1

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be unified and love one another as God loves them.

But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.
readJohn 1:12

Pray that believers will have the opportunity to clearly share the good news with the lost here, so that all people can be invited to trust in Jesus and become children of God.

Nepali Across Countries (ROP3 - 107204) reported in the following countries:

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15 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDName ▼CountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
NepalisPG001194NepalisBangladesh22,500Engaged yet UnreachedNepali (individual language)Hinduism
NepalisPG042388NepalisBhutan133,000No Longer UnreachedNepali (individual language)Hinduism
NepalisPG043559NepalisUnited States107,000Engaged yet UnreachedNepali (individual language)Hinduism
NepalisPG046930NepalisMalaysia586,000Engaged yet UnreachedNepali (individual language)Folk Hinduism
NepalisPG047438NepalisCanada21,500Engaged yet UnreachedNepali (individual language)Hinduism
NepalisPG048599NepalisThailand6,800Engaged yet UnreachedNepali (individual language)Hinduism
NepalisPG050107NepalisUnited Kingdom76,000Engaged yet UnreachedNepali (individual language)Hinduism
NepalisPG050108NepalisGermany6,800Engaged yet UnreachedNepali (individual language)Hinduism
NepalisPG050109NepalisUnited Arab Emirates49,000Engaged yet UnreachedNepali (individual language)Hinduism
NepalisPG050110NepalisSpain3,500Engaged yet UnreachedNepali (individual language)Hinduism
NepalisPG050111NepalisPortugal550Engaged yet UnreachedNepali (individual language)Hinduism
NepalisPG050118NepalisQatar147,000Engaged yet UnreachedNepali (individual language)Hinduism
NepalisPG050119NepalisSaudi Arabia427,000Engaged yet UnreachedNepali (individual language)Hinduism
NepalisPG050600NepalisHong Kong29,500Unengaged and UnreachedNepali (individual language)Folk Hinduism
Nepali (Gorkha)PG048451Nepali (Gorkha)Myanmar426,000Engaged yet UnreachedNepali (individual language)Hinduism

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