Country: Ireland

People Groups
Total

71

People Groups Unreached

17 (23.9%)

People Groups Unreached Frontier

9 (12.7%)

Population
Total

5,373,000

Population in Unreached

87,000 (1.6%)

Population in Unreached Frontier

29,000 (0.5%)
Map Notes

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Photo People Group Population
this Ctry
Population
Global
Count
Ctrys
Indigenous Primary Language Primary
Religion
Progress
Scale
% Evangelical
Range
% Christian
Adh Range
Workers
Needed *
 Afrikaner 5,000 5,039,000 16 Afrikaans Christianity Progress Gauge 10-50% 50-100% -
 Albanian 3,000 5,791,000 28 Albanian, Gheg Islam Progress Gauge 0.1-2% 10-50% -
 Americans, U.S. 12,000 201,113,000 104 English Christianity Progress Gauge 10-50% 50-100% -
 Anglo-Canadian 2,700 17,792,000 21 English Christianity Progress Gauge 10-50% 50-100% -
 Anglo-New Zealander 1,600 3,612,000 13 English Christianity Progress Gauge 10-50% 50-100% -
 Anglo-South African 5,500 1,592,000 5 English Christianity Progress Gauge 10-50% 50-100% -
 Arab 24,000 1,949,000 41 Arabic, Levantine Islam Progress Gauge 0.1-2% 10-50% -
 Australian 3,200 18,596,000 25 English Christianity Progress Gauge 10-50% 50-100% -
 Bosniak 1,300 3,130,000 25 Bosnian Islam Progress Gauge 0.1-2% 0.1-2% 1
 Brazilian 9,800 100,860,000 16 Portuguese Christianity Progress Gauge 10-50% 50-100% -
 British 159,000 55,381,000 126 English Christianity Progress Gauge 5-10% 50-100% -
 British, Scottish 15,000 5,607,000 4 English Christianity Progress Gauge 2-5% 50-100% -
 Bulgarian 2,000 6,769,000 41 Bulgarian Christianity Progress Gauge 0.1-2% 50-100% -
 Chinese, general 12,000 15,466,000 64 English Non-Religious Progress Gauge 2-5% 5-10% -
 Croat 12,000 5,090,000 30 Croatian Christianity Progress Gauge 0.1-2% 50-100% -
 Czech 6,200 10,591,000 29 Czech Non-Religious Progress Gauge 0.1-2% 10-50% -
 Danish 900 5,362,000 21 Danish Christianity Progress Gauge 2-5% 50-100% -
 Deaf 5,000 27,577,000 218 Irish Sign Language Unknown Progress Gauge Unknown 0.1-2% 1
 Dutch 4,800 14,377,000 29 Dutch Non-Religious Progress Gauge 2-5% 10-50% -
 Edo, Bini 1,200 2,341,000 2 Edo Christianity Progress Gauge 10-50% 50-100% -
 Estonian 2,900 1,137,000 23 Estonian, Standard Non-Religious Progress Gauge 5-10% 10-50% -
 Filipino, Tagalog 14,000 40,072,000 56 Tagalog Christianity Progress Gauge 10-50% 50-100% -
 Finnish 1,000 5,130,000 18 Finnish Christianity Progress Gauge 10-50% 50-100% -
 French 11,000 52,109,000 114 French Christianity Progress Gauge 0.1-2% 50-100% -
 Georgian 1,300 3,299,000 26 Georgian Christianity Progress Gauge 0.1-2% 50-100% -
  Totals:  71 5,373,000           17 ◼︎ (9 ✸︎) 1.76 % 89.84 % 17 
  Population above UN estimate 65,000                  
  UN Country Population (2025) 5,308,000                  

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Province Estimated
Population
Carlow 63,000
Cavan 83,000
Clare 131,000
Cork 595,000
Donegal 175,000
Dublin 1,476,000
Galway 284,000
Kerry 162,000
Kildare 244,000
Kilkenny 109,000
Laoighis 93,000
Leitrim 35,000
Limerick 214,000
Longford 45,000
Louth 140,000
Mayo 143,000
Meath 214,000
Monaghan 67,000
Offaly 86,000
Roscommon 70,000
Sligo 71,000
Tipperary 176,000
Waterford 127,000
Westmeath 97,000
Wexford 165,000
Wicklow 156,000
Provinces:  26 5,221,000
UN Country Population 5,308,000
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Language Code # Peoples
w/ this Primary
Language
# Unreached
w/ this Primary
Language
Scripture
Status
YouVersion
Bible
Resources
Faith Comes
By Hearing
Bible Resources
Jesus Film
Online
Global
Recordings
Resources
God's
Story
Resources
Gospel
Tract
Online
Afrikaans afr 1 0 Complete Bible
Albanian, Gheg aln 1 0 New Testament
Arabic, Levantine apc 1 0 Bible Portions
Bengali ben 1 1 Complete Bible
Bosnian bos 1 1 Complete Bible
Bulgarian bul 1 0 Complete Bible
Chinese, Mandarin cmn 1 0 Complete Bible
Croatian hrv 1 0 Complete Bible
Czech ces 1 0 Complete Bible
Danish dan 1 0 Complete Bible
Dutch nld 1 0 Complete Bible
Edo bin 1 0 Complete Bible
English eng 11 1 Complete Bible
Estonian, Standard ekk 1 0 Complete Bible
Finnish fin 1 0 Complete Bible
French fra 1 0 Complete Bible
Georgian kat 1 0 Complete Bible
German, Standard deu 1 0 Complete Bible
Greek ell 1 0 Complete Bible
Hindi hin 1 1 Complete Bible
Hungarian hun 1 0 Complete Bible
Igbo ibo 1 0 Complete Bible
Irish gle 1 0 Complete Bible
Irish Sign Language isg 1 1 Translation Needed
Italian ita 1 0 Complete Bible
Japanese jpn 1 1 Complete Bible
Korean kor 1 0 Complete Bible
Kurdish, Northern kmr 1 1 Complete Bible
Latvian, Standard lvs 1 0 Complete Bible
Lingala lin 1 0 Complete Bible
Lithuanian lit 1 0 Complete Bible
Malay zlm 1 1 Complete Bible
Malayalam mal 1 0 Complete Bible
Morisyen mfe 1 0 New Testament
Pashto, Southern pbt 1 1 Bible Portions
Persian, Iranian pes 1 1 Complete Bible
Polish pol 1 0 Complete Bible
Portuguese por 2 0 Complete Bible
Punjabi, Western pnb 1 1 New Testament
Romanian ron 1 0 Complete Bible
Russian rus 1 0 Complete Bible
Scots sco 1 0 New Testament
Serbian srp 1 0 Complete Bible
Shelta sth 1 0 Unspecified
Shona sna 1 0 Complete Bible
Slovak slk 1 0 Complete Bible
Somali som 1 1 Complete Bible
Spanish spa 1 0 Complete Bible
Swahili swh 1 1 Complete Bible
Swedish swe 1 0 Complete Bible
Tagalog tgl 1 0 Complete Bible
Tamil tam 1 1 Complete Bible
Telugu tel 1 0 Complete Bible
Thai tha 1 1 Complete Bible
Turkish tur 1 1 Complete Bible
Ukrainian ukr 1 0 Complete Bible
Urdu urd 1 1 Complete Bible
Vietnamese vie 1 0 Complete Bible
Welsh cym 1 0 Complete Bible
Yoruba yor 1 0 Complete Bible
Totals: 60 71 17   57 55 57 56 37 50
Networking Possibilities

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There are many agencies and churches looking for additional staff to help them in their mission and calling in Ireland. Internet searches may be a possible way to find these organizations. The following are some example search topics you might try:

  • Church planting agencies in Ireland
  • Christian ministry in Ireland
  • Business as mission
  • Christian literature distribution
  • Evangelism agencies
  • Christian discipleship
  • Short term Christian missions
  • Long term Christian missions
  • Urban ministries
  • Christian media opportunities
  • Bible translation opportunities
  • Relief and development agencies
  • Clean water projects
  • Christian medical outreaches

Ireland Statistics
People Groups 71
Unreached People Groups 17  (23.9%)
Population 5,373,000
Population Annual Growth Rate 0.7%
Population in Unreached 87,000  (1.6%)
Primary Religion Christianity
Percent Christian Adherent 89.8%
Percent Evangelical 1.8%
Pioneer Workers Needed * 17
Country Progress Level Progress Gauge
Continent Europe
Region Europe, Western
10/40 Window No
Country Code EI
Official Language(s) EnglishIrish
Literacy Rate 99%
Estimated Illiterate Population 54,000
Persecution Ranking Not ranked
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