Joshua Project - Ethnic People Groups of Belgium

Belgium – People Groups

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People Groups (click people name for profile)	Population	Indig	% Evangel	% Adherent	Least Reached	Progress Scale	Primary Religion	Primary Language	Pho	Map	Txt
Albanian, general	3,500		0.40 %	24.00 %		2.2	Non-Religious	Albanian, Tosk	1	1	1
Algerian, Arabic-speaking	26,000		0.50 %	1.00 %	Y	1.2	Islam	Arabic, Algerian Spoke	0P Algerian, Arabic-speaking	1	0T
Americans, U.S.	12,000		30.00 %	87.00 %		3.2	Christianity	English	0P Americans, U.S.	1	0T
Arab, Egyptian	11,000		3.00 %	7.00 %		3.1	Islam	Arabic, Egyptian Spoke	0P Arab, Egyptian	1	1
Arab, Libyan	4,300		0.07 %	0.10 %	Y	1.2	Islam	Arabic, Libyan Spoken	0P Arab, Libyan	1	1
Arab, Moroccan	162,000		0.07 %	0.10 %	Y	1.2	Islam	Arabic, Moroccan Spoke	0P Arab, Moroccan	1	0T
Arab, Tunisian	7,600		0.20 %	0.30 %	Y	1.2	Islam	Arabic, Tunisian Spoke	0P Arab, Tunisian	1	1
Assyrian	2,100		1.20 %	91.00 %		2.2	Christianity	Assyrian Neo-Aramaic	0P Assyrian	1	0T
Berber, Kabyle	51,000		3.00 %	5.00 %		3.1	Islam	Kabyle	0P Berber, Kabyle	0M Berber, Kabyle of Belgium	0T
Black African, general	12,000	Y	4.00 %	39.00 %		3.1	Islam	French	1	1	1
British	29,000		6.00 %	72.00 %		3.2	Christianity	English	0P British	1	1
Chinese, general	17,000		3.00 %	12.00 %		3.1	Buddhism	Chinese, Mandarin	0P Chinese, general	1	1
Congolese, general	14,000		18.00 %	94.00 %		3.2	Christianity	Lingala	1	1	1
Deaf		Y	0.01 %	62.72 %		2.1	Christianity	French Belgian Sign La	1	1	1
Dutch	105,000	Y	4.00 %	47.00 %		3.1	Non-Religious	Dutch	0P Dutch	1	1
European, general	46,000		0.50 %	65.00 %		2.2	Christianity	English	1	1	1
Filipino, Tagalog	3,700		12.00 %	98.00 %		3.2	Christianity	Tagalog	0P Filipino, Tagalog	1	1
Fleming	5,943,000	Y	1.20 %	68.95 %		2.2	Christianity	Vlaams	1	1	1
French	119,000	Y	0.50 %	76.00 %		2.2	Christianity	French	0P French	1	0T
German	99,000	Y	2.00 %	74.00 %		2.2	Christianity	German, Standard	0P German	1	1
Greek	18,000		0.20 %	95.00 %		2.2	Christianity	Greek	0P Greek	1	0T
Italian	210,000		0.50 %	80.00 %		2.2	Christianity	Italian	0P Italian	1	1
Jew	30,000	Y	0.10 %	1.00 %	Y	1.2	Ethnic Religions	French	0P Jew	1	0T
Khmer, Central	3,600		1.00 %	7.00 %		2.2	Buddhism	Khmer, Central	0P Khmer, Central	1	0T
Kurd, Kurmanji	27,000		0.07 %	0.10 %	Y	1.2	Islam	Kurdish, Northern	0P Kurd, Kurmanji	1	0T
Latin American, general	11,000		10.00 %	90.00 %		3.2	Christianity	Spanish	1	1	1
Luxemburger	4,500	Y	0.05 %	95.00 %		2.2	Christianity	Luxembourgeois	1	1	1
Persian	3,700		1.60 %	2.00 %	Y	1.2	Islam	Farsi, Western	0P Persian	1	0T
Polish	12,000		0.12 %	90.00 %		2.2	Christianity	Polish	0P Polish	1	1
Portuguese	65,000		0.60 %	94.00 %		2.2	Christianity	Portuguese	0P Portuguese	1	1
Romani, Vlax	15,000		18.00 %	90.00 %		3.2	Christianity	Romani, Vlax	0P Romani, Vlax	0M Romani, Vlax of Belgium	0T
Russian	3,800		0.30 %	70.00 %		2.2	Christianity	Russian	0P Russian	1	1
Shawiya	39,000		0.07 %	0.10 %	Y	1.2	Islam	Tachawit	0P Shawiya	1	0T
South Asian, general	30,000		0.80 %	2.00 %	Y	1.2	Islam	Urdu	1	1	1
Spaniard	46,000		0.15 %	75.00 %		2.2	Christianity	Spanish	0P Spaniard	1	1
Turk	49,000		0.07 %	0.10 %	Y	1.2	Islam	Turkish	0P Turk	1	0T
Vietnamese	3,200		10.00 %	17.00 %		3.2	Buddhism	Vietnamese	0P Vietnamese	1	1
Walloon, Belgian	3,398,000	Y	1.10 %	69.98 %		2.2	Christianity	French	1	1	1
Total People Groups: 38	10,635,000	9			10	2.2			28	2	14
Unclassified / Other Individuals	153,000
UN Country Population (2012)	10,788,000

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Belgium –

% of People Groups

% of Population in People Groups

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Progress Level		Peoples	% of Peoples	Population	% of Population

	Level 1 - Unreached / Least-Reached	10	26.3 %	379,000	3.6 %
	Level 2 - Nominal / Formative Church	16	42.1 %	9,972,000	93.8 %
	Level 3 - Established / Significant Church	12	31.6 %	283,000	2.7 %

Totals		38		10,635,000

Belgium – People Photos * Note: Only people groups with photos available are displayed here.*

Algerian, Arabic-speaking 26,000	Americans, U.S. 12,000	Arab, Egyptian 11,000	Arab, Libyan 4,300	Arab, Moroccan 162,000	Arab, Tunisian 7,600
Assyrian 2,100	Berber, Kabyle 51,000	British 29,000	Chinese, general 17,000	Dutch 105,000	Filipino, Tagalog 3,700
French 119,000	German 99,000	Greek 18,000	Italian 210,000	Jew 30,000	© Copyrighted Photo Khmer, Central 3,600
Kurd, Kurmanji 27,000	Persian 3,700	Polish 12,000	Portuguese 65,000	Romani, Vlax 15,000	© Copyrighted Photo Russian 3,800
Shawiya 39,000	Spaniard 46,000	Turk 49,000	© Copyrighted Photo Vietnamese 3,200
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Belgium – Languages

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Language (click Language name for details)	Language Code	# Peoples Primary Language	# Unreached Primary Language	Bible Status	Bible Locator	Audio NT Online	Jesus Film Online	Audio Recordings Online	Gospel Tract Online
Albanian, Tosk	als	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Arabic, Algerian Spoken	arq	1	1	NT	0	1	0	0	0
Arabic, Egyptian Spoken	arz	1	0	NT	0	0	0	0	0
Arabic, Libyan Spoken	ayl	1	1	None	1	1	1	1	0
Arabic, Moroccan Spoken	ary	1	1	NT	0	1	0	0	0
Arabic, Tunisian Spoken	aeb	1	1	Portions	0	1	0	0	0
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic	aii	1	0	Complete	0	1	0	0	0
Chinese, Mandarin	cmn	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Dutch	nld	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
English	eng	3	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Farsi, Western	pes	1	1	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
French	fra	4	1	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
French Belgian Sign Language	sfb	1	0	None	1	1	1	1	1
German, Standard	deu	1	0	Complete	0	1	0	0	0
Greek	ell	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Italian	ita	1	0	Complete	0	1	0	0	0
Kabyle	kab	1	0	NT	0	1	0	0	1
Khmer, Central	khm	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Kurdish, Northern	kmr	1	1	Complete	0	0	0	0	1
Lingala	lin	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	1
Luxembourgeois	ltz	1	0	Portions	0	1	1	0	1
Polish	pol	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Portuguese	por	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Romani, Vlax	rmy	1	0	NT	0	0	0	0	1
Russian	rus	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Spanish	spa	2	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Tachawit	shy	1	1	Portions	0	1	0	0	1
Tagalog	tgl	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Turkish	tur	1	1	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Urdu	urd	1	1	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Vietnamese	vie	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Vlaams	vls	1	0	Portions	0	1	1	1	1
Totals:	32	38	10		30	20	28	29	24

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Belgium – Religions

Major Religions
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Source: Each People Group's population is multiplied by the Major Religion percentages for that people group. The results are summed for each Religion for all Peoples within the country.

Christianity Segments
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Belgium – Possible Ministry Involvement

Below are lists of ministries that may work in Belgium. Ministries in the Belgium section probably minister in this country. Ministries in the Western Europe section only possibly minister in this country. The purpose of this information is to assist potential new missionaries connect with sending agencies and for general ministry networking. Click on the links below to visit ministry websites for further information. Visit the Power-Of-Connecting "Find a Network Tool" to find further networking information.
The lists below do not include all ministries at work in this country or region. There are likely many excellent ministries not listed here. Omissions are not intentional, but occur simply from lack of data. Please contact us to suggest other ministries to include here. Inclusion here is not an endorsement by Joshua Project.

Ministries in Belgium

Ministries in Western Europe

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Country Level Ministries	Size
American Baptist Churches of the USA, Int'l Ministries	Medium
Avant Ministries	Medium
Belgium Evangelical Mission	Medium
Bibles and Literature in French	Small
BMS World Mission	Medium
Canadian Baptist International Ministries	Medium
Christian Associates International	Small
Church of God, Cleveland, Tennessee	Medium
Evangelical Baptist Missions	Medium
Evangelism Explosion International	Medium
FEBInternational	Medium
Fellowship International Mission	Medium
Free Methodist World Missions	Medium
Greater Europe Mission	Medium
International Pentecostal Holiness Church	Medium
Ministries Listed: 15

Regional Level Ministries	Size
ABWE (Association of Baptists for World Evangelism)	Large
Anglican Frontier Missions	Small
Assemblies of God World Missions	Large
Awana Clubs, International	Medium
Baptist Bible Fellowship, International	Medium
Baptist International Missions, Inc. (BIMI)	Medium
Baptist Mid-Missions	Medium
BCM International	Medium
Bible League	Medium
Campus Crusade for Christ, International	Large
Child Evangelism Fellowship	Medium
Christian Church of North America - Missions	Small
Church of God of Prophecy	Medium
Church of the Nazarene World Mission Department	Medium
Church World Service	Medium
Cooperative Baptist Fellowship	Medium
Educational Services International	Medium
EFCA International Mission	Medium
Every Home for Christ	Medium
Final Frontiers Foundation	Large
Galcom International	Small
GO International	Small
InterComm	Small
Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod	Medium
Navigators, International Missions Group	Medium
One Mission Society	Medium
Pioneers	Medium
Salvation Army	Medium
Seventh-day Adventists General Conference	Medium
Silent Word Ministries	Small
Southern Baptist Convention - International Mission Board	Large
Team Expansion	Medium
Tentmakers International	Small
United Methodist Church	Medium
United Pentecostal Church Foreign Missions	Medium
United World Mission	Medium
Worldwide Tentmakers, Incorporated	Small
Young Life	Medium
Youth with a Mission	Large
Ministries Listed: 39

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Belgium – Statistics, Prayer Cards, Maps and Links


Statistics

Population	10,635,000
Percent Urbanization	97 %
Total People Groups	38
Unreached People Groups	10
Region	Western Europe
10/40 Window	No
Official National Language	Dutch
Secondary National Language	French
Primary Religion	Christianity
Percent Christian Adherent	66.7% ^[1]
Percent Evangelical	1.3% ^[2]
Country Progress Level	2.2
Persecution Ranking	Not ranked (1=High to 50=Low OD)
Human Development Index	0.897 (0=Low to 1=High UN)

Links

State Department Religious Freedom Report

Notes

[1] Each People Group's population is multiplied by the Major Religion percentages for that people group. The results are summed for each Religion for all Peoples within the country.

[2] Each People Group's population is multiplied by the Christianity Segments percentages for that people group. The results are summed for each Christianity Segment for all peoples within the country.