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27,651,000

Unreached

Persecution
Rating

NR

Stratus
Index

23

Security
Tier

NR

Blackbox Work

  • Leadership Training
  • Discipleship
  • Church Planting
  • Mobilization
  • Evangelism Resources

Supporting Since: January 2021

Country
Stats

Source:

Total Population

31,099,000

# of Population in Unreached

27,651,000

# of People Groups

227

# of Unreached People Groups

218

Largest Religion

Hinduism

% Christian Adherent

1.42%

% Evangelical

Unknown

% Evangelical Annual Growth Rate:

5.30%

People

Ethnic Groups: Chhettri 16.5%, Brahman-Hill 11.3%, Magar 6.9%, Tharu 6.2%, Tamang 5.6%, Bishwokarma 5%, Musalman 4.9%, Newar 4.6%, Yadav 4.2%, Rai 2.2%, Pariyar 1.9%, Gurung 1.9%, Thakuri 1.7%, Mijar 1.6%, Teli 1.5%, Yakthung/Limbu 1.4%, Chamar/Harijan/Ram 1.4%, Koiri/Kushwaha 1.2%, other 20% (2021 est.)

Languages: Nepali (official) 44.9%, Maithali 11.1%, Bhojpuri 6.2%, Tharu 5.9%, Tamang 4.9%, Bajjika 3.9%, Avadhi 3%, Nepalbhasha (Newari) 3%, Magar Dhut 2.8%, Doteli 1.7%, Urdu 1.4%, Yakthung/Limbu 1.2%, Gurung 1.1%, other 8.9%; note – 123 languages reported as mother tongue in 2021 national census; many in government and business also speak English (2021 est.)

Literacy Rate: 68%

People

Economy

Low-income South Asian economy; post-conflict fiscal federalism increasing stability; COVID-19 hurt trade and tourism; widening current account deficits; environmentally fragile economy from earthquakes; growing Chinese relations and investments

Economy

Country Profile:

Environment

Environmental Issues: deforestation (overuse of wood for fuel and lack of alternatives); forest degradation; soil erosion; contaminated water (with human and animal wastes, agricultural runoff, and industrial effluents); unmanaged solid-waste; wildlife conservation; vehicular emissions

Environment

Reaching Their Nation

My wish has been that Nepali churches would go and reach UPGs in their own nation. Something is happening and a new step has been taken because just a couple months ago we led the first short-term team of Nepali believers to a remote village to share the Good News with a UPG! Thanks be to God!

Persecution Currently or Potentially Being Experienced:

Physical abuse / beatings

Persecution from family

Financial persecution

Verbal abuse

Blacklisted

Arrests

Imprisonment

Kidnappings

Bribes

Deportation

Destruction of property

Fines

Torture

Murder

Execution

How to Pray

  • Pray for Jesus to be made known among unreached peoples in hard-to-access locations.
  • Pray for biblical training and Christlikeness for a rising generation of church leaders.
  • Pray for the Living God to restore those devastated by the earthquakes.
  • Pray for humanitarian crises to be addressed such as schooling for women, poor nutrition for children, early childhood marriage, access to safe drinking water, and social divisions causing disadvantages for certain ethnicities.