There are more than 2 million inhabitants in the city of Paris. That’s 52,200 people per square mile! There are 12 million inhabitants across the whole metropolitan area, making it the most populous urban area in the entire European Union.
Paris is considered the most diverse city in Europe. It is estimated that 23% of the population migrated to the city after they were born. 20% of Parisians are first generation immigrants and 40% of children in Paris have one parent who is an immigrant.
According to Joshua Project, only 1.23% of French residents are Evangelical followers of Jesus. There are 113 people groups in France and 37 of them are unreached. They include: Arab-speaking Algerian, Iraqi, Jordanian, Moroccan, Tunisian, Bamabara, Imazighen, Kabyle, Moabite, Rif, Southern Shilha, Western Cham, Gujarati, Iu Mien, Japanese, Khmer, Lao, Persian, South Asians, Tay, and Thai.
“How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching? And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, ‘How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!’” (Romans 10:14-15)