Unreached peoples of Cook Islands
An overview of the country's people groups, focusing on those who still have little or no access to the gospel in their own language and culture.
The Cook Islands are inhabited by a Polynesian people that is majority Christian, though internal diversity exists: on the isolated island of Pukapuka, in the northern group, lives a community with its own language and culture, closer to those of Samoa. The isolation of the remote islands and the depopulation caused by emigration make ongoing discipleship a real challenge, even in a nation where almost everyone identifies as Christian.
- 0.4% Unreached (0)
- 0% Minimally reached (0)
- 0% Superficially reached (0)
- 19% Partially reached (2K)
- 80.6% Significantly reached (10K)
- 12.5% Unreached (1)
- 0% Minimally reached (0)
- 0% Superficially reached (0)
- 50% Partially reached (4)
- 37.5% Significantly reached (3)
Source of people group data: Joshua Project (joshuaproject.net). Estimates, may vary.
Source: Joshua Project. Estimates, may vary.
| People | Population | Language | Evang. | Chr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaf Frontier | 27.5M | Pakistan Sign Language | 1.8% | 3.7% |
| Pukapuka | 6K | Pukapuka | 7.3% | 94.3% |
| Niuean | 29K | Niuean | 7.8% | 95.1% |
| Penrhyn | 200 | Penrhyn | 8% | 98.3% |
| Rakahanga-Manihiki | 6K | Rakahanga-Manihiki | 8.4% | 96.9% |
| Cook Islands Maori | 86K | Cook Islands Maori | 12.7% | 95.9% |
| Euronesian | 120K | French | 19.5% | 95.7% |
| Anglo New Zealander | 3.6M | English | 20.9% | 53.3% |
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