Unreached peoples of French Guiana
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.
French Guiana holds a small but highly diverse population, with Creoles, Amazonian indigenous peoples and various immigrant communities. Most identify as Christian, but some peoples of the interior, especially indigenous groups, still have little access to the gospel in their mother tongue, and there are languages that still lack a complete Bible translation.
- 1.6% Unreached (5K)
- 5.2% Minimally reached (16K)
- 10.5% Superficially reached (32K)
- 68% Partially reached (206K)
- 14.8% Significantly reached (45K)
- 4.8% Unreached (1)
- 23.8% Minimally reached (5)
- 19% Superficially reached (4)
- 28.6% Partially reached (6)
- 23.8% Significantly reached (5)
Source of people group data: Joshua Project (joshuaproject.net). Estimates, may vary.
Source: Joshua Project. Estimates, may vary.
| People | Population | Language | Evang. | Chr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muslim Lebanese Arab | 5.4M | Levantine Arabic | 0.7% | 17.3% |
| Saramaka | 36K | Saramaccan | 0.8% | 11.3% |
| Wayana | 2K | Wayana | 0.7% | 20% |
| Emerillon | 400 | Teko | 0.6% | 8% |
| French | 52M | French | 1.1% | 66.7% |
| White Guianese | 22K | Guianese French Creole | 3.5% | 98% |
| Mixed-race French Guianese | 124K | French Guianese Creole | 3.9% | 96% |
| Hmong Njua | 797K | Hmong Njua | 5.5% | 15.8% |
| Galibi Carib | 32K | Carib | 5.2% | 60.8% |
| East Indian | 1.4M | Sarnami Hindustani | 7.9% | 25.3% |
| Hakka Han Chinese | 43.9M | Hakka Chinese | 7.1% | 8.9% |
| Caribbean Javanese | 96K | Surinamese Javanese | 7.8% | 35% |
| Palikur | 4K | Palikur | 7.4% | 60% |
| Surinamese Creole | 558K | Sranan Tongo | 8.5% | 71.9% |
| Arawak | 26K | Arawak | 9.6% | 88.6% |
| Aukan Ndjuka | 75K | Aukan | 9.9% | 83.2% |
| Wayampi Amapari | 2K | Wayampi | 15% | 80% |
| Haitian | 13.7M | Haitian Creole | 17.6% | 94.9% |
| Peruvian | 26.6M | Spanish | 18.2% | 96% |
| Brazilians abroad | 1.1M | Portuguese | 18.8% | 91.8% |
| Guyanese | 389K | Guyanese Creole | 20.2% | 88% |
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