Unreached people groups
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.
Nauru is home to just seven people groups, including native Nauruans and communities from Kiribati, Tuvalu, the Marshall Islands and China, who came mainly to work in phosphate mining. According to Joshua Project, none of these groups is currently considered an unreached people group, but the presence of the gospel there is stronger as an inherited tradition than as a personal, living faith for much of the population.
- 0 Unreached 0%
- 0 Minimally reached 0%
- 0 Superficially reached 0%
- 4K Partially reached 32.5%
- 8K Significantly reached 67.5%
- 0 Unreached 0%
- 0 Minimally reached 0%
- 0 Superficially reached 0%
- 2 Partially reached 28.6%
- 5 Significantly reached 71.4%
Source of people group data: Joshua Project (joshuaproject.net). Estimates, may vary.
Source: Joshua Project. Estimates, may vary.
| People | Population | Language | Evang. | Chr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cantonese | 80.1M | Yue Chinese | 7.6% | 9.7% |
| Kiribatiano | 152K | Kiribati | 9.8% | 98.4% |
| Nauruano | 6K | Nauruan | 14.3% | 98% |
| Anglo-Australian | 18.7M | English | 16.1% | 69.5% |
| Kosraeno | 7K | Kosraean | 17.4% | 95.2% |
| Tuvaluan | 15K | Tuvaluan | 20.1% | 97.1% |
| Marshallese | 52K | Marshallese | 51.6% | 97.1% |
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