Netherlands

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.

Overview

The Netherlands is home to 71 people groups, the result of centuries of maritime trade and, more recently, strong waves of immigration. Among them, 20 groups, about 1.7 million people, are still considered unreached, most of Moroccan, Turkish, Afghan, Iraqi, and other Muslim-majority origins, now living in neighborhoods of major Dutch cities. Alongside a local population increasingly distant from traditional Christian faith, these groups make the Netherlands one of the most strategic and least noticed mission fields in Western Europe.

In the country i
46,7%Christians
4%evangelicals
By population i
9,6%unreached
1,2%significantly reached
  • 1.7M Unreached 9,6%
  • 202K Minimally reached 1,1%
  • 1.1M Superficially reached 6,1%
  • 14.9M Partially reached 82%
  • 221K Significantly reached 1,2%
By people groups i
71people groups
20unreached · 28,2%
  • 20 Unreached 28,2%
  • 4 Minimally reached 5,6%
  • 21 Superficially reached 29,6%
  • 20 Partially reached 28,2%
  • 6 Significantly reached 8,5%

Source of people group data: Joshua Project (joshuaproject.net). Estimates, may vary.

Source: Joshua Project. Estimates, may vary.

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