Unreached peoples of Venezuela
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.
Venezuela has 63 different ethnic groups. Most of the population is mestizo, descended from a mix of Europeans, Africans and indigenous peoples, but the country is also home to dozens of smaller indigenous peoples, many living in the Amazon rainforest, the Orinoco Delta and the Gran Sabana in the southeast. Although most of the population identifies as Christian, there are still 4 peoples considered unreached, most of them indigenous groups that preserve their ancestral beliefs and have little or no contact with the gospel.
- 0.4% Unreached (118K)
- 2% Minimally reached (578K)
- 1.1% Superficially reached (300K)
- 3.7% Partially reached (1M)
- 92.8% Significantly reached (26.3M)
- 6.3% Unreached (4)
- 14.3% Minimally reached (9)
- 17.5% Superficially reached (11)
- 49.2% Partially reached (31)
- 12.7% Significantly reached (8)
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% |
| Arauca River Guajibo | 500 | Playero | 0.1% | 50% |
| Turk Frontier | 66.8M | Turkish | < 0.1% | < 0.1% |
| Spanish-Speaking Jews | 188K | Spanish | 0.2% | 0.3% |
| Bare | 13K | Nhengatu | 0.5% | 20% |
| Polish | 42.9M | Polish | 0.3% | 90% |
| Greek | 10M | Greek | 0.3% | 94.4% |
| Colonia Tovar German | 6K | Colonia Tovar German | 0.5% | 88% |
| Catalan | 4.4M | Catalan | 0.6% | 82.6% |
| Basque | 2.4M | Basque | 0.8% | 84% |
| Chaima | 13K | Chaima | 1% | 8% |
| Yaruro | 9K | Pume | 1% | 10% |
| Deaf Frontier | 27.5M | Pakistan Sign Language | 1.8% | 3.7% |
| Paraujano | 18K | Spanish | 1% | 80% |
| Warao | 49K | Warao | 1.4% | 20% |
| Cumanagoto | 19K | Spanish | 1% | 20% |
| French | 52M | French | 1.1% | 66.7% |
| Spaniard | 30.1M | Spanish | 1.3% | 77.7% |
| Italian | 37.4M | Italian | 1.3% | 86.2% |
| Yekuana | 7K | Ye'kuana | 1.8% | 80% |
| Karina | 30K | Carib | 2% | 60% |
| Yabarana | 400 | Yabarana | 2% | 25% |
| German | 66.7M | Standard German | 2.5% | 64.3% |
| Portuguese | 17.8M | Portuguese | 2.9% | 94.6% |
| Inga | 22K | Inga | 3% | 70% |
| Mandahuaca | 3K | Spanish | 3% | 80% |
| Piaroa | 18K | Piaroa | 3.8% | 20% |
| Chinese | 15.5M | Mandarin Chinese | 4.5% | 8.5% |
| Panare | 4K | Enapa Woromaipu | 4% | 55% |
| Cuiba | 1K | Cuiba | 4.7% | 8.4% |
| Japreria | 100 | Japreria | 4% | 40% |
| Mapoyo | 400 | Spanish | 4% | 40% |
| Ukrainian | 33.8M | Ukrainian | 4% | 75.1% |
| Yukpa | 12K | Yukpa | 4.1% | 75.3% |
| Sáliba | 5K | Saliba | 4.9% | 55.1% |
| Galibi Carib | 32K | Carib | 5.2% | 60.8% |
| Maco | 1K | Maco | 6% | 20% |
| Yanomamo | 11K | Yanomamo | 6% | 16% |
| Spanish-speaking Creoles | 138K | Spanish | 7% | 91% |
| Wayuu | 770K | Wayuu | 7% | 20% |
| Zambos and Mulattos | 6.2M | Spanish | 8% | 89.4% |
| British | 55M | English | 8.9% | 60.4% |
| Armenian | 6M | Armenian | 9.3% | 94.6% |
| White Colombian | 10.2M | Spanish | 9.6% | 96.2% |
| Arawak | 26K | Arawak | 9.6% | 88.6% |
| Cuban | 8.9M | Spanish | 11.1% | 56.2% |
| Warekena | 2K | Guarequena | 12.7% | 84.7% |
| Venezuelans | 26.8M | Spanish | 12.8% | 85% |
| Yanomami-Sanumá | 2K | Sanuma | 13.6% | 37.8% |
| Pemon Taulipang | 28K | Pemon | 13.9% | 59.7% |
| Patamona | 6K | Patamuna | 18.3% | 71.3% |
| Baniwa | 9K | Baniwa | 19% | 70% |
| Arutani | 20 | English | 20% | 40% |
| Guajibo | 77K | Guahibo | 20.1% | 74.2% |
| Macuxi | 41K | Macuxi | 21.6% | 39.9% |
| Curripaco | 21K | Curripaco | 22% | 58.8% |
| Yanomami Ninam | 1K | Ninam | 23.8% | 70% |
| Yuana | 2K | Hodi | 26% | 30% |
| Motilone Barí | 7K | Bari | 30.1% | 70.7% |
| Puinave | 11K | Puinave | 30.1% | 60% |
| Piapoco | 19K | Piapoco | 32.1% | 50.9% |
| US Americans | 202.4M | English | 32.9% | 81% |
| Ingarikó | 8K | Akawaio | 39% | 70.4% |
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