Joshua Project - Ethnic People Groups of Reunion

Reunion – People Groups

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People Groups (click people name for profile)	Population	Indig	% Evangel	% Adherent	Least Reached	Progress Scale	Primary Religion	Primary Language	Pho	Map	Txt
Bantu	4,300	Y	1.00 %	55.00 %		2.2	Christianity	Reunion Creole French	1	1	1
Bara	12,000		5.00 %	45.00 %		3.1	Ethnic Religions	Malagasy, Bara	0P Bara	1	0T
Comorian, Maore	600		0.20 %	1.00 %	Y	1.2	Islam	Maore	1	1	1
Deaf		Y	5.90 %	87.00 %		3.2	Christianity	Language Unknown	1	1	1
French, Metropolitan	3,500	Y	1.00 %	60.00 %		2.2	Christianity	French	0P French, Metropolitan	1	0T
Gujarati	21,000		0.50 %	2.00 %	Y	1.2	Hinduism	Gujarati	0P Gujarati	0M Gujarati of Reunion	0T
Han Chinese, Cantonese	14,000		5.00 %	12.00 %		3.1	Non-Religious	Chinese, Yue	0P Han Chinese, Cantonese	1	0T
Han Chinese, Hakka	12,000		5.70 %	9.00 %		3.2	Non-Religious	Chinese, Hakka	0P Han Chinese, Hakka	1	0T
Han Chinese, Mandarin	3,000		5.70 %	8.00 %		3.2	Non-Religious	Chinese, Mandarin	0P Han Chinese, Mandarin	1	0T
Malagasy	12,000		1.00 %	72.00 %		2.2	Christianity	Malagasy, Plateau	1	1	1
Punjabi	3,400		0.50 %	10.00 %		2.2	Hinduism	Panjabi, Eastern	0P Punjabi	1	0T
Reunionese Creole	478,000	Y	6.00 %	97.00 %		3.2	Christianity	Reunion Creole French	1	1	1
Reunionese, French-Speaking	183,000	Y	6.00 %	96.00 %		3.2	Christianity	French	1	1	1
Swahili	25,000		0.10 %	0.40 %	Y	1.2	Islam	Swahili	0P Swahili	0M Swahili of Reunion	0T
Tamil	43,000		1.00 %	70.00 %		2.2	Christianity	Tamil	0P Tamil	1	1
Urdu, Muslim	900		0.00 %	0.50 %	Y	1.1	Islam	Reunion Creole French	0P Urdu, Muslim	0M Urdu, Muslim of Reunion	0T
Total People Groups: 16	815,000	5			4	3.2			10	3	9
Unclassified / Other Individuals	50,000
UN Country Population (2012)	865,000

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Reunion –

% of People Groups

% of Population in People Groups

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Progress Level		Peoples	% of Peoples	Population	% of Population

	Level 1 - Unreached / Least-Reached	4	25.0 %	47,000	5.8 %
	Level 2 - Nominal / Formative Church	5	31.3 %	66,000	8.1 %
	Level 3 - Established / Significant Church	7	43.8 %	701,000	86.1 %

Totals		16		815,000

Reunion – People Photos * Note: Only people groups with photos available are displayed here.*

Bara 12,000	French, Metropolitan 3,500	Gujarati 21,000	Han Chinese, Cantonese 14,000	Han Chinese, Hakka 12,000	Han Chinese, Mandarin 3,000
Punjabi 3,400	© Copyrighted Photo Swahili 25,000	Tamil 43,000	Urdu, Muslim 900
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Reunion – Languages

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Language (click Language name for details)	Language Code	# Peoples Primary Language	# Unreached Primary Language	Bible Status	Bible Locator	Audio NT Online	Jesus Film Online	Audio Recordings Online	Gospel Tract Online
Chinese, Hakka	hak	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Chinese, Mandarin	cmn	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Chinese, Yue	yue	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
French	fra	2	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Gujarati	guj	1	1	Complete	0	1	0	0	0
Malagasy, Bara	bhr	1	0	None	1	1	0	1	0
Malagasy, Plateau	plt	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Maore	swb	1	1	NT	0	1	0	0	1
Panjabi, Eastern	pan	1	0	Complete	0	1	0	0	0
Reunion Creole French	rcf	3	1	None	1	1	0	0	1
Swahili	swh	1	1	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Tamil	tam	1	0	Complete	0	1	0	0	1
Totals:	12	15	4		10	6	12	11	9

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Reunion – Religions

Major Religions
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Source: Each People Group's population is multiplied by the Major Religion percentages for that people group. The results are summed for each Religion for all Peoples within the country.

Christianity Segments
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Source: Each People Group's population is multiplied by the Christianity Segments percentages for that people group. The results are summed for each Christianity Segment for all peoples within the country.
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Reunion – Possible Ministry Involvement

Below are lists of ministries that may work in Reunion. Ministries in the Reunion section probably minister in this country. Ministries in the East and Southern Africa section only possibly minister in this country. The purpose of this information is to assist potential new missionaries connect with sending agencies and for general ministry networking. Click on the links below to visit ministry websites for further information. Visit the Power-Of-Connecting "Find a Network Tool" to find further networking information.
The lists below do not include all ministries at work in this country or region. There are likely many excellent ministries not listed here. Omissions are not intentional, but occur simply from lack of data. Please contact us to suggest other ministries to include here. Inclusion here is not an endorsement by Joshua Project.

Ministries in Reunion

Ministries in East and Southern Africa

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Country Level Ministries	Size
Not Displayed. Contact Joshua Project	N/A

Regional Level Ministries	Size
ABWE (Association of Baptists for World Evangelism)	Large
Action International Ministries	Medium
Advancing Renewal Ministries, Inc.	Medium
Anglican Frontier Missions	Small
Assemblies of God World Missions	Large
Association of Free Lutheran Congregations, World Missions	Medium
Awana Clubs, International	Medium
Baptist Bible Fellowship, International	Medium
Baptist International Missions, Inc. (BIMI)	Medium
Baptist Mid-Missions	Medium
BCM International	Medium
Bible League	Medium
Campus Crusade for Christ, International	Large
Child Evangelism Fellowship	Medium
Church of God of Prophecy	Medium
Church of the Nazarene World Mission Department	Medium
Church World Service	Medium
Cooperative Baptist Fellowship	Medium
EFCA International Mission	Medium
EQUIP Foundation	Small
Evangelical Covenant Church	Medium
Every Home for Christ	Medium
Final Frontiers Foundation	Large
Free Methodist World Missions	Medium
Friends in Action, International	Small
Galcom International	Small
Global Partners / Wesleyan World Missions	Medium
Globe International	Medium
GO International	Small
Go Ye Fellowship	Medium
Good News Productions	Medium
Heart of God Ministries	Medium
Hope for the Hungry	Medium
InterComm	Small
Iris Ministries, Inc.	Medium
Josue Yrion World Evangelism and Missions	Small
Mailbox Club International	Small
Middle East Media	Medium
Open Bible Churches	Small
Overland Missions	Small
Pentecostal Church of God World Missions	Small
Scripture Union	Medium
Seventh-day Adventists General Conference	Medium
Silent Word Ministries	Small
Southern Baptist Convention - International Mission Board	Large
Talking Bibles International	Small
Team Expansion	Medium
Tentmakers International	Small
United Methodist Church	Medium
United Pentecostal Church Foreign Missions	Medium
United World Mission	Medium
Worldwide Tentmakers, Incorporated	Small
Young Life	Medium
Youth with a Mission	Large
Ministries Listed: 54

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Reunion – Statistics, Prayer Cards, Maps and Links


Statistics

Population	815,000
Percent Urbanization	Unknown
Total People Groups	16
Unreached People Groups	4
Region	East and Southern Africa
10/40 Window	No
Official National Language	French
Secondary National Language	Reunion Creole French
Primary Religion	Christianity
Percent Christian Adherent	85.1% ^[1]
Percent Evangelical	5.3% ^[2]
Country Progress Level	3.2
Persecution Ranking	Not ranked (1=High to 50=Low OD)
Human Development Index	Not reported (0=Low to 1=High UN)

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Notes

[1] Each People Group's population is multiplied by the Major Religion percentages for that people group. The results are summed for each Religion for all Peoples within the country.

[2] Each People Group's population is multiplied by the Christianity Segments percentages for that people group. The results are summed for each Christianity Segment for all peoples within the country.