Polynesian People Cluster | Joshua Project

People Cluster: Polynesian What is a People Cluster?

Population

2,415,000

1.0% estimated
Annual Growth Rate

People Groups (Across Countries)

People Groups
(by Country)

Unreached Groups (by Country)

Affinity Bloc

Pacific Islanders

Cluster Progress

The Joshua Project Progress Scale is an estimate of the progress of church planting among a people group, people cluster, country or language. The Progress Scale is derived from people group values for percent Evangelical and percent Christian Adherent.

Level	Description	Criteria
1	Unreached - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
3	Superficially reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

Map Notes

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Progress Scale: ☀︎●●●●● (
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= Frontier Unreached Peoples)
Photo	People Group ▲	Global Population	Peoples by Country	Progress Scale	Primary Religion	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
	Arosi	12,000	1	5 ●	Christianity	96.0 %	34.0 %	-1 -
	Bieria	200	1	4 ●	Christianity	85.0 %	7.0 %	-1 -
	Cook Islands Maori	89,000	4	5 ●	Christianity	96.0 %	12.8 %	-1 -
	Futunan, East	6,500	2	4 ●	Christianity	96.0 %	3.4 %	-1 -
	Futunan, West	2,600	1	5 ●	Christianity	88.0 %	42.0 %	-1 -
	Hawai'i, Creole-speaking	634,000	1	4 ●	Christianity	70.0 %	5.0 %	-1 -
	Hawaiian	28,000	1	5 ●	Christianity	74.0 %	25.0 %	-1 -
	Kapingamarangi	2,700	1	5 ●	Christianity	93.0 %	30.0 %	-1 -
	Mangarevan	1,700	1	5 ●	Christianity	83.0 %	16.0 %	-1 -
	Maori	678,000	3	5 ●	Christianity	65.1 %	26.0 %	-1 -
	Marquesan, North	6,600	2	5 ●	Christianity	89.9 %	17.5 %	-1 -
	Marquesan, South	3,900	1	5 ●	Christianity	78.0 %	15.0 %	-1 -
	Mele-Fila	6,100	1	5 ●	Christianity	97.0 %	40.0 %	-1 -
	Niuafoou	700	1	5 ●	Christianity	100.0 %	25.0 %	-1 -
	Niuatoputapu	1,800	1	5 ●	Christianity	95.0 %	32.5 %	-1 -
	Niuean	29,000	3	4 ●	Christianity	95.1 %	7.8 %	-1 -
	Noipa	300	1	4 ●	Ethnic Religions	20.0 %	5.0 %	-1 -
	Ontong Java Islander	4,400	1	5 ●	Christianity	95.0 %	31.0 %	-1 -
	Pacific Islanders, other	900	1	5 ●	Christianity	95.0 %	20.0 %	-1 -
	Penrhyn	300	1	4 ●	Christianity	98.3 %	8.0 %	-1 -
	Pitcairner, Norfolk	1,200	5	5 ●	Christianity	96.9 %	25.2 %	-1 -
	Polynesian	4,200	1	5 ●	Christianity	100.0 %	20.0 %	-1 -
	Pukapuka	6,100	3	4 ●	Christianity	94.5 %	7.3 %	-1 -
	Rakahanga-Manihiki	5,900	2	4 ●	Christianity	96.7 %	8.5 %	-1 -
	Rapa	600	1	4 ●	Christianity	100.0 %	6.0 %	-1 -
	Rapa Nui, Easter Islander	9,200	1	4 ●	Christianity	85.0 %	9.0 %	-1 -
	Rennellese	8,100	1	5 ●	Christianity	99.0 %	31.0 %	-1 -
	Rotuman	8,700	1	5 ●	Christianity	98.0 %	17.0 %	-1 -
	Samoan	470,000	6	5 ●	Christianity	97.0 %	18.6 %	-1 -
	Tahitian	97,000	5	4 ●	Christianity	96.5 %	6.8 %	-1 -
	Tikopia	6,100	1	5 ●	Christianity	98.0 %	17.0 %	-1 -
	Tokelauan	10,000	3	4 ●	Christianity	100.0 %	3.6 %	-1 -
	Tongan	199,000	6	5 ●	Christianity	95.8 %	16.2 %	-1 -
	Tuamotuan	17,000	1	5 ●	Christianity	93.0 %	15.0 %	-1 -
	Tubuaian	7,000	1	5 ●	Christianity	88.0 %	16.0 %	-1 -
	Tuvaluan	18,000	5	5 ●	Christianity	97.2 %	20.4 %	-1 -
	Uvean, West	2,700	1	4 ●	Christianity	97.0 %	7.0 %	-1 -
	Wallisian	36,000	4	4 ●	Christianity	98.3 %	5.5 %	-1 -
Totals:	38 Peoples (across countries)	2,415,000	77	●	Christianity	80.4%	16.0%	0

* An estimate of the number of pioneer workers needed for initial church planting among unreached people groups by country. Estimates are calculated only for unreached people groups and are based on ratio of 1 worker-unit (single person or married couple) per 50,000 living in an unreached people group by country, or for example one team of four worker-units per 200,000 people. Some workers may already be onsite. Many more workers are needed beyond this initial estimate.

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