Country: Netherlands
Number of People Groups
103
People Groups Unreached
24 (23.3%)
Progress Level
Total
Population
17,505,000
Population in Unreached
1,630,000 (9.3%)
Largest Religion
% Christian Adherent
46.87%
% Evangelical
4.01%
Evangelical Annual Growth Rate
0.6%
| Photo | People Group |
Population this Country |
Global Population |
Indigenous | Primary Language | Primary Religion |
Progress Scale |
% Christian Adherent |
% Evangelical |
Est. Workers Needed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Afghani, general | 53,000 | 919,000 | Dari | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Afrikaner | 29,000 | 4,712,000 | Afrikaans | Christianity | 5 ● | 90.00 % | 25.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Akan | 19,000 | 5,921,000 | Akan | Christianity | 4 ● | 60.00 % | 3.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Albanian | 600 | 5,122,000 | Albanian, Gheg | Islam | 1 ● | 2.00 % | 1.00 % | 1 | |
|
Algerian, Arabic-speaking | 94,000 | 36,748,000 | Arabic, Algerian Spoken | Islam | 1 ● | 0.50 % | 0.05 % | 2 | |
|
Ambonese | 52,000 | 382,000 | Malay, Ambonese | Christianity | 5 ● | 85.00 % | 45.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Americans, U.S. | 49,000 | 196,885,000 | English | Christianity | 5 ● | 77.00 % | 28.90 % | -1 - | |
|
Amhara, Ethiopian | 28,000 | 26,438,000 | Amharic | Christianity | 3 ● | 81.00 % | 1.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Anglo-Australian | 18,000 | 18,622,000 | English | Christianity | 5 ● | 70.00 % | 14.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Anglo-Canadian | 17,000 | 17,003,000 | English | Christianity | 4 ● | 78.00 % | 9.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Anglo-New Zealander | 900 | 3,586,000 | English | Christianity | 5 ● | 53.00 % | 18.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Antillean Creole, Papiamentu | 82,000 | 309,000 | Papiamentu | Christianity | 4 ● | 85.00 % | 6.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Arab, Egyptian | 29,000 | 76,698,000 | Arabic, Egyptian Spoken | Islam | 4 ● | 13.00 % | 3.90 % | -1 - | |
|
Arab, Iraqi | 68,000 | 18,639,000 | Arabic, Mesopotamian Spoken | Islam | 1 ● | 1.60 % | 0.20 % | 1 | |
|
Arab, Lebanese | 600 | 6,330,000 | Arabic, Levantine | Islam | 2 ● | 30.00 % | 0.50 % | -1 - | |
|
Arab, Moroccan | 308,000 | 29,810,000 | Arabic, Moroccan Spoken | Islam | 1 ● | 0.30 % | 0.05 % | 6 | |
|
Arab, Saudi - Najdi | 600 | 18,511,000 | Arabic, Najdi Spoken | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
|
Arab, Sudanese | 700 | 18,763,000 | Arabic, Sudanese Spoken | Islam | 1 ● | 0.50 % | 0.10 % | 1 | |
|
Arab, Syrian | 116,000 | 19,465,000 | Arabic, Levantine | Islam | 2 ● | 6.00 % | 0.10 % | -1 - | |
|
Arab, Tunisian | 1,100 | 11,936,000 | Arabic, Tunisian Spoken | Islam | 1 ● | 0.20 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
|
Armenian | 1,100 | 5,691,000 | Armenian, Western | Christianity | 4 ● | 94.00 % | 8.70 % | -1 - | |
|
Austrian, Bavarian | 17,000 | 14,419,000 | Bavarian | Christianity | 3 ● | 85.00 % | 0.30 % | -1 - | |
|
Belarusian | 900 | 9,058,000 | Belarusian | Christianity | 3 ● | 65.00 % | 1.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Berber, Rif | 166,000 | 1,906,000 | Tarifit | Islam | 1 ● | 0.50 % | 0.10 % | 3 | |
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Black African, general | 19,000 | 1,137,000 | Dutch | Christianity | 4 ● | 65.00 % | 8.00 % | -1 - | |
| Totals: 103 | 17,505,000 | 24 ● | 46.87 % | 4.01 % | 44 | |||||
| Unclassified / Other Individuals | 113,000 | |||||||||
| UN Country Population (2023) | 17,618,000 |
| Province ▲ | Estimated Population |
|---|---|
| Drenthe | 491,000 |
| Flevoland | 396,000 |
| Friesland | 647,000 |
| Gelderland | 2,010,000 |
| Groningen | 581,000 |
| IJsselmeer | 404,000 |
| Limburg | 1,122,000 |
| Noord-Brabant | 2,462,000 |
| Noord-Holland | 2,708,000 |
| Overijssel | 1,137,000 |
| Utrecht | 1,236,000 |
| Zeeland | 381,000 |
| Zeeuwse meren | 380,000 |
| Zuid-Holland | 3,550,000 |
| Provinces: 14 | 17,505,000 |
| UN Country Population | 17,618,000 |
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Netherlands prayer cards. All Unreached |
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| UN Human Development Report |
| Ethnologue Language Listing |
| National Bible Society |
| Language Map (Ethnologue) |
| Perry-Castaneda Map Collection |
| Language ▲ | Code | # Peoples w/ this Primary Language |
# Unreached w/ this Primary Language |
Scripture Status |
YouVersion Bible Resources |
Faith Comes By Hearing Bible Resources |
Jesus Film Online |
Global Recordings Resources |
Gospel Tract Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afrikaans | afr | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Akan | aka | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Albanian, Gheg | aln | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Amharic | amh | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Arabic, Algerian Spoken | arq | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Arabic, Egyptian Spoken | arz | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Arabic, Levantine | apc | 2 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 |
| Arabic, Mesopotamian Spoken | acm | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Arabic, Moroccan Spoken | ary | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Arabic, Najdi Spoken | ars | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 |
| Arabic, Sudanese Spoken | apd | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Arabic, Tunisian Spoken | aeb | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Armenian, Western | hyw | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Bavarian | bar | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
| Belarusian | bel | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Bosnian | bos | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Bulgarian | bul | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Chaldean Neo-Aramaic | cld | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Chinese, Mandarin | cmn | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Chinese, Wu | wuu | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Chinese, Yue | yue | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Croatian | hrv | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Czech | ces | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Danish | dan | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Dari | prs | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Dutch | nld | 5 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| English | eng | 6 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Estonian, Standard | ekk | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Finnish | fin | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| French | fra | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Frisian | fry | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
| Georgian | kat | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| German, Standard | deu | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| German, Swiss | gsw | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
| Greek | ell | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Gronings | gos | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Guinea-Bissau Creole | pov | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Hindi | hin | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Hindustani, Sarnami | hns | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Hungarian | hun | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Indonesian | ind | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Italian | ita | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Japanese | jpn | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Javanese | jav | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Javanese, Suriname | jvn | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Kabuverdianu | kea | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Kinyarwanda | kin | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Korean | kor | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Kurdish, Northern | kmr | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Latvian, Standard | lvs | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Lithuanian | lit | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Macedonian | mkd | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Malay | zlm | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Malay, Ambonese | abs | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Norwegian | nor | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Papiamentu | pap | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Persian, Iranian | pes | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Polish | pol | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Portuguese | por | 2 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Romani, Sinte | rmo | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Romani, Vlax | rmy | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Romanian | ron | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Russian | rus | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Serbian | srp | 2 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Sign Language of the Netherlands | dse | 1 | 0 | 2 Translation Started | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Slovak | slk | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Slovene | slv | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Somali | som | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Spanish | spa | 8 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Sranan Tongo | srn | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Swedish | swe | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tagalog | tgl | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tajik | tgk | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tamil | tam | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tarifit | rif | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Thai | tha | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tibetan, Central | bod | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tigre | tig | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Turkish | tur | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Turoyo | tru | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Ukrainian | ukr | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Vietnamese | vie | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Walloon | wln | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| West Flemish | vls | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
| Totals: | 84 | 103 | 24 | 65 | 67 | 75 | 77 | 61 |
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| People Groups | 103 |
| Unreached People Groups | 24 (23.3%) |
| Population | 17,505,000 |
| Population Annual Growth Rate | 0.3% |
| Population in Unreached | 1,630,000 (9.3%) |
| Primary Religion | Christianity |
| Percent Christian Adherent | 46.9% |
| Percent Evangelical | 4.0% |
| Evangelical Annual Growth Rate | 0.6% |
| Pioneer Workers Needed * | 44 |
| Country Progress Level | 4 ● |
| Urbanization | 92% |
| Continent | Europe |
| Region | Europe, Western |
| 10/40 Window | No |
| Country Code | NL |
| Official Language(s) | Dutch | English |
| Literacy Rate | 98% |
| Estimated Illiterate Population | 350,000 |
| Persecution Ranking | Not ranked |
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