Country: Netherlands
Number of People Groups
102
People Groups Unreached
24 (23.5%)
Progress Level
Total
Population
17,556,000
Population in Unreached
1,635,000 (9.3%)
Largest Religion
% Christian Adherent
46.86%
% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Polish | 215,000 | 45,098,000 | Polish | Christianity | 3 ● | 90.00 % | 0.30 % | -1 - | |
|
Portuguese | 30,000 | 17,337,000 | Portuguese | Christianity | 4 ● | 94.00 % | 3.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Romani, Dutch | 24,000 | 24,000 | ● | Dutch | Christianity | 4 ● | 60.00 % | 3.00 % | -1 - |
|
Romani, Sinte | 1,400 | 225,000 | Romani, Sinte | Christianity | 3 ● | 70.00 % | 2.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Romani, Vlax | 500 | 1,169,000 | Romani, Vlax | Christianity | 4 ● | 70.00 % | 3.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Romanian | 44,000 | 21,564,000 | Romanian | Christianity | 3 ● | 95.00 % | 2.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Russian | 7,400 | 136,151,000 | Russian | Christianity | 3 ● | 67.00 % | 1.20 % | -1 - | |
|
Serb | 2,400 | 8,286,000 | Serbian | Christianity | 3 ● | 84.00 % | 0.50 % | -1 - | |
|
Slovak | 4,600 | 5,387,000 | Slovak | Christianity | 3 ● | 94.00 % | 1.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Slovene | 1,000 | 1,970,000 | Slovene | Christianity | 3 ● | 54.00 % | 0.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Somali | 42,000 | 26,892,000 | Somali | Islam | 0 ☀︎ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
|
South Asian, general | 230,000 | 12,179,000 | Hindi | Hinduism | 1 ● | 4.00 % | 1.00 % | 5 | |
|
Spaniard | 52,000 | 29,945,000 | Spanish | Christianity | 3 ● | 77.00 % | 1.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Surinamese Creole, Sranan | 369,000 | 538,000 | Sranan Tongo | Christianity | 4 ● | 80.00 % | 3.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Swedish | 4,200 | 9,480,000 | Swedish | Christianity | 4 ● | 60.00 % | 4.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Syrian Aramaic, Turoyo | 3,700 | 180,000 | Turoyo | Christianity | 3 ● | 99.00 % | 0.60 % | -1 - | |
|
Tajik | 3,300 | 11,025,000 | Tajik | Islam | 1 ● | 0.50 % | 0.20 % | 1 | |
|
Tamil | 21,000 | 2,883,000 | Tamil | Hinduism | 1 ● | 2.00 % | 1.50 % | 1 | |
|
Thai | 23,000 | 24,271,000 | Thai | Buddhism | 1 ● | 0.40 % | 0.20 % | 1 | |
|
Tibetan | 1,000 | 1,127,000 | Tibetan, Central | Buddhism | 0 ☀︎ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
|
Tigre, Eritrean | 3,400 | 1,030,000 | Tigre | Islam | 0 ☀︎ | 0.09 % | 0.05 % | 1 | |
|
Turk | 309,000 | 67,389,000 | Turkish | Islam | 0 ☀︎ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 6 | |
|
Ukrainian | 4,000 | 32,574,000 | Ukrainian | Christianity | 3 ● | 72.00 % | 2.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Venezuelan | 800 | 27,450,000 | Spanish | Christianity | 4 ● | 86.00 % | 4.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Vietnamese | 25,000 | 87,374,000 | Vietnamese | Buddhism | 2 ● | 10.00 % | 1.80 % | -1 - | |
| Totals: 102 | 17,556,000 | 24 ● | 46.86 % | 4.01 % | 44 | |||||
| Unclassified / Other Individuals | 115,000 | |||||||||
| UN Country Population (2024) | 17,671,000 |
| 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 | 17,671,000 |
| 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 | arq | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Arabic, Egyptian | 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 | acm | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Arabic, Moroccan | ary | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Arabic, Najdi | ars | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 |
| Arabic, Sudanese | apd | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Arabic, Tunisian | 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 |
| 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 | 0 Unspecified | -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: | 83 | 102 | 24 | 67 | 70 | 75 | 76 | 60 |
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| People Groups | 102 |
| Unreached People Groups | 24 (23.5%) |
| Population | 17,556,000 |
| Population Annual Growth Rate | 0.3% |
| Population in Unreached | 1,635,000 (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 | 351,000 |
| Persecution Ranking | Not ranked |
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