Country: Netherlands
| Photo | People Group |
Population this Ctry |
Population Global |
Count Ctrys |
Indigenous | Primary Language |
Primary Religion |
Progress Scale |
% Christian Adherent |
% Evangelical |
Needed Workers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Afghani, general | 55,000 | 934,000 | 12 | Dari | Islam | 0 ☀︎ | 0.01 % | 0.01 % | 1 | |
|
Afrikaner | 31,000 | 5,034,000 | 15 | Afrikaans | Christianity | 5 ● | 90.00 % | 25.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Akan | 20,000 | 6,133,000 | 13 | Akan | Christianity | 4 ● | 60.00 % | 3.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Albanian | 700 | 5,715,000 | 27 | Albanian, Gheg | Islam | 1 ● | 2.00 % | 1.00 % | 1 | |
|
Algerian, Arabic-speaking | 98,000 | 38,230,000 | 19 | Arabic, Algerian | Islam | 1 ● | 0.50 % | 0.05 % | 2 | |
|
Ambonese | 55,000 | 395,000 | 2 | Malay, Ambonese | Christianity | 5 ● | 85.00 % | 45.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Americans, U.S. | 51,000 | 201,096,000 | 104 | English | Christianity | 5 ● | 77.00 % | 28.90 % | -1 - | |
|
Amhara, Ethiopian | 29,000 | 28,457,000 | 23 | Amharic | Christianity | 3 ● | 81.00 % | 1.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Anglo-Australian | 19,000 | 18,871,000 | 25 | English | Christianity | 5 ● | 70.00 % | 14.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Anglo-Canadian | 18,000 | 17,792,000 | 21 | English | Christianity | 4 ● | 78.00 % | 9.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Anglo-New Zealander | 1,000 | 3,612,000 | 13 | English | Christianity | 5 ● | 53.00 % | 18.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Antillean Creole, Papiamentu | 85,000 | 309,000 | 5 | Papiamentu | Christianity | 4 ● | 85.00 % | 6.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Arab, Egyptian general | 30,000 | 73,774,000 | 35 | Arabic, Egyptian | Islam | 4 ● | 13.00 % | 3.90 % | -1 - | |
|
Arab, Iraqi | 71,000 | 22,370,000 | 24 | Arabic, Mesopotamian | Islam | 1 ● | 1.60 % | 0.20 % | 1 | |
|
Arab, Lebanese general | 700 | 5,439,000 | 42 | Arabic, Levantine | Islam | 2 ● | 30.00 % | 0.50 % | -1 - | |
|
Arab, Moroccan | 321,000 | 31,092,000 | 22 | Arabic, Moroccan | Islam | 1 ● | 0.30 % | 0.05 % | 6 | |
|
Arab, Saudi - Najdi | 600 | 15,837,000 | 11 | Arabic, Najdi | Islam | 0 ☀︎ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
|
Arab, Sudanese | 800 | 19,600,000 | 19 | Arabic, Sudanese | Islam | 1 ● | 0.50 % | 0.10 % | 1 | |
|
Arab, Syrian | 121,000 | 21,073,000 | 37 | Arabic, Levantine | Islam | 2 ● | 6.00 % | 0.10 % | -1 - | |
|
Arab, Tunisian | 1,100 | 11,861,000 | 12 | Arabic, Tunisian | Islam | 1 ● | 0.20 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
|
Armenian | 1,100 | 6,047,000 | 54 | Armenian, Western | Christianity | 4 ● | 94.00 % | 8.70 % | -1 - | |
|
Austrian, Bavarian | 17,000 | 14,621,000 | 21 | Bavarian | Christianity | 3 ● | 85.00 % | 0.30 % | -1 - | |
|
Belarusian | 1,000 | 8,633,000 | 30 | Belarusian | Christianity | 3 ● | 65.00 % | 1.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Berber, Rif | 173,000 | 1,942,000 | 4 | Tarifit | Islam | 1 ● | 0.50 % | 0.10 % | 3 | |
|
Black African, general | 20,000 | 1,155,000 | 10 | Dutch | Christianity | 4 ● | 65.00 % | 8.00 % | -1 - | |
| Totals: 102 | 18,227,000 | 6 ☀︎ 24 ● | 46.86 % | 4.01 % | 44 | ||||||
| Unclassified / Other Individuals | 120,000 | ||||||||||
| UN Country Population (2025) | 18,347,000 |
| Province ▲ | Estimated Population |
|---|---|
| Drenthe | 509,000 |
| Flevoland | 411,000 |
| Friesland | 671,000 |
| Gelderland | 2,087,000 |
| Groningen | 603,000 |
| IJsselmeer | 419,000 |
| Limburg | 1,165,000 |
| Noord-Brabant | 2,557,000 |
| Noord-Holland | 2,812,000 |
| Overijssel | 1,181,000 |
| Utrecht | 1,284,000 |
| Zeeland | 395,000 |
| Zeeuwse meren | 395,000 |
| Zuid-Holland | 3,686,000 |
| Provinces: 14 | 18,175,000 |
| UN Country Population | 18,347,000 |
| 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 |
God's Story Resources |
Gospel Tract Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afrikaans | afr | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Akan | aka | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Albanian, Gheg | aln | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Amharic | amh | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Arabic, Algerian | arq | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Egyptian | arz | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Levantine | apc | 2 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Mesopotamian | acm | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Moroccan | ary | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Najdi | ars | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Sudanese | apd | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Tunisian | aeb | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Armenian, Western | hyw | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Bavarian | bar | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Belarusian | bel | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Bosnian | bos | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Bulgarian | bul | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Chaldean Neo-Aramaic | cld | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Chinese, Mandarin | cmn | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Chinese, Wu | wuu | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Chinese, Yue | yue | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Croatian | hrv | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Czech | ces | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Danish | dan | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Dari | prs | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Dutch | nld | 5 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| English | eng | 6 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Estonian, Standard | ekk | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Finnish | fin | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| French | fra | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Frisian | fry | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Georgian | kat | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| German, Standard | deu | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| German, Swiss | gsw | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Greek | ell | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Gronings | gos | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Guinea-Bissau Creole | pov | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Hindi | hin | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Hindustani, Sarnami | hns | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Hungarian | hun | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Indonesian | ind | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Italian | ita | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Japanese | jpn | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Javanese | jav | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Javanese, Suriname | jvn | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Kabuverdianu | kea | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Korean | kor | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Kurdish, Northern | kmr | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Latvian, Standard | lvs | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Lithuanian | lit | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Macedonian | mkd | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Malay | zlm | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Malay, Ambonese | abs | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Norwegian | nor | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Papiamentu | pap | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Persian, Iranian | pes | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Polish | pol | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Portuguese | por | 2 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Romani, Sinte | rmo | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Romani, Vlax | rmy | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Romanian | ron | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Russian | rus | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Serbian | srp | 2 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Sign Language of the Netherlands | dse | 1 | 0 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Slovak | slk | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Slovene | slv | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Somali | som | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Spanish | spa | 8 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Sranan Tongo | srn | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Swedish | swe | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Tagalog | tgl | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Tajik | tgk | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tamil | tam | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tarifit | rif | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Thai | tha | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tibetan, Central | bod | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tigre | tig | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Turkish | tur | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Turoyo | tru | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Ukrainian | ukr | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Vietnamese | vie | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Walloon | wln | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| West Flemish | vls | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Totals: | 83 | 102 | 24 | 68 | 71 | 75 | 76 | 41 | 48 |
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| People Groups | 102 |
| Unreached People Groups | 24 (23.5%) |
| Population | 18,227,000 |
| Population Annual Growth Rate | 0.3% |
| Population in Unreached | 1,697,000 (9.3%) |
| Primary Religion | Christianity |
| Percent Christian Adherent | 46.9% |
| Percent Evangelical | 4.0% |
| Pioneer Workers Needed * | 44 |
| Country Progress Level | 4 ● |
| Continent | Europe |
| Region | Europe, Western |
| 10/40 Window | No |
| Country Code | NL |
| Official Language(s) | Dutch | English |
| Literacy Rate | 98% |
| Estimated Illiterate Population | 365,000 |
| Persecution Ranking | Not ranked |
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