Country: Netherlands
| Photo | People Group |
Population this Ctry |
Population Global |
Count Ctrys |
Indigenous | Primary Language |
Primary Religion |
Progress Scale |
% Christian Adherent |
% Evangelical |
Needed Workers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
German | 300,000 | 67,740,000 | 80 | German, Standard | Christianity |
3
|
62.00 % | 2.00 % | -1 - | |
|
German Swiss | 2,500 | 5,016,000 | 16 | German, Swiss | Christianity |
4
|
75.00 % | 3.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Greek | 31,000 | 10,115,000 | 70 | Greek | Christianity |
3
|
91.00 % | 0.40 % | -1 - | |
|
Gronings | 289,000 | 289,000 | 1 | ● | Gronings | Christianity |
4
|
55.00 % | 4.20 % | -1 - |
|
Han Chinese, Cantonese | 33,000 | 80,134,000 | 37 | Chinese, Yue | Non-Religious |
4
|
7.00 % | 6.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Han Chinese, Mandarin | 53,000 | 925,068,000 | 54 | Chinese, Mandarin | Non-Religious |
4
|
8.00 % | 5.70 % | -1 - | |
|
Han Chinese, Wu | 4,200 | 81,175,000 | 10 | Chinese, Wu | Non-Religious |
4
|
8.00 % | 5.70 % | -1 - | |
|
Hungarian | 29,000 | 11,533,000 | 30 | Hungarian | Christianity |
4
|
88.00 % | 2.80 % | -1 - | |
|
Indonesian | 13,000 | 10,915,000 | 25 | Indonesian | Islam |
4
|
16.00 % | 6.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Irish | 5,500 | 8,772,000 | 13 | English | Christianity |
3
|
95.00 % | 0.90 % | -1 - | |
|
Italian | 30,000 | 37,818,000 | 63 | Italian | Christianity |
3
|
82.00 % | 1.10 % | -1 - | |
|
Japanese | 5,800 | 119,694,000 | 49 | Japanese | Buddhism |
1
|
1.00 % | 0.30 % | 1 | |
|
Javanese | 46,000 | 19,070,000 | 9 | Javanese | Islam |
2
|
20.00 % | 1.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Javanese, Caribbean | 9,400 | 95,000 | 3 | Javanese, Suriname | Islam |
2
|
18.00 % | 1.50 % | -1 - | |
|
Jewish, Dutch | 31,000 | 34,000 | 4 | ● | Dutch | Ethnic Religions |
1
|
0.50 % | 0.10 % | 1 |
|
Korean | 3,100 | 80,381,000 | 53 | Korean | Christianity |
5
|
31.00 % | 16.80 % | -1 - | |
|
Kurd, Kurmanji | 81,000 | 17,549,000 | 33 | Kurdish, Northern | Islam |
1
|
1.00 % | 0.40 % | 2 | |
|
Latvian | 3,900 | 1,457,000 | 22 | Latvian, Standard | Christianity |
4
|
58.00 % | 7.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Lithuanian | 5,300 | 2,884,000 | 25 | Lithuanian | Christianity |
3
|
80.00 % | 1.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Macedonian | 1,000 | 1,784,000 | 29 | Macedonian | Christianity |
3
|
70.00 % | 0.20 % | -1 - | |
|
Malay | 1,600 | 18,875,000 | 27 | Malay | Islam |
1
|
1.00 % | 0.50 % | 1 | |
|
Mexican | 2,100 | 106,573,000 | 7 | Spanish | Christianity |
4
|
92.00 % | 3.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Norwegian | 2,300 | 4,888,000 | 15 | Norwegian | Christianity |
4
|
95.00 % | 4.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Persian | 43,000 | 48,386,000 | 47 | Persian, Iranian | Islam |
1
|
3.00 % | 0.20 % | 1 | |
|
Peruvian | 1,100 | 26,385,000 | 14 | Spanish | Christianity |
4
|
92.00 % | 10.00 % | -1 - | |
| Totals: 102 | 18,206,000 | 24 ◼︎ (6 ✸︎) | 46.86 % | 4.01 % | 44 | ||||||
| Unclassified / Other Individuals | 141,000 | ||||||||||
| 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 | 72 | 75 | 76 | 41 | 48 |
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| People Groups | 102 |
| Unreached People Groups | 24 (23.5%) |
| Population | 18,206,000 |
| 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 | |
| Continent | Europe |
| Region | Europe, Western |
| 10/40 Window | No |
| Country Code | NL |
| Official Language(s) | Dutch | English |
| Literacy Rate | 98% |
| Estimated Illiterate Population | 364,000 |
| Persecution Ranking | Not ranked |
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