Country: Reunion
| Photo | People Group |
Population this Ctry |
Population Global |
Count Ctrys |
Indigenous | Primary Language |
Primary Religion |
Progress Scale |
% Christian Adherent |
% Evangelical |
Needed Workers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Bantu | 4,300 | 4,300 | 1 | ● | Reunion Creole French | Christianity |
3
|
55.00 % | 1.00 % | -1 - |
|
Comorian, Maore | 600 | 225,000 | 4 | Comorian, Maore | Islam |
1
|
1.00 % | 0.20 % | 1 | |
|
Comorian, Mwali | 600 | 47,000 | 3 | Comorian, Mwali | Islam |
1
|
0.11 % | 0.01 % | 1 | |
|
Comorian, Ndzwani | 3,500 | 386,000 | 3 | Comorian, Ndzwani | Islam |
1
|
0.60 % | 0.20 % | 1 | |
|
Comorian, Ngazidja | 4,700 | 439,000 | 3 | Comorian, Ngazidja | Islam |
1
|
0.60 % | 0.20 % | 1 | |
|
Deaf | 900 | 27,577,000 | 218 | ● | Language unknown | Christianity |
3
|
86.96 % | -1 | -1 - |
|
French, Metropolitan | 3,500 | 52,108,000 | 113 | French | Christianity |
3
|
60.00 % | 1.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Gujarati | 21,000 | 2,934,000 | 29 | Gujarati | Hinduism |
1
|
2.00 % | 0.50 % | 1 | |
|
Han Chinese, Cantonese | 14,000 | 80,134,000 | 37 | Chinese, Yue | Non-Religious |
4
|
12.00 % | 5.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Han Chinese, Hakka | 12,000 | 43,930,000 | 23 | Chinese, Hakka | Non-Religious |
4
|
9.00 % | 5.70 % | -1 - | |
|
Han Chinese, Mandarin | 3,000 | 925,068,000 | 54 | Chinese, Mandarin | Non-Religious |
4
|
8.00 % | 5.70 % | -1 - | |
|
Malagasy | 12,000 | 85,000 | 6 | ● | Malagasy, Merina | Christianity |
3
|
72.00 % | 1.00 % | -1 - |
|
Punjabi | 3,400 | 1,825,000 | 20 | Punjabi, Eastern | Hinduism |
2
|
10.00 % | 0.50 % | -1 - | |
|
Reunionese Creole | 514,000 | 647,000 | 3 | ● | Reunion Creole French | Christianity |
4
|
97.00 % | 8.08 % | -1 - |
|
Reunionese, French-speaking | 185,000 | 185,000 | 1 | ● | French | Christianity |
4
|
96.00 % | 8.08 % | -1 - |
|
Swahili | 25,000 | 1,169,000 | 25 | Swahili | Islam |
1
|
0.40 % | 0.10 % | 1 | |
|
Tamil (Christian traditions) | 44,000 | 50,000 | 2 | Tamil | Christianity |
3
|
90.00 % | 1.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Urdu, Muslim | 900 | 3,000,000 | 26 | Reunion Creole French | Islam |
1
|
0.50 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
| Totals: 18 | 852,000 | 7 ◼︎ (0 ✸︎) | 86.07 % | 6.90 % | 7 | ||||||
| Unclassified / Other Individuals | 30,000 | ||||||||||
| UN Country Population (2025) | 882,000 |
| Province ▲ | Estimated Population |
|---|---|
| Saint-Benoît | 124,000 |
| Saint-Denis | 205,000 |
| Saint-Paul | 219,000 |
| Saint-Pierre | 305,000 |
| Provinces: 4 | 853,000 |
| UN Country Population | 882,000 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese, Hakka | hak | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Chinese, Mandarin | cmn | 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 |
| Comorian, Maore | swb | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Comorian, Mwali | wlc | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Comorian, Ndzwani | wni | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Comorian, Ngazidja | zdj | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| French | fra | 2 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Gujarati | guj | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Language Unknown | xxx | 1 | 0 | Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Malagasy, Merina | plt | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Punjabi, Eastern | pan | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Reunion Creole French | rcf | 3 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Swahili | swh | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tamil | tam | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals: | 15 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 6 |
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| People Groups | 18 |
| Unreached People Groups | 7 (38.9%) |
| Population | 852,000 |
| Population Annual Growth Rate | 0.7% |
| Population in Unreached | 56,000 (6.6%) |
| Primary Religion | Christianity |
| Percent Christian Adherent | 86.1% |
| Percent Evangelical | 6.9% |
| Pioneer Workers Needed * | 7 |
| Country Progress Level | |
| Continent | Africa |
| Region | Africa, East and Southern |
| 10/40 Window | No |
| Country Code | RE |
| Official Language(s) | French | Reunion Creole French |
| Literacy Rate | 92% |
| Estimated Illiterate Population | 68,000 |
| Persecution Ranking | Not ranked |
 All Unreached |
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| Operation World |
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| World Factbook |
| UN Human Development Report |
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