Ethnic People Groups of Tonga

Tonga – People Groups

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People Groups (click people name for profile)	Population	Indig	% Evangel	% Adherent	Least Reached	Progress Scale	Primary Religion	Primary Language	Pho	Map	Txt
Deaf		Y●	15.50 %	96.00 %		5	Christianity	Language unknown	1	1	1
Eurasian, Euronesian	700		5.00 %	75.00 %		4	Christianity	English	0P Eurasian, Euronesian	1	1
Niuafoou	700	Y●	25.00 %	100.00 %		5	Christianity	Niuafo'ou	1	1	1
Niuatoputapu	1,800	Y●	32.50 %	95.00 %		5	Christianity	Tongan	1	1	1
Tongan	101,000	Y●	15.50 %	96.00 %		5	Christianity	Tongan	1	1	0T
Total People Groups: 5	104,000	4			0				1	0	1
Unclassified / Other Individuals	4,000
UN Country Population (2017)	108,000
Other reported groups: 5

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Tonga –

% of People Groups ^[1]

% of Population in People Group ^{[1] [2]}

Progress Level		Peoples	% of Peoples	Population	% of Population ^[2]
	1 - Unreached	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %
	2 - Minimally reached	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %
	3 - Superficially reached	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %
	4 - Partially reached	1	20.0 %	700	0.7 %
	5 - Significantly reached	4	80.0 %	104,000	99.3 %
Totals		5		104,000

NOTES:

Small Values: Values less than .3% are not shown on pie charts for labeling clarity.
% of Population in People Group: The percentage of the population that lives in a people group at each progress level. Not every person living in an unreached people group is necessarily unreached.

Tonga – People Photos * Note: Only people groups with photos available are displayed here.*

Eurasian, Euronesian 700
Tonga People Photos * Note: Only people groups with photos available are displayed here.*

Tonga – Languages

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Language (click Language name for details)	Language Code	# Peoples Primary Language	Bible Status	Bible Locator	Audio NT Online	Jesus Film Online	Audio Recordings Online	Gospel Tract Online
English	eng	1	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Language unknown	xxx	1	None	1	1	1	1	1
Niuafo'ou	num	1	None	1	1	1	1	1
Tongan	ton	2	Complete	0	1	0	0	1
Totals:	4	5		2	1	2	2	1

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Tonga –

Major Religions ^{[1] [3]}

Evangelicals: 15.8 %
(subset of Christianity)

Christianity Segments ^{[2] [3]}

(Evangelicals distributed across
Christianity Segments)

NOTES:

Major Religions: Each People Group's population is multiplied by the Major Religion percentages for that people group. Results are summed for each Religion for all Peoples within the country.
Christianity Segments: Each People Group's population is multiplied by the Christianity Segments percentages for that people group. Results are summed for each Christianity Segment for all peoples within the country.
Small Values: Values less than .3% are not shown on pie charts for labeling clarity.
% Evangelical and % Professing Christian Trends: Source Operation World Editions 1986, 1993, 2001, 2010.
Zero percent data values may mean unknown or unavailable.

Tonga – Possible Ministry Involvement

Below are lists of ministries that may work in Tonga. Ministries in the Tonga section probably minister in this country. Ministries in the South Pacific section only possibly minister in this country. The purpose of this information is to assist potential new missionaries connect with sending agencies and for general ministry networking. Click on the links below to visit ministry websites for further information. Visit the Power-Of-Connecting "Find a Network Tool" to find further networking information.
The lists below do not include all ministries at work in this country or region. There are likely many excellent ministries not listed here. Omissions are not intentional, but occur simply from lack of data. Please contact us to suggest other ministries to include here. Inclusion here is not an endorsement by Joshua Project.

Ministries in Tonga

Ministries in South Pacific

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Country Level Ministries	Size
Not Displayed. Contact Joshua Project	N/A

Regional Level Ministries	Size
ABWE (Association of Baptists for World Evangelism)	Large
Anglican Frontier Missions	Small
Assemblies of God World Missions	Large
Awana Clubs, International	Medium
Baptist Bible Fellowship, International	Medium
Baptist International Missions, Inc. (BIMI)	Medium
Baptist Mid-Missions	Medium
BCM International	Medium
Bible League	Medium
Campus Crusade for Christ, International	Large
Child Evangelism Fellowship	Medium
Church of God of Prophecy	Medium
Church of the Nazarene World Mission Department	Medium
EFCA International Mission	Medium
Every Home for Christ	Medium
Final Frontiers Foundation	Large
Galcom International	Small
GO International	Small
InterComm	Small
Seventh-day Adventists General Conference	Medium
Silent Word Ministries	Small
Southern Baptist Convention - International Mission Board	Large
United Methodist Church	Medium
United Pentecostal Church Foreign Missions	Medium
Worldwide Tentmakers, Incorporated	Small
Youth with a Mission	Large
Ministries Listed: 26

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Tonga – Statistics, Prayer Cards, Maps and Links


Statistics

Population	104,000
Percent Urbanization	24 %
Total People Groups	5
Unreached People Groups	0
Region	South Pacific
10/40 Window	No
Official National Language	Tongan
Secondary National Language	English
Primary Religion	Christianity
Percent Professing Christian	95.9% ^[1]
Percent Evangelical	15.8% ^[2]
Country Progress Level	5
Persecution Ranking	Not ranked (1=High to 50=Low OD)
Human Development Index	0.721 (0=Low to 1=High UN)