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Guam
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Guam – People Groups
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People Groups
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Population Indig % Evangel % Adherent Progress Scale Primary Religion Primary Language Pho Map Txt
Americans, U.S.15,00028.90 %87.00 %5 ChristianityEnglishP
Americans, U.S.
 T
Chamorro68,000Y16.00 %99.00 %5 ChristianityChamorroP
Chamorro
 T
Deaf900Y96.69 %3 ChristianityLanguage unknownP
Deaf
 T
Filipino, Tagalog49,00012.30 %98.00 %5 ChristianityTagalogP
Filipino, Tagalog
  
Han Chinese, Cantonese1,3005.70 %9.00 %4 Non-ReligiousChinese, YueP
Han Chinese, Cantonese
 T
Han Chinese, Mandarin1,6005.70 %9.00 %4 Non-ReligiousChinese, MandarinP
Han Chinese, Mandarin
 T
Ilocano3,7006.00 %99.00 %4 ChristianityIlocanoP
Ilocano
  
Japanese2,7000.50 %1.50 %1 BuddhismJapaneseP
Japanese
 T
Korean4,00016.80 %31.00 %5 ChristianityKoreanP
Korean
 T
Palauan2,90023.90 %96.00 %5 ChristianityPalauanP
Palauan
  
Pingilapese60015.00 %100.00 %5 ChristianityPingelapeseP
Pingilapese
  
Ponapean2,60096.00 %3 ChristianityPohnpeianP
Ponapean
M
Ponapean of Guam
 
Trukese14,000Y25.00 %95.00 %5 ChristianityChuukeseP
Trukese
  
Ulithian400Y4.00 %97.00 %4 ChristianityUlithianP
Ulithian
  
Woleaian200Y2.00 %98.00 %3 ChristianityWoleaianP
Woleaian
  
Total People Groups:   15 167,000 5         15 1 7
Unclassified / Other Individuals 5,000  
UN Country Population (2022) 172,000  
Other reported groups:  1  
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Guam – People Progress

% of People Groups [1]
 
% of Population in People Group [1] [2]
 
Progress Level Peoples % of Peoples Population % of Population [2]
  1 - Unreached 1 6.7 % 2,700 1.6 %
  2 - Minimally reached 0 0.0 % 0 0.0 %
  3 - Superficially reached 3 20.0 % 3,700 2.2 %
  4 - Partially reached 4 26.7 % 7,000 4.2 %
  5 - Significantly reached 7 46.7 % 154,000 92.0 %
Totals 15   167,000  


NOTES:
  1. Small Values: Values less than .3% are not shown on pie charts for labeling clarity.
  2. % 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.
Guam – People Photos   *** Note:  Only people groups with photos available are displayed here.***
 

Americans, U.S.
15,000


Chamorro
68,000


Deaf
900


Filipino, Tagalog
49,000


Han Chinese, Cantonese
1,300


Han Chinese, Mandarin
1,600


Ilocano
3,700


Japanese
2,700


Korean
4,000


Palauan
2,900


Pingilapese
600


Ponapean
2,600


Trukese
14,000


Ulithian
400


Woleaian
200

Guam People Photos   *** Note:  Only people groups with photos available are displayed here.***
Guam – Languages
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Language
Code
# Peoples
Primary
Language
# Unreached
Primary
Language
Bible
Status
Bible
Locator
Audio NT
Online
Jesus
Film
Online
Audio
Recordings
Online
Gospel
Tract
Online
Chamorrocha10NT
Chinese, Mandarincmn10Complete
Chinese, Yueyue10Complete
Chuukesechk10Complete
Englisheng10Complete
Ilocanoilo10Complete
Japanesejpn11Complete
Koreankor10Complete
Language unknownxxx10Unspecified
Palauanpau10NT
Pingelapesepif10Trans Started
Pohnpeianpon10Complete
Tagalogtgl10Complete
Ulithianuli10NT
Woleaianwoe10Trans Started
Totals: 15 15 1   12 8 11 10 6
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Guam – Religions
Major Religions [1] [3]
Evangelicals: 15.9 %
(subset of Christianity)
 
% Evangelical and % Professing Christian Trends [4]

NOTES:
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Small Values: Values less than .3% are not shown on pie charts for labeling clarity.
  4. % Evangelical and % Professing Christian Trends:  Source Operation World Editions 1986, 1993, 2001, 2010.
    Zero percent data values may mean unknown or unavailable.
Guam – Possible Ministry Involvement
  • Below are lists of ministries that may work in Guam. Ministries in the Guam section probably minister in this country. Ministries in the Australia and 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 Guam   Ministries in Australia and Pacific
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Country Level Ministries Size
Church of God, Anderson, IndianaMedium
Evangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaMedium
Macedonian World Baptist MissionsMedium
Trans World RadioMedium
Ministries Listed:  4
 
Regional Level Ministries Size
ABWE (Association of Baptists for World Evangelism)Large
Anglican Frontier MissionsSmall
Assemblies of God World MissionsLarge
Awana Clubs, InternationalMedium
Baptist Bible Fellowship, InternationalMedium
Baptist International Missions, Inc. (BIMI)Medium
Baptist Mid-MissionsMedium
BCM InternationalMedium
Bible LeagueMedium
Campus Crusade for Christ, InternationalLarge
Child Evangelism FellowshipMedium
Church of God of ProphecyMedium
Church of the Nazarene World Mission DepartmentMedium
EFCA International MissionMedium
Every Home for ChristMedium
Final Frontiers FoundationLarge
Galcom InternationalSmall
GO InternationalSmall
InterCommSmall
Seventh-day Adventists General ConferenceMedium
Silent Word MinistriesSmall
Southern Baptist Convention - International Mission BoardLarge
United Methodist ChurchMedium
United Pentecostal Church Foreign MissionsMedium
Worldwide Tentmakers, IncorporatedSmall
Youth with a MissionLarge
Ministries Listed:  26
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Guam – Statistics, Prayer Cards, Maps and Links
 
Statistics
Population 167,000
Percent Urbanization 95 %
Total People Groups 15
Unreached People Groups 1
Region Australia and Pacific
10/40 Window No
Official National Language English
Secondary National LanguageChamorro
Primary Religion Christianity
Percent Professing Christian 92.4%  [1]
Percent Evangelical 15.9%  [2]
Country Progress Level 5
Persecution Ranking Not ranked (1=High to 50=Low OD)
Human Development Index Not reported (0=Low to 1=High UN)

Links
Operation World
Ethnologue Language Listing
World Factbook

Notes
[1]  Calculated by summing the major religion data for the people groups in the country.
[2]  Calculated by summing the Evangelical data for the people groups in the country.
 
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