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People Groups
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Population Indig % Evangel % Adherent Progress Scale Primary Religion Primary Language Pho Map Txt
Afghani, general3,8000.00 %0.00 %1 IslamDariP
Afghani, general
 T
Afrikaner1,30021.00 %90.00 %5 ChristianityAfrikaansP
Afrikaner
  
Americans, U.S.30,00028.90 %80.00 %5 ChristianityEnglishP
Americans, U.S.
 T
Amhara, Ethiopian1,4001.10 %86.00 %3 ChristianityAmharicP
Amhara, Ethiopian
M
Amhara, Ethiopian of New Zealand
 
Anglo-Australian81,00014.40 %70.00 %5 ChristianityEnglishP
Anglo-Australian
  
Anglo-Canadian13,0007.70 %76.00 %4 ChristianityEnglishP
Anglo-Canadian
  
Anglo-New Zealander2,906,000Y21.00 %51.00 %5 ChristianityEnglishP
Anglo-New Zealander
 T
Anglo-Romani1,50010.00 %70.00 %4 ChristianityAngloromaniP
Anglo-Romani
  
Anglo-South African19,00021.00 %70.00 %5 ChristianityEnglishP
Anglo-South African
  
Arab, Egyptian1,3004.00 %16.00 %4 IslamArabic, Egyptian SpokenP
Arab, Egyptian
 T
Arab, Iraqi2,9000.40 %3.00 %1 IslamArabic, Mesopotamian SpokenP
Arab, Iraqi
M
Arab, Iraqi of New Zealand
T
Arab, Lebanese1,2000.50 %32.00 %2 IslamArabic, North Levantine SpokenP
Arab, Lebanese
 T
Assyrian1,7001.00 %96.00 %3 ChristianityAssyrian Neo-AramaicP
Assyrian
  
Austrian, Bavarian1,2000.50 %83.00 %3 ChristianityBavarianP
Austrian, Bavarian
 T
Black African, general4,00015.00 %75.00 %5 ChristianityEnglishP
Black African, general
  
Brazilian, White3,20030.00 %90.00 %5 ChristianityPortugueseP
Brazilian, White
  
British, English214,0008.80 %60.00 %4 ChristianityEnglishP
British, English
  
British, Scottish28,0003.00 %55.00 %4 ChristianityEnglishP
British, Scottish
  
Burmese2,5000.20 %0.60 %1 BuddhismBurmeseP
Burmese
 T
Cebuano3,70015.00 %99.00 %5 ChristianityCebuanoP
Cebuano
  
Chilean1,90018.00 %90.00 %5 ChristianitySpanishP
Chilean
  
Chinese, general58,0005.70 %9.00 %4 Non-ReligiousEnglishP
Chinese, general
 T
Cook Islands Maori69,00012.60 %96.00 %5 ChristianityCook Islands MaoriP
Cook Islands Maori
  
Croat3,0000.40 %92.00 %3 ChristianityCroatianP
Croat
 T
Czech1,2000.80 %28.00 %2 Non-ReligiousCzechP
Czech
  
Danish2,2003.50 %85.00 %4 ChristianityDanishP
Danish
  
Deaf10,000Y53.20 %3 ChristianityNew Zealand Sign LanguageP
Deaf
 T
Dutch21,0004.30 %47.00 %4 Non-ReligiousDutchP
Dutch
  
European, general30,0004.00 %65.00 %4 ChristianityEnglishP
European, general
  
Fijian66,00025.20 %65.00 %5 ChristianityFijianP
Fijian
  
Fijian Hindi1,8009.00 %34.00 %4 HinduismHindi, FijiP
Fijian Hindi
  
Filipino, Tagalog74,00012.30 %92.00 %5 ChristianityTagalogP
Filipino, Tagalog
  
French5,2001.00 %61.00 %3 ChristianityFrenchP
French
 T
German18,0002.10 %64.00 %4 ChristianityGerman, StandardP
German
  
German Swiss2,7004.40 %76.00 %4 ChristianityGerman, SwissP
German Swiss
  
Greek2,8000.40 %91.00 %3 ChristianityGreekP
Greek
 T
Gujarati27,0000.10 %0.50 %1 HinduismGujaratiP
Gujarati
M
Gujarati of New Zealand
T
Han Chinese, Cantonese108,0005.70 %9.00 %4 Non-ReligiousChinese, YueP
Han Chinese, Cantonese
 T
Han Chinese, Min Nan6,4001.00 %3.00 %1 Ethnic ReligionsChinese, Min NanP
Han Chinese, Min Nan
M
Han Chinese, Min Nan of New Zealand
T
Han Chinese, Wu26,0005.70 %8.00 %4 Non-ReligiousChinese, WuP
Han Chinese, Wu
  
Hindi72,0001.00 %3.00 %1 HinduismHindiP
Hindi
 T
Hungarian1,5002.80 %89.00 %4 ChristianityHungarianP
Hungarian
  
Indonesian4,7005.60 %16.00 %4 IslamIndonesianP
Indonesian
  
Irish11,0001.50 %92.00 %3 ChristianityEnglishP
Irish
  
Italian4,3001.10 %83.00 %3 ChristianityItalianP
Italian
 T
Japanese14,0000.50 %1.50 %1 BuddhismJapaneseP
Japanese
 T
Jew, English-speaking7,500Y0.20 %0.50 %1 Ethnic ReligionsEnglishP
Jew, English-speaking
 T
Kanarese1,6000.00 %3.00 %1 HinduismKannadaP
Kanarese
 T
Khmer9,7001.40 %3.00 %1 BuddhismKhmerP
Khmer
 T
Kiribertese2,4007.00 %98.50 %4 ChristianityKiribatiP
Kiribertese
  
Korean33,00016.80 %31.00 %5 ChristianityKoreanP
Korean
 T
Lao1,5001.90 %4.00 %1 BuddhismLaoP
Lao
 T
Latin American, general8,60015.00 %91.70 %5 ChristianitySpanishP
Latin American, general
  
Malay21,0000.30 %0.90 %1 IslamMalayP
Malay
 T
Malayali6,70012.00 %15.00 %5 HinduismMalayalamP
Malayali
M
Malayali of New Zealand
 
Maori653,000Y26.00 %65.00 %5 ChristianityMaoriP
Maori
 T
Nepali, general2,9000.70 %1.00 %1 HinduismNepaliP
Nepali, general
 T
Niuean27,0008.00 %95.00 %4 ChristianityNiueP
Niuean
  
Pacific Islanders, general4,80012.00 %95.00 %5 ChristianityEnglishP
Pacific Islanders, general
  
Pashtun, Northern1,9000.00 %0.00 %1 IslamPashto, NorthernP
Pashtun, Northern
M
Pashtun, Northern of New Zealand
T
Persian3,6001.40 %2.00 %1 IslamPersian, IranianP
Persian
 T
Pitcairner, Norfolk18.00 %100.00 %5 ChristianityPitcairn-NorfolkP
Pitcairner, Norfolk
  
Polish2,4000.30 %90.00 %3 ChristianityPolishP
Polish
 T
Pukapuka3,6005.00 %95.00 %4 ChristianityPukapukaP
Pukapuka
  
Punjabi21,0000.80 %1.00 %1 IslamPunjabi, EasternP
Punjabi
 T
Rakahanga-Manihiki4,0008.00 %98.00 %4 ChristianityRakahanga-ManihikiP
Rakahanga-Manihiki
 T
Romanian1,6005.00 %97.00 %4 ChristianityRomanianP
Romanian
  
Russian6,7001.20 %67.00 %3 ChristianityRussianP
Russian
  
Samoan59,00018.00 %97.00 %5 ChristianitySamoanP
Samoan
  
Serb1,2000.60 %81.00 %3 ChristianitySerbianP
Serb
 T
Shaikh1,8000.00 %0.00 %1 IslamBengaliP
Shaikh
M
Shaikh of New Zealand
T
Sinhalese15,0000.50 %3.00 %1 BuddhismSinhalaP
Sinhalese
 T
Slovene2,0000.30 %95.00 %3 ChristianitySloveneP
Slovene
 T
Somali1,8000.00 %0.00 %1 IslamSomaliP
Somali
 T
South Asian, Bengali-speakin3,7000.13 %1.00 %1 IslamBengaliP
South Asian, Bengali-speaking
 T
South Asian, general175,0002.00 %4.00 %1 HinduismEnglishP
South Asian, general
 T
South Asian, Telugu-speaking5,2000.60 %3.00 %1 HinduismTeluguP
South Asian, Telugu-speaking
 T
Spaniard2,3001.00 %77.00 %3 ChristianitySpanishP
Spaniard
 T
Swahili1,7000.80 %1.00 %1 IslamSwahiliP
Swahili
 T
Swedish1,6007.00 %57.00 %4 ChristianitySwedishP
Swedish
  
Tahitian1,60015.00 %90.00 %5 ChristianityTahitianP
Tahitian
  
Tamil (Hindu traditions)10,0000.00 %0.00 %1 HinduismTamilP
Tamil (Hindu traditions)
 T
Thai8,2000.80 %3.00 %1 BuddhismThaiP
Thai
 T
Thai, Isan9,1000.10 %0.80 %1 BuddhismThai, NortheasternP
Thai, Isan
 T
Tokelauan8,1003.40 %100.00 %4 ChristianityTokelauanP
Tokelauan
  
Tongan29,00015.50 %96.00 %5 ChristianityTonganP
Tongan
  
Turk1,9000.00 %0.00 %1 IslamTurkishP
Turk
 T
Tuvaluan4,00015.00 %95.00 %5 ChristianityTuvaluanP
Tuvaluan
  
Ukrainian9003.80 %79.00 %4 ChristianityUkrainianP
Ukrainian
  
Urdu7,7000.00 %0.00 %1 IslamUrduP
Urdu
 T
Vietnamese7,5001.80 %9.00 %2 BuddhismVietnameseP
Vietnamese
 T
Welsh4,2006.00 %60.00 %4 ChristianityWelshP
Welsh
 T
Total People Groups:   92 5,149,000 4     28      92 7 49
Unclassified / Other Individuals 36,000  
UN Country Population (2022) 5,185,000  
Other reported groups:  2  
Data Notes
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New Zealand – People Progress

% of People Groups [1]
 
% of Population in People Group [1] [2]
 
Progress Level Peoples % of Peoples Population % of Population [2]
  1 - Unreached 28 30.4 % 440,000 8.6 %
  2 - Minimally reached 3 3.3 % 9,900 0.2 %
  3 - Superficially reached 14 15.2 % 55,000 1.1 %
  4 - Partially reached 25 27.2 % 585,000 11.4 %
  5 - Significantly reached 22 23.9 % 4,059,000 78.8 %
Totals 92   5,149,000  


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

Afghani, general
3,800


Afrikaner
1,300


Americans, U.S.
30,000


Amhara, Ethiopian
1,400


Anglo-Australian
81,000


Anglo-Canadian
13,000


Anglo-New Zealander
2,906,000


© Copyrighted Photo
Anglo-Romani
1,500


Anglo-South African
19,000


Arab, Egyptian
1,300


Arab, Iraqi
2,900


Arab, Lebanese
1,200


Assyrian
1,700


Austrian, Bavarian
1,200


Black African, general
4,000


Brazilian, White
3,200


British, English
214,000


British, Scottish
28,000


© Copyrighted Photo
Burmese
2,500


Cebuano
3,700


Chilean
1,900


Chinese, general
58,000


Cook Islands Maori
69,000


Croat
3,000


Czech
1,200


Danish
2,200


Deaf
10,000


Dutch
21,000


European, general
30,000


© Copyrighted Photo
Fijian
66,000


Fijian Hindi
1,800


Filipino, Tagalog
74,000


French
5,200


German
18,000


German Swiss
2,700


Greek
2,800


Gujarati
27,000


Han Chinese, Cantonese
108,000


© Copyrighted Photo
Han Chinese, Min Nan
6,400


© Copyrighted Photo
Han Chinese, Wu
26,000


Hindi
72,000


Hungarian
1,500


© Copyrighted Photo
Indonesian
4,700


Irish
11,000


Italian
4,300


Japanese
14,000


© Copyrighted Photo
Jew, English-speaking
7,500


Kanarese
1,600


© Copyrighted Photo
Khmer
9,700


Kiribertese
2,400


Korean
33,000


Lao
1,500


Latin American, general
8,600


© Copyrighted Photo
Malay
21,000


Malayali
6,700


Maori
653,000


Nepali, general
2,900


Niuean
27,000


Pacific Islanders, general
4,800


Pashtun, Northern
1,900


Persian
3,600


Pitcairner, Norfolk
70


Polish
2,400


Pukapuka
3,600


Punjabi
21,000


Rakahanga-Manihiki
4,000


Romanian
1,600


Russian
6,700


Samoan
59,000


Serb
1,200


Shaikh
1,800


© Copyrighted Photo
Sinhalese
15,000


Slovene
2,000


© Copyrighted Photo
Somali
1,800


South Asian, Bengali-speaking
3,700


South Asian, general
175,000


© Copyrighted Photo
South Asian, Telugu-speaking
5,200


© Copyrighted Photo
Spaniard
2,300


Swahili
1,700


Swedish
1,600


Tahitian
1,600


Tamil (Hindu traditions)
10,000


Thai
8,200


© Copyrighted Photo
Thai, Isan
9,100


Tokelauan
8,100


Tongan
29,000


Turk
1,900


Tuvaluan
4,000


Ukrainian
900


Urdu
7,700


© Copyrighted Photo
Vietnamese
7,500


Welsh
4,200

New Zealand People Photos   *** Note:  Only people groups with photos available are displayed here.***
New Zealand – Languages
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Language
Code
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Primary
Language
# Unreached
Primary
Language
Bible
Status
Bible
Locator
Audio NT
Online
Jesus
Film
Online
Audio
Recordings
Online
Gospel
Tract
Online
Afrikaansafr10Complete
Amharicamh10Complete
Angloromanirme10Portions
Arabic, Egyptian Spokenarz10Complete
Arabic, Mesopotamian Spokenacm11NT
Arabic, North Levantine Spokenapc10Portions
Assyrian Neo-Aramaicaii10Complete
Bavarianbar10Complete
Bengaliben22Complete
Burmesemya11Complete
Cebuanoceb10Complete
Chinese, Min Nannan11Complete
Chinese, Wuwuu10Complete
Chinese, Yueyue10Complete
Cook Islands Maorirar10Complete
Croatianhrv10Complete
Czechces10Complete
Danishdan10Complete
Dariprs11Complete
Dutchnld10Complete
Englisheng142Complete
Fijianfij10Complete
Frenchfra10Complete
German, Standarddeu10Complete
German, Swissgsw10NT
Greekell10Complete
Gujaratiguj11Complete
Hindihin11Complete
Hindi, Fijihif10NT
Hungarianhun10Complete
Indonesianind10Complete
Italianita10Complete
Japanesejpn11Complete
Kannadakan11Complete
Khmerkhm11Complete
Kiribatigil10Complete
Koreankor10Complete
Laolao11Complete
Malayzlm11Complete
Malayalammal10Complete
Maorimri10Complete
Nepalinpi11Complete
New Zealand Sign Languagenzs10Portions
Niueniu10Complete
Pashto, Northernpbu11Complete
Persian, Iranianpes11Complete
Pitcairn-Norfolkpih10Trans Needed
Polishpol10Complete
Portuguesepor10Complete
Pukapukapkp10Trans Started
Punjabi, Easternpan11Complete
Rakahanga-Manihikirkh10Unspecified
Romanianron10Complete
Russianrus10Complete
Samoansmo10Complete
Serbiansrp10Complete
Sinhalasin11Complete
Sloveneslv10Complete
Somalisom11Complete
Spanishspa30Complete
Swahiliswh11Complete
Swedishswe10Complete
Tagalogtgl10Complete
Tahitiantah10Complete
Tamiltam11Complete
Telugutel11Complete
Thaitha11Complete
Thai, Northeasterntts11NT
Tokelauantkl10NT
Tonganton10Complete
Turkishtur11Complete
Tuvaluantvl10Complete
Ukrainianukr10Complete
Urduurd11Complete
Vietnamesevie10Complete
Welshcym10Complete
Totals: 76 92 28   73 60 66 72 56
Data Notes
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New Zealand – Religions
Major Religions [1] [3]
Evangelicals: 17.7 %
(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.
New Zealand – Possible Ministry Involvement
  • Below are lists of ministries that may work in New Zealand. Ministries in the New Zealand 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 New Zealand   Ministries in Australia and Pacific
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Country Level Ministries Size
Advent Christian General Conference, World MissionsMedium
Adventures in MissionsMedium
Biblical Ministries WorldwideMedium
Christian Witness to IsraelSmall
Church of God, Anderson, IndianaMedium
Elim FellowshipMedium
Fellowship International MissionMedium
Gospel Fellowship AssociationMedium
HCJB GlobalMedium
Navigators, International Missions GroupMedium
Open Air Campaigners (OAC)Medium
Presbyterian Mission InternationalSmall
Teen Missions InternationalMedium
World Baptist Fellowship Mission AgencyMedium
Youth with a MissionLarge
Ministries Listed:  15
 
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
Ministries Listed:  25
Data Sources
 
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New Zealand – Statistics, Prayer Cards, Maps and Links
 
Statistics
Population 5,149,000
Percent Urbanization 87 %
Total People Groups 92
Unreached People Groups 28
Region Australia and Pacific
10/40 Window No
Official National Language English
Secondary National LanguageMaori
Primary Religion Christianity
Percent Professing Christian 51.0%  [1]
Percent Evangelical 17.7%  [2]
Country Progress Level 5
Persecution Ranking Not ranked (1=High to 50=Low OD)
Human Development Index 0.915 (0=Low to 1=High UN)

Links
Operation World
Ethnologue Language Listing
State Department Religious Freedom Report
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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