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Puerto Rico
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Puerto Rico – 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
Afro-Puerto Rican376,000Y30.89 %93.00 %5 ChristianitySpanishP
Afro-Puerto Rican
  
Americans, U.S.69,00028.90 %77.00 %5 ChristianityEnglishP
Americans, U.S.
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Amerindian, Detribalized15,000Y25.00 %60.00 %5 ChristianitySpanishP
Amerindian, Detribalized
  
Chinese, general2,5005.70 %6.00 %4 Non-ReligiousSpanishP
Chinese, general
  
Cuban6,3008.80 %57.00 %4 ChristianitySpanishP
Cuban
  
Deaf23,000Y95.28 %3 ChristianityPuerto Rican Sign LanguageP
Deaf
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East Indian4,2001.00 %15.00 %2 HinduismHindiP
East Indian
  
French2,3001.00 %67.00 %3 ChristianityFrenchP
French
  
German1,5003.00 %64.00 %4 ChristianityGerman, StandardP
German
  
Han Chinese, Cantonese1,9009.00 %12.00 %4 Non-ReligiousChinese, YueP
Han Chinese, Cantonese
  
Jew, Spanish-speaking1,500Y0.00 %0.00 %1 Ethnic ReligionsSpanishP
Jew, Spanish-speaking
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Puerto Rican, White2,296,000Y34.10 %96.00 %5 ChristianitySpanishP
Puerto Rican, White
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Puerto Ricans, mixed340,000Y31.14 %95.00 %5 ChristianitySpanishP
Puerto Ricans, mixed
  
Spaniard3,1001.00 %77.00 %3 ChristianitySpanishP
Spaniard
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Total People Groups:   14 3,142,000 6         14 0 5
Unclassified / Other Individuals 110,000  
UN Country Population (2022) 3,252,000  
Other reported groups:  5  
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Puerto Rico – 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 7.1 % 1,500 0.0 %
  2 - Minimally reached 1 7.1 % 4,200 0.1 %
  3 - Superficially reached 3 21.4 % 28,000 0.9 %
  4 - Partially reached 4 28.6 % 12,000 0.4 %
  5 - Significantly reached 5 35.7 % 3,096,000 98.5 %
Totals 14   3,142,000  


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

Afro-Puerto Rican
376,000


Americans, U.S.
69,000


Amerindian, Detribalized
15,000


Chinese, general
2,500


© Copyrighted Photo
Cuban
6,300


Deaf
23,000


East Indian
4,200


French
2,300


German
1,500


Han Chinese, Cantonese
1,900


Jew, Spanish-speaking
1,500


Puerto Rican, White
2,296,000


Puerto Ricans, mixed
340,000


© Copyrighted Photo
Spaniard
3,100

Puerto Rico People Photos   *** Note:  Only people groups with photos available are displayed here.***
Puerto Rico – 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
Chinese, Yueyue10Complete
Englisheng10Complete
Frenchfra10Complete
German, Standarddeu10Complete
Hindihin10Complete
Puerto Rican Sign Languagepsl10Trans Started
Spanishspa81Complete
Totals: 7 14 1   6 6 6 6 5
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Puerto Rico – Religions
Major Religions [1] [3]
Evangelicals: 32.8 %
(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.
Puerto Rico – Possible Ministry Involvement
  • Below are lists of ministries that may work in Puerto Rico. Ministries in the Puerto Rico section probably minister in this country. Ministries in the America, North and Caribbean 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 Puerto Rico   Ministries in America, North and Caribbean
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Country Level Ministries Size
Apostolic Christian Church Foundation, Missionary CommitteeMedium
Biblical Ministries WorldwideMedium
Foursquare Missions InternationalMedium
Global Partners / Wesleyan World MissionsMedium
Gospel Fellowship AssociationMedium
Grace Ministries InternationalMedium
International Partnership MinistriesMedium
Ministries in ActionSmall
Open Door Baptist MissionsSmall
Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church World WitnessSmall
Ripe for Harvest IncorporatedMedium
Ministries Listed:  11
 
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
Calvary Evangelistic MissionSmall
Campus Crusade for Christ, InternationalLarge
Child Evangelism FellowshipMedium
Church of God of ProphecyMedium
Church of God, Cleveland, TennesseeMedium
Church of the Nazarene World Mission DepartmentMedium
EFCA International MissionMedium
Every Home for ChristMedium
Final Frontiers FoundationLarge
Galcom InternationalSmall
GO InternationalSmall
Independent Faith MissionMedium
InterCommSmall
Reaching Japanese for Christ NetworkSmall
Scripture UnionMedium
Seventh-day Adventists General ConferenceMedium
Silent Word MinistriesSmall
United Methodist ChurchMedium
United Pentecostal Church Foreign MissionsMedium
Worldwide Tentmakers, IncorporatedSmall
Young LifeMedium
Youth with a MissionLarge
Ministries Listed:  31
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Puerto Rico – Statistics, Prayer Cards, Maps and Links
 
Statistics
Population 3,142,000
Percent Urbanization 94 %
Total People Groups 14
Unreached People Groups 1
Region America, North and Caribbean
10/40 Window No
Official National Language Spanish
Secondary National LanguageEnglish
Primary Religion Christianity
Percent Professing Christian 94.5%  [1]
Percent Evangelical 32.8%  [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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