People group profile · PG000021
The Hungarians of Austria
The Hungarians of Austria, numbering about 64,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Central European people whose culture reflects a unique combination of Uralic linguistic heritage, centuries of life in the Carpathian Basin, and extensive interaction with Germanic, Slavic, Balkan, and Turkic populations.
They are a diaspora people in the Hungarian people cluster of the Eurasian Peoples. Their primary religion is Roman Catholicism, and they primarily speak Hungarian.
Fast facts
- Country
- Austria
- Population
- 64,500
- Affinity group
- European Peoples
- People cluster
- Hungarian
- Primary language
- Hungarian (hun)
- Primary religion
- Roman Catholicism
- Strategic Progress Index
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 2% or Greater but Less than 5%
- GSEC
- 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
- Lostness priority
- Minimally Reached People Group
- Region
- Western Europe, Europe
Where they live
Gospel status
The Hungarians are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 2% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Hungarians
- Pray for the churches among this group to grow in faithfulness and maturity
- Equip believers to reach the unreached peoples around them
- Send out laborers from this people to the nations
Primary religion
Roman Catholicism · Christianity
39% adherents
Primary language
Hungarian · Uralic family
100% speak Hungarian
Gospel resources in Hungarian
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
Bibles
- 1590 Károli Bible · text
- Egyszerű fordítás (EFO) · video
- Revised Hungarian New Translation (2014)/ Revideált új fordítású Biblia (2014) · audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Hungarians
- Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
- Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
- John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
- Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
Hungarian in other countries
The same people (ROP3 103918) is reported in 13 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungarians | Hungary | 8,890,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Hungarians | Romania | 1,260,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Hungarians | Slovakia | 519,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Hungarians | Serbia | 339,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Hungarians | France | 250,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Hungarians | Ukraine | 118,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Hungarians | United Kingdom | 104,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Hungarians | United States | 83,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Hungarians | Canada | 42,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Hungarians | Sweden | 32,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Hungarians | Australia | 19,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Hungarians | Croatia | 15,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Hungarians | Slovenia | 6,700 | Engaged yet Unreached |
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