People group profile · PG000831
The Hungarians of Hungary
The Hungarians of Hungary, numbering about 8,890,000 people, are Engaged yet 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 an indigenous people in the Hungarian people cluster of the Eurasian Peoples. Their primary religion is Roman Catholicism, and they primarily speak Hungarian.
Fast facts
- Country
- Hungary
- Population
- 8,890,000
- Affinity group
- European Peoples
- People cluster
- Hungarian
- Primary language
- Hungarian (hun)
- Primary religion
- Roman Catholicism
- Strategic Progress Index
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Pioneer Unreached People Group
- Region
- Eastern Europe, Europe
- Location
- Widespread
Where they live
Gospel status
The Hungarians are Engaged yet Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, but there are sustained efforts to establish self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. In GSEC terms, this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Hungarians
- Continue prayer and fasting for this group
- Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
- Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people
Primary religion
Roman Catholicism · Christianity
30% adherents
Primary language
Hungarian · Uralic family
100% speak Hungarian
Gospel resources in Hungarian
- Bible available, published 2014
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs 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
- 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.
- Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
Hungarian in other countries
The same people (ROP3 103918) is reported in 13 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Austria | 64,500 | No Longer 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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