People group profile · PG016321
The Haitians of Dominican Republic
The Haitians of Dominican Republic, numbering about 279,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Afro-Caribbean people descended primarily from West and Central Africans brought to colonial Saint-Domingue; they speak Haitian Creole and share a distinct cultural identity shaped by African, Caribbean, and French influences.
They are a diaspora people in the Afro-Caribbean people cluster of the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples. Their primary religion is Folk Catholicism, and they primarily speak Haitian.
Fast facts
- Country
- Dominican Republic
- Population
- 279,000
- Affinity group
- American Peoples
- People cluster
- Afro-Caribbean
- Primary language
- Haitian (hat)
- Primary religion
- Folk Catholicism
- Strategic Progress Index
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 5% or Greater but Less than 10%
- GSEC
- 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
- Lostness priority
- Moderately Reached People Group
- Region
- Caribbean, Americas
Where they live
Gospel status
The Haitians are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 5% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Haitians
- 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
Folk Catholicism · Christianity
79% adherents
Primary language
Haitian · Indo-European family
100% speak Haitian
Gospel resources in Haitian
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
Bibles
- 1999 Haitian Bible Society · video, audio, text
- 2016 Edition · text
- Alliance Biblique Universelle, 1985 · audio
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Haitians
- 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.
- Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
Haitian in other countries
The same people (ROP3 103642) is reported in 10 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haitians | Haiti | 11,590,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Haitians | United States | 718,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Haitians | Canada | 177,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Haitians | Jamaica | 59,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Haitians | Cuba | 38,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Haitians | Bahamas | 28,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Haitians | French Guiana | 27,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Haitians | Guadeloupe | 14,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Haitians | Martinique | 2,800 | No Longer Unreached |
| Haitians | Dominica | 2,600 | No Longer Unreached |
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