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People group profile · PG016394

The Vietnamese of Martinique

The Vietnamese of Martinique, numbering about 375 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are an ethnic Kinh community indigenous to Vietnam.

They are a diaspora people in the Vietnamese people cluster of the Southeast Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Mahayana Buddhism, and they primarily speak Vietnamese.

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AI-generated illustration, not a photograph. Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Vietnamese

Fast facts

Country
Martinique
Population
375
Affinity group
Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
People cluster
Vietnamese
Primary language
Vietnamese (vie)
Primary religion
Mahayana Buddhism
Strategic Progress Index
Unengaged and Unreached
Evangelical
No Known Evangelicals
GSEC
Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
Lostness priority
Frontier Unreached People Group
Also known as
Kinh
Region
Caribbean, Americas

Where they live

Gospel status

The Vietnamese are Unengaged and Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, and there has been no reported church planting activity in the past two years. 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 No
  • Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted

Next steps for the Vietnamese

  • Pray that God would send workers to this people group
  • Begin sowing the gospel and seek out people of peace
  • Plant the first churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice

Primary religion

Mahayana Buddhism · Buddhism

Primary language

Vietnamese · Austroasiatic family

100% speak Vietnamese

Gospel resources in Vietnamese

  • Bible available
  • JESUS Film available
  • Radio programs not available
  • Gospel recordings available
  • Audio resources available
  • Bible stories not available

Films

Bibles

Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.

Pray for the Vietnamese

  1. Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
  2. Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
  3. 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
  4. Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.

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Kinh in other countries

The same people (ROP3 105018) is reported in 23 other countries.

People groupCountryPopulationStatus
VietnameseVietnam85,710,000Engaged yet Unreached
VietnameseUnited States1,605,000Engaged yet Unreached
VietnameseFrance656,000Engaged yet Unreached
VietnameseJapan653,000Engaged yet Unreached
VietnameseCambodia534,000Engaged yet Unreached
VietnameseAustralia336,000No Longer Unreached
VietnameseCanada258,000Engaged yet Unreached
VietnameseTaiwan217,000Engaged yet Unreached
VietnameseRussian Federation150,000Engaged yet Unreached
VietnameseLaos139,000No Longer Unreached
VietnameseThailand119,000No Longer Unreached
VietnameseUnited Kingdom100,000Engaged yet Unreached
VietnameseMalaysia85,000No Longer Unreached
VietnameseGermany83,500Engaged yet Unreached
VietnameseCzech Republic60,500Engaged yet Unreached
VietnameseHong Kong46,500Engaged yet Unreached
VietnameseMacao18,500Unengaged and Unreached
VietnameseNetherlands8,800No Longer Unreached
VietnameseNew Zealand4,900No Longer Unreached
VietnameseNew Caledonia4,200Unengaged and Unreached
VietnameseChina2,800Unengaged and Unreached
VietnameseVanuatu500Unengaged and Unreached
VietnameseUzbekistan450Unengaged and Unreached

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