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People group profile · PG016442

The Afro-Trinidadians of Trinidad and Tobago

The Afro-Trinidadians of Trinidad and Tobago, numbering about 727,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a community of African descent with roots in Trinidad and Tobago.

They are an indigenous people in the Afro-Caribbean people cluster of the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples. Their primary religion is Protestantism, and they primarily speak English.

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

Fast facts

Country
Trinidad and Tobago
Population
727,000
Affinity group
American Peoples
People cluster
Afro-Caribbean
Primary language
English (eng)
Primary religion
Protestantism
Strategic Progress Index ?
No Longer Unreached
Evangelical
10% or Greater but Less than 15%
GSEC ?
10% or Greater Evangelical
Lostness priority ?
Moderately Reached People Group
Region
Caribbean, Americas

Where they live

Gospel status

The Afro-Trinidadians are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 10% evangelical.

  • Congregations exist Yes
  • Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted

Next steps for the Afro-Trinidadians

  • 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

Protestantism · Christianity

Primary language

English

100% speak English

Gospel resources in English

  • Bible available
  • JESUS Film available
  • Radio programs available
  • Gospel recordings available
  • Audio resources available
  • Bible stories available

Films

  • JESUS (English, North American Indigenous)

Bibles

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

Pray for the Afro-Trinidadians

  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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Afro-Trinidadians in other countries

The same people is also reported in 2 other countries.

People groupCountryPopulationStatus
TrinidadiansUnited States175,000No Longer Unreached
TrinidadiansCanada84,500No Longer Unreached

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