People group profile · PG018514
The Vietnamese of New Zealand
The Vietnamese of New Zealand, numbering about 4,900 people, are No Longer 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.
Fast facts
- Country
- New Zealand
- Population
- 4,900
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Vietnamese
- Primary language
- Vietnamese (vie)
- Primary religion
- Mahayana Buddhism
- 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
- Marginally Reached People Group
- Also known as
- Kinh
- Region
- Australia and New Zealand, Oceania
Where they live
Gospel status
The Vietnamese 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 Vietnamese
- 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
Mahayana Buddhism · Buddhism
60% adherents
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
- JESUS (Vietnamese)
- JESUS (Vietnamese, Northern)
- Magdalena (Vietnamese)
- Magdalena (Vietnamese, Northern)
Bibles
- 1924 Khoi-Cadman · audio
- 2002 Bible League International · text
- Ban Dich 2011 · text
- Revised Vietnamese Version · video
- Vietnamese Old Version · audio, text
- Word of God for Everyone (Catholic) · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Vietnamese
- Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
- Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
- Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
Kinh in other countries
The same people (ROP3 105018) is reported in 23 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vietnamese | Vietnam | 85,710,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Vietnamese | United States | 1,605,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Vietnamese | France | 656,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Vietnamese | Japan | 653,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Vietnamese | Cambodia | 534,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Vietnamese | Australia | 336,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Vietnamese | Canada | 258,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Vietnamese | Taiwan | 217,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Vietnamese | Russian Federation | 150,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Vietnamese | Laos | 139,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Vietnamese | Thailand | 119,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Vietnamese | United Kingdom | 100,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Vietnamese | Malaysia | 85,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Vietnamese | Germany | 83,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Vietnamese | Czech Republic | 60,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Vietnamese | Hong Kong | 46,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Vietnamese | Macao | 18,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Vietnamese | Netherlands | 8,800 | No Longer Unreached |
| Vietnamese | New Caledonia | 4,200 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Vietnamese | China | 2,800 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Vietnamese | Vanuatu | 500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Vietnamese | Uzbekistan | 450 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Vietnamese | Martinique | 375 | Unengaged and Unreached |
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