People group profile · PG043408
The Hungarians of Canada
The Hungarians of Canada, numbering about 42,000 people, are No Longer 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 a diaspora people in the Hungarian people cluster of the Eurasian Peoples. Their primary religion is Unaffiliated, and they primarily speak Hungarian.
Fast facts
- Country
- Canada
- Population
- 42,000
- Affinity group
- European Peoples
- People cluster
- Hungarian
- Primary language
- Hungarian (hun)
- Primary religion
- Unaffiliated
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 2% or Greater but Less than 5%
- GSEC ?
- 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
- Lostness priority ?
- Marginally Reached People Group
- Region
- Northern America, Americas
Where they live
Gospel status
The Hungarians are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 2% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Hungarians
- 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
67% adherents
Primary language
Hungarian · Uralic family
100% speak Hungarian
Gospel resources in Hungarian
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not 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
- Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
- 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.
Hungarians in other countries
The same people is also reported in 13 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungarians | Hungary | 8,890,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| 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 | 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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