The Euronesians of Papua New Guinea

The Euronesians of Papua New Guinea, numbering approximately 9,700 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a people of mixed European and Oceanian ancestry, combining European heritage with Polynesian, Micronesian, or Melanesian roots. They maintain diverse cultural traditions shaped by both Pacific Island societies and European influences. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and English is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Euronesian

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Pacific Islander Peoples
Country: Papua New Guinea
People Cluster: Other Pacific Islanders
Primary Language(s): English (eng)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 9,700
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG020230
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

49%
%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: English
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
English Speakers

Media Resources in English:

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Euronesians are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the Euronesians:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Euronesians of Papua New Guinea

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.
readMatthew 5:6

Pray for those who are lost to desire righteousness and to be filled with the peace and purpose that only comes from following Jesus.

For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse.
readRomans 1:19-20

Pray that God will use His creation – the “things that have been made” – to spark a fresh and passionate curiosity among them to draw near to the Maker and that, as they seek Him, He will make a way for them to hear the gospel and receive it with joy.

For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”
readRomans 10:13

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and sometimes have doubts, God will help them remember and trust the power of Jesus to save them from their sins.

And he said to them, "The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest."
readLuke 10:2

Ask God to send out laborers into His harvest field, raising up believers from around the world to go and proclaim the kingdom of God with those who need to hear it.

Euronesian Across Countries (ROP3 - 102966) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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7 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
EuronesiansEuronesiansFrench Polynesia58,500No Longer UnreachedFrenchRoman Catholicism
EuronesiansEuronesiansSolomon Islands23,500No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
EuronesiansEuronesiansFiji16,500No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
EuronesiansEuronesiansSamoa16,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
EuronesiansEuronesiansNew Caledonia14,500No Longer UnreachedFrenchRoman Catholicism
EuronesiansEuronesiansPapua New Guinea9,700No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
EuronesiansEuronesiansCook Islands850No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism

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