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The Antillean Creoles of Netherlands

The Antillean Creoles of Netherlands, numbering approximately 137,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnic community of mixed European, African, and Indigenous American ancestry. They mostly adhere to Roman Catholicism and Papiamento is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash: Antillean Creole

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: Netherlands
People Cluster: Afro-Caribbean
Primary Language(s): Papiamento (pap)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 137,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG000392
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

79%
%
Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Papiamento
Language Family: Indo-European

96%
%
Papiamentu Speakers

Media Resources in Papiamento:

Films:
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JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Papiamento:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Beibel Koriente Papiamentu✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Papiamento bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Antillean Creoles 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 Antillean Creoles:
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 Antillean Creoles of Netherlands

Ah, Lord GOD! It is you who have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm! Nothing is too hard for you.
readJerremiah 32:17

Pray that the God who made the heavens and the earth by the power of His outstretched arm, the One who is able to save those who are lost, will show His great love and mercy to those who are walking in darkness.

O LORD, how manifold are your works! In wisdom have you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures.
readPsalm 104:24

Pray that they will see the wisdom and power of God in His creation and praise Him for His mighty works.

For though I am free from all, I have made myself a servant to all, that I might win more of them.
read1 Corinthians 9:19

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will have hearts that want to serve the lost around them so that many might come to faith in Jesus.

After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them on ahead of him, two by two, into every town and place where he himself was about to go.
readLuke 10:1

Ask God to raise up, send out, and sustain Christians who can go together to share the good news of Jesus with those who need it.

Antillean (Papiamentu) Across Countries (ROP3 - 100390) reported in the following countries:

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7 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion ▼
Antillean CreolesPG000392Antillean CreolesNetherlands137,000No Longer UnreachedPapiamentoRoman Catholicism
Antillean CreolesPG047396Antillean CreolesCanada2,400No Longer UnreachedPapiamentoRoman Catholicism
Antillean CreolesPG016191Antillean CreolesAruba82,000No Longer UnreachedDutchFolk Catholicism
Antillean CreolesPG022316Antillean CreolesCuracao121,000No Longer UnreachedPapiamentoFolk Catholicism
Antillean CreolesPG048548Antillean CreolesGermany17,500No Longer UnreachedPapiamentoFolk Catholicism
Antillean CreolesPG048867Antillean CreolesSint Maarten7,100No Longer UnreachedPapiamentoFolk Catholicism
Antillean CreolesPG050579Antillean CreolesBonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba30,500No Longer UnreachedPapiamentoFolk Catholicism

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