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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Caribbean Javanese of Netherlands

The Caribbean Javanese of Netherlands, numbering approximately 8,800 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are described as an ethnolinguistic group descended from Javanese plantation workers in Suriname They are an Diaspora people, with Surinamese as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Afro-Caribbean people cluster of the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam. They primarily speak Javanese, Suriname.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash: Caribbean Javanese

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: Netherlands
People Cluster: Afro-Caribbean
Primary Language(s): Javanese, Suriname (jvn)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 8,800
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG000399
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

97%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Javanese, Suriname
Language Family: Austronesian

100%
%
Javanese, Suriname Speakers

Media Resources in Javanese, Suriname:

Films:
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JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Javanese, Suriname:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1999 Bible League International✓✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Javanese, Suriname bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Caribbean Javanese are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Caribbean Javanese:
Continue prayer and fasting for this group
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Caribbean Javanese of Netherlands

Every word of God proves true; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.
readProverbs 30:5

Pray that those who don't yet know God will trust the flawless Word of God and seek refuge in Him, finding hope and salvation instead of remaining in spiritual darkness.

This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
read1 John 1:5

As mobile phones, radio, and satellite television, and other technologies become more available worldwide, pray for people who are developing digital gospel resources so that others can easily access the gospel.

And God has appointed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, helping, administrating, and various kinds of tongues.
read2 Corinthians 12:28

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will grow in the spiritual gifts God has given them and use these gifts to glorify Him and build up the Church.

Then he said to his disciples, “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."
readMatthew 9:37-38

Pray that the Lord of the harvest will raise up believers to send out into His harvest field, which is ripe and ready.

Surinam Javanese Across Countries (ROP3 - 109624) reported in the following countries:

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3 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▲Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Caribbean JavanesePG016333Caribbean JavaneseFrench Guiana3,300No Longer UnreachedJavanese, SurinameSunni Islam
Caribbean JavanesePG000399Caribbean JavaneseNetherlands8,800Engaged yet UnreachedJavanese, SurinameSunni Islam
Caribbean JavanesePG016428Caribbean JavaneseSuriname78,500No Longer UnreachedJavanese, SurinameSunni Islam

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