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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

Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me.
readRevelation 3:20

Pray that those who have not opened their hearts to Jesus will hear His knock and invite Him in as their Savior and Lord.

And the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, "In you shall all the nations be blessed"
readGalatians 3:8

Ask the Lord to fulfill His promise to Abraham that all nations would be blessed by advancing the gospel to every people group who has yet to receive it.

This mystery is profound, and I am saying that it refers to Christ and the church. However, let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband.
readEphesians 5:32-33

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will grasp the profound mystery of Christ's love for the Church, reflecting this love in their marriages.

For as in one body we have many members, and the members do not all have the same function, so we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another.
readRomans 12:4-5

Ask God to send believers to people in other cultures and to help them use their gifts in harmony with others so that the body of Christ may be built up.

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

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3 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountry ▼PopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Caribbean JavanesePG016428Caribbean JavaneseSuriname78,500No Longer UnreachedJavanese, SurinameSunni Islam
Caribbean JavanesePG000399Caribbean JavaneseNetherlands8,800Engaged yet UnreachedJavanese, SurinameSunni Islam
Caribbean JavanesePG016333Caribbean JavaneseFrench Guiana3,300No Longer UnreachedJavanese, SurinameSunni Islam

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