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The Indo-Caribbean of Germany

The Indo-Caribbean of Germany, numbering approximately 51,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnic group indigenous to the Caribbean who descended from Indian indentured laborers brought by the British, Dutch, and French during the colonial era. They mostly adhere to Hinduism and Dutch is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash: Caribbean (non English-Speaking)

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: Germany
People Cluster: Indo-Caribbean
Primary Language(s): Dutch (nld)
Primary Religion(s): Hinduism
Population: 51,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG048989

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Pray for the Indo-Caribbean of Germany

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Hinduism
Religious Affiliation: Hinduism

96%
%
Hinduism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Dutch
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Dutch Speakers

Media Resources in Dutch:

Films:
Title Link
JESUS View Film
JESUS View Film
Magdalena View Film
Magdalena View Film

4 films

Provided by the Jesus Film Project

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Bible Resources in Dutch:

Bible Name (Translation) Video Audio Text
1750 Dutch Staten Vertaling Bible ✓
Herziene Statenvertaling (HSV) ✓ ✓ ✓
Het Boek ✓
New Dutch Translation (de Nieuwe Bijbelvertaling) ✓

4 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Dutch bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Indo-Caribbean 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 Indo-Caribbean:
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 Indo-Caribbean of Germany

For the Son of Man came to seek and save the lost.
readLuke 19:10

Pray that those who are lost will respond to the One who came to seek and save the lost, and experience the joy of being found.

And this commandment we have from him: whoever loves God must also love his brother.
read1 John 4:21

Pray that the good news of God's love will reach everyone in this people group, and that His love will compel them to love others as Christ has loved us.

But Jesus called them to him, saying "Let the children come to me, and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God."
readLuke 18:16

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will have a burden to share the hope of Christ with children.

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.

Indo-Caribbean Across Countries (ROP3 - 108730) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index

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6 people groups

Photo People Group ID Name Country Population ▼ Strategic Progress Index Language Religion
Indo-Guyanese PG043791 Indo-Guyanese Guyana 321,000 No Longer Unreached Guyanese Creole English Hinduism
Indo-Trinidadians PG046764 Indo-Trinidadians Trinidad and Tobago 313,000 Engaged yet Unreached English Hinduism
Indo-Caribbean PG000405 Indo-Caribbean Netherlands 193,000 Engaged yet Unreached Caribbean Hindustani Hinduism
Indo-Surinamese PG022266 Indo-Surinamese Suriname 134,000 No Longer Unreached Caribbean Hindustani Hinduism
Indo-Caribbean PG048989 Indo-Caribbean Germany 51,500 No Longer Unreached Dutch Hinduism
Indo-Caribbean PG022285 Indo-Caribbean French Guiana 13,000 No Longer Unreached Sranan Tongo Hinduism

To download a comprehensive people group list in spreadsheet form, visit our Research Data page.

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