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The Port Vato of Vanuatu

The Port Vato of Vanuatu, numbering approximately 2,400 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Vanuatu. They mostly adhere to Roman Catholicism and Port Vato is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Pacific Islander Peoples
Country: Vanuatu
People Cluster: Vanuatu
Primary Language(s): Port Vato (ptv)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 2,400
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG011053
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

49%
%
Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Port Vato
Language Family: Austronesian

100%
%
Port Vato Speakers

Media Resources in Port Vato:

Films:

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Bible Resources in Port Vato:

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Port Vato 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 Port Vato:
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 Port Vato of Vanuatu

I love those who love me, and those who seek me diligently find me.
readProverbs 8:17

As many search for hope, pray they will discover materials that will lead them to Jesus and explain the gospel in a way they will resonate with.

Or do you presume on the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience, not knowing that God’s kindness is meant to lead you to repentance?
readRomans 2:4

Pray that, in God's kindness and according to His nature, He will lead many to repentance.

Praise the LORD! I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart, in the company of the upright, in the congregation.
readPsalm 111:1

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will praise the Lord with their whole heart in the assembly of the upright and in the congregation.

Let them praise his name with dancing, making melody to him with tambourine and lyre!
readPsalm 149:3

Pray that God will send His people across cultures to share the gospel so that those who don't yet know the truth about Him might praise His name and share the hope of Christ with others.

Port Vato Across Countries (ROP3 - 108128) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Port VatoPG011053Port VatoVanuatu2,400No Longer UnreachedPort VatoRoman Catholicism

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