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The Hungarians of Australia

The Hungarians of Australia, numbering approximately 19,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Central European people whose culture reflects a unique combination of Uralic linguistic heritage, centuries of life in the Carpathian Basin, and extensive interaction with Germanic, Slavic, Balkan, and Turkic populations. They mostly adhere to Roman Catholicism and Hungarian is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: Australia
People Cluster: Hungarian
Primary Language(s): Hungarian (hun)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 19,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG007934
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Pray for the Hungarians of Australia

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

39%
%
Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Hungarian
Language Family: Uralic

100%
%
Hungarian Speakers

Media Resources in Hungarian:

Films:
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JESUSView Film
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

3 films

Provided by the Jesus Film Project

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Bible Resources in Hungarian:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1590 Károli Bible✓
Egyszerű fordítás (EFO)✓
Revised Hungarian New Translation (2014)/ Revideált új fordítású Biblia (2014)✓✓

3 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Hungarian bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Hungarians 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 Hungarians:
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 Hungarians of Australia

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.

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.

I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.
readRomans 12:1

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will offer their bodies as living sacrifices, holy and acceptable to God, knowing that this is their spiritual worship.

And Jesus said to them, "Follow me, and I will make you become fishers of men." And immediately they left their nets and followed him.
readMark 1:17-18

Pray that God will raise up believers from this place and/or other cultures nearby to proclaim the gospel to those who desperately need to encounter it.

Hungarian Across Countries (ROP3 - 103918) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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14 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▼LanguageReligion
HungariansPG043408HungariansCanada42,000No Longer UnreachedHungarianUnaffiliated
HungariansPG000021HungariansAustria64,500No Longer UnreachedHungarianRoman Catholicism
HungariansPG048583HungariansUkraine118,000Engaged yet UnreachedHungarianEastern Orthodox Christianity
HungariansPG047841HungariansSerbia338,000Engaged yet UnreachedHungarianRoman Catholicism
HungariansPG043271HungariansUnited States83,000Engaged yet UnreachedHungarianRoman Catholicism
HungariansPG007934HungariansAustralia19,000Engaged yet UnreachedHungarianRoman Catholicism
HungariansPG000980HungariansSlovenia6,700Engaged yet UnreachedHungarianRoman Catholicism
HungariansPG000971HungariansSlovakia519,000Engaged yet UnreachedHungarianRoman Catholicism
HungariansPG000896HungariansRomania1,255,000Engaged yet UnreachedHungarianRoman Catholicism
HungariansPG000831HungariansHungary8,885,000Engaged yet UnreachedHungarianRoman Catholicism
HungariansPG000759HungariansCroatia15,500Engaged yet UnreachedHungarianRoman Catholicism
HungariansPG000642HungariansUnited Kingdom104,000Engaged yet UnreachedHungarianRoman Catholicism
HungariansPG000555HungariansSweden32,500Engaged yet UnreachedHungarianUnaffiliated
HungariansPG042481HungariansFrance250,000Unengaged and UnreachedHungarianRoman Catholicism

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

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