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The Macedonians of Australia

The Macedonians of Australia, numbering approximately 48,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a South Slavic people of the central Balkans, speakers of Macedonian, predominantly Eastern Orthodox under the Ohrid Archbishopric, with an identity historically contested by both Bulgaria and Greece and strong Balkan folk dance traditions. They mostly adhere to Eastern Orthodox Christianity and Macedonian is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: Australia
People Cluster: Slav, Southern
Primary Language(s): Macedonian (mkd)
Primary Religion(s): Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Population: 48,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG007974
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Pray for the Macedonians of Australia

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

80%
%
Eastern Orthodox Christia… Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Macedonian
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Macedonian Speakers

Media Resources in Macedonian:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

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Bible Resources in Macedonian:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Konstantinov✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Macedonian bible at Bible.com

Linked from YouVersion

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Macedonians 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 Macedonians:
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 Macedonians of Australia

As it is written: “None is righteous, no, not one; no one understands; no one seeks for God".
readRomans 3:10-11

Pray that God will have mercy on those living in broken relationship with Him, and that He will bring many to surrender and repentance at the throne of grace.

And the word of God continued to increase, and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests became obedient to the faith.
readActs 6:7

Pray that the Word of God will be increasingly available to these people in ways they will resonate with so that all may have a chance to respond to the good news of Jesus Christ.

"...I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it."
readMatthew 16:18b

Pray that God will build and grow His Church among this people.

For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.
readRomans 1:16

Pray that God will raise up sons and daughters who, like Paul, will be bold to share the gospel across cultural barriers so that many might receive salvation.

Macedonian Across Countries (ROP3 - 105968) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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8 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
MacedoniansPG039293MacedoniansNorth Macedonia1,140,000Engaged yet UnreachedMacedonianEastern Orthodox Christianity
MacedoniansPG039302MacedoniansAlbania122,000Engaged yet UnreachedMacedonianSunni Islam
MacedoniansPG042420MacedoniansGermany85,000Unengaged and UnreachedMacedonianEastern Orthodox Christianity
MacedoniansPG048837MacedoniansItaly59,000Unengaged and UnreachedMacedonianEastern Orthodox Christianity
MacedoniansPG007974MacedoniansAustralia48,500Engaged yet UnreachedMacedonianEastern Orthodox Christianity
MacedoniansPG043335MacedoniansUnited States26,000Unengaged and UnreachedMacedonianEastern Orthodox Christianity
MacedoniansPG043434MacedoniansCanada24,500Unengaged and UnreachedMacedonianEastern Orthodox Christianity
MacedoniansPG000738MacedoniansBulgaria1,300Engaged yet UnreachedMacedonianEastern Orthodox Christianity

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