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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Tongans of Fiji

The Tongans of Fiji, numbering approximately 1,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Polynesian ethnic group indigenous to the island nation of Tonga in the south Pacific. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Tonga (Tonga Islands) is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Pacific Islander Peoples
Country: Fiji
People Cluster: Polynesian
Primary Language(s): Tonga (Tonga Islands) (ton)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 1,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG008240
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Tonga (Tonga Islands)
Language Family: Austronesian

100%
%
Tongan Speakers

Media Resources in Tonga (Tonga Islands):

Films:
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1 film

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Bible Resources in Tonga (Tonga Islands):

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1 entry

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Or check out the Tonga (Tonga Islands) bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Tongans 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 Tongans:
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 Tongans of Fiji

But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved.
readEphesians 2:4-5

Pray that those who have not yet received new life will be made alive together with Christ, saved by grace and raised up with Him to newness of life.

This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
read1 John 1:5

As mobile phones, radio, and satellite television, and other technologies become more available worldwide, pray for people who are developing digital gospel resources so that others can easily access the gospel.

Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
readPsalm 119:105

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will meditate daily on the Word of God so that, through it, they might have wisdom for the big and small decisions they face every day.

To that end, keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints, and also for me, that words may be given to me in opening my mouth boldly to proclaim the mystery of the gospel.
readEphesians 6:18b-19

Ask God to give believers He sends to the lost of this people group the boldness and clarity to proclaim the mystery of the gospel in a way that people can understand.

Tongan Across Countries (ROP3 - 110155) reported in the following countries:

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7 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion ▲
TongansPG008240TongansFiji1,500No Longer UnreachedTonga (Tonga Islands)Protestantism
TongansPG018315TongansTonga101,000No Longer UnreachedTonga (Tonga Islands)Protestantism
TongansPG018437TongansVanuatu350No Longer UnreachedWallisianProtestantism
TongansPG018511TongansNew Zealand74,000No Longer UnreachedTonga (Tonga Islands)Protestantism
TongansPG043655TongansUnited States29,000No Longer UnreachedTonga (Tonga Islands)Protestantism
TongansPG047468TongansCanada1,800No Longer UnreachedTonga (Tonga Islands)Protestantism
TongansPG050230TongansAmerican Samoa1,500No Longer UnreachedTonga (Tonga Islands)Protestantism

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

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