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The Afro-Guyanese of Guyana

The Afro-Guyanese of Guyana, numbering approximately 381,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Afro-Caribbean Creole people descended chiefly from enslaved West and Central Africans brought to colonial Guyana, with later Afro-Caribbean migration adding to the community. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Guyanese Creole English is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Afro-Guyanese

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: Guyana
People Cluster: Afro-Caribbean
Primary Language(s): Guyanese Creole English (gyn)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 381,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG016359
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

32%
%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Guyanese Creole English
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Guyanese English Creole Speakers

Media Resources in Guyanese Creole English:

Films:
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Bible Resources in Guyanese Creole English:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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Or check out the Guyanese Creole English bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Afro-Guyanese 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 Afro-Guyanese:
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 Afro-Guyanese of Guyana

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.
readMatthew 5:6

Pray for those who are lost to desire righteousness and to be filled with the peace and purpose that only comes from following Jesus.

Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you!
readPsalm 67:3

Pray that God will be working in people's hearts, give them opportunities to receive the gospel, and bring many to faith in Himself.

But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who have faith and preserve their souls.
readHebrews 10:39

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, and faithfully follow God, they will share Christ boldly with those around them.

Finally, brothers, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may speed ahead and be honored, as happened among you, and that we may be delivered from wicked and evil men. For not all have faith. But the Lord is faithful. He will establish you and guard you against the evil one.
read2 Thessalonians 3:1-3

Pray that the Word of God will spread throughout this people group and be honored. Ask God to establish His people and guard them from the evil one, testifying to this whole people group of His great faithfulness.

Afro-Guyanese Across Countries (ROP3 - 103602) reported in the following countries:

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5 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguage ▲Religion
Afro-GuyanesePG016359Afro-GuyaneseGuyana381,000No Longer UnreachedGuyanese Creole EnglishProtestantism
Afro-GuyanesePG022264Afro-GuyaneseSuriname141,000No Longer UnreachedGuyanese Creole EnglishProtestantism
Afro-GuyanesePG022279Afro-GuyaneseFrench Guiana24,000No Longer UnreachedGuyanese Creole EnglishFolk Catholicism
Afro-GuyanesePG046526Afro-GuyaneseUnited States246,000No Longer UnreachedGuyanese Creole EnglishRoman Catholicism
Afro-GuyanesePG050476Afro-GuyaneseCanada90,500No Longer UnreachedGuyanese Creole EnglishProtestantism

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