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The Tokelauans of Tokelau

The Tokelauans of Tokelau, numbering approximately 1,800 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Polynesian ethnic group indigenous to the island nation of Tokelau in the southern Pacific. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Tokelau is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Pacific Islander Peoples
Country: Tokelau
People Cluster: Polynesian
Primary Language(s): Tokelau (tkl)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 1,800
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG018307
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Tokelau
Language Family: Austronesian

81%
%
Tokelauan Speakers

Media Resources in Tokelau:

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Bible Resources in Tokelau:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Tokelauans 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 Tokelauans:
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 Tokelauans of Tokelau

When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.
readMatthew 9:36

Pray that those who have no hope and are in need of a Savior will be comforted by the Good Shepherd, who seeks to gather the lost and weary into His care.

The mountains rose, the valleys sank down to the place that you appointed for them.
readPsalm 104:8

Pray that they will see the hand of God in the beauty and order of the natural world, and that they will worship Him as the Creator and Sustainer of all things.

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.
read1 Peter 2:9

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will embrace their identity as God's chosen people, royal priests, and holy nation, living out their faith with purity and devotion.

For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
read2 Corinthians 5:21

Pray that Christians will cross cultures and share the hope of Christ, and that many will trust the One who took their sins and offers them His righteousness.

Tokelauan Across Countries (ROP3 - 110132) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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3 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion ▼
TokelauansPG018307TokelauansTokelau1,800No Longer UnreachedTokelauProtestantism
TokelauansPG018510TokelauansNew Zealand8,200No Longer UnreachedTokelauProtestantism
TokelauansPG047304TokelauansUnited States150No Longer UnreachedTokelauProtestantism

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