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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Chamorros of Micronesia

The Chamorros of Micronesia, numbering approximately 1,200 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are an indigenous community of the Mariana Islands, politically divided between the United States territory of Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Micronesia. They mostly adhere to Roman Catholicism and Chamorro is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Pacific Islander Peoples
Country: Micronesia
People Cluster: Micronesian
Primary Language(s): Chamorro (cha)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 1,200
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG018349
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

84%
%
Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Chamorro
Language Family: Austronesian

100%
%
Chamorro Speakers

Media Resources in Chamorro:

Films:
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Bible Resources in Chamorro:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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Or check out the Chamorro bible at Bible.com

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Explore Lostness and Next Steps

Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 0), which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Frontier Unreached People Group, (LPI: 0), < 0.1% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity (GSEC: 1), this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years

Next steps for the Chamorros:
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Pray specifically for the Chamorros of Micronesia

For all the gods of the peoples are worthless idols, but the LORD made the heavens.
readPsalm 96:5

Pray that those who are seeking after worthless idols will not be satisfied until they seek the truth and find it in Christ.

Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night.
readPsalm 1:1-2

Pray that God will call out many sons and daughters from among them and give them a deep love for His Word.

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.

Being then God's offspring, we ought not to think that the divine being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by the art and imagination of man.
readActs 17:29

Pray that God will send out laborers to tell people of the one true God and, as the good news is shared, bring about repentance and belief as they turn from idols and follow Jesus.

Chamorro Across Countries (ROP3 - 103498) reported in the following countries:

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4 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▲LanguageReligion
ChamorrosPG018349ChamorrosMicronesia1,200Unengaged and UnreachedChamorroRoman Catholicism
ChamorrosPG047251ChamorrosUnited States22,000No Longer UnreachedChamorroRoman Catholicism
ChamorrosPG050221ChamorrosGuam93,500No Longer UnreachedChamorroRoman Catholicism
ChamorrosPG050224ChamorrosNorthern Mariana Islands13,000No Longer UnreachedChamorroRoman Catholicism

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

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