The Haitians of Guadeloupe

The Haitians of Guadeloupe, numbering approximately 14,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Afro-Caribbean people descended primarily from West and Central Africans brought to colonial Saint-Domingue; they speak Haitian Creole and share a distinct cultural identity shaped by African, Caribbean, and French influences. They mostly adhere to Folk Catholicism and Haitian is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: Guadeloupe
People Cluster: Afro-Caribbean
Primary Language(s): Haitian (hat)
Primary Religion(s): Folk Catholicism
Population: 14,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG022292
View on Joshua Project

Pray for the Haitians of Guadeloupe

Join others around the world in praying for the lost to be saved, the gospel to advance, the global Church to grow, and for laborers to be sent out and sustained in the harvest.

Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Folk Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

75%
%
Folk Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Haitian
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Haitian Creole Speakers

Media Resources in Haitian:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

Bible Resources in Haitian:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1999 Haitian Bible Society✓✓✓
2016 Edition✓
Alliance Biblique Universelle, 1985✓

3 entries

Or check out the Haitian bible at Bible.com

Linked from YouVersion

SPI: No longer Unreached

The Haitians 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 Haitians:
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 Haitians of Guadeloupe

Listen, my beloved brothers, has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom, which he has promised to those who love him?
readJames 2:5

Pray for those living in despair to experience the riches of God's love and the hope of eternal life through faith in Christ.

Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls, who, on finding one pearl of great value, went and sold all that he had and bought it.
readMatthew 13: 45-46

Pray that they will recognize the treasure of knowing Christ Jesus and be willing to give up everything else to gain Him.

For this reason, when I could bear it no longer, I sent to learn about your faith, for fear that somehow the tempter had tempted you and our labor would be in vain.
read2 Thessalonians 3:5

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will persevere according to God's command, walk in faith, and be strong so that they can resist the evil one’s deception.

In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory.
readEphesians 1:13-14

Pray that God will work through believers near and far in bringing the lost to Himself, giving them what they need to do the task He has set before them, and helping them rest in Him because He has given them His Spirit.

Haitian Across Countries (ROP3 - 103642) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
All

11 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion ▲
HaitiansHaitiansDominica2,600No Longer UnreachedHaitianFolk Catholicism
HaitiansHaitiansDominican Republic279,000No Longer UnreachedHaitianFolk Catholicism
HaitiansHaitiansFrench Guiana27,000No Longer UnreachedHaitianFolk Catholicism
HaitiansHaitiansHaiti11,600,000No Longer UnreachedHaitianFolk Catholicism
HaitiansHaitiansMartinique2,800No Longer UnreachedHaitianFolk Catholicism
HaitiansHaitiansJamaica59,500No Longer UnreachedHaitianFolk Catholicism
HaitiansHaitiansGuadeloupe14,000No Longer UnreachedHaitianFolk Catholicism
HaitiansHaitiansCuba38,000No Longer UnreachedHaitianFolk Catholicism
HaitiansHaitiansBahamas28,000No Longer UnreachedHaitianFolk Catholicism
HaitiansHaitiansCanada177,000No Longer UnreachedHaitianRoman Catholicism
HaitiansHaitiansUnited States718,000No Longer UnreachedHaitianRoman Catholicism

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

Peoplegroups.org relies on updates from the field and other organizations for much of our data, so if you have any updates, please contact us. We use various international naming standards. For a list of these standards and fields, visit our Data Standards section.

Scroll to Top