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The Balinese of Indonesia

The Balinese of Indonesia, numbering approximately 4,880,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the Indonesian island of Bali. They mostly adhere to Hinduism and Balinese is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Malay Peoples
Country: Indonesia
People Cluster: Bali-Sasak
Primary Language(s): Balinese (ban)
Primary Religion(s): Hinduism
Population: 4,880,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, Concentrated CP Activity
People Group ID: PG022421
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Pray for the Balinese of Indonesia

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Hinduism
Religious Affiliation: Hinduism

99%
%
Hinduism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Balinese
Language Family: Austronesian

100%
%
Bali (Indonesia) Speakers

Media Resources in Balinese:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
JESUSView Film

2 films

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Bible Resources in Balinese:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Today's Balinese Version, 1990✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Balinese bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Balinese are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Balinese:
Continue prayer and fasting for this group
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Balinese of Indonesia

And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil.
readJohn 3:19

Pray that God will have mercy on those who love the darkness they are walking in and turn from their sin to faith in Christ.

Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you judge the peoples with equity and guide the nations upon earth.
readPsalm 67:4

Pray that God will use ways from in-person witnesses to digital gospel resources to bring the joy of His salvation to everyone so that they can be glad in Him and sing for joy.

Remember the wondrous works that he has done, his miracles, and the judgments he uttered.
readPsalm 105:5

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will rejoice as they remember His wonders, miracles, and perfect judgements.

For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.
readRomans 1:16

Pray that God will raise up sons and daughters who, like Paul, will be bold to share the gospel across cultural barriers so that many might receive salvation.

Balinese Across Countries (ROP3 - 100850) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group ID ▼NameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
BalinesePG047177BalineseUnited States175Unengaged and UnreachedBalineseHinduism
BalinesePG022421BalineseIndonesia4,880,000Engaged yet UnreachedBalineseHinduism

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