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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Indo-Guyanese of Guyana

The Indo-Guyanese of Guyana, numbering approximately 321,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Indo-Caribbean people of Indian ancestry, descended primarily from indentured laborers brought to British Guiana, and maintaining cultural traditions shaped by both South Asian and Guyanese heritage. They mostly adhere to Hinduism and Guyanese Creole English is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite: Indo-Guyanese

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: Guyana
People Cluster: Indo-Caribbean
Primary Language(s): Guyanese Creole English (gyn)
Primary Religion(s): Hinduism
Population: 321,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG043791
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Hinduism
Religious Affiliation: Hinduism

75%
%
Hinduism 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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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Indo-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 Indo-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 Indo-Guyanese of Guyana

The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.
readPsalm 19:1

Pray that those who are lost will look to the heavens and see the glory of God displayed, leading them to seek Him and know Him as their Creator and Savior.

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.
readRomans 3:23

Pray that the gospel will advance and many will acknowledge that all have sinned, fall short of God's glory, and need a Savior to reconcile them to God.

And after she was baptized, and her household as well, she urged us, saying, “If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come to my house and stay.” And she prevailed upon us.
readActs 16:15

Pray that God will bring entire families and households to faith in Him and raise up servant-leaders from among them.

For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures.
read1 Corinthians 15:3-4

Pray that God will raise up believers to go to the lost and faithfully proclaim the good news of Jesus' death and resurrection so that all may have an opportunity to access and believe.

Indo-Caribbean Across Countries (ROP3 - 108730) reported in the following countries:

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6 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion ▼
Indo-CaribbeanPG000405Indo-CaribbeanNetherlands193,000Engaged yet UnreachedCaribbean HindustaniHinduism
Indo-SurinamesePG022266Indo-SurinameseSuriname134,000No Longer UnreachedCaribbean HindustaniHinduism
Indo-CaribbeanPG022285Indo-CaribbeanFrench Guiana13,000No Longer UnreachedSranan TongoHinduism
Indo-GuyanesePG043791Indo-GuyaneseGuyana321,000No Longer UnreachedGuyanese Creole EnglishHinduism
Indo-TrinidadiansPG046764Indo-TrinidadiansTrinidad and Tobago313,000Engaged yet UnreachedEnglishHinduism
Indo-CaribbeanPG048989Indo-CaribbeanGermany51,000No Longer UnreachedDutchHinduism

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

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