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The East Indians of Barbados

The East Indians of Barbados, numbering approximately 3,900 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Caribbean people of Indian ancestry whose forebears arrived as indentured laborers from South Asia. They speak the dominant regional languages and maintain cultural traditions influenced by Hindu, Muslim, and broader Indo-Caribbean heritage. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Bajan is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: East Indian

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: Barbados
People Cluster: Indo-Caribbean
Primary Language(s): Bajan (bjs)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 3,900
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG049229

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Pray for the East Indians of Barbados

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

53%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Bajan
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Bajan Speakers

Media Resources in Bajan:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

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Bible Resources in Bajan:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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Or check out the Bajan bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The East Indians 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 East Indians:
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 East Indians of Barbados

We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life.
readRomans 6:4

Pray that those who need to surrender their lives to Christ will confess their sins and trust in Him, being united with Him in His death and resurrection, walking in newness of life.

“Worthy are you, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they existed and were created.”
readRevelation 4:11

Pray that the good news will advance and people will recognize and worship the One who created all things by His will, giving glory and honor to Him alone.

For though I am free from all, I have made myself a servant to all, that I might win more of them.
read1 Corinthians 9:19

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will have hearts that want to serve the lost around them so that many might come to faith in Jesus.

Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.
readIsaiah 43:19

Praise the God who is able to make a way forward, even when it seems impossible. Ask Him to do a new thing among this people group specifically and among the nations, raising up believers to go and share the gospel with individuals and places where it has not flourished before.

East Indian Across Countries (ROP3 - 102818) reported in the following countries:

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12 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
East IndiansPG046769East IndiansTrinidad and Tobago133,000Engaged yet UnreachedTrinidadian Creole EnglishRoman Catholicism
East IndiansPG048724East IndiansJamaica25,500Engaged yet UnreachedHindiRoman Catholicism
East IndiansPG048721East IndiansBelize12,000Unengaged and UnreachedBelize Kriol EnglishUnaffiliated
East IndiansPG049231East IndiansSaint Lucia5,500Unengaged and UnreachedSaint Lucian Creole FrenchUnaffiliated
East IndiansPG049230East IndiansGrenada4,700Unengaged and UnreachedHindiProtestantism
East IndiansPG048723East IndiansChile3,900Unengaged and UnreachedHindiHinduism
East IndiansPG049229East IndiansBarbados3,900Engaged yet UnreachedBajanSunni Islam
East IndiansPG048719East IndiansArgentina2,700Unengaged and UnreachedHindiHinduism
East IndiansPG048722East IndiansBrazil2,400Unengaged and UnreachedHindiHinduism
East IndiansPG049232East IndiansSaint Vincent and the Grenadines1,500Unengaged and UnreachedVincentian Creole EnglishUnaffiliated
East IndiansPG049233East IndiansGuatemala700Unengaged and UnreachedSpanishUnaffiliated
East IndiansPG048725East IndiansVenezuela500Unengaged and UnreachedHindiHinduism

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

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