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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Filipinos of Guam

The Filipinos of Guam, numbering approximately 23,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Austronesian ethnic community of Tagalog-speaking people who are citizens of, or immigrants from, the Philippines. They mostly adhere to Roman Catholicism and Tagalog is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Malay Peoples
Country: Guam
People Cluster: Filipino, Central
Primary Language(s): Tagalog (tgl)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 23,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG050222
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

70%
%
Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Tagalog
Language Family: Austronesian

90%
%
Tagalog Speakers

Media Resources in Tagalog:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film
The SaviorView Film

3 films

Provided by the Jesus Film Project

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Bible Resources in Tagalog:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1905 Ang Dating Biblia✓
2012 Magandang Balita Biblia✓✓✓

2 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Tagalog bible at Bible.com

Linked from YouVersion

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Filipinos 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 Filipinos:
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 Filipinos of Guam

If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
read1 John 1:9

Pray that God, who is faithful and just, will open the eyes of those who are lost and draw them to confess their sins and trust in Him to grant forgiveness.

More than that, we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.
readRomans 5:11

Pray for the gospel to advance and for more people to be brought into God's family through the reconciliation Jesus offers them.

And now, Lord, look upon their threats and grant to your servants to continue to speak your word with all boldness.
readActs 4:29

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and face rejection by unbelievers in their communities, God will give them discernment, boldness, and encouragement to speak His Word.

Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.
read2 Corinthians 5:20

Pray that those God sends to cross cultures will be His ambassadors, faithfully imploring people on Christ's behalf to be reconciled to God through Jesus.

Filipino, Tagalog Across Countries (ROP3 - 109692) reported in the following countries:

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20 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountry ▼PopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
FilipinosPG043239FilipinosUnited States2,525,000No Longer UnreachedTagalogRoman Catholicism
FilipinosPG000630FilipinosUnited Kingdom96,000No Longer UnreachedTagalogRoman Catholicism
FilipinosPG042343FilipinosSpain38,500Engaged yet UnreachedTagalogRoman Catholicism
FilipinosPG018439FilipinosSingapore175,000No Longer UnreachedTagalogRoman Catholicism
FilipinosPG046415FilipinosQatar255,000No Longer UnreachedTagalogProtestantism
TagalogPG007783TagalogPhilippines36,940,000No Longer UnreachedTagalogRoman Catholicism
FilipinosPG050297FilipinosPalau2,900No Longer UnreachedTagalogRoman Catholicism
FilipinosPG046410FilipinosOman96,500No Longer UnreachedTagalogRoman Catholicism
FilipinosPG050226FilipinosNorthern Mariana Islands16,000No Longer UnreachedTagalogRoman Catholicism
FilipinosPG047593FilipinosNew Zealand17,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishRoman Catholicism
FilipinosPG018269FilipinosMalaysia878,000No Longer UnreachedTagalogRoman Catholicism
FilipinosPG050594FilipinosMacao33,000No Longer UnreachedTagalogRoman Catholicism
FilipinosPG046407FilipinosKuwait212,000No Longer UnreachedTagalogRoman Catholicism
FilipinosPG048525FilipinosItaly77,000No Longer UnreachedTagalogRoman Catholicism
FilipinosPG050588FilipinosHong Kong198,000No Longer UnreachedTagalogRoman Catholicism
FilipinosPG050222FilipinosGuam23,000No Longer UnreachedTagalogRoman Catholicism
FilipinosPG042440FilipinosGermany67,000No Longer UnreachedTagalogRoman Catholicism
FilipinosPG043393FilipinosCanada438,000No Longer UnreachedTagalogRoman Catholicism
FilipinosPG020255FilipinosAustralia160,000No Longer UnreachedTagalogProtestantism
FilipinosPG050231FilipinosAmerican Samoa1,300No Longer UnreachedTagalogRoman Catholicism

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