Countries French Guiana

French Guiana

Explore Joshua Project’s country estimates, people groups and primary languages for French Guiana.

Among the Nations

A people to know. A nation to pray for.

Joshua Project’s evangelical Christian research perspective · Retrieved October 8, 2026. Figures draw on research from different years; this retrieval date is not their research date.

Capital: Cayenne
Official language: French
Primary religion: Christianity

Population: 319,000French Guiana (Joshua Project country scope)
People groups: 21French Guiana (Joshua Project country scope)
Unreached people groups: 1French Guiana (Joshua Project country scope)

Christian presence

Faith & affiliation

Christian adherents80.69%

Evangelical Christians5.78%

Share of the population, on the same 0–100% scale. Evangelicals are a subset of Christian adherents, which includes Catholic, Orthodox and other Christian traditions. These measures must not be added together.

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The Word in their language

Scripture availability

Source denominator: 20 primary languages. Each reported language belongs to one status.

Complete Bible9

New Testament7

Scripture portions3

Translation started0

Translation needed1

Status not specified0

Translation availability does not establish personal access, literacy or distribution. See the language list for the reported status of each language.

National context for French Guiana’s communities

People groups 21

Joshua Project country profile ↗

These are Joshua Project’s people-group classifications. “Unreached” and “frontier” describe mission reach, not persecution or a community’s safety. Affiliation estimates overlap; evangelical Christians are included in Christian adherents.

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People groups in French Guiana; source: Joshua Project, retrieved October 8, 2026.
People group	Population in this country	Primary language	Scripture in primary language	Mission reach
Arab, Lebanese generalPrimary religion: Islam	1,600	Arabic, Levantine	New Testament	Not classified as unreachedChristian: 32% · Evangelical: 0.5%
Arawak, LokonoPrimary religion: Christianity	1,600	Arawak	Scripture portions	Not classified as unreachedChristian: 92% · Evangelical: 0.5%
Aukan, NdjukaPrimary religion: Christianity	24,000	Aukan	Complete Bible	Not classified as unreachedChristian: 90% · Evangelical: 6%
Brazilian, WhitePrimary religion: Christianity	9,500	Portuguese	Complete Bible	Not classified as unreachedChristian: 91% · Evangelical: 26.3%
Carib, GalibiPrimary religion: Christianity	5,200	Carib	New Testament	Not classified as unreachedChristian: 70% · Evangelical: 12%
East IndianPrimary religion: Hinduism	13,000	Hindustani, Sarnami	New Testament	Not classified as unreachedChristian: 20% · Evangelical: 0.5%
EmerillonPrimary religion: Ethnic Religions	400	Teko	Translation needed	Not classified as unreachedChristian: 8% · Evangelical: 0.6%
Franco-Guianese, mixedPrimary religion: Christianity	124,000	Guianese French Creole	Scripture portions	Not classified as unreachedChristian: 96% · Evangelical: 3.89%
FrenchPrimary religion: Christianity	25,000	French	Complete Bible	Not classified as unreachedChristian: 61% · Evangelical: 1%
Guianese WhitePrimary religion: Christianity	22,000	Guianese French Creole	Scripture portions	Not classified as unreachedChristian: 98% · Evangelical: 3.5%
GuyanesePrimary religion: Christianity	4,600	Guyanese Creole	Scripture portions	Not classified as unreachedChristian: 80% · Evangelical: 12%
HaitianPrimary religion: Christianity	26,000	Haitian Creole	Complete Bible	Not classified as unreachedChristian: 97% · Evangelical: 16%
Han Chinese, HakkaPrimary religion: Non-Religious	16,000	Chinese, Hakka	Complete Bible	Not classified as unreachedChristian: 12% · Evangelical: 4%
Hmong NjuaPrimary religion: Ethnic Religions	4,700	Hmong Njua	Complete Bible	UnreachedChristian: 5% · Evangelical: 0.2%
Javanese, CaribbeanPrimary religion: Ethnic Religions	3,200	Javanese, Suriname	Complete Bible	Not classified as unreachedChristian: 35% · Evangelical: 4%
PalikurPrimary religion: Christianity	2,000	Palikur	New Testament	Not classified as unreachedChristian: 60% · Evangelical: 0.4%
PeruvianPrimary religion: Christianity	900	Spanish	Complete Bible	Not classified as unreachedChristian: 95% · Evangelical: 11.6%
SaramaccanPrimary religion: Christianity	3,300	Saramaccan	New Testament	Not classified as unreachedChristian: 85% · Evangelical: 0.8%
Surinamese Creole, SrananPrimary religion: Christianity	19,000	Sranan Tongo	Complete Bible	Not classified as unreachedChristian: 88% · Evangelical: 9%
Wayampi, OiapoquePrimary religion: Ethnic Religions	800	Wayampi	New Testament	Not classified as unreachedChristian: 20% · Evangelical: 0.3%
WayanaPrimary religion: Ethnic Religions	1,100	Wayana	New Testament	Not classified as unreachedChristian: 20% · Evangelical: 0.7%

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Scripture and resources in primary languages

Languages & the Word 20

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These are primary languages reported for the country’s people groups, not a complete inventory of languages spoken. Scripture status describes translation availability worldwide in a language, not whether every person here can obtain or read it. Audio resources are not necessarily audio Bibles.

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Languages & the Word in French Guiana; source: Joshua Project, retrieved October 8, 2026.
Language	Scripture status	Reported publication years	Other resources
Arabic, Levantineapc	New Testament	Bible: not reportedNew Testament: Yes · Portions: 1939-2021	Jesus Film: listedAudio resources: listed
Arawakarw	Scripture portions	Bible: not reportedNew Testament: not reported · Portions: 1799-1978	Jesus Film: not listedAudio resources: listed
Aukandjk	Complete Bible	Bible: YesNew Testament: 1999-2009 · Portions: 1975-1996	Jesus Film: listedAudio resources: listed
Caribcar	New Testament	Bible: not reportedNew Testament: 2003-2010 · Portions: 1994	Jesus Film: listedAudio resources: listed
Chinese, Hakkahak	Complete Bible	Bible: 1916-2012New Testament: 1883-1993 · Portions: 1860-1995	Jesus Film: listedAudio resources: listed
Frenchfra	Complete Bible	Bible: 1478-2020New Testament: 1474-1990 · Portions: 1483-1989	Jesus Film: listedAudio resources: listed
Guianese French Creolegcr	Scripture portions	Bible: not reportedNew Testament: not reported · Portions: 2007	Jesus Film: not listedAudio resources: listed
Guyanese Creolegyn	Scripture portions	Bible: not reportedNew Testament: not reported · Portions: 2011	Jesus Film: listedAudio resources: not listed
Haitian Creolehat	Complete Bible	Bible: 1985-2003New Testament: 1951-1999 · Portions: 1927-1996	Jesus Film: listedAudio resources: listed
Hindustani, Sarnamihns	New Testament	Bible: not reportedNew Testament: 1997-2011 · Portions: 1980-1993	Jesus Film: listedAudio resources: listed
Hmong Njuahnj	Complete Bible	Bible: 2000-2011New Testament: Yes · Portions: Yes	Jesus Film: not listedAudio resources: listed
Javanese, Surinamejvn	Complete Bible	Bible: 2018New Testament: 1999-2009 · Portions: 1985-2000	Jesus Film: listedAudio resources: not listed
Palikurplu	New Testament	Bible: not reportedNew Testament: 1982-2020 · Portions: 1971	Jesus Film: listedAudio resources: listed
Portuguesepor	Complete Bible	Bible: 1751-2025New Testament: 1681-2004 · Portions: 1505-2004	Jesus Film: listedAudio resources: listed
Saramaccansrm	New Testament	Bible: not reportedNew Testament: 1991-2009 · Portions: 1974-2000	Jesus Film: listedAudio resources: listed
Spanishspa	Complete Bible	Bible: 1553-2020New Testament: 1543-1999 · Portions: 1514-1985	Jesus Film: listedAudio resources: listed
Sranan Tongosrn	Complete Bible	Bible: 1997-2016New Testament: 1829-2002 · Portions: 1966-1997	Jesus Film: listedAudio resources: listed
Tekoeme	Translation needed	Bible: not reportedNew Testament: not reported · Portions: not reported	Jesus Film: not listedAudio resources: listed
Wayampioym	New Testament	Bible: not reportedNew Testament: 2003-2015 · Portions: Yes	Jesus Film: listedAudio resources: listed
Wayanaway	New Testament	Bible: not reportedNew Testament: 1979 · Portions: 1970	Jesus Film: not listedAudio resources: listed

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Understand

Annual assessment

Not on the World Watch List 2026 list.

This collection rates the countries on that list and does not rate the rest. That does not mean Christians there face no pressure.

Annual persecution assessments, mission reach and religious freedom for all faiths are different measures. This page shows only the first, when cleared.

Background

Date unknown

For an additional prayer reference, visit the Operation World country page linked below. Its statistics and text are not reproduced here.

Sources: Operation World Undated

Statistics

Measure	Value	Date
Population Estimated total population. (French Guiana (Joshua Project country scope))Data provided by Joshua Project. Used by permission.	319,000 people	Research date not supplied
Christian affiliation Christian adherents across traditions; includes evangelical Christians. (French Guiana (Joshua Project country scope))Denominator: Total country populationData provided by Joshua Project. Used by permission.	80.69 %	Research date not supplied
Evangelical affiliation Joshua Project evangelical estimate, a subset of Christian affiliation. (French Guiana (Joshua Project country scope))Denominator: Total country populationData provided by Joshua Project. Used by permission.	5.78 %	Research date not supplied
People groups Distinct people groups reported within this country or territory. (French Guiana (Joshua Project country scope))Data provided by Joshua Project. Used by permission.	21 groups	Research date not supplied
Unreached people groups Joshua Project classification: at most 5% Christian adherents and at most 2% evangelical. Mission reach, not persecution. (French Guiana (Joshua Project country scope))Data provided by Joshua Project. Used by permission.	1 groups	Research date not supplied
Frontier people groups Joshua Project frontier classification, a subset of unreached groups. Mission reach, not persecution. (French Guiana (Joshua Project country scope))Data provided by Joshua Project. Used by permission.	Unknown: Not supplied by the source	Research date not supplied
Population in unreached groups Combined population of groups classified unreached; this does not mean every person is non-Christian. (French Guiana (Joshua Project country scope))Data provided by Joshua Project. Used by permission.	4,700 people	Research date not supplied
Population in frontier groups Combined population of groups classified frontier; this does not measure persecution. (French Guiana (Joshua Project country scope))Data provided by Joshua Project. Used by permission.	Unknown: Not supplied by the source	Research date not supplied
Primary languages Distinct primary languages of the people groups reported for this country; not every language spoken. (French Guiana (Joshua Project country scope))Data provided by Joshua Project. Used by permission.	20 languages	Research date not supplied

Pray

Pray for French Guiana

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In The War Room

French Guiana has not yet been featured in The War Room.

Regional context

Regional context is not published here yet. A national assessment does not describe every place within a country.

Sources

Joshua Project — French Guiana Joshua Project Faith org · Evangelical missions researchUndated Published: date unknown · Accessed October 8, 2026Data provided by Joshua Project. Used by permission.Research dates vary and are not supplied per statistic. Retrieval is not a research date. Estimates are rounded and coverage is incomplete; a reported zero may reflect rounding or limited information.
Operation World — French Guiana (further reading) Operation World Faith org · Evangelical prayer referenceUndated Published: date unknownFurther reading only; this source’s content is not reproduced here.External reference only. Operation World statistics and prose are not reproduced on this page.

Coverage limits: Country-level source estimates are not local safety advice. Research dates vary. People-group and language records do not identify congregations or individual believers. Operation World remains a link for further reading; its data is not reproduced. Published October 8, 2026.

Map: Natural Earth (public domain). Country names and codes are provisional until the publication catalog is supplied.