Providence:Faith

Countries Reunion

Reunion

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

Sources: Joshua Project Undated

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Data provided by Joshua Project

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
Saint-Denis
Official language
French
Primary religion
Christianity
Population
886,000Reunion (Joshua Project country scope)
People groups
15Reunion (Joshua Project country scope)
Unreached people groups
5Reunion (Joshua Project country scope)

Christian presence

Faith & affiliation

Christian adherents86.3%
Evangelical Christians6.93%

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: 13 primary languages. Each reported language belongs to one status.

Complete Bible9
New Testament0
Scripture portions3
Translation started1
Translation needed0
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 Reunion’s communities

People groups 15

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 groupPopulation in this countryPrimary languageScripture in primary languageMission reach
BantuPrimary religion: Christianity4,300Reunion Creole FrenchScripture portionsNot classified as unreachedChristian: 55% · Evangelical: 1%
Comorian, MwaliPrimary religion: Islam600Comorian, MwaliTranslation startedUnreachedChristian: 0.11% · Evangelical: 0.01%
Comorian, NdzwaniPrimary religion: Islam3,600Comorian, NdzwaniScripture portionsUnreachedChristian: 0.6% · Evangelical: 0.2%
Comorian, NgazidjaPrimary religion: Islam4,700Comorian, NgazidjaScripture portionsUnreachedChristian: 0.6% · Evangelical: 0.2%
FrenchPrimary religion: Christianity3,500FrenchComplete BibleNot classified as unreachedChristian: 60% · Evangelical: 1%
GujaratiPrimary religion: Hinduism21,000GujaratiComplete BibleUnreachedChristian: 2% · Evangelical: 0.5%
Han Chinese, CantonesePrimary religion: Non-Religious14,000Chinese, YueComplete BibleNot classified as unreachedChristian: 12% · Evangelical: 5%
Han Chinese, HakkaPrimary religion: Non-Religious12,000Chinese, HakkaComplete BibleNot classified as unreachedChristian: 9% · Evangelical: 5.7%
Han Chinese, MandarinPrimary religion: Non-Religious3,100Chinese, MandarinComplete BibleNot classified as unreachedChristian: 8% · Evangelical: 5.7%
MalagasyPrimary religion: Christianity12,000Malagasy, MerinaComplete BibleNot classified as unreachedChristian: 72% · Evangelical: 1%
PunjabiPrimary religion: Hinduism3,400Punjabi, EasternComplete BibleNot classified as unreachedChristian: 10% · Evangelical: 0.5%
Reunionese CreolePrimary religion: Christianity524,000Reunion Creole FrenchScripture portionsNot classified as unreachedChristian: 97% · Evangelical: 8.08%
Reunionese, French-speakingPrimary religion: Christianity186,000FrenchComplete BibleNot classified as unreachedChristian: 96% · Evangelical: 8.08%
SwahiliPrimary religion: Islam25,000SwahiliComplete BibleUnreachedChristian: 0.4% · Evangelical: 0.1%
Tamil (Christian traditions)Primary religion: Christianity44,000TamilComplete BibleNot classified as unreachedChristian: 90% · Evangelical: 1%

Data provided by Joshua Project · Retrieved October 8, 2026. Research dates vary and are not supplied for individual records.

Scripture and resources in primary languages

Languages & the Word 13

Joshua Project country profile ↗

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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LanguageScripture statusReported publication yearsOther resources
Chinese, HakkahakComplete BibleBible: 1916-2012New Testament: 1883-1993 · Portions: 1860-1995Jesus Film: listedAudio resources: listed
Chinese, MandarincmnComplete BibleBible: 1874-2018New Testament: 1857-1981 · Portions: 1864-1986Jesus Film: listedAudio resources: listed
Chinese, YueyueComplete BibleBible: 1894-1997New Testament: 1877 · Portions: 1862-1903Jesus Film: listedAudio resources: listed
Comorian, MwaliwlcTranslation startedBible: not reportedNew Testament: not reported · Portions: not reportedJesus Film: not listedAudio resources: listed
Comorian, NdzwaniwniScripture portionsBible: not reportedNew Testament: not reported · Portions: 2011Jesus Film: not listedAudio resources: listed
Comorian, NgazidjazdjScripture portionsBible: not reportedNew Testament: not reported · Portions: 1976-2007Jesus Film: listedAudio resources: listed
FrenchfraComplete BibleBible: 1478-2020New Testament: 1474-1990 · Portions: 1483-1989Jesus Film: listedAudio resources: listed
GujaratigujComplete BibleBible: 1823-2021New Testament: 1820-1985 · Portions: 1809-1965Jesus Film: listedAudio resources: listed
Malagasy, MerinapltComplete BibleBible: 1835-2011New Testament: 1830-1990 · Portions: 1828-1987Jesus Film: listedAudio resources: listed
Punjabi, EasternpanComplete BibleBible: 1959-2021New Testament: 1815-2011 · Portions: 1818-1954Jesus Film: listedAudio resources: listed
Reunion Creole FrenchrcfScripture portionsBible: not reportedNew Testament: not reported · Portions: 2017Jesus Film: listedAudio resources: listed
SwahiliswhComplete BibleBible: 1890-2024New Testament: 1879-1989 · Portions: 1868-1968Jesus Film: listedAudio resources: listed
TamiltamComplete BibleBible: 1727-2024New Testament: 1715-1998 · Portions: 1714-1956Jesus Film: listedAudio resources: listed

Data provided by Joshua Project · Retrieved October 8, 2026. Research dates vary and are not supplied for individual records.

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.

Statistics

MeasureValueDate
Population
Estimated total population. (Reunion (Joshua Project country scope))Data provided by Joshua Project. Used by permission.		886,000 peopleResearch date not supplied
Christian affiliation
Christian adherents across traditions; includes evangelical Christians. (Reunion (Joshua Project country scope))Denominator: Total country populationData provided by Joshua Project. Used by permission.		86.3 %Research date not supplied
Evangelical affiliation
Joshua Project evangelical estimate, a subset of Christian affiliation. (Reunion (Joshua Project country scope))Denominator: Total country populationData provided by Joshua Project. Used by permission.		6.93 %Research date not supplied
People groups
Distinct people groups reported within this country or territory. (Reunion (Joshua Project country scope))Data provided by Joshua Project. Used by permission.		15 groupsResearch date not supplied
Unreached people groups
Joshua Project classification: at most 5% Christian adherents and at most 2% evangelical. Mission reach, not persecution. (Reunion (Joshua Project country scope))Data provided by Joshua Project. Used by permission.		5 groupsResearch date not supplied
Frontier people groups
Joshua Project frontier classification, a subset of unreached groups. Mission reach, not persecution. (Reunion (Joshua Project country scope))Data provided by Joshua Project. Used by permission.		Unknown: Not supplied by the sourceResearch date not supplied
Population in unreached groups
Combined population of groups classified unreached; this does not mean every person is non-Christian. (Reunion (Joshua Project country scope))Data provided by Joshua Project. Used by permission.		55,000 peopleResearch date not supplied
Population in frontier groups
Combined population of groups classified frontier; this does not measure persecution. (Reunion (Joshua Project country scope))Data provided by Joshua Project. Used by permission.		Unknown: Not supplied by the sourceResearch date not supplied
Primary languages
Distinct primary languages of the people groups reported for this country; not every language spoken. (Reunion (Joshua Project country scope))Data provided by Joshua Project. Used by permission.		13 languagesResearch date not supplied

Pray

Pray for Reunion

Prayer for Reunion has not been published here yet.

In The War Room

Reunion 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 — Reunion 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.

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.