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Countries Tuvalu

Tuvalu

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

Sources: Joshua Project Undated

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A people to know. A nation to pray for.

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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
Funafuti
Official language
Tuvaluan
Primary religion
Christianity
Population
9,000Tuvalu (Joshua Project country scope)
People groups
2Tuvalu (Joshua Project country scope)
Unreached people groups
Not reportedTuvalu (Joshua Project country scope)

Christian presence

Faith & affiliation

Christian adherents98%
Evangelical Christians22.94%

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

Complete Bible2
New Testament0
Scripture portions0
Translation started0
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 Tuvalu’s communities

People groups 2

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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
KiribertesePrimary religion: Christianity90KiribatiComplete BibleNot classified as unreachedChristian: 98% · Evangelical: 7%
Tuvaluan, Ellice IslanderPrimary religion: Christianity8,600TuvaluanComplete BibleNot classified as unreachedChristian: 98% · Evangelical: 23.11%

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 2

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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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LanguageScripture statusReported publication yearsOther resources
KiribatigilComplete BibleBible: 1893-2016New Testament: 1873-2004 · Portions: 1864-1895Jesus Film: listedAudio resources: listed
TuvaluantvlComplete BibleBible: 1987-2018New Testament: 1977 · Portions: 1969Jesus Film: not 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.

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

MeasureValueDate
Population
Estimated total population. (Tuvalu (Joshua Project country scope))Data provided by Joshua Project. Used by permission.		9,000 peopleResearch date not supplied
Christian affiliation
Christian adherents across traditions; includes evangelical Christians. (Tuvalu (Joshua Project country scope))Denominator: Total country populationData provided by Joshua Project. Used by permission.		98 %Research date not supplied
Evangelical affiliation
Joshua Project evangelical estimate, a subset of Christian affiliation. (Tuvalu (Joshua Project country scope))Denominator: Total country populationData provided by Joshua Project. Used by permission.		22.94 %Research date not supplied
People groups
Distinct people groups reported within this country or territory. (Tuvalu (Joshua Project country scope))Data provided by Joshua Project. Used by permission.		2 groupsResearch date not supplied
Unreached people groups
Joshua Project classification: at most 5% Christian adherents and at most 2% evangelical. Mission reach, not persecution. (Tuvalu (Joshua Project country scope))Data provided by Joshua Project. Used by permission.		Unknown: Not supplied by the sourceResearch date not supplied
Frontier people groups
Joshua Project frontier classification, a subset of unreached groups. Mission reach, not persecution. (Tuvalu (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. (Tuvalu (Joshua Project country scope))Data provided by Joshua Project. Used by permission.		Unknown: Not supplied by the sourceResearch date not supplied
Population in frontier groups
Combined population of groups classified frontier; this does not measure persecution. (Tuvalu (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. (Tuvalu (Joshua Project country scope))Data provided by Joshua Project. Used by permission.		2 languagesResearch date not supplied

Pray

Pray for Tuvalu

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In The War Room

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Regional context

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

Sources

  • Joshua Project — Tuvalu 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 — Tuvalu (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.

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