• PEOPLE NAME: DEAF DUTCH OF NETHERLANDS

Photo by Generative AI: "Photo portrait with a blurred background of a Deaf Dutch person signing the word 'love' with their hands, visible in the portrait" prompt, Gemini 2.0 Flash, July 2025

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PEID: 404

ROP: 116552

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Affinity Group: Deaf Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Deaf Peoples

People Cluster: Deaf

Language: Sign Language of the Netherlands - (dse)

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Primary Religion: Unaffiliated

Country: Netherlands

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Population: 176,000

Global Population: 176,000


PEID: 404

ROP: 116552

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity


Overview: The Deaf Dutch of Netherlands, numbering 176,000, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Deaf people cluster within the Deaf Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Netherlands. Their primary language is Sign Language of the Netherlands. The primary religion practiced by the Deaf Dutch is unaffiliated, a category that includes atheists, agnostics, and others who do not identify with a particular world religion.


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