Country: Eritrea

People Groups
Total

18

People Groups Unreached

10 (55.6%)

People Groups Unreached Frontier

6 (33.3%)

Population
Total

3,545,000

Population in Unreached

1,573,000 (44.4%)

Population in Unreached Frontier

1,197,000 (33.8%)

% Evangelical

2.40%

Progress Level

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Map Notes

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Photo People Group Population
this Ctry
Population
Global
Count
Ctrys
Indigenous Primary Language Primary
Religion
Progress
Scale
% Christian
Adherent
% Evangelical Needed
Workers
 Afar 285,000 2,940,000 3 Afar Islam 0.20 % 0.00 % 6
 Amhara 500 28,457,000 23 Amharic Christianity 60.00 % 1.10 % -
 Arab, Palestinian 15,000 11,868,000 26 Arabic, Levantine Islam 8.00 % 0.04 % -
 Arab, Sudanese 33,000 19,600,000 19 Arabic, Sudanese Islam 2.00 % 0.10 % 1
 Arab, Yemeni 36,000 9,672,000 16 Arabic, Ta'izzi-Adeni Islam ☀︎ 0.05 % 0.00 % 1
 Beja, Beni Amer 283,000 754,000 2 Bedawiyet Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 6
 Beja, Hadendoa 85,000 933,000 2 Bedawiyet Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 2
 Bilen 116,000 116,000 1 Bilen Christianity 54.00 % 1.00 % -
 Dahalik 2,900 2,900 1 Dahalik Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
 Deaf 26,000 51,182,000 216 Language unknown Islam 47.31 % -
 Italian 1,000 37,876,000 60 Italian Christianity 82.00 % 1.00 % -
 Kunama 129,000 169,000 3 Kunama Ethnic Religions 25.00 % 10.00 % -
 Nara, Nialetic 56,000 56,000 1 Nara Islam 4.50 % 1.80 % 1
 Rashaida 52,000 196,000 2 Arabic, Hijazi Islam ☀︎ 0.01 % 0.01 % 1
 Saho, Irob 140,000 202,000 2 Saho Islam 30.00 % 0.25 % -
 Somali 1,800 28,162,000 26 Somali Islam 0.33 % 0.00 % 1
 Tigray, Tigrinya 1,543,000 10,076,000 14 Tigrigna Christianity 96.00 % 4.47 % -
 Tigre, Eritrean 738,000 955,000 8 Tigre Islam ☀︎ 0.09 % 0.06 % 15
  Totals:  18 3,545,000           6 ☀︎  10 46.22 % 2.40 % 35 
  Unclassified / Other Individuals 62,000                  
  UN Country Population (2025) 3,607,000                  
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Province Estimated
Population
Anseba 541,000
Debub 894,000
Debubawi Keyih Bahri 241,000
Gash Barka 668,000
Maekel 638,000
Semenawi Keyih Bahri 543,000
Provinces:  6 3,525,000
UN Country Population 3,607,000
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Language Code # Peoples
w/ this Primary
Language
# Unreached
w/ this Primary
Language
Scripture
Status
YouVersion
Bible
Resources
Faith Comes
By Hearing
Bible Resources
Jesus Film
Online
Global
Recordings
Resources
Gospel
Tract
Online
Afar aar 1 1 Complete Bible
Amharic amh 1 0 Complete Bible
Arabic, Hijazi acw 1 1 Bible Portions
Arabic, Levantine apc 1 0 Bible Portions
Arabic, Sudanese apd 1 1 New Testament
Arabic, Ta'izzi-Adeni acq 1 1 Bible Portions
Bedawiyet bej 2 2 Bible Portions
Bilen byn 1 0 New Testament
Dahalik dlk 1 1 Translation Needed
Italian ita 1 0 Complete Bible
Kunama kun 1 0 Complete Bible
Nara nrb 1 1 Translation Started
Saho ssy 1 0 Unspecified
Somali som 1 1 Complete Bible
Tigre tig 1 1 Complete Bible
Tigrigna tir 1 0 Complete Bible
Unknown xxx 1 0 Unspecified
Totals: 17 18 10   9 8 14 14 3
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Eritrea Statistics
People Groups 18
Unreached People Groups 10  (55.6%)
Population 3,545,000
Population Annual Growth Rate 2.4%
Population in Unreached 1,573,000  (44.4%)
Primary Religion Islam
Percent Christian Adherent 46.2%
Percent Evangelical 2.4%
Pioneer Workers Needed * 35
Country Progress Level 4
Continent Africa
Region Africa, East and Southern
10/40 Window Yes
Country Code ER
Official Language(s) TigrignaEnglish
Literacy Rate 77%
Estimated Illiterate Population 815,000
Persecution Ranking 6 (1=Highest) Open Doors
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