Country: Iran
| Photo | People Group |
Population this Country |
Global Population |
Indigenous | Primary Language | Primary Religion |
Progress Scale |
% Christian Adherent |
% Evangelical |
Est. Workers Needed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Afghan, Tajik | 407,000 | 12,392,000 | Dari | Islam | 0 ☀︎ | 0.01 % | 0.01 % | 8 | |
|
Afshari | 404,000 | 420,000 | ● | Azerbaijani, South | Islam | 0 ☀︎ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 8 |
|
Aimaq | 252,000 | 2,310,000 | ● | Aimaq | Islam | 0 ☀︎ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 5 |
|
Arab, Arabic Gulf Spoken | 296,000 | 7,242,000 | Arabic, Gulf | Islam | 1 ● | 1.20 % | 0.10 % | 6 | |
|
Arab, Iranian | 579,000 | 579,000 | ● | Arabic, Mesopotamian | Islam | 1 ● | 0.30 % | 0.29 % | 12 |
|
Armenian | 345,000 | 5,931,000 | Armenian | Christianity | 4 ● | 94.00 % | 8.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Assyrian | 117,000 | 941,000 | Assyrian Neo-Aramaic | Christianity | 3 ● | 97.00 % | 0.50 % | -1 - | |
|
Astiani | 27,000 | 27,000 | ● | Ashtiani | Islam | 0 ☀︎ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
|
Aynallu | 7,000 | 7,000 | ● | Azerbaijani, South | Islam | 0 ☀︎ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
|
Azerbaijani, Azeri Turk | 17,674,000 | 18,104,000 | ● | Azerbaijani, South | Islam | 1 ● | 1.80 % | 1.60 % | 353 |
|
Baharlu | 10,000 | 10,000 | ● | Azerbaijani, South | Islam | 0 ☀︎ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
|
Bakhtiari | 1,288,000 | 1,288,000 | ● | Bakhtiari | Islam | 1 ● | 0.20 % | 0.20 % | 26 |
|
Baloch, Southern | 590,000 | 1,609,000 | ● | Balochi, Southern | Islam | 0 ☀︎ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 12 |
|
Baloch, Western | 879,000 | 1,333,000 | ● | Balochi, Western | Islam | 0 ☀︎ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 18 |
|
Bashkardi | 9,500 | 9,500 | ● | Bashkardi | Islam | 0 ☀︎ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
|
Brahui | 24,000 | 707,000 | Brahui | Islam | 0 ☀︎ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
|
British | 3,700 | 54,161,000 | English | Christianity | 4 ● | 60.00 % | 8.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Chinese, general | 3,600 | 15,947,000 | Chinese, Mandarin | Ethnic Religions | 4 ● | 15.00 % | 8.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Deaf | 449,000 | 50,266,000 | ● | Iranian Sign Language | Islam | 1 ● | 0.51 % | -1 | 9 |
|
|
Dezfuli | -1 Unknown | -1 Unknown | ● | Dezfuli | Islam | 0 ☀︎ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
|
|
Fars, Northwestern | 9,400 | 9,400 | ● | Fars, Northwestern | Islam | 0 ☀︎ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
|
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Fars, Southwestern | 115,000 | 115,000 | ● | Fars, Southwestern | Islam | 0 ☀︎ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 2 |
|
French | 11,000 | 50,897,000 | French | Christianity | 3 ● | 63.00 % | 1.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Gabri, Dari | 16,000 | 16,000 | ● | Dari, Zoroastrian | Other / Small | 0 ☀︎ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
|
Galeshi | 2,300 | 2,300 | ● | Gilaki | Islam | 0 ☀︎ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
| Totals: 94 | 89,778,000 | 84 ● | 1.89 % | 1.20 % | 1,816 | |||||
| Unclassified / Other Individuals | 32,000 | |||||||||
| UN Country Population (2024) | 89,810,000 |
| Province ▲ | Estimated Population |
|---|---|
| Alborz | 3,019,000 |
| Ardebil | 1,414,000 |
| Bushehr | 1,294,000 |
| Chahar Mahall and Bakhtiari | 1,055,000 |
| East Azarbaijan | 4,352,000 |
| Esfahan | 5,700,000 |
| Fars | 5,399,000 |
| Gilan | 2,817,000 |
| Golestan | 2,080,000 |
| Hamadan | 1,934,000 |
| Hormozgan | 1,977,000 |
| Ilam | 646,000 |
| Kerman | 3,523,000 |
| Kermanshah | 2,173,000 |
| Khuzestan | 5,244,000 |
| Kohgiluyeh and Buyer Ahmad | 794,000 |
| Kordestan | 1,784,000 |
| Lorestan | 1,960,000 |
| Markazi | 1,591,000 |
| Mazandaran | 3,655,000 |
| North Khorasan | 961,000 |
| Qazvin | 1,418,000 |
| Qom | 1,438,000 |
| Razavi Khorasan | 7,162,000 |
| Semnan | 781,000 |
| Sistan and Baluchestan | 3,089,000 |
| South Khorasan | 856,000 |
| Tehran | 14,768,000 |
| West Azarbaijan | 3,634,000 |
| Yazd | 1,268,000 |
| Zanjan | 1,176,000 |
| Provinces: 31 | 88,962,000 |
| UN Country Population | 89,810,000 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aimaq | aiq | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Alviri-Vidari | avd | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Gulf | afb | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Arabic, Mesopotamian | acm | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Armenian | hye | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ashtiani | atn | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Assyrian Neo-Aramaic | aii | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Azerbaijani, South | azb | 10 | 10 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Bakhtiari | bqi | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Balochi, Southern | bcc | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Balochi, Western | bgn | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Bashkardi | bsg | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Brahui | brh | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Chinese, Mandarin | cmn | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Dari | prs | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Dari, Zoroastrian | gbz | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
| Dezfuli | def | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
| Dzhidi | jpr | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| English | eng | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Fars, Northwestern | faz | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Fars, Southwestern | fay | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
| French | fra | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Gazi | gzi | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Georgian | kat | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| German, Standard | deu | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Gilaki | glk | 2 | 2 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Gujarati | guj | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Gurani | hac | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Harzani | hrz | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Hazaragi | haz | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Hulaula | huy | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Iranian Sign Language | psc | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Italian | ita | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Jadgali | jdg | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Karakalpak | kaa | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Karingani | kgn | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Kashkay | qxq | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Kazakh | kaz | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Khalaj | klj | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Khorasani Turkish | kmz | 1 | 1 | 1 Translation Needed | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
| Khunsari | kfm | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
| Korean | kor | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Koroshi | ktl | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Kumzari | zum | 1 | 1 | 1 Translation Needed | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Kurdish, Central | ckb | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Kurdish, Northern | kmr | 3 | 3 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Kurdish, Southern | sdh | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Laki | lki | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
| Lari | lrl | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
| Lasgerdi | lsa | 1 | 1 | 1 Translation Needed | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Luri, Northern | lrc | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Luri, Southern | luz | 2 | 2 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
| Mazandarani | mzn | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
| Natanzi | ntz | 1 | 1 | 1 Translation Needed | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Nayini | nyq | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
| Neo-Mandaic | mid | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Parsi-Dari | prd | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Pashto, Southern | pbt | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Persian, Iranian | pes | 2 | 2 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Punjabi, Eastern | pan | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Romani, Balkan | rmn | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Rudbari | rdb | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
| Russian | rus | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Sangisari | sgr | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
| Semnani | smy | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
| Shahmirzadi | srz | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
| Shahrudi | shm | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
| Sivandi | siy | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
| Soi | soj | 1 | 1 | 1 Translation Needed | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Sorkhei | sqo | 1 | 1 | 1 Translation Needed | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Tajik | tgk | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Takestani | tks | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Talysh | tly | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Taromi, Upper | tov | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
| Tat, Muslim | ttt | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Turkish | tur | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Turkmen | tuk | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Urdu | urd | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Uyghur | uig | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Vafsi | vaf | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
| Totals: | 80 | 94 | 84 | 31 | 40 | 42 | 58 | 22 |
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| People Groups | 94 |
| Unreached People Groups | 84 (89.4%) |
| Population | 89,778,000 |
| Population Annual Growth Rate | 1.1% |
| Population in Unreached | 89,198,000 (99.4%) |
| Primary Religion | Islam |
| Percent Christian Adherent | 1.9% |
| Percent Evangelical | 1.2% |
| Evangelical Annual Growth Rate | 19.6% |
| Pioneer Workers Needed * | 1,816 |
| Country Progress Level | 1 ● |
| Urbanization | 75% |
| Continent | Asia |
| Region | Asia, Central |
| 10/40 Window | Yes |
| Country Code | IR |
| Official Language(s) | Persian, Iranian |
| Literacy Rate | 86% |
| Estimated Illiterate Population | 12,569,000 |
| Persecution Ranking | 9 (1=Highest) Open Doors |
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