Photo | People Group |
Population this Country |
Global Population |
Indigenous | Primary Language | Primary Religion |
Progress Scale |
% Christian Adherent |
% Evangelical |
Est. Workers Needed |
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Adyghe | 45,000 | 681,000 | Adyghe | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.02 % | 0.01 % | 1 | |
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Afro-Iraqi | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | Arabic, Mesopotamian Spoken | Islam | 1 ● | 0.60 % | 0.30 % | 20 | |
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Americans, U.S. | 1,000 | 196,885,000 | English | Christianity | 5 ● | 78.00 % | 28.00 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Arabic Gulf Spoken | 88,000 | 7,157,000 | Arabic, Gulf Spoken | Islam | 1 ● | 0.90 % | 0.10 % | 2 | |
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Arab, Egyptian | 522,000 | 76,698,000 | Arabic, Egyptian Spoken | Islam | 4 ● | 13.00 % | 3.90 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Iraqi | 17,152,000 | 18,639,000 | ● | Arabic, Mesopotamian Spoken | Islam | 1 ● | 0.50 % | 0.20 % | 343 |
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Arab, Marsh | 51,000 | 51,000 | ● | Arabic, Mesopotamian Spoken | Islam | 1 ● | 0.40 % | 0.20 % | 1 |
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Arab, North Iraqi | 9,920,000 | 11,440,000 | ● | Arabic, North Mesopotamian Spoken | Islam | 1 ● | 0.70 % | 0.20 % | 198 |
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Arab, Palestinian | 24,000 | 11,442,000 | Arabic, Levantine | Islam | 1 ● | 1.50 % | 0.10 % | 1 | |
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Arab, Saudi - Najdi | 1,934,000 | 18,511,000 | Arabic, Najdi Spoken | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 39 | |
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Arab, Syrian | 24,000 | 19,465,000 | Arabic, Levantine | Islam | 1 ● | 3.00 % | 0.10 % | 1 | |
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Armenian | 79,000 | 5,691,000 | Armenian, Western | Christianity | 4 ● | 94.00 % | 8.00 % | -1 - | |
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Assyrian | 198,000 | 924,000 | ● | Assyrian Neo-Aramaic | Christianity | 3 ● | 95.00 % | 1.00 % | -1 - |
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Bajelani | 78,000 | 78,000 | ● | Bajelani | Islam | 1 ● | 0.15 % | 0.03 % | 2 |
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British | 3,000 | 53,969,000 | English | Christianity | 4 ● | 61.00 % | 8.00 % | -1 - | |
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Chaldean | 95,000 | 130,000 | ● | Chaldean Neo-Aramaic | Christianity | 3 ● | 96.00 % | 1.00 % | -1 - |
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Chechen | 13,000 | 1,952,000 | Chechen | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Deaf | 341,000 | 49,661,000 | ● | Language unknown | Islam | 1 ● | 1.59 % | -1 | 7 |
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French | 1,000 | 50,459,000 | French | Christianity | 3 ● | 62.00 % | 1.00 % | -1 - | |
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Gurani, Hawrami | 196,000 | 421,000 | ● | Gurani | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.02 % | 0.00 % | 4 |
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Gurani, Sarli | 24,000 | 24,000 | ● | Sarli | Islam | 1 ● | 0.30 % | 0.05 % | 1 |
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Han Chinese, Mandarin | 2,600 | 931,685,000 | Chinese, Mandarin | Non-Religious | 4 ● | 8.00 % | 5.00 % | -1 - | |
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Herki | 47,000 | 114,000 | ● | Kurdish, Northern | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.04 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Koy Sanjaq Surat | 1,000 | 1,000 | ● | Koy Sanjaq Surat | Christianity | 3 ● | 75.00 % | 1.00 % | -1 - |
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Kurd, Behdini | 3,845,000 | 16,339,000 | ● | Kurdish, Northern | Islam | 1 ● | 1.20 % | 1.10 % | 77 |
Totals: 36 | 45,307,000 | 26 ● | 1.44 % | 0.29 % | 895 | |||||
Unclassified / Other Individuals | 198,000 | |||||||||
UN Country Population (2023) | 45,505,000 |
Province ▲ | Estimated Population |
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Al-Anbar | 2,106,000 |
Al-Basrah, Basra | 3,456,000 |
Al-Muthannia | 967,000 |
Al-Qadisiyah | 1,534,000 |
An-Najaf | 1,750,000 |
Arbil, Erbil | 2,205,000 |
As-Sulaymaniyah | 2,440,000 |
At-Ta'mim, Kirkuk | 1,899,000 |
Babil | 2,454,000 |
Baghdad | 9,659,000 |
Dhi-Qar | 2,490,000 |
Dihok | 1,536,000 |
Diyala | 1,946,000 |
Halabja | 127,000 |
Karbala' | 1,449,000 |
Maysan | 1,322,000 |
Ninawa, Nineveh | 4,433,000 |
Sala ad-Din, Saladin | 1,897,000 |
Wasit | 1,638,000 |
Provinces: 19 | 45,308,000 |
UN Country Population | 45,505,000 |
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Language ▲ | Code | # Peoples w/ this Primary Language |
# Unreached w/ this Primary Language |
Scripture Status |
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Global Recordings Resources |
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Adyghe | ady | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Arabic, Egyptian Spoken | arz | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Arabic, Gulf Spoken | afb | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Arabic, Levantine | apc | 2 | 2 | 3 Bible Portions | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 |
Arabic, Mesopotamian Spoken | acm | 3 | 3 | 4 New Testament | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Arabic, Najdi Spoken | ars | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 |
Arabic, North Mesopotamian Spoken | ayp | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Armenian, Western | hyw | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic | aii | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Azerbaijani, South | azb | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Bajelani | bjm | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic | cld | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Chechen | che | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Chinese, Mandarin | cmn | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Domari | rmt | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
English | eng | 2 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
French | fra | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Gurani | hac | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Koy Sanjaq Surat | kqd | 1 | 0 | 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 |
Luri, Northern | lrc | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Mandaic | mid | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
Persian, Iranian | pes | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Sarli | sdf | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
Shabak | sdb | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
Turkish | tur | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Turoyo | tru | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Unknown | xxx | 1 | 1 | Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
Urdu | urd | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Totals: | 30 | 36 | 26 | 14 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 16 |
People Groups | 36 |
Unreached People Groups | 26 (72.2%) |
Population | 45,307,000 |
Population Annual Growth Rate | 2.9% |
Population in Unreached | 44,399,000 (98.0%) |
Primary Religion | Islam |
Percent Christian Adherent | 1.4% |
Percent Evangelical | 0.3% |
Evangelical Annual Growth Rate | 3.4% |
Pioneer Workers Needed * | 895 |
Country Progress Level | 1 ● |
Urbanization | 71% |
Continent | Asia |
Region | Africa, North and Middle East |
10/40 Window | Yes |
Country Code | IZ |
Official Language(s) | Arabic, Standard | Kurdish, Central |
Literacy Rate | 86% |
Estimated Illiterate Population | 6,343,000 |
Persecution Ranking | 18 (1=Highest) Open Doors |
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