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 | 44,000 | 717,000 | Adyghe | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.02 % | 0.01 % | 1 | |
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Americans, U.S. | 1,000 | 195,885,000 | English | Christianity | 5 ● | 78.00 % | 28.00 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Arabic Gulf Spoken | 86,000 | 7,069,000 | Arabic, Gulf Spoken | Islam | 1 ● | 0.90 % | 0.10 % | 2 | |
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Arab, Egyptian | 511,000 | 74,470,000 | Arabic, Egyptian Spoken | Islam | 4 ● | 13.00 % | 3.90 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Iraqi | 17,750,000 | 19,240,000 | ● | Arabic, Mesopotamian Spoken | Islam | 1 ● | 0.50 % | 0.20 % | 355 |
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Arab, Marsh | 50,000 | 50,000 | ● | Arabic, Mesopotamian Spoken | Islam | 1 ● | 0.40 % | 0.20 % | 1 |
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Arab, North Iraqi | 9,700,000 | 11,192,000 | ● | Arabic, North Mesopotamian Spoken | Islam | 1 ● | 0.70 % | 0.20 % | 194 |
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Arab, Palestinian | 23,000 | 11,294,000 | Arabic, South Levantine Spoken | Islam | 1 ● | 1.50 % | 0.10 % | 1 | |
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Arab, Saudi - Najdi | 1,891,000 | 18,510,000 | Arabic, Najdi Spoken | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 38 | |
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Arab, Syrian | 23,000 | 19,337,000 | Arabic, North Levantine Spoken | Islam | 1 ● | 3.00 % | 0.10 % | 1 | |
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Armenian | 77,000 | 5,946,000 | Armenian, Western | Christianity | 4 ● | 94.00 % | 8.00 % | -1 - | |
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Assyrian | 193,000 | 949,000 | ● | Assyrian Neo-Aramaic | Christianity | 3 ● | 95.00 % | 1.00 % | -1 - |
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Bajelani | 76,000 | 76,000 | ● | Bajelani | Islam | 1 ● | 0.15 % | 0.03 % | 2 |
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British | 2,900 | 53,765,000 | English | Christianity | 4 ● | 61.00 % | 8.00 % | -1 - | |
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Chaldean | 93,000 | 129,000 | ● | Chaldean Neo-Aramaic | Christianity | 3 ● | 96.00 % | 1.00 % | -1 - |
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Chechen | 13,000 | 1,719,000 | Chechen | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Deaf | 333,000 | 49,091,000 | ● | Language unknown | Islam | 1 ● | 1.59 % | -1 | 7 |
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French | 900 | 50,328,000 | French | Christianity | 3 ● | 62.00 % | 1.00 % | -1 - | |
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Gurani, Hawrami | 192,000 | 416,000 | ● | 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 | 925,767,000 | Chinese, Mandarin | Non-Religious | 4 ● | 8.00 % | 5.00 % | -1 - | |
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Herki | 46,000 | 112,000 | ● | 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 | 3,759,000 | 16,404,000 | ● | Kurdish, Northern | Islam | 1 ● | 1.20 % | 1.10 % | 75 |
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Kurd, Central | 5,146,000 | 8,769,000 | ● | Kurdish, Central | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.04 % | 0.03 % | 103 |
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Luri, Northern | 127,000 | 2,100,000 | Luri, Northern | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.10 % | 0.00 % | 3 | |
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Mandaean, Sabean | 34,000 | 72,000 | ● | Mandaic | Other / Small | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Persian | 525,000 | 43,567,000 | ● | Persian, Iranian | Islam | 1 ● | 0.50 % | 0.20 % | 10 |
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Romani, Domari | 42,000 | 3,743,000 | ● | Domari | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Shabak | 277,000 | 277,000 | ● | Shabak | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.01 % | 0.00 % | 6 |
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Syrian Aramaic, Turoyo | 5,100 | 179,000 | Turoyo | Christianity | 3 ● | 98.00 % | 0.60 % | -1 - | |
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Turk | 3,400 | 66,709,000 | ● | Turkish | Islam | 1 ● | 0.20 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Turkmen, Middle-Eastern | 2,625,000 | 3,124,000 | ● | Azerbaijani, South | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 52 |
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Urdu | 4,600 | 2,123,000 | Urdu | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Yazidi | 620,000 | 782,000 | ● | Kurdish, Northern | Ethnic Religions | 1 ● | 0.14 % | 0.14 % | 12 |
Totals: 35 | 44,302,000 | 25 ● | 1.44 % | 0.29 % | 874 | |||||
Unclassified / Other Individuals | 194,000 | |||||||||
UN Country Population (2022) | 44,496,000 |
Province ▲ | Estimated Population |
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Al-Anbar | 1,813,000 |
Al-Basrah, Basra | 2,975,000 |
Al-Muthannia | 833,000 |
Al-Qadisiyah | 1,321,000 |
An-Najaf | 1,506,000 |
Arbil, Erbil | 1,898,000 |
As-Sulaymaniyah | 2,101,000 |
At-Ta'mim, Kirkuk | 1,635,000 |
Babil | 2,113,000 |
Baghdad | 8,316,000 |
Dhi-Qar | 2,144,000 |
Dihok | 1,322,000 |
Diyala | 1,675,000 |
Halabja | 109,000 |
Karbala' | 1,247,000 |
Maysan | 1,138,000 |
Ninawa, Nineveh | 3,817,000 |
Sala ad-Din, Saladin | 1,633,000 |
Wasit | 1,410,000 |
Provinces: 19 | 39,006,000 |
UN Country Population | 44,496,000 |
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Language ▲ | Code | # Peoples w/ this Primary Language |
# Unreached w/ this Primary Language |
Scripture Status |
NT Text Online |
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Audio Recordings Online |
Gospel Tract Online |
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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, Mesopotamian Spoken | acm | 2 | 2 | 4 New Testament | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Arabic, Najdi Spoken | ars | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 |
Arabic, North Levantine Spoken | apc | 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 |
Arabic, South Levantine Spoken | ajp | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -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: | 31 | 35 | 25 | 11 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 17 |
People Groups | 35 |
Unreached People Groups | 25 (71.4%) |
Population | 44,302,000 |
Population Annual Growth Rate | 2.9% |
Population in Unreached | 43,415,000 (98.0%) |
Primary Religion | Islam |
Percent Christian Adherent | 1.4% |
Percent Evangelical | 0.3% |
Evangelical Annual Growth Rate | 3.4% |
Pioneer Workers Needed * | 874 |
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 | 6,202,000 |
Persecution Ranking | 18 (1=Highest) Open Doors |
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