Country: Iraq
| 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 | 40,000 | 694,000 | Adyghe | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.02 % | 0.01 % | 1 | |
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Americans, U.S. | 900 | 193,332,000 | English | Christianity | 5 ● | 78.00 % | 28.00 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Arabic Gulf Spoken | 80,000 | 7,140,000 | Arabic, Gulf Spoken | Islam | 1 ● | 0.90 % | 0.10 % | 2 | |
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Arab, Egyptian | 473,000 | 70,150,000 | Arabic, Egyptian Spoken | Islam | 4 ● | 13.00 % | 3.90 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Iraqi | 16,427,000 | 17,301,000 | ● | Arabic, Mesopotamian Spoken | Islam | 1 ● | 0.50 % | 0.20 % | 329 |
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Arab, Marsh | 46,000 | 46,000 | ● | Arabic, Mesopotamian Spoken | Islam | 1 ● | 0.40 % | 0.20 % | 1 |
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Arab, North Iraqi | 8,977,000 | 10,337,000 | ● | Arabic, North Mesopotamian Spoken | Islam | 1 ● | 0.70 % | 0.20 % | 180 |
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Arab, Palestinian | 22,000 | 11,044,000 | Arabic, South Levantine Spoken | Islam | 1 ● | 1.50 % | 0.10 % | 1 | |
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Arab, Saudi - Najdi | 1,750,000 | 17,658,000 | Arabic, Najdi Spoken | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 35 | |
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Arab, Syrian | 21,000 | 16,469,000 | Arabic, North Levantine Spoken | Islam | 1 ● | 3.00 % | 0.10 % | 1 | |
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Armenian | 71,000 | 6,276,000 | Armenian, Western | Christianity | 4 ● | 94.00 % | 8.00 % | -1 - | |
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Assyrian | 179,000 | 859,000 | ● | Assyrian Neo-Aramaic | Christianity | 3 ● | 95.00 % | 1.00 % | -1 - |
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Bajelani | 70,000 | 70,000 | ● | Bajelani | Islam | 1 ● | 0.15 % | 0.03 % | 1 |
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British | 2,700 | 54,223,000 | English | Christianity | 4 ● | 61.00 % | 8.00 % | -1 - | |
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Chaldean | 86,000 | 127,000 | ● | Chaldean Neo-Aramaic | Christianity | 3 ● | 96.00 % | 1.00 % | -1 - |
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Chechen | 12,000 | 1,728,000 | Chechen | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Deaf | 309,000 | 48,207,000 | ● | Language unknown | Islam | 1 ● | 1.59 % | -1 | 6 |
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French | 900 | 50,605,000 | French | Christianity | 3 ● | 62.00 % | 1.00 % | -1 - | |
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Gurani, Hawrami | 177,000 | 392,000 | ● | Gurani | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.02 % | 0.00 % | 4 |
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Gurani, Sarli | 22,000 | 22,000 | ● | Sarli | Islam | 1 ● | 0.30 % | 0.05 % | 1 |
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Han Chinese, Mandarin | 2,400 | 885,311,000 | Chinese, Mandarin | Non-Religious | 4 ● | 8.00 % | 5.00 % | -1 - | |
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Herki | 43,000 | 108,000 | ● | Kurdish, Northern | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.04 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Koy Sanjaq Surat | 900 | 900 | ● | Koy Sanjaq Surat | Christianity | 3 ● | 75.00 % | 1.00 % | -1 - |
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Kurd, Central | 4,763,000 | 8,242,000 | ● | Kurdish, Central | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.05 % | 0.01 % | 95 |
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Kurd, Kurmanji | 3,479,000 | 15,960,000 | ● | Kurdish, Northern | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.10 % | 0.09 % | 70 |
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Luri, Northern | 118,000 | 2,012,000 | Luri, Northern | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.10 % | 0.00 % | 2 | |
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Mandaean, Sabean | 32,000 | 69,000 | ● | Mandaic | Other / Small | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Persian | 486,000 | 42,335,000 | ● | Persian, Iranian | Islam | 1 ● | 0.50 % | 0.20 % | 10 |
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Romani, Domari | 39,000 | 3,554,000 | ● | Domari | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Shabak | 256,000 | 256,000 | ● | Shabak | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.01 % | 0.00 % | 5 |
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Syrian Aramaic, Turoyo | 4,700 | 178,000 | Turoyo | Christianity | 3 ● | 98.00 % | 0.60 % | -1 - | |
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Turk | 3,200 | 63,833,000 | ● | Turkish | Islam | 1 ● | 0.20 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Turkmen, Middle-Eastern | 2,429,000 | 2,877,000 | ● | Azerbaijani, South | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 49 |
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Urdu | 4,300 | 2,113,000 | Urdu | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Yazidi | 574,000 | 737,000 | ● | Kurdish, Northern | Ethnic Religions | 1 ● | 0.14 % | 0.14 % | 11 |
| Totals: 35 | 41,001,000 | 25 ● | 1.34 % | 0.20 % | 810 | |||||
| Unclassified / Other Individuals | 178,000 | |||||||||
| UN Country Population (2021) | 41,179,000 |
| Province ▲ | Estimated Population |
|---|---|
| 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 | 41,179,000 |
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Iraq prayer cards. All Unreached |
| Operation World |
| World Factbook |
| God Reports (stories from the field) |
| Religious Freedom Report |
| UN Human Development Report |
| Ethnologue Language Listing |
| Political Map (UN) |
| Language Map (Ethnologue) |
| Ethnolinguistic Map (Univ of Texas) |
| Perry-Castaneda Map Collection |
| Class ▲ | Population | % Popl | % Hindu | % Muslim | % Christian | % Buddhist | % Sikh | % Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Forward Caste (FC) | 289,990,000 | 707.3 % | 97.3 % | 0.0 % | 1.1 % | 0.1 % | 0.0 % | 1.5 % |
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Other Backward Classes (OBC) | 774,293,000 | 1,888.5 % | 70.2 % | 24.9 % | 1.7 % | 0.1 % | 2.3 % | 0.8 % |
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Scheduled Caste (SC) | 207,376,000 | 505.8 % | 93.5 % | 0.0 % | 0.5 % | 3.4 % | 2.6 % | 0.0 % |
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Scheduled Tribe (ST) | 115,473,000 | 281.6 % | 81.9 % | 1.5 % | 9.1 % | 0.8 % | 0.0 % | 6.7 % |
| 41,001,000 |
| Language ▲ | Code | # Peoples w/ this Primary Language |
# Unreached w/ this Primary Language |
Scripture Status |
NT Text Online |
NT Audio Online |
Jesus Film Online |
Audio Recordings Online |
Gospel Tract Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adyghe | ady | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Arabic, Egyptian Spoken | arz | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | -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 | 15 | 23 | 24 | 8 |
| MAJOR RELIGIONS ▲ | Percent |
|---|---|
| Buddhism | 0.0 % |
| Christianity (Evangelical 0.2 %) | 1.3 % |
| Ethnic Religions | 1.4 % |
| Hinduism | 0.0 % |
| Islam | 95.8 % |
| Non-Religious | 0.2 % |
| Other / Small Religions | 1.3 % |
| Unknown | 0.0 % |
| CHRISTIAN SEGMENTS ▲ | Percent |
|---|---|
| Anglican | 0.0 % |
| Independent | 4.3 % |
| Orthodox | 49.0 % |
| Other Christian | 0.0 % |
| Protestant | 3.2 % |
| Roman Catholic | 41.9 % |
Major Religions: Religion percentages are derived from summing Joshua Project's data for all people groups who live in each country. The number of individuals who practice each religion, by people group, are summed. This number is divided by the country's total population to derive the religion's percentage.
Christianity Segments: Christian segment percentages are derived from summing Joshua Project's data for all the people groups who live in each country. The number of individuals who practice each segment of Christianity, by people group, are summed. This number is divided by the country's total number of Christians to derive the Christian segment's percentage.
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- Church planting agencies in Iraq
- Christian ministry in Iraq
- Business as mission
- Christian literature distribution
- Evangelism agencies
- Christian discipleship
- Short term Christian missions
- Long term Christian missions
- Urban ministries
- Christian media opportunities
- Bible translation opportunities
- Relief and development agencies
- Clean water projects
- Christian medical outreaches
| People Groups | 35 |
| Unreached People Groups | 25 (71.4%) |
| Population | 41,001,000 |
| Population Annual Growth Rate | 2.9% |
| Population in Unreached | 40,180,000 (98.0%) |
| Primary Religion | Islam |
| Percent Christian Adherent | 1.3% |
| Percent Evangelical | 0.2% |
| Evangelical Annual Growth Rate | 3.4% |
| Pioneer Workers Needed * | 810 |
| 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 | 79% |
| Estimated Illiterate Population | 8,610,000 |
| Persecution Ranking | 11 (1=High to 50=Low OD) |
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Iraq prayer cards. All Unreached |
| Operation World |
| World Factbook |
| Religious Freedom Report |
| UN Human Development Report |
| Ethnologue Language Listing |
| Political Map (UN) |
| Language Map (Ethnologue) |
| Ethnolinguistic Map (Univ of Texas) |
| Perry-Castaneda Map Collection |
| Iraq Prayercast Video |
