Country: Ukraine
Number of People Groups
78
People Groups Unreached
28 (35.9%)
Progress Level
Total
Population
36,472,000
Population in Unreached
386,000 (1.1%)
Largest Religion
% Christian Adherent
72.63%
% Evangelical
3.64%
Evangelical Annual Growth Rate
3.1%
| 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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Abkhaz | 1,200 | 302,000 | Abkhaz | Non-Religious | 2 ● | 20.00 % | 1.00 % | -1 - | |
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Afghan, Tajik | 900 | 12,025,000 | Dari | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
|
Albanian | 2,500 | 5,064,000 | Albanian, Gheg | Islam | 2 ● | 15.00 % | 0.50 % | -1 - | |
|
Americans, U.S. | 500 | 196,885,000 | English | Christianity | 5 ● | 82.00 % | 28.90 % | -1 - | |
|
Arab, Uzbeki | 5,000 | 29,000 | Arabic, Uzbeki Spoken | Islam | 2 ● | 10.00 % | 0.50 % | -1 - | |
|
Armenian | 75,000 | 5,679,000 | Armenian, Western | Christianity | 4 ● | 94.00 % | 8.70 % | -1 - | |
|
Assyrian | 2,400 | 934,000 | Assyrian Neo-Aramaic | Christianity | 3 ● | 87.00 % | 2.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Avar | 1,100 | 1,133,000 | Avar | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
|
Azerbaijani | 34,000 | 9,048,000 | Azerbaijani, North | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Bashkir | 3,200 | 1,669,000 | Bashkort | Islam | 1 ● | 3.00 % | 0.50 % | 1 | |
|
Belarusian | 208,000 | 9,095,000 | Belarusian | Christianity | 3 ● | 71.00 % | 1.40 % | -1 - | |
|
Bulgarian | 154,000 | 6,757,000 | Bulgarian | Christianity | 3 ● | 80.00 % | 1.90 % | -1 - | |
|
Chechen | 2,200 | 1,952,000 | Chechen | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
|
Chinese, general | 2,000 | 15,879,000 | Chinese, Mandarin | Non-Religious | 4 ● | 7.00 % | 5.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Chuvash | 8,000 | 1,112,000 | Chuvash | Christianity | 2 ● | 35.00 % | 2.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Czech | 4,500 | 10,667,000 | Czech | Non-Religious | 2 ● | 26.00 % | 0.70 % | -1 - | |
|
Dargin | 1,200 | 641,000 | Dargwa | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
|
Deaf | 184,000 | 49,661,000 | ● | Ukrainian Sign Language | Christianity | 3 ● | 79.01 % | -1 | -1 - |
|
Eskimo, Siberian | 100 | 5,000 | Yupik, Saint Lawrence Island | Ethnic Religions | 2 ● | 16.00 % | 0.80 % | -1 - | |
|
Estonian | 2,200 | 1,120,000 | Estonian, Standard | Non-Religious | 4 ● | 45.00 % | 4.90 % | -1 - | |
|
Finnish | 600 | 5,688,000 | Finnish | Christianity | 5 ● | 84.00 % | 12.10 % | -1 - | |
|
Gagauz | 24,000 | 150,000 | Gagauz | Christianity | 3 ● | 75.00 % | 2.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Georgian | 26,000 | 3,106,000 | Georgian | Christianity | 3 ● | 76.00 % | 1.70 % | -1 - | |
|
German | 25,000 | 67,100,000 | German, Standard | Christianity | 4 ● | 64.00 % | 2.10 % | -1 - | |
|
Gilyak, Nivkh | 400 | 4,200 | Gilyak | Ethnic Religions | 2 ● | 6.00 % | 0.50 % | -1 - | |
|
Greek | 69,000 | 10,478,000 | Urum | Christianity | 3 ● | 90.00 % | 1.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Han Chinese, Mandarin | 1,700 | 931,685,000 | Chinese, Mandarin | Non-Religious | 4 ● | 8.00 % | 5.70 % | -1 - | |
|
Hungarian | 118,000 | 12,208,000 | Hungarian | Christianity | 4 ● | 88.00 % | 2.80 % | -1 - | |
|
Izhor, Ingrian | 700 | 1,500 | ● | Ukrainian | Christianity | 3 ● | 74.00 % | 0.80 % | -1 - |
|
Jewish, Ukrainian | 169,000 | 785,000 | Yiddish, Eastern | Ethnic Religions | 4 ● | 4.70 % | 4.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Karaite | 1,000 | 1,700 | ● | Karaim | Ethnic Religions | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
|
Karelian | 1,100 | 46,000 | Karelian | Christianity | 3 ● | 69.00 % | 1.50 % | -1 - | |
|
Kazakh | 4,200 | 16,737,000 | Kazakh | Islam | 1 ● | 0.20 % | 0.04 % | 1 | |
|
Komi-Permyat | 900 | 59,000 | Komi-Permyak | Christianity | 2 ● | 40.00 % | 0.50 % | -1 - | |
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Komi-Zyrian | 900 | 151,000 | Komi-Zyrian | Non-Religious | 2 ● | 33.00 % | 0.50 % | -1 - | |
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Korean | 9,600 | 81,888,000 | Korean | Non-Religious | 5 ● | 31.00 % | 16.80 % | -1 - | |
|
Krymchaks | 1,400 | 1,400 | ● | Ukrainian | Ethnic Religions | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
|
Kumyk | 500 | 571,000 | Kumyk | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
|
Kurd, Kurmanji | 1,600 | 16,339,000 | Kurdish, Northern | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Kyrgyz | 900 | 5,957,000 | Kyrgyz | Islam | 1 ● | 5.00 % | 0.70 % | 1 | |
|
Lak | 800 | 187,000 | Lak | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Latvian | 3,800 | 1,399,000 | Latvian, Standard | Christianity | 4 ● | 60.00 % | 7.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Lezgin | 3,300 | 894,000 | Lezgi | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
|
Lithuanian | 5,400 | 2,796,000 | Lithuanian | Christianity | 3 ● | 85.00 % | 1.10 % | -1 - | |
|
Moldovan | 195,000 | 3,237,000 | Romanian | Christianity | 4 ● | 73.00 % | 3.70 % | -1 - | |
|
Mordvinian | 7,000 | 106,000 | Erzya | Christianity | 3 ● | 61.00 % | 2.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Orochi | 700 | 1,200 | Oroch | Ethnic Religions | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
|
Orok | 800 | 1,100 | ● | Orok | Ethnic Religions | 1 ● | 4.00 % | 0.50 % | 1 |
|
Ossette | 3,600 | 622,000 | Ossetic | Christianity | 4 ● | 46.00 % | 3.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Pashtun, Southern | 800 | 5,026,000 | Pashto, Southern | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
|
Polish | 109,000 | 45,420,000 | Polish | Christianity | 3 ● | 90.00 % | 0.30 % | -1 - | |
|
Romani, Balkan | 315,000 | 910,000 | Romani, Balkan | Christianity | 3 ● | 70.00 % | 0.90 % | -1 - | |
|
Romani, Baltic | 1,600 | 32,000 | Romani, Baltic | Christianity | 4 ● | 65.00 % | 3.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Romani, Carpathian | 36,000 | 216,000 | ● | Romani, Carpathian | Christianity | 3 ● | 80.00 % | 2.00 % | -1 - |
|
Romani, Vlax | 7,400 | 1,159,000 | ● | Romani, Vlax | Christianity | 4 ● | 70.00 % | 3.00 % | -1 - |
|
Romanian | 114,000 | 21,659,000 | Romanian | Christianity | 4 ● | 97.00 % | 5.40 % | -1 - | |
|
Russian | 6,206,000 | 135,461,000 | Russian | Christianity | 4 ● | 67.00 % | 2.43 % | -1 - | |
|
Ruthenian, Rusyn | 7,700 | 85,000 | ● | Rusyn | Christianity | 4 ● | 85.00 % | 3.70 % | -1 - |
|
Saami, Kildin | 100 | 500 | Saami, Kildin | Christianity | 4 ● | 65.00 % | 3.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Slovak | 4,800 | 5,355,000 | Slovak | Christianity | 3 ● | 93.00 % | 1.20 % | -1 - | |
|
South Asian, general | 7,500 | 12,146,000 | Hindi | Hinduism | 4 ● | 4.00 % | 2.50 % | -1 - | |
|
Spaniard | 700 | 29,952,000 | Spanish | Christianity | 3 ● | 77.00 % | 1.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Tabasaran | 700 | 153,000 | Tabasaran | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
|
Tajik | 3,200 | 10,774,000 | Tajik | Islam | 1 ● | 1.00 % | 0.10 % | 1 | |
|
Tatar | 55,000 | 5,727,000 | ● | Tatar | Islam | 1 ● | 1.50 % | 0.20 % | 1 |
|
Tatar, Crimean | 245,000 | 827,000 | ● | Crimean Tatar | Islam | 1 ● | 0.12 % | 0.10 % | 5 |
|
Thai | 3,200 | 24,237,000 | Thai | Buddhism | 1 ● | 2.00 % | 1.00 % | 1 | |
|
Turk | 3,000 | 67,115,000 | Turkish | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
|
Turk, Meskhetian | 3,000 | 307,000 | Ukrainian | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
|
Turkmen | 2,800 | 8,695,000 | Turkmen | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
|
Udin | 400 | 13,000 | Udi | Christianity | 3 ● | 86.00 % | 1.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Udmurt | 3,600 | 404,000 | Udmurt | Christianity | 3 ● | 55.00 % | 0.10 % | -1 - | |
|
Ukrainian | 27,955,000 | 31,481,000 | ● | Ukrainian | Christianity | 4 ● | 75.00 % | 4.05 % | -1 - |
|
Uzbek, Northern | 9,300 | 32,500,000 | Uzbek, Northern | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
|
Vepsian | 200 | 4,800 | Veps | Christianity | 3 ● | 65.00 % | 1.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Vietnamese | 2,900 | 86,363,000 | Vietnamese | Buddhism | 2 ● | 9.00 % | 1.80 % | -1 - | |
|
Yazidi | 1,700 | 781,000 | Kurdish, Northern | Ethnic Religions | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
|
Yukaghir, Chuvan | 200 | 1,600 | Ukrainian | Ethnic Religions | 1 ● | 5.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
| Totals: 78 | 36,472,000 | 28 ● | 72.63 % | 3.64 % | 32 | |||||
| Unclassified / Other Individuals | 273,000 | |||||||||
| UN Country Population (2023) | 36,745,000 |
| Province ▲ | Estimated Population |
|---|---|
| Cherkasy | 1,241,000 |
| Chernihiv | 1,101,000 |
| Chernivtsi | 816,000 |
| Crimea | 1,799,000 |
| Dnipropetrovs'k | 3,156,000 |
| Donets'k | 4,282,000 |
| Ivano-Frankivs'k | 1,247,000 |
| Kharkiv | 2,577,000 |
| Kherson | 1,039,000 |
| Khmel'nyts'kyy | 1,266,000 |
| Kiev | 1,617,000 |
| Kiev City | 2,309,000 |
| Kirovohrad | 1,002,000 |
| L'viv | 2,324,000 |
| Luhans'k | 2,252,000 |
| Mykolayiv | 1,119,000 |
| Odessa | 2,184,000 |
| Poltava | 1,442,000 |
| Rivne | 1,037,000 |
| Sevastopol' | 335,000 |
| Sumy | 1,150,000 |
| Ternopil' | 1,010,000 |
| Transcarpathia | 1,114,000 |
| Vinnytsya | 1,567,000 |
| Volyn | 938,000 |
| Zaporizhzhya | 1,706,000 |
| Zhytomyr | 1,229,000 |
| Provinces: 27 | 42,859,000 |
| UN Country Population | 36,745,000 |
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| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abkhaz | abk | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Albanian, Gheg | aln | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Arabic, Uzbeki Spoken | auz | 1 | 0 | 0 Unspecified | -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 |
| Avar | ava | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Azerbaijani, North | azj | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Bashkort | bak | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Belarusian | bel | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Bulgarian | bul | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Chechen | che | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Chinese, Mandarin | cmn | 2 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Chuvash | chv | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Crimean Tatar | crh | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Czech | ces | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Dargwa | dar | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Dari | prs | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| English | eng | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Erzya | myv | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Estonian, Standard | ekk | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Finnish | fin | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Gagauz | gag | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | -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 |
| Gilyak | niv | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Hindi | hin | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Hungarian | hun | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Karaim | kdr | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Karelian | krl | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Kazakh | kaz | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Komi-Permyak | koi | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Komi-Zyrian | kpv | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Korean | kor | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Kumyk | kum | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Kurdish, Northern | kmr | 2 | 2 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Kyrgyz | kir | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Lak | lbe | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Latvian, Standard | lvs | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Lezgi | lez | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Lithuanian | lit | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Oroch | oac | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Orok | oaa | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Ossetic | oss | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Pashto, Southern | pbt | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Polish | pol | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Romani, Balkan | rmn | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Romani, Baltic | rml | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
| Romani, Carpathian | rmc | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Romani, Vlax | rmy | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Romanian | ron | 2 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Russian | rus | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Rusyn | rue | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
| Saami, Kildin | sjd | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Slovak | slk | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Spanish | spa | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tabasaran | tab | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Tajik | tgk | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tatar | tat | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Thai | tha | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | -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 |
| Udi | udi | 1 | 0 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Udmurt | udm | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Ukrainian | ukr | 5 | 3 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ukrainian Sign Language | ukl | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Urum | uum | 1 | 0 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Uzbek, Northern | uzn | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Veps | vep | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Vietnamese | vie | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Yiddish, Eastern | ydd | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Yupik, Saint Lawrence Island | ess | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | -1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
| Totals: | 71 | 78 | 28 | 0 | 58 | 59 | 50 | 35 |
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| People Groups | 78 |
| Unreached People Groups | 28 (35.9%) |
| Population | 36,472,000 |
| Population Annual Growth Rate | -0.5% |
| Population in Unreached | 386,000 (1.1%) |
| Primary Religion | Christianity |
| Percent Christian Adherent | 72.6% |
| Percent Evangelical | 3.6% |
| Evangelical Annual Growth Rate | 3.1% |
| Pioneer Workers Needed * | 32 |
| Country Progress Level | 4 ● |
| Urbanization | 69% |
| Continent | Europe |
| Region | Europe, Eastern and Eurasia |
| 10/40 Window | No |
| Country Code | UP |
| Official Language(s) | Ukrainian | Russian |
| Literacy Rate | 99% |
| Estimated Illiterate Population | 365,000 |
| Persecution Ranking | Not ranked |
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