Country: Iran
Number of People Groups
94
People Groups Unreached
84 (89.4%)
Progress Level
Progress Scale
The Joshua Project Progress Scale is an estimate of the progress of church planting among a people group, people cluster, country or language. The Progress Scale is derived from people group values for percent Evangelical and percent Christian Adherent.
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| 1 | Unreached - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity. | Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5% |
| 2 | Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians. | Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50% |
| 3 | Superficially reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith. | Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50% |
| 4 | Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest presence. | Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10% |
| 5 | Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence. | Evangelicals > 10% |
☀︎ indicates Frontier Peoples which are a subset of Unreached with 0.1% or fewer Christian Adherents and no reported movement.
Total
Population
89,594,000
Population in Unreached
89,243,000 (99.6%)
% Christian Adherent
1.67%
% Evangelical
1.20%
Evangelical Annual Growth Rate
19.6%
(Global Rate = 2.6%)
Map Notes
Map Notes
- Each point represents a people group in a country.
- Colors ●●●●● are from the Joshua Project Progress Scale.
- Points are best estimates, but should not be taken as exact.
- Points represent the approximate center of a larger area.
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Brahui
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Galeshi
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Gujarati
Gurani, Hawrami
Harzani
Hazara
Herki
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Italian
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Jewish, Judeo-Persian
Karakalpak
Karingani
Kazakh
Khalaj, Turkic
Khorasani Turk
Korean
Kumzari
Kurd, Kurmanji
Kurd, Sorani
Kurd, Southern
Laki
Larestani
Luri, Northern
Luri, Southern
Mamasani
Mandaean
Mazanderani, Tabri
Mussulman Tat
Parsee
Pashtun, Southern
Persian
Punjabi
Qashqai, Kashkai
Romani, Balkan
Romani, Iranian
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Tajik, Tadzhik
Takistani
Talysh
Tati, Central
Tati, Southern
Turk
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