Joshua Project - Ethnic People Groups of Bulgaria

Bulgaria – People Groups

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People Groups (click people name for profile)	Population	Indig	% Evangel	% Adherent	Least Reached	Progress Scale	Primary Religion	Primary Language	Pho	Map	Txt
Adyghe	500		0.00 %	0.00 %	Y	1.1	Islam	Adyghe	0P Adyghe	1	0T
Albanian, Gheg	300		0.40 %	60.00 %		2.2	Christianity	Albanian, Gheg	0P Albanian, Gheg	0M Albanian, Gheg of Bulgaria	0T
Arab	4,800		0.30 %	5.00 %	Y	1.2	Islam	Arabic, North Levantin	0P Arab	1	0T
Armenian	6,600		2.00 %	90.00 %		2.2	Christianity	Armenian	0P Armenian	1	0T
Aromanian	10,000		0.80 %	90.00 %		2.2	Christianity	Aromanian	0P Aromanian	1	0T
British	2,600		9.00 %	72.00 %		3.2	Christianity	English	0P British	1	1
Bulgarian	6,150,000	Y	2.10 %	90.00 %		3.1	Christianity	Bulgarian	0P Bulgarian	1	0T
Czech	400		0.90 %	25.00 %		2.2	Non-Religious	Czech	0P Czech	1	1
Deaf			0.00 %	79.91 %		2.1	Christianity	Bulgarian Sign Languag	1	1	1
French	300		2.00 %	76.00 %		2.2	Christianity	French	0P French	1	0T
Gagauzi Turk	1,300	Y	7.00 %	90.00 %		3.2	Christianity	Gagauz	0P Gagauzi Turk	1	1
Greek	1,400		0.18 %	95.00 %		2.2	Christianity	Greek	0P Greek	1	0T
Gypsy, Bulgarian	241,000	Y	3.00 %	51.00 %		3.1	Christianity	Bulgarian	0P Gypsy, Bulgarian	1	1
Italian	500		1.20 %	83.00 %		2.2	Christianity	Italian	0P Italian	1	1
Jew, Bulgarian	1,200	Y	0.10 %	0.50 %	Y	1.2	Ethnic Religions	Bulgarian	0P Jew, Bulgarian	1	0T
Karakachan	2,600		1.00 %	95.00 %		2.2	Christianity	Greek	1	1	1
Kurd, Kurmanji	200		0.00 %	0.00 %	Y	1.1	Islam	Kurdish, Northern	0P Kurd, Kurmanji	1	0T
Macedonian	1,700		0.50 %	90.00 %		2.2	Christianity	Macedonian	0P Macedonian	1	0T
Millet	94,000	Y	3.00 %	19.00 %		3.1	Islam	Turkish	0P Millet	1	1
Moldavian	900		3.70 %	74.00 %		3.1	Christianity	Romanian	0P Moldavian	1	1
Palityan, Bogomil	900	Y	0.50 %	75.00 %		2.2	Christianity	Bulgarian	1	1	1
Polish	800		0.20 %	90.00 %		2.2	Christianity	Polish	0P Polish	1	1
Pomak	70,000	Y	0.30 %	1.20 %	Y	1.2	Islam	Bulgarian	0P Pomak	0M Pomak of Bulgaria	0T
Romani, Balkan, Zargari	99,000	Y	3.46 %	65.00 %		3.1	Christianity	Romani, Balkan	0P Romani, Balkan, Zargari	0M Romani, Balkan, Zargari of Bulgaria	0T
Romani, Vlax	5,600		5.00 %	68.00 %		3.1	Christianity	Romani, Vlax	0P Romani, Vlax	0M Romani, Vlax of Bulgaria	0T
Russian	10,000		1.00 %	60.00 %		2.2	Christianity	Russian	0P Russian	1	1
Serb	600		0.30 %	85.00 %		2.2	Christianity	Serbian	0P Serb	1	0T
South Asian, general	300	Y	1.50 %	4.00 %	Y	1.2	Hinduism	Hindi	1	1	1
Spaniard	200		0.00 %	95.00 %		2.1	Christianity	Spanish	0P Spaniard	1	1
Tatar, Crimean	5,600		0.10 %	0.50 %	Y	1.2	Islam	Crimean Tatar	0P Tatar, Crimean	1	0T
Turk	588,000		0.01 %	0.10 %	Y	1.1	Islam	Turkish	0P Turk	0M Turk of Bulgaria	0T
Vietnamese	1,800		0.40 %	5.00 %	Y	1.2	Buddhism	Vietnamese	0P Vietnamese	1	1
Total People Groups: 32	7,303,000	9			9	2.2			28	5	17
Unclassified / Other Individuals	95,000
UN Country Population (2012)	7,398,000

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Bulgaria –

% of People Groups

% of Population in People Groups

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Progress Level		Peoples	% of Peoples	Population	% of Population

	Level 1 - Unreached / Least-Reached	9	28.1 %	673,000	9.2 %
	Level 2 - Nominal / Formative Church	15	46.9 %	36,000	0.5 %
	Level 3 - Established / Significant Church	8	25.0 %	6,594,000	90.3 %

Totals		32		7,303,000

Bulgaria – People Photos * Note: Only people groups with photos available are displayed here.*

Adyghe 500	Albanian, Gheg 300	Arab 4,800	Armenian 6,600	Aromanian 10,000	British 2,600
Bulgarian 6,150,000	Czech 400	French 300	Gagauzi Turk 1,300	Greek 1,400	Gypsy, Bulgarian 241,000
Italian 500	Jew, Bulgarian 1,200	Kurd, Kurmanji 200	Macedonian 1,700	Millet 94,000	© Copyrighted Photo Moldavian 900
Polish 800	Pomak 70,000	Romani, Balkan, Zargari 99,000	Romani, Vlax 5,600	© Copyrighted Photo Russian 10,000	Serb 600
Spaniard 200	Tatar, Crimean 5,600	Turk 588,000	© Copyrighted Photo Vietnamese 1,800
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Bulgaria – Languages

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Language (click Language name for details)	Language Code	# Peoples Primary Language	# Unreached Primary Language	Bible Status	Bible Locator	Audio NT Online	Jesus Film Online	Audio Recordings Online	Gospel Tract Online
Adyghe	ady	1	1	NT	0	1	0	0	1
Albanian, Gheg	aln	1	0	NT	0	1	0	0	0
Arabic, North Levantine Spoken	apc	1	1	Portions	0	1	1	0	0
Armenian	hye	1	0	Complete	0	1	0	0	0
Aromanian	rup	1	0	Portions	0	1	1	1	1
Bulgarian	bul	5	2	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Bulgarian Sign Language	bqn	1	0	None	1	1	1	1	1
Crimean Tatar	crh	1	1	NT	0	1	0	0	1
Czech	ces	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
English	eng	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
French	fra	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Gagauz	gag	1	0	NT	0	1	0	1	1
Greek	ell	2	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Hindi	hin	1	1	Complete	0	0	0	0	1
Italian	ita	1	0	Complete	0	1	0	0	0
Kurdish, Northern	kmr	1	1	Complete	0	0	0	0	1
Macedonian	mkd	1	0	Complete	0	1	0	0	1
Polish	pol	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Romani, Balkan	rmn	1	0	NT	0	1	0	0	1
Romani, Vlax	rmy	1	0	NT	0	0	0	0	1
Romanian	ron	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Russian	rus	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Serbian	srp	1	0	Complete	0	1	0	0	0
Spanish	spa	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Turkish	tur	2	1	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Vietnamese	vie	1	1	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Totals:	26	32	9		25	14	23	23	16

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Bulgaria – Religions

Major Religions
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Source: Each People Group's population is multiplied by the Major Religion percentages for that people group. The results are summed for each Religion for all Peoples within the country.

Christianity Segments
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Bulgaria – Possible Ministry Involvement

Below are lists of ministries that may work in Bulgaria. Ministries in the Bulgaria section probably minister in this country. Ministries in the Eastern Europe and Eurasia section only possibly minister in this country. The purpose of this information is to assist potential new missionaries connect with sending agencies and for general ministry networking. Click on the links below to visit ministry websites for further information. Visit the Power-Of-Connecting "Find a Network Tool" to find further networking information.
The lists below do not include all ministries at work in this country or region. There are likely many excellent ministries not listed here. Omissions are not intentional, but occur simply from lack of data. Please contact us to suggest other ministries to include here. Inclusion here is not an endorsement by Joshua Project.

Ministries in Bulgaria

Ministries in Eastern Europe and Eurasia

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Country Level Ministries	Size
American Baptist Churches of the USA, Int'l Ministries	Medium
AMG International	Large
Christian Aid Mission	Large
Christian Witness to Israel	Small
Church of God, Anderson, Indiana	Medium
Church of God, Cleveland, Tennessee	Medium
Entrust	Medium
Greater Grace World Outreach Missions	Medium
Integra	Small
International Gospel Outreach	Medium
Macedonian World Baptist Missions	Medium
Mission Possible Foundation	Medium
Navigators, International Missions Group	Medium
New Mission Systems International	Medium
Presbyterian Evangelistic Fellowship	Medium
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod, World Missions	Small
World Partners USA	Medium
Ministries Listed: 17

Regional Level Ministries	Size
ABWE (Association of Baptists for World Evangelism)	Large
Anglican Frontier Missions	Small
Assemblies of God World Missions	Large
Awana Clubs, International	Medium
Baptist Bible Fellowship, International	Medium
Baptist International Missions, Inc. (BIMI)	Medium
Baptist Mid-Missions	Medium
BCM International	Medium
Bible League	Medium
Campus Crusade for Christ, International	Large
Child Evangelism Fellowship	Medium
Christian Church of North America - Missions	Small
Church of God of Prophecy	Medium
Church of the Nazarene World Mission Department	Medium
Church World Service	Medium
Cooperative Baptist Fellowship	Medium
Eastern European Outreach	Small
Educational Services International	Medium
EFCA International Mission	Medium
Every Home for Christ	Medium
Final Frontiers Foundation	Large
Free Methodist World Missions	Medium
Galcom International	Small
GO International	Small
InterComm	Small
International Christian Ministries Canada	Small
International Street Kids Outreach Ministries	Medium
Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod	Medium
Mailbox Club International	Small
New Hope International	Medium
One Mission Society	Medium
Open Bible Churches	Small
People International USA	Medium
Pioneers	Medium
Salvation Army	Medium
Seventh-day Adventists General Conference	Medium
Silent Word Ministries	Small
Southern Baptist Convention - International Mission Board	Large
Team Expansion	Medium
Tentmakers International	Small
United Methodist Church	Medium
United Pentecostal Church Foreign Missions	Medium
United World Mission	Medium
Worldwide Tentmakers, Incorporated	Small
Young Life	Medium
Youth with a Mission	Large
Ministries Listed: 46

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Bulgaria – Statistics, Prayer Cards, Maps and Links


Statistics

Population	7,303,000
Percent Urbanization	71 %
Total People Groups	32
Unreached People Groups	9
Region	Eastern Europe and Eurasia
10/40 Window	No
Official National Language	Bulgarian
Secondary National Language	Turkish
Primary Religion	Christianity
Percent Christian Adherent	79.1% ^[1]
Percent Evangelical	2.0% ^[2]
Country Progress Level	2.2
Persecution Ranking	Not ranked (1=High to 50=Low OD)
Human Development Index	0.782 (0=Low to 1=High UN)

Links

State Department Religious Freedom Report

Library of Congress

Notes

[1] Each People Group's population is multiplied by the Major Religion percentages for that people group. The results are summed for each Religion for all Peoples within the country.

[2] Each People Group's population is multiplied by the Christianity Segments percentages for that people group. The results are summed for each Christianity Segment for all peoples within the country.