Joshua Project - Ethnic People Groups of Lebanon

Lebanon – 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
Alawite	125,000	Y	0.00 %	0.00 %	Y	1.1	Islam	Arabic, North Levantin	0P Alawite	0M Alawite of Lebanon	0T
Americans, U.S.	4,500		28.00 %	80.00 %		3.2	Christianity	English	0P Americans, U.S.	1	0T
Arab, Egyptian	71,000		0.30 %	13.00 %		2.2	Islam	Arabic, Egyptian Spoke	0P Arab, Egyptian	1	1
Arab, Iraqi	18,000		0.20 %	1.60 %	Y	1.2	Islam	Arabic, Mesopotamian S	0P Arab, Iraqi	0M Arab, Iraqi of Lebanon	0T
Arab, Lebanese	2,809,000	Y	0.50 %	34.00 %		2.2	Islam	Arabic, North Levantin	0P Arab, Lebanese	0M Arab, Lebanese of Lebanon	0T
Arab, Palestinian	549,000		0.10 %	38.00 %		2.2	Islam	Arabic, South Levantin	0P Arab, Palestinian	0M Arab, Palestinian of Lebanon	0T
Arab, Syrian	36,000	Y	0.10 %	6.50 %		2.2	Islam	Arabic, North Levantin	0P Arab, Syrian	0M Arab, Syrian of Lebanon	0T
Aramaic, West	24,000		0.00 %	82.00 %		2.1	Christianity	Western Neo-Aramaic	1	1	1
Armenian	79,000		8.00 %	94.00 %		3.2	Christianity	Armenian	0P Armenian	1	0T
Assyrian	22,000		0.00 %	93.00 %		2.1	Christianity	Assyrian Neo-Aramaic	0P Assyrian	1	0T
Bedouin, Levantine	47,000		0.10 %	0.20 %	Y	1.2	Islam	Arabic, Eastern Egypti	0P Bedouin, Levantine	0M Bedouin, Levantine of Lebanon	0T
British	2,600		8.00 %	60.00 %		3.2	Christianity	English	0P British	1	1
Deaf		Y	0.00 %	31.00 %		2.1	Islam	Language Unknown	1	1	1
Druze	300,000	Y	0.01 %	0.05 %	Y	1.1	Other / Small	Arabic, North Levantin	0P Druze	0M Druze of Lebanon	0T
Filipino, Tagalog	14,000		12.00 %	90.00 %		3.2	Christianity	Tagalog	0P Filipino, Tagalog	1	1
French	23,000		1.00 %	62.00 %		2.2	Christianity	French	0P French	1	0T
Greek	4,400		0.40 %	88.00 %		2.2	Christianity	Greek	0P Greek	1	0T
Italian	4,400		1.00 %	79.00 %		2.2	Christianity	Italian	0P Italian	1	1
Jew	1,400	Y	0.00 %	0.09 %	Y	1.1	Ethnic Religions	Arabic, North Levantin	0P Jew	1	0T
Kurd, Kurmanji	120,000		0.01 %	4.00 %	Y	1.2	Islam	Kurdish, Northern	0P Kurd, Kurmanji	0M Kurd, Kurmanji of Lebanon	0T
Portuguese	2,300		2.00 %	92.00 %		2.2	Christianity	Portuguese	0P Portuguese	1	1
Spaniard	2,200		1.00 %	75.00 %		2.2	Christianity	Spanish	0P Spaniard	1	1
Turk	9,200		0.00 %	0.10 %	Y	1.1	Islam	Turkish	0P Turk	1	0T
Total People Groups: 23	4,268,000	6			7	2.2			21	8	15
Unclassified / Other Individuals	24,000
UN Country Population (2012)	4,292,000

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Lebanon –

% 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	7	30.4 %	620,000	14.5 %
	Level 2 - Nominal / Formative Church	12	52.2 %	3,547,000	83.1 %
	Level 3 - Established / Significant Church	4	17.4 %	100,000	2.3 %

Totals		23		4,268,000

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

Alawite 125,000	Americans, U.S. 4,500	Arab, Egyptian 71,000	Arab, Iraqi 18,000	Arab, Lebanese 2,809,000	© Copyrighted Photo Arab, Palestinian 549,000
© Copyrighted Photo Arab, Syrian 36,000	Armenian 79,000	Assyrian 22,000	© Copyrighted Photo Bedouin, Levantine 47,000	British 2,600	Druze 300,000
Filipino, Tagalog 14,000	French 23,000	Greek 4,400	Italian 4,400	© Copyrighted Photo Jew 1,400	Kurd, Kurmanji 120,000
Portuguese 2,300	Spaniard 2,200	Turk 9,200
Lebanon People Photos * Note: Only people groups with photos available are displayed here.*

Lebanon – 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
Arabic, Eastern Egyptian Bedawi Spoken	avl	1	1	None	1	1	1	0	0
Arabic, Egyptian Spoken	arz	1	0	NT	0	0	0	0	0
Arabic, Mesopotamian Spoken	acm	1	1	None	1	1	0	0	0
Arabic, North Levantine Spoken	apc	5	3	Portions	0	1	1	0	0
Arabic, South Levantine Spoken	ajp	1	0	Portions	0	1	0	0	0
Armenian	hye	1	0	Complete	0	1	0	0	0
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic	aii	1	0	Complete	0	1	0	0	0
English	eng	2	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
French	fra	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Greek	ell	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Italian	ita	1	0	Complete	0	1	0	0	0
Kurdish, Northern	kmr	1	1	Complete	0	0	0	0	1
Portuguese	por	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Spanish	spa	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Tagalog	tgl	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Turkish	tur	1	1	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Western Neo-Aramaic	amw	1	0	None	1	1	1	1	1
Totals:	17	22	7		14	9	14	16	15

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Lebanon – 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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Source: 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.
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Lebanon – Possible Ministry Involvement

Below are lists of ministries that may work in Lebanon. Ministries in the Lebanon section probably minister in this country. Ministries in the Middle East and North Africa 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 Lebanon

Ministries in Middle East and North Africa

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Lebanon – Statistics, Prayer Cards, Maps and Links


Statistics

Population	4,268,000
Percent Urbanization	87 %
Total People Groups	23
Unreached People Groups	7
Region	Middle East and North Africa
10/40 Window	Yes
Official National Language	Arabic, Standard
Secondary National Language	English
Primary Religion	Islam
Percent Christian Adherent	31.4% ^[1]
Percent Evangelical	0.6% ^[2]
Country Progress Level	2.2
Persecution Ranking	Not ranked (1=High to 50=Low OD)
Human Development Index	0.745 (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.