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Syria – People Groups
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People Groups
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Population Indig % Evangel % Adherent Least Reached Progress Scale Primary Religion Primary Language Pho Map Txt
Adyghe31,0000.10 %0.40 %Y1.2 IslamAdygheP
Adyghe
M
Adyghe of Syria
T
Adyghe, Kabardian43,000Y0.00 %0.05 %Y1.1 IslamKabardianP
Adyghe, Kabardian
 T
Alawite1,301,000Y0.01 %0.10 %Y1.1 IslamArabic, North LevantinP
Alawite
M
Alawite of Syria
T
Arab, Jordanian41,0000.30 %2.00 %Y1.2 IslamArabic, South LevantinP
Arab, Jordanian
M
Arab, Jordanian of Syria
T
Arab, Lebanese102,000Y0.50 %32.00 %2.2 IslamArabic, North LevantinP
Arab, Lebanese
 T
Arab, Najdi Bedouin1,509,000Y0.00 %0.00 %Y1.1 IslamArabic, Najdi SpokenP
Arab, Najdi Bedouin
M
Arab, Najdi Bedouin of Syria
T
Arab, North Iraqi61,0000.20 %0.70 %Y1.2 IslamArabic, Mesopotamian S  T
Arab, Palestinian591,0000.50 %3.00 %Y1.2 IslamArabic, South LevantinP
Arab, Palestinian
M
Arab, Palestinian of Syria
T
Arab, Syrian14,440,000Y0.10 %6.00 %2.2 IslamArabic, North LevantinP
Arab, Syrian
M
Arab, Syrian of Syria
T
Aramaic, West21,000Y0.00 %40.00 %2.1 IslamWestern Neo-Aramaic   
Armenian74,0008.00 %93.00 %3.2 ChristianityArmenianP
Armenian
 T
Assyrian, Suret203,000Y1.00 %92.00 %2.2 ChristianityAssyrian Neo-AramaicP
Assyrian, Suret
 T
Bedouin, Levantine88,000Y0.00 %0.01 %Y1.1 IslamArabic, Eastern EgyptiP
Bedouin, Levantine
M
Bedouin, Levantine of Syria
T
Bulgarian2,1001.90 %80.00 %2.2 ChristianityBulgarianP
Bulgarian
 T
Chaldean, Neo-Aramaic6,7001.00 %90.00 %2.2 ChristianityChaldean Neo-AramaicP
Chaldean, Neo-Aramaic
 T
DeafY0.00 %6.00 %2.1 IslamLanguage Unknown   
Druze482,000Y0.00 %0.00 %Y1.1 Other / SmallArabic, North LevantinP
Druze
M
Druze of Syria
T
French12,0001.00 %63.00 %2.2 ChristianityFrenchP
French
 T
German2,0002.00 %64.00 %2.2 ChristianityGerman, StandardP
German
  
Greek6,1000.40 %91.00 %2.2 ChristianityGreekP
Greek
 T
Gypsy, Domari, Zott41,000Y1.00 %5.00 %Y1.2 IslamDomariP
Gypsy, Domari, Zott
 T
Jew, Syrian100Y0.00 %0.00 %Y1.1 Ethnic ReligionsArabic, North LevantinP
Jew, Syrian
 T
Kurd, Kurmanji1,689,000Y0.04 %0.13 %Y1.2 IslamKurdish, NorthernP
Kurd, Kurmanji
M
Kurd, Kurmanji of Syria
T
Ossete61,0000.10 %30.00 %2.2 IslamOsetin  T
Persian59,0000.20 %0.50 %Y1.2 IslamFarsi, WesternP
Persian
 T
Portuguese1,0000.00 %95.00 %2.1 ChristianityPortugueseP
Portuguese
  
Russian3,7001.00 %66.00 %2.2 ChristianityRussianP
Russian
  
Spaniard1,1001.00 %77.00 %2.2 ChristianitySpanishP
Spaniard
  
Syrian Aramaic, Turoyo29,000Y0.80 %100.00 %2.2 ChristianityTuroyo   
Turk3,4000.00 %0.10 %Y1.1 IslamTurkishP
Turk
 T
Turkmen, Turkoman134,0000.00 %2.00 %Y1.1 IslamTurkmenP
Turkmen, Turkoman
M
Turkmen, Turkoman of Syria
T
Yazidi14,0000.00 %0.00 %Y1.1 Ethnic ReligionsArabic, North LevantinP
Yazidi
  
Total People Groups:   32 21,052,000 14     16 2.2     27 10 24
Unclassified / Other Individuals 66,000  
UN Country Population (2012) 21,118,000  
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Syria – People Progress
% 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 16 50.0 % 6,087,000 28.9 %
  Level 2 - Nominal / Formative Church 15 46.9 % 14,891,000 70.7 %
  Level 3 - Established / Significant Church 1 3.1 % 74,000 0.4 %
Totals 32   21,052,000  

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

Adyghe
31,000


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Adyghe, Kabardian
43,000


Alawite
1,301,000


Arab, Jordanian
41,000


Arab, Lebanese
102,000


Arab, Najdi Bedouin
1,509,000


© Copyrighted Photo
Arab, Palestinian
591,000


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Arab, Syrian
14,440,000


Armenian
74,000


Assyrian, Suret
203,000


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Bedouin, Levantine
88,000


Bulgarian
2,100


Chaldean, Neo-Aramaic
6,700


Druze
482,000


French
12,000


German
2,000


Greek
6,100


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Gypsy, Domari, Zott
41,000


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Jew, Syrian
100


Kurd, Kurmanji
1,689,000


Persian
59,000


Portuguese
1,000


© Copyrighted Photo
Russian
3,700


Spaniard
1,100


Turk
3,400


Turkmen, Turkoman
134,000


Yazidi
14,000

Syria People Photos   *** Note:  Only people groups with photos available are displayed here.***
Syria – Languages
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Language
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Language
Code
# Peoples
Primary
Language
# Unreached
Primary
Language
Bible
Status
Bible
Locator
Audio NT
Online
Jesus
Film
Online
Audio
Recordings
Online
Gospel
Tract
Online
Adygheady11NT
Arabic, Eastern Egyptian Bedawi Spokenavl11None
Arabic, Mesopotamian Spokenacm11None
Arabic, Najdi Spokenars11None
Arabic, North Levantine Spokenapc64Portions
Arabic, South Levantine Spokenajp22Portions
Armenianhye10Complete
Assyrian Neo-Aramaicaii10Complete
Bulgarianbul10Complete
Chaldean Neo-Aramaiccld10NT
Domarirmt11None
Farsi, Westernpes11Complete
Frenchfra10Complete
German, Standarddeu10Complete
Greekell10Complete
Kabardiankbd11NT
Kurdish, Northernkmr11Complete
Osetinoss10NT
Portuguesepor10Complete
Russianrus10Complete
Spanishspa10Complete
Turkishtur11Complete
Turkmentuk11NT
Turoyotru10Portions
Western Neo-Aramaicamw10None
Totals: 25 31 16   20 10 20 23 16
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Syria – Religions
 
Major Religions  
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Christianity Segments  
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Syria – Possible Ministry Involvement
  • Below are lists of ministries that may work in Syria. Ministries in the Syria 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 Syria   Ministries in Middle East and North Africa
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Syria – Statistics, Prayer Cards, Maps and Links
 
Statistics
Population 21,052,000
Percent Urbanization 56 %
Total People Groups 32
Unreached People Groups 16
Region Middle East and North Africa
10/40 Window Yes
Official National Language Arabic, Standard
Secondary National LanguageArabic, North Levantine Spoken
Primary Religion Islam
Percent Christian Adherent 6.0%  [1]
Percent Evangelical 0.1%  [2]
Country Progress Level 2.2
Persecution Ranking 11 (1=High to 50=Low OD)
Human Development Index 0.648 (0=Low to 1=High UN)

Links
Operation World
Window International Country Profile
Ethnologue Language Listing
State Department Religious Freedom Report
Library of Congress
World Factbook

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.
 
Prayer Cards
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