Country: Philippines

Number of People Groups

202

People Groups Unreached

29 (14.4%)

Progress Level

Progress Gauge

Total
Population

117,222,000

Population in Unreached

5,817,000 (5.0%)

Largest Religion

% Christian Adherent

89.02%

% Evangelical

11.32%

Evangelical Annual Growth Rate

3.1%
Map Notes

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Photo People Group Population
this Country
Global
Population
Indigenous Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale
% Christian
Adherent
% Evangelical Est. Workers
Needed
Aggay 1,600 1,600 Atta, Pamplona Ethnic Religions 20.00 % 7.00 % -
Agta, Alabat Island Unknown Unknown Tagalog Ethnic Religions 8.00 % 4.00 % -
Agta, Camarines Norte 4,800 4,800 Manide Christianity 60.00 % 6.00 % -
 Agta, Casiguran Dumagat 900 900 Agta, Casiguran Dumagat Ethnic Religions 4.00 % 1.00 % 1
Agta, Central Cagayan 1,200 1,200 Agta, Central Cagayan Ethnic Religions 12.00 % 8.00 % -
 Agta, Dupaninan 2,000 2,000 Agta, Dupaninan Ethnic Religions 10.00 % 3.00 % -
 Agta, Isarog 1,200 1,200 Bikol, Central Ethnic Religions 8.00 % 1.00 % -
Agta, Katubung 1,400 1,400 Agta, Katubung Ethnic Religions 10.00 % 3.00 % -
Agta, Mt. Iraya 600 600 Agta, Mt. Iraya Christianity 95.00 % 6.00 % -
Agta, Mt. Iriga 3,800 3,800 Agta, Mt. Iriga Christianity 70.00 % 3.00 % -
Agta, Pahanan 2,200 2,200 Agta, Pahanan Ethnic Religions 20.00 % 6.00 % -
 Agta, Remontado 3,900 3,900 Dumagat, Remontado Ethnic Religions 28.00 % 3.50 % -
 Agta, Umiray 5,300 5,300 Agta, Umiray Dumaget Ethnic Religions 8.00 % 4.00 % -
Agutaynon 20,000 20,000 Agutaynen Christianity 90.00 % 9.00 % -
 Aklano 689,000 714,000 Aklanon Christianity 97.00 % 10.00 % -
Alangan 3,100 3,100 Alangan Christianity 70.00 % 15.00 % -
 Alta, Northern 600 600 Alta, Northern Ethnic Religions 10.00 % 2.00 % -
 Americans, U.S. 176,000 196,885,000 English Christianity 80.00 % 28.90 % -
 Arab 35,000 755,000 Arabic, Mesopotamian Islam 2.00 % 0.20 % 1
Arta 200 200 Arta Christianity 60.00 % 10.00 % -
Atta, Pudtol 1,100 1,100 Atta, Pudtol Ethnic Religions 6.00 % 1.00 % -
 Atta, Southern 900 900 Atta, Faire Ethnic Religions 7.00 % 6.10 % -
 Ayta, Abellen 6,500 6,500 Ayta, Abellen Ethnic Religions 35.00 % 5.00 % -
Ayta, Ambala 3,500 3,500 Ayta, Ambala Ethnic Religions 14.00 % 5.00 % -
 Ayta, Bataan 1,200 1,200 Ayta, Magbukun Ethnic Religions 8.00 % 3.00 % -
  Totals:  202 117,222,000         29 89.02 % 11.32 % 129 
  Unclassified / Other Individuals 115,000                
  UN Country Population (2023) 117,337,000                

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Province Estimated
Population
Abra 268,000
Agusan del Norte 799,000
Agusan del Sur 795,000
Aklan 655,000
Albay 1,511,000
Antique 663,000
Apayao 134,000
Aurora 246,000
Basilan 418,000
Bataan 905,000
Batanes 19,000
Batangas 3,283,000
Benguet 918,000
Biliran 194,000
Bohol 1,477,000
Bukidnon 1,634,000
Bulacan 3,946,000
Cagayan 1,378,000
Camarines Norte 674,000
Camarines Sur 2,228,000
Camiguin 100,000
Capiz 869,000
Catanduanes 295,000
Cavite 4,556,000
Cebu 5,502,000
Compostela Valley 838,000
Davao del Norte 1,143,000
Davao del Sur 2,728,000
Davao Occidental 367,000
Davao Oriental 650,000
Dinagat Islands 141,000
Eastern Samar 545,000
Guimaras 200,000
Ifugao 228,000
Ilocos Norte 664,000
Ilocos Sur 775,000
Iloilo 2,731,000
Isabela 1,824,000
Kalinga 238,000
La Union 896,000
Laguna 3,618,000
Lanao del Norte 1,185,000
Lanao del Sur 1,240,000
Leyte 2,299,000
Maguindanao 1,432,000
Marinduque 261,000
Masbate 1,014,000
Metropolitan Manila 14,937,000
Misamis Occidental 679,000
Misamis Oriental 1,831,000
Mountain Province 170,000
Negros Occidental 3,435,000
Negros Oriental 1,522,000
North Cotabato 1,652,000
Northern Samar 724,000
Nueva Ecija 2,549,000
Nueva Vizcaya 523,000
Occidental Mindoro 557,000
Oriental Mindoro 975,000
Palawan 1,316,000
Pampanga 3,131,000
Pangasinan 3,369,000
Quezon 2,445,000
Quirino 214,000
Rizal 3,472,000
Romblon 326,000
Samar 890,000
Sarangani 632,000
Siquijor 109,000
Sorsogon 915,000
South Cotabato 1,779,000
Southern Leyte 481,000
Sultan Kudarat 925,000
Sulu 989,000
Surigao del Norte 571,000
Surigao del Sur 671,000
Tarlac 1,580,000
Tawi-Tawi 448,000
Zambales 968,000
Zamboanga del Norte 1,133,000
Zamboanga del Sur 2,087,000
Zamboanga Sibugay 735,000
Provinces:  82 117,224,000
UN Country Population 117,337,000
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Language Code # Peoples
w/ this Primary
Language
# Unreached
w/ this Primary
Language
Scripture
Status
YouVersion
Bible
Resources
Faith Comes
By Hearing
Bible Resources
Jesus Film
Online
Global
Recordings
Resources
Gospel
Tract
Online
Adasen tiu 1 0 New Testament
Agta, Casiguran Dumagat dgc 1 1 New Testament
Agta, Central Cagayan agt 1 0 New Testament
Agta, Dupaninan duo 1 0 New Testament
Agta, Katubung agk 1 0 Unspecified
Agta, Mt. Iraya atl 1 0 Translation Needed
Agta, Mt. Iriga agz 1 0 Translation Needed
Agta, Pahanan apf 1 0 New Testament
Agta, Umiray Dumaget due 1 0 New Testament
Agutaynen agn 1 0 New Testament
Aklanon akl 1 0 New Testament
Alangan alj 1 0 New Testament
Alta, Northern aqn 1 0 Translation Started
Alta, Southern agy 1 0 Bible Portions
Arabic, Mesopotamian acm 1 1 New Testament
Arta atz 1 0 Unspecified
Ati atk 1 0 Translation Started
Atta, Faire azt 1 0 Unspecified
Atta, Pamplona att 1 0 New Testament
Atta, Pudtol atp 1 0 Unspecified
Ayta, Abellen abp 1 0 New Testament
Ayta, Ambala abc 1 0 Bible Portions
Ayta, Mag-antsi sgb 1 0 New Testament
Ayta, Mag-Indi blx 1 0 New Testament
Ayta, Magbukun ayt 1 0 Translation Started
Bagobo-Klata bgi 1 0 Translation Started
Balangao blw 1 0 New Testament
Bangon bnj 1 0 Complete Bible
Bantayanon bfx 1 0 Translation Started
Bantoanon bno 1 0 New Testament
Basque eus 1 0 Complete Bible
Batak bya 1 0 Bible Portions
Baybayanon bvy 1 0 Unspecified
Bikol, Buhi'non ubl 1 0 New Testament
Bikol, Central bcl 2 0 Complete Bible
Bikol, Libon lbl 1 0 Translation Needed
Bikol, Miraya rbl 1 0 Translation Started
Bikol, Northern Catanduanes cts 1 0 Translation Started
Bikol, Rinconada bto 1 0 New Testament
Bikol, Southern Catanduanes bln 1 0 New Testament
Bikol, West Albay fbl 1 0 Translation Needed
Binukid bkd 1 0 New Testament
Binukidnon, Northern kyn 1 0 Bible Portions
Binukidnon, Southern mtw 1 0 Translation Needed
Blaan, Koronadal bpr 2 0 New Testament
Blaan, Sarangani bps 1 0 New Testament
Bogkalot ilk 1 0 New Testament
Bolinao smk 1 0 New Testament
Bontok, Central lbk 1 0 New Testament
Bontok, Eastern ebk 1 0 Complete Bible
Bontok, Northern rbk 1 0 Unspecified
Bontok, Southern obk 1 0 Translation Needed
Bontok, Southwestern vbk 1 0 Unspecified
Buhid bku 1 0 New Testament
Butuanon btw 1 0 Translation Started
Caluyanun clu 1 0 New Testament
Capiznon cps 1 0 Unspecified
Cebuano ceb 2 0 Complete Bible
Chavacano cbk 1 0 New Testament
Chinese, Mandarin cmn 1 0 Complete Bible
Chinese, Min Nan nan 1 0 Complete Bible
Chinese, Yue yue 1 0 Complete Bible
Cuyonon cyo 2 1 New Testament
Davawenyo daw 1 0 Unspecified
Dumagat, Remontado agv 1 0 Unspecified
English eng 2 0 Complete Bible
Filipino Sign Language psp 1 0 Bible Portions
Ga'dang gdg 1 0 New Testament
Gaddang gad 1 0 Bible Portions
Hanunoo hnn 1 0 Complete Bible
Higaonon mba 1 0 New Testament
Hiligaynon hil 1 0 Complete Bible
Hindi hin 1 1 Complete Bible
I-Wak iwk 1 0 Bible Portions
Ibaloi ibl 1 0 New Testament
Ibanag ibg 1 0 New Testament
Ibatan ivb 1 0 New Testament
Ifugao, Amganad ifa 1 0 Complete Bible
Ifugao, Batad ifb 1 0 Complete Bible
Ifugao, Mayoyao ifu 1 0 New Testament
Ifugao, Tuwali ifk 1 0 Complete Bible
Ilocano ilo 1 0 Complete Bible
Inabaknon abx 1 0 New Testament
Inagta Alabat dul 1 0 Unspecified
Indonesian ind 1 0 Complete Bible
Inonhan loc 1 0 New Testament
Iranun ilp 1 1 Bible Portions
Iraya iry 1 0 New Testament
Isinay inn 1 0 Bible Portions
Isnag isd 1 0 Complete Bible
Itawit itv 2 0 New Testament
Itneg, Binongan itb 1 0 Bible Portions
Itneg, Inlaud iti 1 0 Translation Needed
Itneg, Maeng itt 1 0 Translation Started
Itneg, Masadiit tis 1 0 Translation Started
Itneg, Moyadan ity 1 0 Translation Started
Ivatan ivv 1 0 New Testament
Japanese jpn 1 1 Complete Bible
Kagayanen cgc 1 0 New Testament
Kalagan kqe 1 1 New Testament
Kalagan, Kagan kll 1 0 Bible Portions
Kalanguya kak 2 0 Complete Bible
Kalinga, Butbut kyb 1 0 New Testament
Kalinga, Limos kmk 1 0 New Testament
Kalinga, Lubuagan knb 1 0 New Testament
Kalinga, Mabaka Valley kkg 1 0 Translation Started
Kalinga, Majukayang kmd 1 0 New Testament
Kalinga, Southern ksc 1 0 New Testament
Kalinga, Tanudan kml 1 0 New Testament
Kalinga, Vanaw bjx 1 0 Translation Started
Kallahan, Keley-I ify 1 0 Complete Bible
Kamayo kyk 1 0 Bible Portions
Kankanaey kne 1 0 New Testament
Kankanay, Northern xnn 1 0 New Testament
Kapampangan pam 1 0 Complete Bible
Karao kyj 1 0 New Testament
Kasiguranin ksn 1 0 Unspecified
Kinabalian cbw 1 0 Translation Needed
Kinaray-A krj 1 0 New Testament
Korean kor 1 0 Complete Bible
Maguindanaon mdh 1 1 Unspecified
Malaynon mlz 1 0 Unspecified
Mandaya mry 3 1 Translation Started
Manide abd 1 0 Translation Started
Manobo, Agusan msm 2 1 New Testament
Manobo, Ata atd 1 0 New Testament
Manobo, Cotabato mta 2 1 New Testament
Manobo, Dibabawon mbd 1 0 New Testament
Manobo, Ilianen mbi 1 0 New Testament
Manobo, Kinamiging mkx 1 0 Unspecified
Manobo, Matigsalug mbt 2 0 Complete Bible
Manobo, Obo obo 1 0 New Testament
Manobo, Rajah Kabunsuwan mqk 1 0 Translation Started
Manobo, Sarangani mbs 1 0 New Testament
Manobo, Western Bukidnon mbb 2 0 Complete Bible
Mansaka msk 1 0 New Testament
Mapun sjm 1 1 New Testament
Maranao mrw 1 1 Complete Bible
Masbatenyo msb 1 0 New Testament
Minamanwa mmn 1 1 New Testament
Molbog pwm 1 1 New Testament
Palawano, Brooke's Point plw 1 1 New Testament
Palawano, Central plc 2 1 New Testament
Palawano, Southwest plv 1 0 New Testament
Pangasinan pag 1 0 Complete Bible
Paranan prf 1 0 New Testament
Porohanon prh 1 0 Unspecified
Romblomanon rol 1 0 New Testament
Sama, Balangingih sse 1 1 New Testament
Sama, Central sml 1 1 New Testament
Sama, Pangutaran slm 1 1 New Testament
Sama, Southern ssb 1 1 Bible Portions
Sambal xsb 1 0 New Testament
Sambal, Botolan sbl 1 0 New Testament
Sangil snl 1 1 Bible Portions
Sangir sxn 1 0 Complete Bible
Sindhi snd 1 1 Complete Bible
Sorsoganon, Northern bks 1 0 Translation Started
Sorsoganon, Southern srv 1 0 Unspecified
Spanish spa 1 0 Complete Bible
Subanen, Central syb 1 0 New Testament
Subanen, Eastern sfe 1 0 Bible Portions
Subanen, Northern stb 1 1 New Testament
Subanen, Southern laa 1 0 New Testament
Subanon, Kolibugan skn 1 1 Bible Portions
Subanon, Western suc 1 0 New Testament
Sulod srg 1 0 Unspecified
Surigaonon sgd 1 0 Translation Started
Tadyawan tdy 1 1 Bible Portions
Tagabawa bgs 1 0 New Testament
Tagakaulo klg 1 0 Bible Portions
Tagalog tgl 7 1 Complete Bible
Tagbanwa tbw 1 0 New Testament
Tagbanwa, Calamian tbk 1 0 New Testament
Tandaganon tgn 1 0 Translation Started
Tausug tsg 1 1 New Testament
Tawbuid twb 1 0 Complete Bible
Tboli tbl 1 0 Complete Bible
Teduray tiy 1 0 New Testament
Waray-Waray war 1 0 Complete Bible
Yakan yka 1 1 New Testament
Yogad yog 1 0 Translation Started
Totals: 182 202 29   96 88 84 123 13
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Philippines Statistics
People Groups 202
Unreached People Groups 29  (14.4%)
Population 117,222,000
Population Annual Growth Rate 1.5%
Population in Unreached 5,817,000  (5.0%)
Primary Religion Christianity
Percent Christian Adherent 89.0%
Percent Evangelical 11.3%
Evangelical Annual Growth Rate 3.1%
Pioneer Workers Needed * 129
Country Progress Level 5
Urbanization 47%
Continent Asia
Region Asia, Southeast
10/40 Window No
Country Code RP
Official Language(s) TagalogEnglish
Literacy Rate 95%
Estimated Illiterate Population 5,861,000
Persecution Ranking Not ranked



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