Country: Mexico

Number of People Groups

343

People Groups Unreached

3 (0.9%)

Progress Level

Progress Gauge

Total
Population

129,210,000

Population in Unreached

107,000 (0.1%)

Largest Religion

% Christian Adherent

95.30%

% Evangelical

10.45%

Evangelical Annual Growth Rate

3.8%
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
 Afro-Seminole 500 700 Afro-Seminole Creole Christianity 90.00 % 2.00 % -
 Americans, U.S. 792,000 197,948,000 English Christianity 70.00 % 28.90 % -
 Amerindian, Detribalized 13,646,000 16,169,000 Spanish Christianity 95.00 % 10.12 % -
 Amuzgo, Guerrero 50,000 50,000 Amuzgo, Guerrero Christianity 95.00 % 2.90 % -
 Amuzgo, Ipalapa 2,200 2,200 Amuzgo, Ipalapa Christianity 95.00 % 25.00 % -
 Amuzgo, San Pedro Amuzgos 5,600 5,600 Amuzgo, San Pedro Amuzgos Christianity 95.00 % 8.30 % -
 Anglo-Canadian 12,000 17,345,000 English Christianity 72.00 % 7.70 % -
 Arab, Lebanese 90,000 6,275,000 Arabic, Levantine Islam 32.00 % 0.50 % -
 Arab, Palestinian 13,000 11,593,000 Arabic, Levantine Islam 40.00 % 1.00 % -
 Arab, Syrian 110,000 20,176,000 Arabic, Levantine Islam 6.00 % 0.10 % -
 Argentinian, White 19,000 36,580,000 Spanish Christianity 89.00 % 9.10 % -
 Basque 26,000 2,359,000 Basque Christianity 95.00 % 1.00 % -
 Belize Creole 2,800 146,000 Belize English Creole Christianity 70.00 % 21.00 % -
 Bolivian, Mestizo 2,500 8,524,000 Spanish Christianity 92.00 % 18.00 % -
 Brazilian, White 8,600 103,114,000 Portuguese Christianity 93.00 % 26.00 % -
 British 4,000 54,161,000 English Christianity 60.00 % 8.80 % -
 Catalonian 64,000 4,332,000 Catalan Christianity 95.00 % 1.00 % -
 Ch'ol, Tila 58,000 58,000 Chol Christianity 96.00 % 13.00 % -
 Ch'ol, Tumbala 183,000 185,000 Chol Christianity 97.00 % 33.40 % -
 Chatino, Nopala 12,000 12,000 Chatino, Nopala Christianity 96.00 % 8.00 % -
 Chatino, Sierra Occidental 10,000 10,000 Chatino, Western Highland Christianity 95.00 % 3.50 % -
 Chatino, Sierra Oriental 2,400 2,400 Chatino, Eastern Highland Christianity 95.00 % 0.40 % -
 Chatino, Tataltepec 500 500 Chatino, Tataltepec Christianity 95.00 % 6.00 % -
 Chatino, Yaitepec 10,000 11,000 Chatino, Western Highland Christianity 95.00 % 0.40 % -
 Chatino, Zacatepec 600 600 Chatino, Zacatepec Christianity 95.00 % 10.00 % -
  Totals:  343 129,210,000         3 95.30 % 10.45 %
  Unclassified / Other Individuals 178,000                
  UN Country Population (2024) 129,388,000                

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State Estimated
Population
Aguascalientes 1,354,000
Baja California 3,605,000
Baja California Sur 728,000
Campeche 939,000
Chiapas 5,481,000
Chihuahua 3,892,000
Coahuila 3,140,000
Colima 744,000
Distrito Federal 10,118,000
Durango 1,866,000
Guanajuato 6,268,000
Guerrero 3,872,000
Hidalgo 3,045,000
Jalisco 8,399,000
México 17,340,000
Michoacán 4,971,000
Morelos 2,030,000
Nayarit 1,240,000
Nuevo León 5,317,000
Oaxaca 4,344,000
Puebla 6,604,000
Querétaro 2,089,000
Quintana Roo 1,515,000
San Luis Potosí 2,955,000
Sinaloa 3,163,000
Sonora 3,042,000
Tabasco 2,558,000
Tamaulipas 3,735,000
Tlaxcala 1,337,000
Veracruz 8,733,000
Yucatán 2,235,000
Zacatecas 1,704,000
States:  32 128,363,000
UN Country Population 129,388,000
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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
Afro-Seminole Creole afs 1 0 Unspecified
Akateko knj 1 0 Complete Bible
Amuzgo, Guerrero amu 1 0 New Testament
Amuzgo, Ipalapa azm 1 0 Translation Started
Amuzgo, San Pedro Amuzgos azg 1 0 New Testament
Arabic, Levantine apc 3 0 Bible Portions
Basque eus 1 0 Complete Bible
Belize English Creole bzj 1 0 New Testament
Calo rmq 1 0 Bible Portions
Catalan cat 1 0 Complete Bible
Chatino, Eastern Highland cly 1 0 New Testament
Chatino, Nopala cya 1 0 New Testament
Chatino, Tataltepec cta 1 0 New Testament
Chatino, Western Highland ctp 2 0 New Testament
Chatino, Zacatepec ctz 1 0 Unspecified
Chatino, Zenzontepec czn 1 0 Bible Portions
Chichimeco-Jonaz pei 1 0 Unspecified
Chinantec, Comaltepec cco 1 0 New Testament
Chinantec, Lalana cnl 1 0 New Testament
Chinantec, Lealao cle 1 0 New Testament
Chinantec, Ojitlan chj 1 0 New Testament
Chinantec, Ozumacin chz 1 0 New Testament
Chinantec, Palantla cpa 1 0 New Testament
Chinantec, Quiotepec chq 1 0 New Testament
Chinantec, Sochiapam cso 1 0 New Testament
Chinantec, Tepetotutla cnt 1 0 New Testament
Chinantec, Tepinapa cte 1 0 Unspecified
Chinantec, Tlacoatzintepec ctl 1 0 Bible Portions
Chinantec, Usila cuc 1 0 New Testament
Chinantec, Valle Nacional cvn 1 0 Unspecified
Chinese, Yue yue 1 0 Complete Bible
Chol ctu 2 0 Complete Bible
Chontal, Highland Oaxaca chd 1 0 New Testament
Chontal, Lowland Oaxaca clo 1 0 Bible Portions
Chontal, Tabasco chf 1 0 New Testament
Chuj cac 1 0 Complete Bible
Cocopa coc 1 0 Bible Portions
Cora, El Nayar crn 1 0 New Testament
Cora, Santa Teresa cok 1 0 New Testament
Cuicatec, Tepeuxila cux 1 0 New Testament
Cuicatec, Teutila cut 1 0 New Testament
English eng 3 0 Complete Bible
French fra 1 0 Complete Bible
Galician glg 1 0 Complete Bible
German, Standard deu 1 0 Complete Bible
German, Swiss gsw 1 0 New Testament
Greek ell 1 0 Complete Bible
Haitian Creole hat 1 0 Complete Bible
Huarijio var 1 0 New Testament
Huastec hus 3 0 New Testament
Huave, San Dionisio del Mar hve 1 0 Unspecified
Huave, San Francisco del Mar hue 1 0 Unspecified
Huave, San Mateo del Mar huv 1 0 New Testament
Huave, Santa Maria del Mar hvv 1 0 Translation Started
Huichol hch 1 1 Complete Bible
Italian ita 1 0 Complete Bible
Jakalteko jac 1 0 Complete Bible
Japanese jpn 1 1 Complete Bible
Kickapoo kic 1 0 Unspecified
Korean kor 1 0 Complete Bible
Kumiai dih 1 0 Unspecified
Lacandon lac 1 0 New Testament
Mam mam 2 0 Complete Bible
Matlatzinca, Atzingo ocu 1 0 Unspecified
Matlatzinca, San Francisco mat 1 0 Unspecified
Maya, Yucatec yua 2 0 Complete Bible
Mayo mfy 1 0 New Testament
Mazahua, Central maz 1 0 New Testament
Mazahua, Michoacan mmc 1 0 Bible Portions
Mazatec, Ayautla vmy 1 0 New Testament
Mazatec, Chiquihuitlan maq 1 0 New Testament
Mazatec, Huautla mau 1 0 New Testament
Mazatec, Ixcatlan mzi 1 0 New Testament
Mazatec, Jalapa de Diaz maj 1 0 New Testament
Mazatec, Mazatlan vmz 1 0 New Testament
Mazatec, Puebla and Northeastern pbm 1 0 Unspecified
Mazatec, San Jeronimo Tecoatl maa 1 0 New Testament
Mazatec, Soyaltepec vmp 1 0 Bible Portions
Me'phaa, Acatepec tpx 1 0 Bible Portions
Me'phaa, Azoyu tpc 1 0 Unspecified
Me'phaa, Malinaltepec tcf 1 0 Bible Portions
Me'phaa, Tlacoapa tpl 1 0 New Testament
Mexican Sign Language mfs 1 0 Bible Portions
Mixe, Coatlan mco 1 0 New Testament
Mixe, Isthmus mir 1 0 New Testament
Mixe, Juquila mxq 1 0 New Testament
Mixe, Mazatlan mzl 1 0 New Testament
Mixe, North Central neq 1 0 New Testament
Mixe, Quetzaltepec pxm 1 0 Complete Bible
Mixe, Tlahuitoltepec mxp 1 0 New Testament
Mixe, Totontepec mto 1 0 New Testament
Mixtec, Alacatlatzala mim 1 0 New Testament
Mixtec, Alcozauca xta 1 0 New Testament
Mixtec, Amoltepec mbz 1 0 Bible Portions
Mixtec, Apasco-Apoala mip 1 0 New Testament
Mixtec, Atatlahuca mib 1 0 New Testament
Mixtec, Ayutla miy 1 0 New Testament
Mixtec, Cacaloxtepec miu 1 0 Bible Portions
Mixtec, Chayuco mih 1 0 New Testament
Mixtec, Chazumba xtb 1 0 Unspecified
Mixtec, Chigmecatitlan mii 1 0 Translation Started
Mixtec, Coatzospan miz 1 0 New Testament
Mixtec, Cuyamecalco xtu 1 0 Translation Started
Mixtec, Diuxi-Tilantongo xtd 1 0 New Testament
Mixtec, Huitepec mxs 1 0 Translation Started
Mixtec, Itundujia mce 1 0 Unspecified
Mixtec, Ixtayutla vmj 1 0 Bible Portions
Mixtec, Jamiltepec mxt 1 0 New Testament
Mixtec, Juxtlahuaca vmc 1 0 Bible Portions
Mixtec, Magdalena Penasco xtm 1 0 New Testament
Mixtec, Metlatonoc mxv 1 0 New Testament
Mixtec, Mitlatongo vmm 1 0 Bible Portions
Mixtec, Mixtepec mix 1 0 Bible Portions
Mixtec, Northern Tlaxiaco xtn 1 0 New Testament
Mixtec, Northwest Oaxaca mxa 1 0 Bible Portions
Mixtec, Ocotepec mie 1 0 New Testament
Mixtec, Penoles mil 1 0 New Testament
Mixtec, Pinotepa Nacional mio 1 0 New Testament
Mixtec, San Juan Colorado mjc 1 0 New Testament
Mixtec, San Juan Teita xtj 1 0 Bible Portions
Mixtec, San Miguel el Grande mig 2 0 New Testament
Mixtec, San Miguel Piedras xtp 1 0 Unspecified
Mixtec, Santa Lucia Monteverde mdv 1 0 Bible Portions
Mixtec, Santa Maria Zacatepec mza 1 0 New Testament
Mixtec, Silacayoapan mks 1 0 New Testament
Mixtec, Sinicahua xti 1 0 Translation Needed
Mixtec, Southeastern Nochixtlan mxy 1 0 Bible Portions
Mixtec, Southern Puebla mit 1 0 New Testament
Mixtec, Southwestern Tlaxiaco meh 1 0 New Testament
Mixtec, Soyaltepec vmq 1 0 Translation Started
Mixtec, Tacahua xtt 1 0 Unspecified
Mixtec, Tamazola vmx 1 0 Translation Started
Mixtec, Tezoatlan mxb 1 0 New Testament
Mixtec, Tidaa mtx 1 0 Bible Portions
Mixtec, Tijaltepec xtl 1 0 Unspecified
Mixtec, Tlazoyaltepec mqh 1 0 Bible Portions
Mixtec, Tututepec mtu 1 0 Translation Needed
Mixtec, Western Juxtlahuaca jmx 1 0 Bible Portions
Mixtec, Yoloxochitl xty 1 0 Unspecified
Mixtec, Yosondua mpm 1 0 New Testament
Mixtec, Yucuane mvg 1 0 Unspecified
Mixtec, Yutanduchi mab 1 0 Translation Started
Mocho mhc 1 0 Unspecified
Nahuatl, Central nhn 1 0 Translation Started
Nahuatl, Central Huasteca nch 1 0 Complete Bible
Nahuatl, Central Puebla ncx 1 0 Translation Started
Nahuatl, Coatepec naz 1 0 Unspecified
Nahuatl, Eastern Durango azd 1 0 Bible Portions
Nahuatl, Eastern Huasteca nhe 1 0 Complete Bible
Nahuatl, Guerrero ngu 1 0 New Testament
Nahuatl, Highland Puebla azz 1 0 New Testament
Nahuatl, Huaxcaleca nhq 1 0 Translation Started
Nahuatl, Isthmus-Cosoleacaque nhk 1 0 Translation Started
Nahuatl, Isthmus-Mecayapan nhx 1 0 New Testament
Nahuatl, Isthmus-Pajapan nhp 1 0 Bible Portions
Nahuatl, Michoacan ncl 1 0 New Testament
Nahuatl, Morelos nhm 1 0 Bible Portions
Nahuatl, Northern Oaxaca nhy 1 0 New Testament
Nahuatl, Northern Puebla ncj 1 0 New Testament
Nahuatl, Ometepec nht 1 0 Unspecified
Nahuatl, Orizaba nlv 1 0 New Testament
Nahuatl, Santa Maria la Alta nhz 1 0 Unspecified
Nahuatl, Sierra Negra nsu 1 0 New Testament
Nahuatl, Southeastern Puebla npl 1 0 New Testament
Nahuatl, Temascaltepec nhv 1 0 Unspecified
Nahuatl, Tetelcingo nhg 1 0 New Testament
Nahuatl, Tlamacazapa nuz 1 0 Bible Portions
Nahuatl, Western Durango azn 1 0 Bible Portions
Nahuatl, Western Huasteca nhw 1 0 Complete Bible
Nahuatl, Zacatlan-Ahuacatlan-Tepetzintla nhi 2 0 New Testament
Otomi, Eastern Highland otm 1 0 New Testament
Otomi, Estado de Mexico ots 1 0 New Testament
Otomi, Ixtenco otz 1 0 Unspecified
Otomi, Mezquital ote 1 0 New Testament
Otomi, Queretaro otq 1 0 New Testament
Otomi, Temoaya ott 1 0 Bible Portions
Otomi, Tenango otn 1 0 New Testament
Otomi, Texcatepec otx 1 0 Unspecified
Otomi, Tilapa otl 1 0 Unspecified
Paipai ppi 2 0 Unspecified
Pame, Central pbs 1 0 Bible Portions
Pame, Northern pmq 1 0 Bible Portions
Pima Bajo pia 1 0 Bible Portions
Plautdietsch pdt 1 0 Complete Bible
Popoloca, Coyotepec pbf 1 0 Unspecified
Popoloca, Mezontla pbe 1 0 Unspecified
Popoloca, San Felipe Otlaltepec pow 1 0 Bible Portions
Popoloca, San Juan Atzingo poe 1 0 New Testament
Popoloca, San Luis Temalacayuca pps 1 0 New Testament
Popoloca, San Marcos Tlalcoyalco pls 1 0 New Testament
Popoloca, Santa Ines Ahuatempan pca 1 0 Bible Portions
Popoluca, Highland poi 1 0 New Testament
Popoluca, Oluta plo 1 0 Unspecified
Popoluca, Sayula pos 1 0 New Testament
Popoluca, Texistepec poq 1 0 Unspecified
Portuguese por 1 0 Complete Bible
Purepecha tsz 1 0 New Testament
Purepecha, Western Highland pua 1 0 New Testament
Q'anjob'al kjb 1 0 Complete Bible
Romani, Vlax rmy 1 0 Complete Bible
Russian rus 1 0 Complete Bible
Seri sei 1 0 New Testament
Spanish spa 31 1 Complete Bible
Tarahumara, Central tar 1 0 New Testament
Tarahumara, Southeastern tcu 1 0 Unspecified
Tarahumara, Southwestern twr 1 0 Unspecified
Tarahumara, Western tac 1 0 New Testament
Tektiteko ttc 1 0 New Testament
Tepehua, Huehuetla tee 1 0 New Testament
Tepehua, Pisaflores tpp 1 0 New Testament
Tepehua, Tlachichilco tpt 1 0 New Testament
Tepehuan, Northern ntp 1 0 New Testament
Tepehuan, Southeastern stp 1 0 New Testament
Tepehuan, Southwestern tla 1 0 Translation Needed
Tohono O'odham ood 1 0 New Testament
Tojolabal toj 1 0 Complete Bible
Totonac, Coyutla toc 1 0 New Testament
Totonac, Filomena Mata-Coahuitlan tlp 1 0 Translation Started
Totonac, Highland tos 1 0 New Testament
Totonac, Papantla top 1 0 New Testament
Totonac, Tecpatlan tcw 1 0 New Testament
Totonac, Upper Necaxa tku 1 0 New Testament
Totonac, Xicotepec de Juarez too 1 0 New Testament
Totonac, Yecuatla tlc 1 0 Unspecified
Totonaco del cerro Xinolatepetl tqt 1 0 Bible Portions
Triqui, Chicahuaxtla trs 1 0 New Testament
Triqui, Copala trc 1 0 New Testament
Triqui, San Martin Itunyoso trq 1 0 New Testament
Tzeltal tzh 2 0 Complete Bible
Tzotzil tzo 6 0 Complete Bible
Venetian vec 1 0 Bible Portions
Yaqui yaq 1 0 New Testament
Zapotec, Aloapam zaq 1 0 New Testament
Zapotec, Amatlan zpo 1 0 New Testament
Zapotec, Ayoquesco zaf 1 0 Translation Started
Zapotec, Cajonos zad 1 0 New Testament
Zapotec, Chichicapan zpv 1 0 New Testament
Zapotec, Choapan zpc 1 0 New Testament
Zapotec, Coatecas Altas zca 1 0 New Testament
Zapotec, Coatlan zps 1 0 Unspecified
Zapotec, El Alto zpp 1 0 Translation Started
Zapotec, Elotepec zte 1 0 Unspecified
Zapotec, Guevea de Humboldt zpg 1 0 New Testament
Zapotec, Guila ztu 1 0 Unspecified
Zapotec, Isthmus zai 1 0 New Testament
Zapotec, Lachiguiri zpa 1 0 Translation Started
Zapotec, Lachixio zpl 1 0 New Testament
Zapotec, Lapaguia-Guivini ztl 1 0 Unspecified
Zapotec, Las Delicias zcd 1 0 Translation Started
Zapotec, Loxicha ztp 1 0 Bible Portions
Zapotec, Mazaltepec zpy 1 0 Bible Portions
Zapotec, Miahuatlan zam 1 0 New Testament
Zapotec, Mitla zaw 1 0 Complete Bible
Zapotec, Mixtepec zpm 1 0 New Testament
Zapotec, Ocotlan zac 1 0 New Testament
Zapotec, Ozolotepec zao 1 0 New Testament
Zapotec, Petapa zpe 1 0 Translation Started
Zapotec, Quiavicuzas zpj 1 0 Translation Needed
Zapotec, Quioquitani-Quieri ztq 1 0 New Testament
Zapotec, Rincon zar 1 0 New Testament
Zapotec, San Baltazar Loxicha zpx 1 0 Translation Started
Zapotec, San Pedro Quiatoni zpf 1 0 Bible Portions
Zapotec, San Vicente Coatlan zpt 1 0 New Testament
Zapotec, Santa Catarina Albarradas ztn 1 0 Bible Portions
Zapotec, Santa Ines Yatzechi zpn 1 0 Bible Portions
Zapotec, Santa Maria Quiegolani zpi 1 0 New Testament
Zapotec, Santiago Xanica zpr 1 0 Bible Portions
Zapotec, Santo Domingo Albarradas zas 1 0 New Testament
Zapotec, Sierra de Juarez zaa 1 0 New Testament
Zapotec, Southeastern Ixtlan zpd 1 0 Translation Started
Zapotec, Southern Rincon zsr 1 0 New Testament
Zapotec, Tabaa zat 1 0 New Testament
Zapotec, Tejalapan ztt 1 0 Unspecified
Zapotec, Texmelucan zpz 1 0 New Testament
Zapotec, Tilquiapan zts 1 0 Bible Portions
Zapotec, Tlacolulita zpk 1 0 Unspecified
Zapotec, Totomachapan zph 1 0 Unspecified
Zapotec, Western Tlacolula Valley zab 2 0 New Testament
Zapotec, Xadani zax 1 0 Unspecified
Zapotec, Xanaguia ztg 1 0 Bible Portions
Zapotec, Yalalag zpu 1 0 New Testament
Zapotec, Yareni zae 1 0 New Testament
Zapotec, Yatee zty 2 0 New Testament
Zapotec, Yatzachi zav 1 0 New Testament
Zapotec, Yautepec zpb 1 0 Unspecified
Zapotec, Zaachila ztx 1 0 Unspecified
Zapotec, Zaniza zpw 1 0 Translation Started
Zapotec, Zoogocho zpq 1 0 New Testament
Zoque, Chimalapa zoh 1 0 Translation Started
Zoque, Copainala zoc 1 0 New Testament
Zoque, Francisco Leon zos 1 0 New Testament
Zoque, Rayon zor 1 0 Bible Portions
Totals: 292 343 3   167 162 103 264 13
Networking Possibilities

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There are many agencies and churches looking for additional staff to help them in their mission and calling in Mexico. Internet searches are probably the best way to find these organizations. The following are some example search topics you might try:

  • Church planting agencies in Mexico
  • Christian ministry in Mexico
  • Business as mission
  • Christian literature distribution
  • Evangelism agencies
  • Christian discipleship
  • Short term Christian missions
  • Long term Christian missions
  • Urban ministries
  • Christian media opportunities
  • Bible translation opportunities
  • Relief and development agencies
  • Clean water projects
  • Christian medical outreaches

Mexico Statistics
People Groups 343
Unreached People Groups 3  (0.9%)
Population 129,210,000
Population Annual Growth Rate 1.2%
Population in Unreached 107,000  (0.1%)
Primary Religion Christianity
Percent Christian Adherent 95.3%
Percent Evangelical 10.5%
Evangelical Annual Growth Rate 3.8%
Pioneer Workers Needed * 3
Country Progress Level 5
Urbanization 80%
Continent North America
Region America, Latin
10/40 Window No
Country Code MX
Official Language(s) Spanish
Literacy Rate 95%
Estimated Illiterate Population 6,461,000
Persecution Ranking 37 (1=Highest) Open Doors


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