Assyrian / Aramaic People Cluster

People Cluster: Assyrian / Aramaic What is a People Cluster?

Population

1,393,000

1.5% estimated
Annual Growth Rate

People Groups (Across Countries)

People Groups
(by Country)

Unreached Groups (by Country)

Affinity Bloc

Arab World

Cluster Progress

The Joshua Project Progress Scale is an estimate of the progress of church planting among a people group, people cluster, country or language. The Progress Scale is derived from people group values for percent Evangelical and percent Christian Adherent.

Level	Description	Criteria
1	Unreached - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
3	Superficially reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

Map Notes

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Progress Scale: ☀︎●●●●● (
☀︎
= Frontier Unreached Peoples)
Photo	People Group ▲	Global Population	Peoples by Country	Unreached by Country	% Unreached Peoples	Popl in Unreached	% Popl in Unreached	Progress Scale	Primary Religion	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
	Aramaic, West	51,000	3	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	3 ●	Christianity	63.7 %	0.1 %	-1 -
	Arbil	3,800	1	1	100.0 %	3,800	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Ethnic Religions	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Assyrian	941,000	23	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	3 ●	Christianity	93.3 %	1.4 %	-1 -
	Bohtan Neo-Aramaic	800	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	3 ●	Christianity	90.0 %	0.5 %	-1 -
	Chaldean	131,000	6	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	3 ●	Christianity	95.3 %	1.0 %	-1 -
	Hertevin	1,300	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	3 ●	Christianity	100.0 %	0.0 %	-1 -
	Koy Sanjaq Surat	1,100	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	3 ●	Christianity	75.0 %	1.0 %	-1 -
	Mandeaen	80,000	6	6	100.0 %	80,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Other / Small	1.0 %	0.0 %	6
	Samaritan	2,100	2	2	100.0 %	2,100	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Ethnic Religions	0.0 %	0.0 %	2
	Senaya	500	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	3 ●	Christianity	65.0 %	0.5 %	-1 -
	Syrian Aramaic, Turoyo	180,000	9	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	3 ●	Christianity	93.1 %	0.8 %	-1 -
Totals:	11 Peoples (across countries)	1,393,000	54	9	16.7 %	86,000	6.2 %	●	Christianity	86.6%	1.2%	9

* An estimate of the number of pioneer workers needed for initial church planting among unreached people groups by country. Estimates are calculated only for unreached people groups and are based on ratio of 1 worker-unit (single person or married couple) per 50,000 living in an unreached people group by country, or for example one team of four worker-units per 200,000 people. Some workers may already be onsite. Many more workers are needed beyond this initial estimate.

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