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| Country ▲ | Population | People Groups |
Unreached Groups |
% Unreached Groups |
Popl in Unreached |
% Popl in Unreached |
Progress Scale |
Primary Religion |
% Christian Adherents |
% Evangelical |
Est. Workers Needed * |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 43,206,000 | 70 | 68 | 97.1 % | 43,204,000 | 100.0 % | 1 ● | Islam | 0.0 % | 0.0 % | 904 |
| Azerbaijan | 10,374,000 | 41 | 26 | 63.4 % | 10,015,000 | 96.5 % | 1 ● | Islam | 2.5 % | 0.2 % | 211 |
| Bahrain | 1,475,000 | 17 | 8 | 47.1 % | 1,144,000 | 77.6 % | 4 ● | Islam | 8.3 % | 2.3 % | 26 |
| Bangladesh | 173,916,000 | 299 | 276 | 92.3 % | 171,987,000 | 98.9 % | 1 ● | Islam | 0.4 % | 0.0 % | 3,602 |
| Bhutan | 789,000 | 58 | 57 | 98.3 % | 787,000 | 99.7 % | 1 ● | Buddhism | 0.3 % | 0.0 % | 62 |
| British Indian Ocean Territory | 3,900 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 % | 0 | 0.0 % | 5 ● | Christianity | 79.6 % | 33.8 % | -1 - |
| Brunei | 421,000 | 24 | 8 | 33.3 % | 237,000 | 56.3 % | 4 ● | Islam | 9.3 % | 4.8 % | 11 |
| Cambodia | 17,083,000 | 44 | 19 | 43.2 % | 16,408,000 | 96.0 % | 1 ● | Buddhism | 3.4 % | 1.5 % | 338 |
| China | 1,407,652,000 | 545 | 441 | 80.9 % | 140,420,000 | 10.0 % | 4 ● | Non-Religious | 9.2 % | 7.6 % | 3,031 |
| China, Hong Kong | 7,455,000 | 24 | 10 | 41.7 % | 430,000 | 5.8 % | 4 ● | Ethnic Religions | 13.1 % | 6.1 % | 15 |
| China, Macau | 707,000 | 12 | 5 | 41.7 % | 624,000 | 88.3 % | 2 ● | Ethnic Religions | 7.9 % | 1.9 % | 15 |
| India | 1,435,244,000 | 2,272 | 2,041 | 89.8 % | 1,368,197,000 | 95.3 % | 1 ● | Hinduism | 2.2 % | 0.0 % | 28,077 |
| Indonesia | 279,601,000 | 786 | 233 | 29.6 % | 195,546,000 | 69.9 % | 4 ● | Islam | 11.4 % | 3.2 % | 4,009 |
| Iran | 89,778,000 | 94 | 84 | 89.4 % | 89,198,000 | 99.4 % | 1 ● | Islam | 1.9 % | 1.2 % | 1,816 |
| Iraq | 46,417,000 | 39 | 29 | 74.4 % | 45,719,000 | 98.5 % | 1 ● | Islam | 0.9 % | 0.2 % | 919 |
| Israel | 9,212,000 | 48 | 37 | 77.1 % | 8,935,000 | 97.0 % | 1 ● | Ethnic Religions | 1.3 % | 0.7 % | 196 |
| Japan | 122,554,000 | 38 | 26 | 68.4 % | 120,003,000 | 97.9 % | 1 ● | Buddhism | 2.2 % | 0.6 % | 2,412 |
| Jordan | 11,294,000 | 20 | 13 | 65.0 % | 10,525,000 | 93.2 % | 1 ● | Islam | 2.3 % | 0.3 % | 211 |
| Kazakhstan | 19,721,000 | 68 | 36 | 52.9 % | 15,681,000 | 79.5 % | 2 ● | Islam | 11.8 % | 0.5 % | 336 |
| Korea, North | 26,118,000 | 5 | 2 | 40.0 % | 25,927,000 | 99.3 % | 1 ● | Non-Religious | 1.7 % | 1.6 % | 518 |
| Korea, South | 51,663,000 | 23 | 11 | 47.8 % | 447,000 | 0.9 % | 5 ● | Non-Religious | 30.1 % | 16.4 % | 13 |
| Kuwait | 4,277,000 | 28 | 13 | 46.4 % | 3,241,000 | 75.8 % | 2 ● | Islam | 10.2 % | 1.5 % | 69 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 6,789,000 | 39 | 28 | 71.8 % | 6,336,000 | 93.3 % | 1 ● | Islam | 3.7 % | 0.3 % | 145 |
| Laos | 7,669,000 | 188 | 146 | 77.7 % | 2,240,000 | 29.2 % | 4 ● | Buddhism | 3.7 % | 2.5 % | 159 |
| Lebanon | 5,176,000 | 26 | 8 | 30.8 % | 2,892,000 | 55.9 % | 2 ● | Islam | 32.7 % | 0.7 % | 58 |
| Malaysia | 34,552,000 | 183 | 78 | 42.6 % | 17,332,000 | 50.2 % | 4 ● | Islam | 9.7 % | 3.5 % | 398 |
| Maldives | 491,000 | 7 | 7 | 100.0 % | 491,000 | 100.0 % | 1 ● | Islam | 0.0 % | 0.0 % | 16 |
| Mongolia | 3,391,000 | 28 | 17 | 60.7 % | 3,161,000 | 93.2 % | 1 ● | Buddhism | 2.5 % | 1.3 % | 72 |
| Myanmar (Burma) | 55,324,000 | 173 | 55 | 31.8 % | 45,985,000 | 83.1 % | 4 ● | Buddhism | 8.6 % | 5.1 % | 938 |
| Nepal | 31,103,000 | 227 | 215 | 94.7 % | 27,573,000 | 88.7 % | 1 ● | Hinduism | 1.4 % | 0.0 % | 687 |
| Oman | 4,661,000 | 35 | 27 | 77.1 % | 4,216,000 | 90.5 % | 1 ● | Islam | 2.8 % | 0.6 % | 94 |
| Pakistan | 244,130,000 | 792 | 782 | 98.7 % | 241,657,000 | 99.0 % | 1 ● | Islam | 1.0 % | 0.0 % | 5,091 |
| Philippines | 118,806,000 | 202 | 28 | 13.9 % | 5,898,000 | 5.0 % | 5 ● | Christianity | 89.0 % | 11.3 % | 128 |
| Qatar | 2,669,000 | 24 | 13 | 54.2 % | 2,331,000 | 87.3 % | 2 ● | Islam | 6.2 % | 0.8 % | 47 |
| Russia | 143,863,000 | 186 | 119 | 64.0 % | 17,719,000 | 12.3 % | 3 ● | Christianity | 57.3 % | 1.4 % | 417 |
| Saudi Arabia | 37,444,000 | 45 | 29 | 64.4 % | 34,111,000 | 91.1 % | 1 ● | Islam | 4.0 % | 0.5 % | 687 |
| Singapore | 6,012,000 | 50 | 20 | 40.0 % | 1,054,000 | 17.5 % | 4 ● | Buddhism | 13.0 % | 7.1 % | 32 |
| Sri Lanka | 21,797,000 | 149 | 64 | 43.0 % | 3,391,000 | 15.6 % | 2 ● | Buddhism | 7.6 % | 0.0 % | 111 |
| Syria | 24,219,000 | 37 | 18 | 48.6 % | 8,441,000 | 34.9 % | 2 ● | Islam | 5.4 % | 0.2 % | 174 |
| Taiwan | 23,902,000 | 36 | 8 | 22.2 % | 4,482,000 | 18.8 % | 4 ● | Ethnic Religions | 6.3 % | 3.3 % | 93 |
| Tajikistan | 10,281,000 | 39 | 31 | 79.5 % | 10,226,000 | 99.5 % | 1 ● | Islam | 0.4 % | 0.1 % | 226 |
| Thailand | 71,661,000 | 114 | 74 | 64.9 % | 61,643,000 | 86.0 % | 1 ● | Buddhism | 1.8 % | 0.8 % | 1,271 |
| Timor-Leste | 1,360,000 | 24 | 0 | 0.0 % | 0 | 0.0 % | 4 ● | Christianity | 91.3 % | 2.5 % | -1 - |
| Türkiye (Turkey) | 86,170,000 | 85 | 57 | 67.1 % | 85,531,000 | 99.3 % | 1 ● | Islam | 0.5 % | 0.0 % | 1,730 |
| Turkmenistan | 6,562,000 | 49 | 30 | 61.2 % | 6,234,000 | 95.0 % | 1 ● | Islam | 3.9 % | 0.1 % | 142 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9,525,000 | 36 | 31 | 86.1 % | 7,915,000 | 83.1 % | 2 ● | Islam | 6.4 % | 1.2 % | 166 |
| Uzbekistan | 35,612,000 | 58 | 34 | 58.6 % | 34,343,000 | 96.4 % | 1 ● | Islam | 2.3 % | 0.2 % | 708 |
| Vietnam | 99,355,000 | 119 | 69 | 58.0 % | 9,351,000 | 9.4 % | 4 ● | Buddhism | 10.2 % | 2.2 % | 227 |
| West Bank / Gaza | 5,476,000 | 12 | 8 | 66.7 % | 5,421,000 | 99.0 % | 1 ● | Islam | 2.5 % | 1.1 % | 112 |
| Yemen | 35,096,000 | 29 | 20 | 69.0 % | 34,991,000 | 99.7 % | 1 ● | Islam | 0.2 % | 0.0 % | 704 |
| Totals: 50 | 4,892,059,000 | 7,549 | 5,459 | 72.3 % | 2,953,653,000 | 60.4 % | 26 ● | 9.1 % | 3.1 % | 61,424 |
