Photo | People Group ▲ | Population this Country |
Global Population |
Indigenous | Primary Language | Primary Religion | Progress Scale |
% Christian Adherent |
% Evangelical | Est. Workers Needed * |
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Afghan, Tajik | 11,388,000 | 11,799,000 | ● | Dari | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.01 % | 0.01 % | 228 |
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Afshari | 15,000 | 402,000 | Azerbaijani, South | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.04 % | 0.04 % | 1 | |
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Aimaq | 1,670,000 | 2,174,000 | ● | Aimaq | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 33 |
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Americans, U.S. | 500 | 193,960,000 | English | Christianity | 5 ● | 84.50 % | 30.00 % | -1 - | |
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Ansari | 2,500 | 17,311,000 | Urdu | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Arab, Tajiki | 18,000 | 20,000 | Arabic, Tajiki Spoken | Islam | 1 ● | 0.20 % | 0.20 % | 1 | |
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Arora (Hindu traditions) | 1,600 | 4,823,000 | Saraiki | Hinduism | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Azerbaijani | 13,000 | 10,114,000 | Azerbaijani, North | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Baloch, Western | 489,000 | 1,315,000 | ● | Balochi, Western | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.01 % | 0.01 % | 10 |
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Bania (Muslim traditions) | 6,700 | 6,700 | Urdu | Islam | 1 ● | 0.23 % | 0.20 % | 1 | |
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Brahmin | 3,900 | 34,721,000 | Urdu | Hinduism | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Brahui | 338,000 | 660,000 | ● | Brahui | Islam | 1 ● | 0.10 % | 0.10 % | 7 |
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Changgar | 3,200 | 369,000 | Urdu | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Darwazi, Badakhshani | 17,000 | 17,000 | ● | Dari | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Deaf | 407,000 | 48,824,000 | ● | Afghan Sign Language | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.05 % | -1 | 8 |
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Garwi, Kohistani | 2,000 | 2,000 | ● | Gawri | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Gujar (Muslim traditions) | 19,000 | 5,531,000 | ● | Gujari | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.03 % | 0.03 % | 1 |
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Hazara | 3,503,000 | 4,295,000 | ● | Hazaragi | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.03 % | 0.03 % | 70 |
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Ishkashimi | 3,300 | 5,000 | ● | Ishkashimi | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.06 % | 0.06 % | 1 |
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Kalash (Chitrali) | 11,000 | 38,000 | Khowar | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Karakalpak | 3,400 | 897,000 | Karakalpak | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Kazakh | 3,400 | 17,734,000 | Kazakh | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Khatri (Sikh traditions) | 2,900 | 356,000 | Punjabi, Eastern | Other / Small | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Khik (Wakhi) | 21,000 | 119,000 | ● | Wakhi | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Kurd, Central | 4,200 | 8,397,000 | Kurdish, Central | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.01 % | 0.01 % | 1 | |
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Kyrgyz | 1,300 | 5,885,000 | Kyrgyz | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Moghal | 2,400 | 3,398,000 | ● | Dari | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Munji | 7,300 | 7,300 | ● | Munji | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Mussali | 3,400 | 2,612,000 | Punjabi, Eastern | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Narisati, Arandui | 41,000 | 41,000 | ● | Gawar-Bati | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Nuristani, Ashkuni | 51,000 | 51,000 | ● | Ashkun | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Nuristani, Grangali | 12,000 | 12,000 | ● | Grangali | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Nuristani, Kamviri | 23,000 | 23,000 | ● | Kamviri | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Nuristani, Malakhel | 3,400 | 3,400 | ● | Dari | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Nuristani, Narisati | 151,000 | 194,000 | ● | Kati | Islam | 1 ● | 0.10 % | 0.00 % | 3 |
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Nuristani, Prasuni | 10,000 | 10,000 | ● | Prasuni | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Nuristani, Tregami | 4,400 | 4,400 | ● | Tregami | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Nuristani, Waigeli | 33,000 | 33,000 | ● | Waigali | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Ormuri | 3,400 | 3,400 | ● | Pashto, Southern | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Pahlavani | 3,900 | 3,900 | ● | Dari | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Parachi | 8,400 | 8,400 | ● | Parachi | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Parsee | 2,400 | 168,000 | ● | Dari | Other / Small | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Parya, Laghmani | 400 | 6,400 | ● | Parya | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Pashayi | 49,000 | 74,000 | ● | Kohistani, Indus | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Pashayi, Northeast | 96,000 | 96,000 | ● | Pashai, Northeast | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 2 |
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Pashayi, Northwest | 100,000 | 100,000 | ● | Pashai, Northwest | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 2 |
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Pashayi, Southeast | 572,000 | 572,000 | ● | Pashai, Southeast | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 11 |
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Pashayi, Southwest | 126,000 | 126,000 | ● | Pashai, Southwest | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.01 % | 0.00 % | 3 |
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Pashtun, Northern | 2,878,000 | 34,457,000 | ● | Pashto, Northern | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.01 % | 0.01 % | 58 |
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Pashtun, Southern | 10,416,000 | 10,824,000 | ● | Pashto, Southern | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.02 % | 0.02 % | 208 |
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Persian | 694,000 | 43,037,000 | Persian, Iranian | Islam | 1 ● | 0.12 % | 0.10 % | 14 | |
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Punjabi | 6,200 | 2,121,000 | ● | Punjabi, Eastern | Islam | 1 ● | 1.00 % | 0.30 % | 1 |
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Punjabi, Western | 39,000 | 108,000 | ● | Punjabi, Western | Islam | 1 ● | 0.20 % | 0.10 % | 1 |
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Qizilbash | 313,000 | 318,000 | ● | Dari | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 6 |
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Romani, Balkan | 18,000 | 1,234,000 | Romani, Balkan | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Romani, Domari | 12,000 | 3,611,000 | Domari | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.02 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Russian | 1,000 | 135,489,000 | Russian | Non-Religious | 2 ● | 31.00 % | 0.30 % | -1 - | |
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Sanglechi | 2,900 | 4,900 | ● | Sanglechi | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Sau | 5,100 | 5,100 | ● | Savi | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Shughni | 47,000 | 137,000 | ● | Shughni | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Shumashti | 1,700 | 1,700 | ● | Shumashti | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Sindhi | 25,000 | 182,000 | Sindhi | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.08 % | 0.08 % | 1 | |
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Tangshuri | 17,000 | 17,000 | ● | Dari | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Tirahi | 6,000 | 6,000 | ● | Pashto, Southern | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Turk | 11,000 | 65,645,000 | Turkish | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Turkmen | 2,273,000 | 8,197,000 | ● | Turkmen | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 45 |
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Uyghur | 3,600 | 12,494,000 | Uyghur | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.05 % | 0.05 % | 1 | |
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Uzbek, Southern | 4,593,000 | 4,632,000 | ● | Uzbek, Southern | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.01 % | 0.01 % | 92 |
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Warduji | 8,400 | 8,400 | ● | Dari | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Wotapuri-Katarqalai | 3,600 | 3,600 | ● | Pashto, Northern | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
Totals: 70 | 40,626,000 | 68 ● | 0.02 % | 0.02 % | 851 | |||||
Unclassified / Other Individuals | 128,000 | |||||||||
UN Country Population (2022) | 40,754,000 |
Province ▲ | Estimated Population |
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Badakhshan | 1,303,000 |
Badghis | 680,000 |
Baghlan | 1,252,000 |
Balkh | 1,849,000 |
Bamyan | 612,000 |
Daykundi | 639,000 |
Farah | 696,000 |
Faryab | 1,371,000 |
Ghazni | 1,685,000 |
Ghor | 945,000 |
Hilmand | 1,788,000 |
Hirat | 2,628,000 |
Jawzjan | 743,000 |
Kabul | 6,228,000 |
Kandahar | 1,713,000 |
Kapisa | 605,000 |
Khost | 788,000 |
Kunar | 618,000 |
Kunduz | 1,398,000 |
Laghman | 611,000 |
Logar | 537,000 |
Nangarhar | 2,096,000 |
Nimroz | 227,000 |
Nuristan | 202,000 |
Paktika | 960,000 |
Paktya | 707,000 |
Panjshir | 210,000 |
Parwan | 912,000 |
Samangan | 532,000 |
Sari Pul | 767,000 |
Takhar | 1,061,000 |
Uruzgan | 496,000 |
Wardak | 817,000 |
Zabul | 475,000 |
Provinces: 34 | 38,151,000 |
UN Country Population | 40,754,000 |
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Language ▲ | Code | # Peoples w/ this Primary Language |
# Unreached w/ this Primary Language |
Scripture Status |
NT Text Online |
NT Audio Online |
Jesus Film Online |
Audio Recordings Online |
Gospel Tract Online |
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Afghan Sign Language | afg | 1 | 1 | 1 Translation Needed | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
Aimaq | aiq | 1 | 1 | 1 Translation Needed | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
Arabic, Tajiki Spoken | abh | 1 | 1 | 1 Translation Needed | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
Ashkun | ask | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
Azerbaijani, North | azj | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Azerbaijani, South | azb | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Balochi, Western | bgn | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Brahui | brh | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Dari | prs | 9 | 9 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Domari | rmt | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
English | eng | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Gawar-Bati | gwt | 1 | 1 | 1 Translation Needed | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
Gawri | gwc | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
Grangali | nli | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
Gujari | gju | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
Hazaragi | haz | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Ishkashimi | isk | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
Kamviri | xvi | 1 | 1 | 1 Translation Needed | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
Karakalpak | kaa | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Kati | bsh | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
Kazakh | kaz | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Khowar | khw | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Kohistani, Indus | mvy | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
Kurdish, Central | ckb | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Kyrgyz | kir | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Munji | mnj | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
Parachi | prc | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
Parya | paq | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
Pashai, Northeast | aee | 1 | 1 | 1 Translation Needed | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
Pashai, Northwest | glh | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
Pashai, Southeast | psi | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
Pashai, Southwest | psh | 1 | 1 | 1 Translation Needed | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
Pashto, Northern | pbu | 2 | 2 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Pashto, Southern | pbt | 3 | 3 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Persian, Iranian | pes | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Prasuni | prn | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
Punjabi, Eastern | pan | 3 | 3 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Punjabi, Western | pnb | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Romani, Balkan | rmn | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Russian | rus | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Sanglechi | sgy | 1 | 1 | 1 Translation Needed | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
Saraiki | skr | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Savi | sdg | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
Shughni | sgh | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Shumashti | sts | 1 | 1 | 1 Translation Needed | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
Sindhi | snd | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Tregami | trm | 1 | 1 | 1 Translation Needed | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
Turkish | tur | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Turkmen | tuk | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Urdu | urd | 4 | 4 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Uyghur | uig | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Uzbek, Southern | uzs | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Waigali | wbk | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
Wakhi | wbl | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
Totals: | 54 | 70 | 68 | 14 | 18 | 30 | 48 | 0 |
People Groups | 70 |
Unreached People Groups | 68 (97.1%) |
Population | 40,626,000 |
Population Annual Growth Rate | 2.4% |
Population in Unreached | 40,624,000 (100.0%) |
Primary Religion | Islam |
Percent Christian Adherent | 0.0% |
Percent Evangelical | 0.0% |
Evangelical Annual Growth Rate | 0.0% |
Pioneer Workers Needed * | 851 |
Country Progress Level | 1 ● |
Urbanization | 27% |
Continent | Asia |
Region | Asia, Central |
10/40 Window | Yes |
Country Code | AF |
Official Language(s) | Pashto, Southern | Dari |
Literacy Rate | 43% |
Estimated Illiterate Population | 23,157,000 |
Persecution Ranking | 1 (1=Highest) Open Doors |
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