Country: Afghanistan
| 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 | 11,598,000 | 12,025,000 | ● | Dari | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.01 % | 0.01 % | 232 |
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Afshari | 16,000 | 417,000 | Azerbaijani, South | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.04 % | 0.04 % | 1 | |
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Aimaq | 1,730,000 | 2,257,000 | ● | Aimaq | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 35 |
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Americans, U.S. | 500 | 196,885,000 | English | Christianity | 5 ● | 84.50 % | 30.00 % | -1 - | |
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Ansari | 2,600 | 17,734,000 | Urdu | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Arab, Tajiki | 19,000 | 21,000 | Arabic, Tajiki Spoken | Islam | 1 ● | 0.20 % | 0.20 % | 1 | |
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Arora (Hindu traditions) | 1,700 | 4,899,000 | Saraiki | Hinduism | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Azerbaijani | 14,000 | 9,048,000 | Azerbaijani, North | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Baloch, Western | 507,000 | 1,364,000 | ● | Balochi, Western | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.01 % | 0.01 % | 10 |
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Bangali Muslim Moghal | 2,500 | 3,495,000 | ● | Dari | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Bania (Muslim traditions) | 7,000 | 7,000 | Urdu | Islam | 1 ● | 0.23 % | 0.20 % | 1 | |
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Brahmin | 4,000 | 35,268,000 | Urdu | Hinduism | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Brahui | 350,000 | 688,000 | ● | Brahui | Islam | 1 ● | 0.10 % | 0.10 % | 7 |
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Changgar | 3,300 | 388,000 | 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 | 422,000 | 49,661,000 | ● | Afghan Sign Language | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.05 % | -1 | 8 |
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Garwi, Kohistani | 2,100 | 2,100 | ● | Gawri | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Gujar (Muslim traditions) | 20,000 | 5,779,000 | ● | Gujari | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.03 % | 0.03 % | 1 |
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Hazara | 3,631,000 | 4,450,000 | ● | Hazaragi | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.03 % | 0.03 % | 73 |
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Ishkashimi | 3,400 | 5,200 | ● | Ishkashimi | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.06 % | 0.06 % | 1 |
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Kalash (Chitrali) | 11,000 | 39,000 | Khowar | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Karakalpak | 3,500 | 924,000 | Karakalpak | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Kazakh | 3,500 | 16,737,000 | Kazakh | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Khatri (Sikh traditions) | 3,000 | 362,000 | Punjabi, Eastern | Other / Small | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Khik (Wakhi) | 22,000 | 124,000 | ● | Wakhi | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Kurd, Central | 4,300 | 5,890,000 | Kurdish, Central | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.01 % | 0.01 % | 1 | |
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Kyrgyz | 1,400 | 5,957,000 | Kyrgyz | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Munji | 7,500 | 7,500 | ● | Munji | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Mussali | 3,500 | 2,738,000 | Punjabi, Eastern | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Narisati, Arandui | 42,000 | 42,000 | ● | Gawar-Bati | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Nuristani, Ashkuni | 52,000 | 52,000 | ● | 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 | 24,000 | 24,000 | ● | Kamviri | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Nuristani, Malakhel | 3,500 | 3,500 | ● | Dari | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Nuristani, Narisati | 157,000 | 202,000 | ● | 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 | 4,600 | 4,600 | ● | Tregami | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Nuristani, Waigeli | 34,000 | 34,000 | ● | Waigali | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Ormuri | 3,500 | 3,500 | ● | Pashto, Southern | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Pahlavani | 4,000 | 4,000 | ● | Dari | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Parachi | 8,700 | 8,700 | ● | Parachi | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Parsee | 2,500 | 172,000 | ● | Dari | Other / Small | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Parya, Laghmani | 400 | 6,500 | ● | Parya | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Pashayi | 51,000 | 77,000 | ● | Kohistani, Indus | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Pashayi, Northeast | 100,000 | 100,000 | ● | Pashai, Northeast | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 2 |
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Pashayi, Northwest | 104,000 | 104,000 | ● | Pashai, Northwest | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 2 |
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Pashayi, Southeast | 593,000 | 593,000 | ● | Pashai, Southeast | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 12 |
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Pashayi, Southwest | 131,000 | 131,000 | ● | Pashai, Southwest | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.01 % | 0.00 % | 3 |
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Pashtun, Northern | 7,292,000 | 40,328,000 | ● | Pashto, Northern | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.01 % | 0.01 % | 146 |
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Pashtun, Southeast | 2,054,000 | 2,054,000 | ● | Pashto, Southern | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.01 % | 0.01 % | 41 |
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Pashtun, Southern | 4,622,000 | 5,026,000 | ● | Pashto, Southern | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.02 % | 0.02 % | 92 |
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Persian | 719,000 | 46,297,000 | Persian, Iranian | Islam | 1 ● | 0.12 % | 0.10 % | 14 | |
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Punjabi | 6,500 | 2,161,000 | ● | Punjabi, Eastern | Islam | 1 ● | 1.00 % | 0.30 % | 1 |
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Punjabi, Western | 40,000 | 108,000 | ● | Punjabi, Western | Islam | 1 ● | 0.20 % | 0.10 % | 1 |
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Qazilbash | 324,000 | 329,000 | ● | Dari | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 6 |
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Romani, Domari | 2,000 | 1,947,000 | Domari | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.02 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Russian | 1,000 | 135,461,000 | Russian | Non-Religious | 2 ● | 31.00 % | 0.30 % | -1 - | |
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Sanglechi | 3,000 | 5,000 | ● | Sanglechi | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Sau | 5,200 | 5,200 | ● | Savi | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Shughni | 49,000 | 141,000 | ● | 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 | 26,000 | 181,000 | 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 | 6,200 | 6,200 | ● | Pashto, Southern | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Turk | 12,000 | 67,115,000 | Turkish | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Turkmen | 2,356,000 | 8,695,000 | ● | Turkmen | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 47 |
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Uyghur | 3,700 | 12,315,000 | Uyghur | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.05 % | 0.05 % | 1 | |
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Uzbek, Southern | 4,761,000 | 4,874,000 | ● | Uzbek, Southern | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.01 % | 0.01 % | 95 |
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Warduji | 8,700 | 8,700 | ● | Dari | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Wotapuri-Katarqalai | 3,700 | 3,700 | ● | Pashto, Northern | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
| Totals: 70 | 42,063,000 | 68 ● | 0.02 % | 0.01 % | 878 | |||||
| Unclassified / Other Individuals | 177,000 | |||||||||
| UN Country Population (2023) | 42,240,000 |
| Province ▲ | Estimated Population |
|---|---|
| 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 | 42,240,000 |
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Afghanistan prayer cards. All Unreached |
| Operation World |
| Open Doors Persecution Ranking |
| World Factbook |
| Religious Freedom Report |
| UN Human Development Report |
| Ethnologue Language Listing |
| Political Map (UN) |
| Language Map (Ethnologue) |
| Ethnolinguistic Map (Univ of Texas) |
| East Afghanistan Tribal Map (Source: NPS) |
| South Afghanistan Tribal Map (Source: NPS) |
| Perry-Castaneda Map Collection |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghan Sign Language | afg | 1 | 1 | 1 Translation Needed | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Aimaq | aiq | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -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 | 0 Unspecified | -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 | 1 Translation Needed | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
| Kamviri | xvi | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -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 | 1 Translation Needed | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
| Parya | paq | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Pashai, Northeast | aee | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
| Pashai, Northwest | glh | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
| Pashai, Southeast | psi | 1 | 1 | 1 Translation Needed | -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 | 4 | 4 | 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 |
| Russian | rus | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Sanglechi | sgy | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
| Saraiki | skr | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -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 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
| Sindhi | snd | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Tregami | trm | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -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: | 53 | 70 | 68 | 0 | 19 | 29 | 47 | 15 |
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| People Groups | 70 |
| Unreached People Groups | 68 (97.1%) |
| Population | 42,063,000 |
| Population Annual Growth Rate | 2.4% |
| Population in Unreached | 42,061,000 (100.0%) |
| Primary Religion | Islam |
| Percent Christian Adherent | 0.0% |
| Percent Evangelical | 0.0% |
| Evangelical Annual Growth Rate | 0.0% |
| Pioneer Workers Needed * | 878 |
| 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 | 23,976,000 |
| Persecution Ranking | 9 (1=Highest) Open Doors |
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| Political Map (UN) |
| Language Map (Ethnologue) |
| Ethnolinguistic Map (Univ of Texas) |
| East Afghanistan Tribal Map (Source: NPS) |
| South Afghanistan Tribal Map (Source: NPS) |
| Perry-Castaneda Map Collection |
| Afghanistan Prayercast Video |
