Country: Bangladesh South Asia PeoplesSouth Asia Peoples website

Number of People Groups

299

People Groups Unreached

279 (93.3%)

Progress Level

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Total
Population

173,916,000

Population in Unreached

172,117,000 (99.0%)

Largest Religion

% Christian Adherent *

0.42%

% Evangelical

Unknown

Evangelical Annual Growth Rate

3.6%
* Data can be from various sources including official census, agencies, and local research. Data from these sources can sometimes differ even by orders of magnitude. Joshua Project attempts to present a conservative, balanced estimate.
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 *
 Chak 6,600 8,500 Chak Buddhism 0.35 % 1
 Chakma 540,000 816,000 Chakma Buddhism 7.47 % -
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) 78,000 52,186,000 Bengali Hinduism 2.08 % 2
Chasadhobi 9,700 118,000 Bengali Hinduism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
 Chero 9,300 189,000 Sylheti Hinduism 0.95 % 1
 Chik Baraik 8,800 146,000 Sylheti Hinduism 1.47 % 1
 Christian 308,000 2,257,000 Bengali Christianity 100.00 % -
Dai (Hindu traditions) 10,000 10,000 Bengali Hinduism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Dai (Muslim traditions) 87,000 102,000 Bengali Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 2
 Dalu 11,000 32,000 Bengali Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
 Darzi (Muslim traditions) 35,000 1,646,000 Bengali Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
 Deaf 1,309,000 50,266,000 West Bengal Sign Language Islam 0.66 % 26
 Dhanuk 3,700 4,996,000 Bengali Hinduism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
 Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 156,000 14,081,000 Bengali Hinduism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 3
 Dhobi (Muslim traditions) 40,000 2,455,000 Bengali Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Dholi (Muslim traditions) 63,000 70,000 Sylheti Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Doai 3,100 14,000 Bengali Hinduism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
 Dom (Hindu traditions) 30,000 2,477,000 Chittagonian Hinduism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
 Dom (Muslim traditions) 3,300 219,000 Bengali Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Dulia 10,000 463,000 Bengali Hinduism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
 Dusadh (Hindu traditions) 8,900 6,575,000 Bengali Hinduism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Dusadh (Muslim traditions) 2,400 16,000 Bengali Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
 Dusadh Bahelia 5,900 784,000 Bengali Hinduism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
 Faqir 5,500 128,000 Bengali Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
 Gadaria (Hindu traditions) 4,100 5,485,000 Bengali Hinduism ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
  Totals:  299 173,916,000         279 0.42 % 0.00 % 3,605 
  Unclassified / Other Individuals 785,000                
  UN Country Population (2024) 174,701,000                
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Province Population People Groups Unreached
Groups
% Unreached
Peoples
Population
in Unreached
% Population
Unreached
Districts
Barisal 9,921,000 128 123 96.1 % 9,917,000 100.0 % 6
Chittagong 36,208,000 208 191 91.8 % 35,140,000 97.1 % 11
Dhaka 57,232,000 227 219 96.5 % 56,995,000 99.6 % 17
Khulna 18,924,000 214 206 96.3 % 18,873,000 99.7 % 10
Rajshahi 21,775,000 202 196 97.0 % 21,575,000 99.1 % 8
Rangpur 18,993,000 197 191 97.0 % 18,848,000 99.2 % 8
Sylhet 12,769,000 160 149 93.1 % 12,674,000 99.3 % 4
Country:   173,916,000 299 279 93.3 % 172,117,000 99.0 % 64
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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
Bengali ben 221 218 Complete Bible
Bishnupuriya bpy 1 1 Bible Portions
Burmese mya 1 1 Complete Bible
Chak ckh 1 1 Translation Started
Chakma ccp 1 0 Complete Bible
Chin, Asho csh 2 1 Complete Bible
Chin, Bawm bgr 1 0 Complete Bible
Chin, Hakha cnh 1 0 Complete Bible
Chin, Khumi cnk 1 0 Complete Bible
Chin, Uppu cnb 1 0 Translation Started
Chinese, Mandarin cmn 1 1 Complete Bible
Chittagonian ctg 6 5 New Testament
Dimasa dis 1 1 New Testament
Garo grt 1 0 Complete Bible
Gondi, Northern gno 1 1 New Testament
Gurung gvr 1 1 New Testament
Hajong haj 1 1 Bible Portions
Karbi mjw 1 1 Complete Bible
Koch kdq 1 1 Bible Portions
Kok Borok trp 1 1 Complete Bible
Kurux kru 1 0 Complete Bible
Kuvi kxv 1 1 New Testament
Mahali mjx 1 1 Bible Portions
Marma rmz 1 0 New Testament
Meitei mni 1 1 Complete Bible
Mru mro 1 1 New Testament
Mundari unr 1 1 Complete Bible
Nepali npi 1 1 Complete Bible
Pangkhua pkh 1 1 Translation Started
Pnar pbv 1 0 Bible Portions
Rakhine rki 1 1 Bible Portions
Riang ria 1 0 Complete Bible
Rohingya rhg 2 2 Bible Portions
Sadri, Oraon sdr 1 1 New Testament
Sindhi snd 1 1 Complete Bible
Sora srb 1 1 Complete Bible
Sylheti syl 28 28 New Testament
Tangchangya tnv 1 0 Translation Started
Tiwa lax 1 0 New Testament
Urdu urd 1 1 Complete Bible
Usoi usi 1 0 New Testament
War-Jaintia aml 3 1 Translation Started
West Bengal Sign Language wbs 1 1 Bible Portions
Totals: 43 299 279   22 24 32 41 5
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 Bangladesh. 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 Bangladesh
  • Christian ministry in Bangladesh
  • 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

Bangladesh Statistics
People Groups 299
Unreached People Groups 279  (93.3%)
Population 173,916,000
Population Annual Growth Rate 1.2%
Population in Unreached 172,117,000  (99.0%)
Primary Religion Islam
Percent Christian Adherent 0.4%
Percent Evangelical Unknown
Evangelical Annual Growth Rate 3.6%
Pioneer Workers Needed * 3,605
Country Progress Level 1
Urbanization 37%
Continent Asia
Region Asia, South
10/40 Window Yes
Country Code BG
Official Language(s) BengaliEnglish
Literacy Rate 74%
Estimated Illiterate Population 45,218,000
Persecution Ranking 26 (1=Highest) Open Doors
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