Country: Cyprus
Number of People Groups
30
People Groups Unreached
5 (16.7%)
Progress Level
Total
Population
1,226,000
Population in Unreached
246,000 (20.1%)
Largest Religion
% Christian Adherent
71.90%
% Evangelical
1.29%
Evangelical Annual Growth Rate
3.5%
| Photo | People Group ▲ | Population this Country |
Global Population |
Indigenous | Primary Language | Primary Religion | Progress Scale |
% Christian Adherent |
% Evangelical | Est. Workers Needed * |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Americans, U.S. | 2,200 | 196,885,000 | English | Christianity | 5 ● | 75.00 % | 28.90 % | -1 - | |
|
Anglo-Australian | 1,700 | 18,622,000 | English | Christianity | 5 ● | 69.48 % | 16.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Arab, Egyptian | 3,600 | 76,698,000 | Arabic, Egyptian Spoken | Islam | 4 ● | 15.00 % | 4.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Arab, Iraqi | 2,100 | 18,639,000 | Arabic, Mesopotamian Spoken | Islam | 1 ● | 0.50 % | 0.20 % | 1 | |
|
Arab, Lebanese | 1,700 | 6,330,000 | Arabic, Levantine | Islam | 2 ● | 32.00 % | 0.50 % | -1 - | |
|
Arab, Maronite | 400 | 400 | ● | Arabic, Cypriot Spoken | Christianity | 3 ● | 95.00 % | 0.20 % | -1 - |
|
Arab, Syrian | 3,600 | 19,465,000 | Arabic, Levantine | Islam | 2 ● | 7.00 % | 0.10 % | -1 - | |
|
Armenian | 1,200 | 5,679,000 | Armenian, Western | Christianity | 4 ● | 94.00 % | 8.70 % | -1 - | |
|
British | 34,000 | 53,969,000 | English | Christianity | 4 ● | 60.00 % | 8.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Bulgarian | 21,000 | 6,757,000 | Bulgarian | Christianity | 3 ● | 80.00 % | 1.90 % | -1 - | |
|
Chinese, general | 1,200 | 15,879,000 | Chinese, Mandarin | Buddhism | 4 ● | 12.00 % | 3.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Cypriots, Greek | 794,000 | 900,000 | ● | Greek | Christianity | 3 ● | 94.50 % | 0.90 % | -1 - |
|
Cypriots, Turkish | 226,000 | 398,000 | ● | Turkish | Islam | 1 ● | 0.50 % | 0.26 % | 5 |
|
Deaf | 2,500 | 49,661,000 | ● | Language unknown | Christianity | 3 ● | 72.42 % | -1 | -1 - |
|
Filipino, Tagalog | 11,000 | 40,521,000 | Tagalog | Christianity | 5 ● | 91.00 % | 12.30 % | -1 - | |
|
Georgian | 13,000 | 3,106,000 | Georgian | Christianity | 3 ● | 87.00 % | 1.40 % | -1 - | |
|
German | 2,100 | 67,100,000 | German, Standard | Christianity | 4 ● | 64.00 % | 2.40 % | -1 - | |
|
Greek | 20,000 | 10,478,000 | Greek | Christianity | 3 ● | 91.00 % | 0.40 % | -1 - | |
|
Jewish, Greek | 300 | 3,400 | ● | Greek | Ethnic Religions | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
|
Moldovan | 2,600 | 3,237,000 | Romanian | Christianity | 4 ● | 74.00 % | 3.70 % | -1 - | |
|
Persian | 1,500 | 46,297,000 | ● | Persian, Iranian | Islam | 1 ● | 1.00 % | 0.90 % | 1 |
|
Polish | 3,200 | 45,420,000 | Polish | Christianity | 3 ● | 90.00 % | 0.25 % | -1 - | |
|
Romani, Carpathian | 1,300 | 216,000 | Romani, Carpathian | Non-Religious | 2 ● | 30.00 % | 2.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Romanian | 27,000 | 21,659,000 | Romanian | Christianity | 4 ● | 94.00 % | 5.40 % | -1 - | |
|
Russian | 11,000 | 135,461,000 | Russian | Christianity | 3 ● | 66.00 % | 1.20 % | -1 - | |
|
Serb | 1,100 | 8,544,000 | Serbian | Christianity | 3 ● | 81.00 % | 0.60 % | -1 - | |
|
Sinhalese | 8,000 | 400,000 | Sinhala | Buddhism | 2 ● | 6.00 % | 1.20 % | -1 - | |
|
South Asian, general | 16,000 | 12,146,000 | Hindi | Buddhism | 1 ● | 3.00 % | 0.40 % | 1 | |
|
Ukrainian | 4,100 | 31,481,000 | Ukrainian | Christianity | 4 ● | 79.00 % | 3.80 % | -1 - | |
|
Vietnamese | 7,600 | 86,363,000 | Vietnamese | Buddhism | 2 ● | 9.40 % | 1.20 % | -1 - | |
| Totals: 30 | 1,226,000 | 5 ● | 71.90 % | 1.29 % | 9 | |||||
| Unclassified / Other Individuals | 34,000 | |||||||||
| UN Country Population (2023) | 1,260,000 |
| Province ▲ | Estimated Population |
|---|---|
| Famagusta | 65,000 |
| Larnaca | 198,000 |
| Limassol | 331,000 |
| Nicosia | 462,000 |
| Paphos | 127,000 |
| Provinces: 5 | 1,183,000 |
| UN Country Population | 1,260,000 |
 |
Cyprus prayer cards. All Unreached |
| Operation World |
| World Factbook |
| Religious Freedom Report |
| UN Human Development Report |
| Ethnologue Language Listing |
| Political Map (UN) |
| Language Map (Ethnologue) |
| Ethnolinguistic Map (Univ of Texas) |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic, Cypriot Spoken | acy | 1 | 0 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 |
| Arabic, Egyptian Spoken | arz | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Arabic, Levantine | apc | 2 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 |
| Arabic, Mesopotamian Spoken | acm | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Armenian, Western | hyw | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Bulgarian | bul | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Chinese, Mandarin | cmn | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| English | eng | 3 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Georgian | kat | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| German, Standard | deu | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Greek | ell | 3 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Hindi | hin | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Persian, Iranian | pes | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Polish | pol | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Romani, Carpathian | rmc | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Romanian | ron | 2 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Russian | rus | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Serbian | srp | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Sinhala | sin | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tagalog | tgl | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Turkish | tur | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ukrainian | ukr | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Unknown | xxx | 1 | 0 | Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Vietnamese | vie | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals: | 24 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
- MissionNext - connect with mission agencies or schools worldwide
- The Mission App - connecting you to mission agencies that match your calling
- Linking Global Voices - networks and global collaboration for followers of Christ
- visionSynergy - developing high impact missional networks
- GetInvolved - frontier people group (FPGs) prayer communities
There are many agencies and churches looking for additional staff to help them in their mission and calling in Cyprus. 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 Cyprus
- Christian ministry in Cyprus
- 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
| People Groups | 30 |
| Unreached People Groups | 5 (16.7%) |
| Population | 1,226,000 |
| Population Annual Growth Rate | 0.9% |
| Population in Unreached | 246,000 (20.1%) |
| Primary Religion | Christianity |
| Percent Christian Adherent | 71.9% |
| Percent Evangelical | 1.3% |
| Evangelical Annual Growth Rate | 3.5% |
| Pioneer Workers Needed * | 9 |
| Country Progress Level | 3 ● |
| Urbanization | 67% |
| Continent | Europe |
| Region | Europe, Western |
| 10/40 Window | No |
| Country Code | CY |
| Official Language(s) | Greek | Turkish |
| Literacy Rate | 99% |
| Estimated Illiterate Population | 12,000 |
| Persecution Ranking | Not ranked |
| Political Map (UN) |
| Language Map (Ethnologue) |
| Ethnolinguistic Map (Univ of Texas) |
| Perry-Castaneda Map Collection |
|
All Unreached |
 |
| Operation World |
| Stratus Earth Index |
| Prosperity Index |
| Social Progress Index |
| World Factbook |
| Religious Freedom Report |
| UN Human Development Report |
| Ethnologue Language Listing |
| More great prayer resources at Prayercast |
