Country: Greece
Number of People Groups
53
People Groups Unreached
11 (20.8%)
Progress Level
Total
Population
10,292,000
Population in Unreached
226,000 (2.2%)
Largest Religion
% Christian Adherent
88.62%
% Evangelical
0.50%
Evangelical Annual Growth Rate
1.6%
| 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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Albanian | 337,000 | 5,122,000 | Albanian, Gheg | Islam | 2 ● | 33.00 % | 0.40 % | -1 - | |
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Americans, U.S. | 21,000 | 196,885,000 | English | Christianity | 5 ● | 80.00 % | 28.90 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Egyptian | 9,800 | 76,698,000 | Arabic, Egyptian Spoken | Islam | 4 ● | 20.00 % | 3.90 % | -1 - | |
|
Arab, North Iraqi | 6,900 | 11,440,000 | Arabic, North Mesopotamian Spoken | Islam | 1 ● | 4.00 % | 0.20 % | 1 | |
|
Arab, Saidi | 7,300 | 26,920,000 | Arabic, Saidi Spoken | Islam | 4 ● | 14.00 % | 4.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Arab, Syrian | 8,300 | 19,465,000 | Arabic, Levantine | Islam | 2 ● | 9.00 % | 0.10 % | -1 - | |
|
Armenian | 31,000 | 5,691,000 | Armenian, Western | Christianity | 4 ● | 94.00 % | 8.70 % | -1 - | |
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Aromanian | 197,000 | 310,000 | ● | Aromanian | Christianity | 3 ● | 84.00 % | 1.00 % | -1 - |
|
Arvanite | 143,000 | 143,000 | ● | Albanian, Arvanitika | Christianity | 3 ● | 65.00 % | 1.00 % | -1 - |
|
Assyrian | 8,900 | 924,000 | Assyrian Neo-Aramaic | Christianity | 3 ● | 95.00 % | 1.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Austrian, Bavarian | 1,700 | 14,419,000 | Bavarian | Christianity | 3 ● | 83.00 % | 0.50 % | -1 - | |
|
British | 11,000 | 53,969,000 | English | Christianity | 4 ● | 60.00 % | 8.80 % | -1 - | |
|
Bulgarian | 41,000 | 6,706,000 | Bulgarian | Christianity | 3 ● | 80.00 % | 1.90 % | -1 - | |
|
Chinese, general | 19,000 | 15,879,000 | Chinese, Mandarin | Non-Religious | 4 ● | 10.00 % | 3.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Cypriots, Greek | 11,000 | 900,000 | ● | Greek | Christianity | 3 ● | 90.00 % | 0.40 % | -1 - |
|
Danish | 1,100 | 5,276,000 | Danish | Christianity | 4 ● | 85.00 % | 3.50 % | -1 - | |
|
Deaf | 21,000 | 49,661,000 | ● | Greek Sign Language | Christianity | 3 ● | 91.46 % | -1 | -1 - |
|
Dutch | 2,800 | 13,830,000 | Dutch | Non-Religious | 4 ● | 49.00 % | 4.30 % | -1 - | |
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Filipino, Tagalog | 8,500 | 40,521,000 | Tagalog | Christianity | 5 ● | 92.00 % | 12.30 % | -1 - | |
|
Flemish | 1,700 | 5,733,000 | West Flemish | Christianity | 3 ● | 63.00 % | 1.20 % | -1 - | |
|
French | 6,200 | 50,459,000 | French | Christianity | 3 ● | 61.00 % | 1.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Gagauz | 2,000 | 169,000 | Gagauz | Christianity | 4 ● | 88.00 % | 3.00 % | -1 - | |
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Georgian | 45,000 | 3,236,000 | Georgian | Christianity | 3 ● | 85.00 % | 1.30 % | -1 - | |
|
German | 26,000 | 67,020,000 | German, Standard | Christianity | 4 ● | 64.00 % | 2.10 % | -1 - | |
|
German Swiss | 1,400 | 4,922,000 | German, Swiss | Christianity | 4 ● | 76.00 % | 4.40 % | -1 - | |
| Totals: 53 | 10,292,000 | 11 ● | 88.62 % | 0.50 % | 12 | |||||
| Unclassified / Other Individuals | 49,000 | |||||||||
| UN Country Population (2023) | 10,341,000 |
| Province ▲ | Estimated Population |
|---|---|
| Aegean | 474,000 |
| Athos | 1,700 |
| Attica | 3,666,000 |
| Crete | 559,000 |
| Epirus and Western Macedonia | 594,000 |
| Macedonia and Thrace | 2,336,000 |
| Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian Islands | 1,439,000 |
| Thessaly and Central Greece | 1,222,000 |
| Provinces: 8 | 10,292,000 |
| UN Country Population | 10,341,000 |
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| Language ▲ | Code | # Peoples w/ this Primary Language |
# Unreached w/ this Primary Language |
Scripture Status |
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| Albanian, Arvanitika | aat | 1 | 0 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Albanian, Gheg | aln | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Arabic, Egyptian Spoken | arz | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Arabic, Levantine | apc | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 |
| Arabic, North Mesopotamian Spoken | ayp | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Arabic, Saidi Spoken | aec | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Armenian, Western | hyw | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Aromanian | rup | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | 1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Assyrian Neo-Aramaic | aii | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Bavarian | bar | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
| Bengali | ben | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Bulgarian | bul | 2 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Chinese, Mandarin | cmn | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Danish | dan | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Dutch | nld | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| English | eng | 2 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| French | fra | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Gagauz | gag | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | 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 |
| German, Swiss | gsw | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
| Greek | ell | 6 | 2 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Greek Sign Language | gss | 1 | 0 | 2 Translation Started | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Italian | ita | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Japanese | jpn | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Kurdish, Northern | kmr | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Macedonian | mkd | 1 | 0 | 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 |
| Pontic | pnt | 1 | 0 | 1 Translation Needed | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Romani, Balkan | rmn | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Romani, Vlax | rmy | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Romanian | ron | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Romanian, Megleno | ruq | 1 | 0 | 1 Translation Needed | -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 |
| Swahili | swh | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Swedish | swe | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tagalog | tgl | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tsakonian | tsd | 1 | 0 | 0 Unspecified | -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 |
| Urdu | urd | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| West Flemish | vls | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
| Yoruba | yor | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Zazaki, Northern | kiu | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Totals: | 46 | 53 | 11 | 35 | 33 | 37 | 39 | 31 |
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- Church planting agencies in Greece
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| People Groups | 53 |
| Unreached People Groups | 11 (20.8%) |
| Population | 10,292,000 |
| Population Annual Growth Rate | -0.2% |
| Population in Unreached | 226,000 (2.2%) |
| Primary Religion | Christianity |
| Percent Christian Adherent | 88.6% |
| Percent Evangelical | 0.5% |
| Evangelical Annual Growth Rate | 1.6% |
| Pioneer Workers Needed * | 12 |
| Country Progress Level | 3 ● |
| Urbanization | 79% |
| Continent | Europe |
| Region | Europe, Eastern and Eurasia |
| 10/40 Window | No |
| Country Code | GR |
| Official Language(s) | Greek |
| Literacy Rate | 98% |
| Estimated Illiterate Population | 206,000 |
| Persecution Ranking | Not ranked |
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