Country: Israel
Number of People Groups
49
People Groups Unreached
38 (77.6%)
Progress Level
Total
Population
8,698,000
Population in Unreached
8,436,000 (97.0%)
Largest Religion
% Christian Adherent
1.7%
% Evangelical
0.69%
Evangelical Annual Growth Rate
5.6%
| 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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Adyghe | 3,300 | 694,000 | Adyghe | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.05 % | 0.02 % | 1 | |
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Alawite | 2,100 | 2,038,000 | ● | Arabic, North Levantine Spoken | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Arab, Egyptian | 28,000 | 70,150,000 | Arabic, Egyptian Spoken | Islam | 4 ● | 9.00 % | 3.90 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Lebanese | 18,000 | 7,268,000 | Arabic, North Levantine Spoken | Islam | 2 ● | 32.00 % | 0.50 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Palestinian / Israeli | 1,488,000 | 11,044,000 | ● | Arabic, South Levantine Spoken | Islam | 1 ● | 5.00 % | 1.85 % | 30 |
|
Arab, Syrian | 1,800 | 16,469,000 | Arabic, North Levantine Spoken | Islam | 2 ● | 6.00 % | 0.10 % | -1 - | |
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Arbil, Lishanid Noshan | 3,600 | 3,600 | ● | Inter-Zab Jewish Neo-Aramaic | Ethnic Religions | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
|
Armenian | 4,400 | 6,267,000 | Armenian, Western | Christianity | 4 ● | 94.00 % | 8.00 % | -1 - | |
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Assyrian | 1,100 | 859,000 | Assyrian Neo-Aramaic | Christianity | 4 ● | 90.00 % | 3.00 % | -1 - | |
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Bedouin, Eastern Bedawi | 126,000 | 1,490,000 | ● | Arabic, Eastern Egyptian Bedawi Spoken | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 3 |
|
Deaf | 18,000 | 48,207,000 | ● | Israeli Sign Language | Ethnic Religions | 1 ● | 2.04 % | -1 | 1 |
|
Druze | 76,000 | 1,013,000 | ● | Arabic, North Levantine Spoken | Other / Small | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 2 |
|
Filipino, Tagalog | 21,000 | 38,663,000 | Tagalog | Christianity | 5 ● | 93.00 % | 12.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Greek | 3,500 | 10,219,000 | Greek | Christianity | 3 ● | 91.00 % | 0.40 % | -1 - | |
|
Italian | 7,100 | 37,986,000 | Italian | Christianity | 3 ● | 83.00 % | 1.10 % | -1 - | |
|
Jew, Amhara | 1,800 | 24,652,000 | Amharic | Ethnic Religions | 1 ● | 1.00 % | 0.40 % | 1 | |
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Jew, Bukharic-speaking | 65,000 | 139,000 | ● | Bukharic | Ethnic Religions | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
|
Jew, Cochin | 12,000 | 12,000 | ● | Malayalam | Ethnic Religions | 0 ☀ | 0.10 % | 0.05 % | 1 |
|
Jew, Dutch | 2,400 | 33,000 | Dutch | Ethnic Religions | 1 ● | 1.00 % | 0.30 % | 1 | |
|
Jew, Eastern Yiddish-speaking | 180,000 | 650,000 | ● | Yiddish, Eastern | Ethnic Religions | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 4 |
|
Jew, English-speaking | 96,000 | 5,876,000 | ● | English | Ethnic Religions | 4 ● | 3.00 % | 2.60 % | -1 - |
|
Jew, Ethiopian | 78,000 | 83,000 | Amharic | Ethnic Religions | 4 ● | 3.00 % | 2.70 % | -1 - | |
|
Jew, French | 39,000 | 526,000 | French | Ethnic Religions | 1 ● | 0.20 % | 0.05 % | 1 | |
|
Jew, Georgian | 60,000 | 62,000 | Judeo-Georgian | Ethnic Religions | 1 ● | 1.00 % | 0.90 % | 1 | |
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Jew, German | 15,000 | 96,000 | German, Standard | Ethnic Religions | 0 ☀ | 0.10 % | 0.05 % | 1 | |
|
Jew, Hungarian-speaking | 24,000 | 71,000 | Hungarian | Ethnic Religions | 1 ● | 0.20 % | 0.10 % | 1 | |
|
Jew, Israeli | 4,797,000 | 5,353,000 | ● | Hebrew | Ethnic Religions | 1 ● | 0.25 % | 0.23 % | 96 |
|
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Jew, Judeo-Berber | 2,900 | 2,900 | ● | Judeo-Berber | Ethnic Religions | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
|
Jew, Judeo-Moroccan | 55,000 | 64,000 | Arabic, Judeo-Moroccan | Ethnic Religions | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
|
Jew, Kurdistani | 5,100 | 5,500 | Hulaula | Ethnic Religions | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
|
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Jew, Kurdit | 9,200 | 9,200 | ● | Lishana Deni | Ethnic Religions | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
|
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Jew, Lishanan | 4,100 | 4,100 | ● | Lishan Noshan | Ethnic Religions | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
|
Jew, Marathi | 11,000 | 109,000 | Marathi | Ethnic Religions | 0 ☀ | 0.10 % | 0.05 % | 1 | |
|
Jew, Persian | 57,000 | 132,000 | Dzhidi | Ethnic Religions | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
|
Jew, Polish | 129,000 | 132,000 | Polish | Ethnic Religions | 1 ● | 0.60 % | 0.40 % | 3 | |
|
Jew, Portuguese | 1,900 | 97,000 | Portuguese | Ethnic Religions | 1 ● | 0.50 % | 0.10 % | 1 | |
|
Jew, Romanian | 205,000 | 208,000 | Hebrew | Ethnic Religions | 0 ☀ | 0.05 % | 0.05 % | 4 | |
|
Jew, Russian | 684,000 | 1,600,000 | Russian | Ethnic Religions | 1 ● | 2.00 % | 1.80 % | 14 | |
|
Jew, Spanish | 44,000 | 63,000 | Ladino | Ethnic Religions | 1 ● | 0.30 % | 0.10 % | 1 | |
|
Jew, Tunisian | 10,000 | 13,000 | Arabic, Judeo-Tunisian | Ethnic Religions | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Jew, Turkish | 47,000 | 53,000 | Hebrew | Ethnic Religions | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Jew, Yahudic | 97,000 | 104,000 | ● | Arabic, Judeo-Iraqi | Ethnic Religions | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 2 |
|
Jew, Yemeni | 38,000 | 41,000 | Arabic, Judeo-Yemeni | Ethnic Religions | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
|
Jewish Tat, Mountain Jews | 74,000 | 102,000 | Judeo-Tat | Ethnic Religions | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
|
Romani, Domari | 8,800 | 3,554,000 | Domari | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
|
Samaritan | 900 | 2,000 | ● | Hebrew | Ethnic Religions | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
|
Spaniard | 2,700 | 29,049,000 | Spanish | Christianity | 3 ● | 77.00 % | 1.00 % | -1 - | |
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Yevanic | -1 Unknown | -1 Unknown | ● | Hebrew | Ethnic Religions | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
|
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Yudi, Tripolita'it | 39,000 | 39,000 | ● | Arabic, Judeo-Tripolitanian | Ethnic Religions | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
| Totals: 49 | 8,698,000 | 38 ● | 1.73 % | 0.69 % | 187 | |||||
| Unclassified / Other Individuals | 92,000 | |||||||||
| UN Country Population (2021) | 8,790,000 |
| Province ▲ | Estimated Population |
|---|---|
| Golan | 44,000 |
| HaDarom | 1,287,000 |
| Haifa | 1,021,000 |
| HaMerkaz | 2,170,000 |
| HaZafon | 1,431,000 |
| Jerusalem | 1,120,000 |
| Tel Aviv | 1,410,000 |
| Provinces: 7 | 8,483,000 |
| UN Country Population | 8,790,000 |
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Israel prayer cards. All Unreached |
| Operation World |
| World Factbook |
| God Reports (stories from the field) |
| Religious Freedom Report |
| UN Human Development Report |
| Ethnologue Language Listing |
| National Bible Society |
| Political Map (UN) |
| Language Map (Ethnologue) |
| Perry-Castaneda Map Collection |
| Class ▲ | Population | % Popl | % Hindu | % Muslim | % Christian | % Buddhist | % Sikh | % Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Forward Caste (FC) | 289,990,000 | 3,334.0 % | 97.3 % | 0.0 % | 1.1 % | 0.1 % | 0.0 % | 1.5 % |
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Other Backward Classes (OBC) | 774,293,000 | 8,902.0 % | 70.2 % | 24.9 % | 1.7 % | 0.1 % | 2.3 % | 0.8 % |
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Scheduled Caste (SC) | 207,376,000 | 2,384.2 % | 93.5 % | 0.0 % | 0.5 % | 3.4 % | 2.6 % | 0.0 % |
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Scheduled Tribe (ST) | 115,473,000 | 1,327.6 % | 81.9 % | 1.5 % | 9.1 % | 0.8 % | 0.0 % | 6.7 % |
| 8,698,000 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adyghe | ady | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Amharic | amh | 2 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Arabic, Eastern Egyptian Bedawi Spoken | avl | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Egyptian Spoken | arz | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Arabic, Judeo-Iraqi | yhd | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Judeo-Moroccan | aju | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Judeo-Tripolitanian | yud | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Judeo-Tunisian | ajt | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Judeo-Yemeni | jye | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Arabic, North Levantine Spoken | apc | 4 | 2 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
| Arabic, South Levantine Spoken | ajp | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Armenian, Western | hyw | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Assyrian Neo-Aramaic | aii | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Bukharic | bhh | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Domari | rmt | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Dutch | nld | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Dzhidi | jpr | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| English | eng | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| French | fra | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| German, Standard | deu | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Greek | ell | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Hebrew | heb | 5 | 5 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Hulaula | huy | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Hungarian | hun | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Inter-Zab Jewish Neo-Aramaic | aij | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Israeli Sign Language | isr | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Italian | ita | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Judeo-Berber | jbe | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Judeo-Georgian | jge | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
| Judeo-Tat | jdt | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Ladino | lad | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
| Lishan Noshan | trg | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Lishana Deni | lsd | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Malayalam | mal | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Marathi | mar | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Polish | pol | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Portuguese | por | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Russian | rus | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Spanish | spa | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tagalog | tgl | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Yiddish, Eastern | ydd | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals: | 41 | 49 | 38 | 17 | 19 | 24 | 28 | 20 |
| MAJOR RELIGIONS ▲ | Percent |
|---|---|
| Buddhism | 0.0 % |
| Christianity (Evangelical 0.7 %) | 1.7 % |
| Ethnic Religions | 76.0 % |
| Hinduism | 0.0 % |
| Islam | 17.3 % |
| Non-Religious | 4.0 % |
| Other / Small Religions | 0.9 % |
| Unknown | 0.0 % |
| CHRISTIAN SEGMENTS ▲ | Percent |
|---|---|
| Anglican | 0.0 % |
| Independent | 11.9 % |
| Orthodox | 44.5 % |
| Other Christian | 0.3 % |
| Protestant | 7.4 % |
| Roman Catholic | 35.6 % |
Major Religions: Religion percentages are derived from summing Joshua Project's data for all people groups who live in each country. The number of individuals who practice each religion, by people group, are summed. This number is divided by the country's total population to derive the religion's percentage.
Christianity Segments: Christian segment percentages are derived from summing Joshua Project's data for all the people groups who live in each country. The number of individuals who practice each segment of Christianity, by people group, are summed. This number is divided by the country's total number of Christians to derive the Christian segment's percentage.
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- Church planting agencies in Israel
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- Evangelism agencies
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- Relief and development agencies
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| People Groups | 49 |
| Unreached People Groups | 38 (77.6%) |
| Population | 8,698,000 |
| Population Annual Growth Rate | 1.6% |
| Population in Unreached | 8,436,000 (97.0%) |
| Primary Religion | Ethnic Religions |
| Percent Christian Adherent | 1.7% |
| Percent Evangelical | 0.7% |
| Evangelical Annual Growth Rate | 5.6% |
| Pioneer Workers Needed * | 187 |
| Country Progress Level | 1 ● |
| Urbanization | 92% |
| Continent | Asia |
| Region | Africa, North and Middle East |
| 10/40 Window | Yes |
| Country Code | IS |
| Official Language(s) | Hebrew | Arabic, Standard |
| Literacy Rate | 98% |
| Estimated Illiterate Population | 174,000 |
| Persecution Ranking | Not ranked |
| Political Map (UN) |
| Language Map (Ethnologue) |
| Perry-Castaneda Map Collection |
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Israel prayer cards. All Unreached |
| Operation World |
| World Factbook |
| Religious Freedom Report |
| UN Human Development Report |
| Ethnologue Language Listing |
| National Bible Society |
| More great prayer resources at Prayercast |
