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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Ainu (Japan) | 13,000 | 13,000 | ● | Ainu | Ethnic Religions | 1 ● | 1.00 % | 0.50 % | 1 |
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Amami-Oshima, Northern | 9,500 | 9,500 | ● | Amami-Oshima, Northern | Buddhism | 1 ● | 1.00 % | 0.45 % | 1 |
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Amami-Oshima, Southern | 1,700 | 1,700 | ● | Amami-Oshima, Southern | Buddhism | 1 ● | 3.00 % | 0.50 % | 1 |
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Americans, U.S. | 49,000 | 196,885,000 | English | Christianity | 5 ● | 78.00 % | 28.00 % | -1 - | |
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British | 22,000 | 53,969,000 | English | Christianity | 4 ● | 65.00 % | 8.00 % | -1 - | |
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Burakumin | 865,000 | 865,000 | ● | Japanese | Buddhism | 1 ● | 0.50 % | 0.20 % | 17 |
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Deaf | 247,000 | 49,661,000 | ● | Japanese Sign Language | Buddhism | 1 ● | 1.54 % | -1 | 5 |
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Eurasian | 123,000 | 1,743,000 | ● | Japanese | Buddhism | 1 ● | 5.00 % | 1.50 % | 2 |
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Filipino, Tagalog | 487,000 | 40,521,000 | Tagalog | Christianity | 5 ● | 93.00 % | 12.00 % | -1 - | |
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French | 6,100 | 50,459,000 | French | Christianity | 3 ● | 62.00 % | 1.00 % | -1 - | |
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Han Chinese, Cantonese | 35,000 | 79,810,000 | Chinese, Yue | Ethnic Religions | 4 ● | 10.00 % | 3.00 % | -1 - | |
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Han Chinese, Mandarin | 535,000 | 931,685,000 | Chinese, Mandarin | Non-Religious | 4 ● | 7.00 % | 5.70 % | -1 - | |
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Han Chinese, Min Nan | 73,000 | 44,045,000 | Chinese, Min Nan | Ethnic Religions | 4 ● | 10.00 % | 5.00 % | -1 - | |
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Han Chinese, Wu | 6,800 | 81,722,000 | Chinese, Wu | Ethnic Religions | 4 ● | 10.00 % | 5.00 % | -1 - | |
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Japanese | 117,840,000 | 119,869,000 | ● | Japanese | Buddhism | 1 ● | 1.20 % | 0.30 % | 2,357 |
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Japanese, Brazilian | 259,000 | 259,000 | Portuguese | Christianity | 5 ● | 95.00 % | 22.00 % | -1 - | |
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Jewish, English-speaking | 2,000 | 5,401,000 | English | Ethnic Religions | 1 ● | 3.00 % | 2.00 % | 1 | |
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Judeo-Japanese | 49,000 | 49,000 | ● | Japanese | Ethnic Religions | 1 ● | 1.00 % | 0.80 % | 1 |
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Kikai | 12,000 | 12,000 | ● | Kikai | Buddhism | 1 ● | 3.00 % | 0.72 % | 1 |
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Korean | 973,000 | 81,888,000 | Korean | Christianity | 5 ● | 31.00 % | 16.00 % | -1 - | |
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Kunigami | 4,800 | 4,800 | ● | Kunigami | Buddhism | 1 ● | 2.00 % | 1.00 % | 1 |
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Malay | 9,600 | 18,383,000 | Malay | Islam | 1 ● | 0.60 % | 0.20 % | 1 | |
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Miyako, Ryukyuan | 64,000 | 64,000 | ● | Miyako | Buddhism | 1 ● | 3.00 % | 0.51 % | 1 |
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Mongol, Khalka | 4,400 | 2,551,000 | Mongolian, Halh | Ethnic Religions | 1 ● | 1.00 % | 0.50 % | 1 | |
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Oki-No-Erabu | 3,100 | 3,100 | ● | Oki-No-Erabu | Buddhism | 1 ● | 3.00 % | 0.50 % | 1 |
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Okinawan, Ryukyuan | 1,153,000 | 1,160,000 | ● | Okinawan, Central | Ethnic Religions | 1 ● | 2.00 % | 0.15 % | 23 |
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Persian | 49,000 | 46,297,000 | Persian, Iranian | Islam | 1 ● | 0.50 % | 0.20 % | 1 | |
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Peruvian | 105,000 | 26,208,000 | Spanish | Christianity | 5 ● | 95.00 % | 14.00 % | -1 - | |
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Punjabi | 68,000 | 2,161,000 | Punjabi, Eastern | Islam | 1 ● | 1.50 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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South Asian, Bengali-speaking | 67,000 | 1,884,000 | Bengali | Islam | 1 ● | 1.00 % | 0.20 % | 1 | |
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Thai | 9,600 | 24,237,000 | Thai | Buddhism | 1 ● | 1.00 % | 0.50 % | 1 | |
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Toku-No-Shima | 4,900 | 4,900 | ● | Toku-No-Shima | Buddhism | 1 ● | 2.00 % | 0.55 % | 1 |
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Turk | 4,800 | 67,115,000 | Turkish | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Uyghur | 1,000 | 12,315,000 | Uyghur | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Vietnamese | 13,000 | 86,363,000 | Vietnamese | Buddhism | 2 ● | 10.00 % | 1.80 % | -1 - | |
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Yaeyama | 45,000 | 45,000 | ● | Yaeyama | Buddhism | 1 ● | 3.00 % | 0.38 % | 1 |
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Yonaguni | 800 | 800 | ● | Yonaguni | Buddhism | 1 ● | 1.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Yoron | 900 | 900 | ● | Yoron | Buddhism | 1 ● | 1.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
Totals: 38 | 123,218,000 | 26 ● | 2.16 % | 0.57 % | 2,425 | |||||
Unclassified / Other Individuals | 77,000 | |||||||||
UN Country Population (2023) | 123,295,000 |
Province ▲ | Estimated Population |
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Aichi | 7,300,000 |
Akita | 998,000 |
Aomori | 1,277,000 |
Chiba | 6,071,000 |
Ehime | 1,352,000 |
Fukui | 768,000 |
Fukuoka | 4,977,000 |
Fukushima | 1,867,000 |
Gifu | 1,983,000 |
Gunma | 1,890,000 |
Hiroshima | 2,775,000 |
Hokkaido | 5,251,000 |
Hyōgo | 5,401,000 |
Ibaraki | 2,846,000 |
Ishikawa | 1,126,000 |
Iwate | 1,248,000 |
Kagawa | 953,000 |
Kagoshima | 1,608,000 |
Kanagawa | 8,902,000 |
Kochi | 710,000 |
Kumamoto | 1,743,000 |
Kyoto | 2,546,000 |
Mie | 1,771,000 |
Miyagi | 2,277,000 |
Miyazaki | 1,077,000 |
Nagano | 2,048,000 |
Naoasaki | 1,344,000 |
Nara | 1,331,000 |
Niigata | 2,248,000 |
Oita | 1,138,000 |
Okayama | 1,875,000 |
Okinawa | 1,399,000 |
Osaka | 8,621,000 |
Saga | 812,000 |
Saitama | 7,082,000 |
Shiga | 1,378,000 |
Shimane | 677,000 |
Shizuoka | 3,610,000 |
Tochigi | 1,926,000 |
Tokushima | 737,000 |
Tokyo | 13,181,000 |
Tottori | 560,000 |
Toyama | 1,041,000 |
Wakayama | 940,000 |
Yamagata | 1,095,000 |
Yamaguchi | 1,370,000 |
Yamanashi | 814,000 |
Provinces: 47 | 123,944,000 |
UN Country Population | 123,295,000 |
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Language ▲ | Code | # Peoples w/ this Primary Language |
# Unreached w/ this Primary Language |
Scripture Status |
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Ainu | ain | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
Amami-Oshima, Northern | ryn | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
Amami-Oshima, Southern | ams | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
Bengali | ben | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Chinese, Mandarin | cmn | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Chinese, Min Nan | nan | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Chinese, Wu | wuu | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Chinese, Yue | yue | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
English | eng | 3 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
French | fra | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Japanese | jpn | 4 | 4 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Japanese Sign Language | jsl | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
Kikai | kzg | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
Korean | kor | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Kunigami | xug | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
Malay | zlm | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Miyako | mvi | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
Mongolian, Halh | khk | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Oki-No-Erabu | okn | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
Okinawan, Central | ryu | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
Persian, Iranian | pes | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Portuguese | por | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Punjabi, Eastern | pan | 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 |
Thai | tha | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Toku-No-Shima | tkn | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
Turkish | tur | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Uyghur | uig | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Vietnamese | vie | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Yaeyama | rys | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
Yonaguni | yoi | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
Yoron | yox | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
Totals: | 33 | 38 | 26 | 0 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 16 |
People Groups | 38 |
Unreached People Groups | 26 (68.4%) |
Population | 123,218,000 |
Population Annual Growth Rate | -0.2% |
Population in Unreached | 120,652,000 (97.9%) |
Primary Religion | Buddhism |
Percent Christian Adherent | 2.2% |
Percent Evangelical | 0.6% |
Evangelical Annual Growth Rate | -0.4% |
Pioneer Workers Needed * | 2,425 |
Country Progress Level | 1 ● |
Urbanization | 92% |
Continent | Asia |
Region | Asia, Northeast |
10/40 Window | Yes |
Country Code | JA |
Official Language(s) | Japanese |
Literacy Rate | 99% |
Estimated Illiterate Population | 1,232,000 |
Persecution Ranking | Not ranked |
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