Country: Jordan
| 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 | 103,000 | 717,000 | Adyghe | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.02 % | 0.02 % | 2 | |
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Americans, U.S. | 2,000 | 195,885,000 | English | Christianity | 5 ● | 78.00 % | 24.00 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Bedouin | 1,528,000 | 2,909,000 | ● | Arabic, Eastern Egyptian Bedawi Spoken | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.01 % | 0.01 % | 31 |
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Arab, Egyptian | 26,000 | 74,470,000 | Arabic, Egyptian Spoken | Islam | 4 ● | 12.00 % | 4.00 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Jordanian | 4,696,000 | 4,909,000 | ● | Arabic, North Levantine Spoken | Islam | 1 ● | 2.50 % | 0.30 % | 94 |
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Arab, North Iraqi | 456,000 | 11,192,000 | Arabic, North Mesopotamian Spoken | Islam | 1 ● | 0.70 % | 0.20 % | 9 | |
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Arab, Palestinian | 3,136,000 | 11,294,000 | ● | Arabic, North Levantine Spoken | Islam | 1 ● | 1.80 % | 0.30 % | 63 |
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Arab, Saudi - Najdi | 114,000 | 18,510,000 | Arabic, Najdi Spoken | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.01 % | 0.01 % | 2 | |
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Arab, Syrian | 698,000 | 19,337,000 | Arabic, North Levantine Spoken | Islam | 2 ● | 6.00 % | 0.10 % | -1 - | |
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Armenian | 11,000 | 5,946,000 | Armenian, Western | Christianity | 4 ● | 94.00 % | 4.00 % | -1 - | |
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British | 14,000 | 53,764,000 | English | Christianity | 4 ● | 61.00 % | 9.00 % | -1 - | |
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Chechen | 5,700 | 1,719,000 | Chechen | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Deaf | 56,000 | 49,091,000 | ● | Jordanian Sign Language | Islam | 1 ● | 2.24 % | -1 | 1 |
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Druze | 46,000 | 1,057,000 | ● | Arabic, North Levantine Spoken | Other / Small | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Filipino, Tagalog | 9,800 | 39,978,000 | Tagalog | Christianity | 5 ● | 92.00 % | 12.00 % | -1 - | |
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Greek | 2,200 | 10,511,000 | Greek | Christianity | 3 ● | 91.00 % | 0.40 % | -1 - | |
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Kabardian | 166,000 | 2,033,000 | Kabardian | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.05 % | 0.04 % | 3 | |
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Kurd, Kurmanji | 8,200 | 16,404,000 | Kurdish, Northern | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.10 % | 0.05 % | 1 | |
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Romani, Domari | 50,000 | 3,743,000 | Domari | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Turkmen, Middle-Eastern | 68,000 | 3,124,000 | Turkish | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
| Totals: 20 | 11,196,000 | 13 ● | 2.28 % | 0.27 % | 210 | |||||
| Unclassified / Other Individuals | 90,000 | |||||||||
| UN Country Population (2022) | 11,286,000 |
| Province ▲ | Estimated Population |
|---|---|
| Ajlun | 185,000 |
| Amman | 4,204,000 |
| Aqaba | 197,000 |
| Balqa | 516,000 |
| Irbid | 1,857,000 |
| Jarash | 249,000 |
| Karak | 333,000 |
| Madaba | 198,000 |
| Mafraq | 577,000 |
| Ma`an | 151,000 |
| Tafilah | 101,000 |
| Zarqa | 1,432,000 |
| Provinces: 12 | 10,000,000 |
| UN Country Population | 11,286,000 |
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Jordan prayer cards. All Unreached |
| Operation World |
| Open Doors Persecution Ranking |
| World Factbook |
| Religious Freedom Report |
| UN Human Development Report |
| Ethnologue Language Listing |
| National Bible Society |
| Political Map (UN) |
| Language Map (Ethnologue) |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adyghe | ady | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | -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 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Arabic, Najdi Spoken | ars | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 |
| Arabic, North Levantine Spoken | apc | 4 | 3 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 |
| Arabic, North Mesopotamian Spoken | ayp | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Armenian, Western | hyw | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Chechen | che | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Domari | rmt | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| English | eng | 2 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Greek | ell | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Jordanian Sign Language | jos | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Kabardian | kbd | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Kurdish, Northern | kmr | 1 | 1 | 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 |
| Totals: | 16 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 10 |
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| People Groups | 20 |
| Unreached People Groups | 13 (65.0%) |
| Population | 11,196,000 |
| Population Annual Growth Rate | 1.7% |
| Population in Unreached | 10,433,000 (93.2%) |
| Primary Religion | Islam |
| Percent Christian Adherent | 2.3% |
| Percent Evangelical | 0.3% |
| Evangelical Annual Growth Rate | 3.3% |
| Pioneer Workers Needed * | 210 |
| Country Progress Level | 1 ● |
| Urbanization | 91% |
| Continent | Asia |
| Region | Africa, North and Middle East |
| 10/40 Window | Yes |
| Country Code | JO |
| Official Language(s) | Arabic, Standard | Arabic, South Levantine Spoken |
| Literacy Rate | 98% |
| Estimated Illiterate Population | 224,000 |
| Persecution Ranking | 49 (1=Highest) Open Doors |
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All Unreached |
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| Political Map (UN) |
| Language Map (Ethnologue) |
| Perry-Castaneda Map Collection |
| Jordan Prayercast Video |
