Country: Lebanon
| 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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Alawite | 130,000 | 2,287,000 | ● | Arabic, North Levantine Spoken | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 3 |
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Americans, U.S. | 5,300 | 195,885,000 | English | Christianity | 5 ● | 80.00 % | 28.00 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Egyptian | 83,000 | 74,470,000 | Arabic, Egyptian Spoken | Islam | 2 ● | 13.00 % | 0.30 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Iraqi | 21,000 | 19,240,000 | Arabic, Mesopotamian Spoken | Islam | 1 ● | 1.60 % | 0.20 % | 1 | |
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Arab, Lebanese | 3,515,000 | 6,384,000 | ● | Arabic, North Levantine Spoken | Islam | 2 ● | 34.00 % | 0.40 % | -1 - |
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Arab, Palestinian | 509,000 | 11,294,000 | Arabic, North Levantine Spoken | Islam | 2 ● | 38.00 % | 0.10 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Syrian | 154,000 | 19,337,000 | Arabic, North Levantine Spoken | Islam | 2 ● | 6.50 % | 0.10 % | -1 - | |
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Aramaic, West | 29,000 | 56,000 | Western Neo-Aramaic | Christianity | 3 ● | 82.00 % | 0.10 % | -1 - | |
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Armenian | 235,000 | 5,946,000 | Armenian, Western | Christianity | 4 ● | 94.00 % | 8.00 % | -1 - | |
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Assyrian | 27,000 | 949,000 | Assyrian Neo-Aramaic | Christianity | 3 ● | 93.00 % | 0.80 % | -1 - | |
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Bedouin, Levantine | 55,000 | 1,573,000 | ● | Arabic, Eastern Egyptian Bedawi Spoken | Islam | 1 ● | 0.20 % | 0.10 % | 1 |
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British | 3,100 | 53,764,000 | English | Christianity | 4 ● | 60.00 % | 8.00 % | -1 - | |
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Chaldean | 23,000 | 129,000 | Chaldean Neo-Aramaic | Christianity | 3 ● | 96.00 % | 1.00 % | -1 - | |
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Deaf | 27,000 | 49,091,000 | ● | Language unknown | Islam | 2 ● | 31.97 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Druze | 241,000 | 1,057,000 | ● | Arabic, North Levantine Spoken | Other / Small | 0 ☀ | 0.05 % | 0.01 % | 5 |
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Filipino, Tagalog | 17,000 | 39,978,000 | Tagalog | Christianity | 5 ● | 90.00 % | 12.00 % | -1 - | |
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French | 20,000 | 50,328,000 | French | Christianity | 3 ● | 62.00 % | 1.00 % | -1 - | |
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Greek | 5,200 | 10,511,000 | Greek | Christianity | 3 ● | 88.00 % | 0.40 % | -1 - | |
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Italian | 5,200 | 37,756,000 | Italian | Christianity | 3 ● | 79.00 % | 1.00 % | -1 - | |
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Kurd, Kurmanji | 235,000 | 16,404,000 | Kurdish, Northern | Islam | 1 ● | 4.00 % | 0.01 % | 5 | |
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Portuguese | 2,800 | 19,699,000 | Portuguese | Christianity | 3 ● | 92.00 % | 2.00 % | -1 - | |
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Romani, Domari | 4,500 | 3,743,000 | Domari | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Spaniard | 2,600 | 29,958,000 | Spanish | Christianity | 3 ● | 75.00 % | 1.00 % | -1 - | |
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Syrian Aramaic, Turoyo | 24,000 | 179,000 | Turoyo | Christianity | 3 ● | 100.00 % | 0.80 % | -1 - | |
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Turkmen, Middle-Eastern | 71,000 | 3,124,000 | Turkish | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
| Totals: 25 | 5,445,000 | 7 ● | 32.88 % | 0.71 % | 17 | |||||
| Unclassified / Other Individuals | 45,000 | |||||||||
| UN Country Population (2022) | 5,490,000 |
| Province ▲ | Estimated Population |
|---|---|
| Akkar | 524,000 |
| Baalbak - Hermel | 565,000 |
| Beirut | 534,000 |
| Bekaa | 658,000 |
| Mount Lebanon | 2,221,000 |
| Nabatiyeh | 486,000 |
| North | 975,000 |
| South | 727,000 |
| Provinces: 8 | 6,690,000 |
| UN Country Population | 5,490,000 |
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Lebanon prayer cards. All Unreached |
| Operation World |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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, Mesopotamian Spoken | acm | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Arabic, North Levantine Spoken | apc | 5 | 2 | 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 |
| Chaldean Neo-Aramaic | cld | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | -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 |
| French | fra | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Greek | ell | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Italian | ita | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Kurdish, Northern | kmr | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Portuguese | por | 1 | 0 | 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 |
| Turkish | tur | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Turoyo | tru | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Unknown | xxx | 1 | 0 | Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Western Neo-Aramaic | amw | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Totals: | 20 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 13 |
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| People Groups | 25 |
| Unreached People Groups | 7 (28.0%) |
| Population | 5,445,000 |
| Population Annual Growth Rate | 0.9% |
| Population in Unreached | 758,000 (13.9%) |
| Primary Religion | Islam |
| Percent Christian Adherent | 32.9% |
| Percent Evangelical | 0.7% |
| Evangelical Annual Growth Rate | 2.1% |
| Pioneer Workers Needed * | 17 |
| Country Progress Level | 2 ● |
| Urbanization | 87% |
| Continent | Asia |
| Region | Africa, North and Middle East |
| 10/40 Window | Yes |
| Country Code | LE |
| Official Language(s) | Arabic, Standard | English |
| Literacy Rate | 94% |
| Estimated Illiterate Population | 327,000 |
| Persecution Ranking | Not ranked |
| Political Map (UN) |
| Language Map (Ethnologue) |
| Perry-Castaneda Map Collection |
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