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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Algerian, Arabic-speaking | 295,000 | 36,748,000 | Arabic, Algerian Spoken | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.10 % | 0.03 % | 6 | |
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Arab, Cyrenaican | 1,460,000 | 1,460,000 | ● | Arabic, Libyan Spoken | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.10 % | 0.03 % | 29 |
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Arab, Egyptian | 648,000 | 76,698,000 | Arabic, Egyptian Spoken | Islam | 2 ● | 8.00 % | 0.50 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Libyan | 1,594,000 | 2,766,000 | ● | Arabic, Libyan Spoken | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.10 % | 0.04 % | 32 |
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Arab, Moroccan | 299,000 | 29,810,000 | Arabic, Moroccan Spoken | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.09 % | 0.01 % | 6 | |
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Arab, Palestinian | 71,000 | 11,442,000 | Arabic, Levantine | Islam | 1 ● | 1.60 % | 0.10 % | 1 | |
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Arab, Sudanese | 302,000 | 18,763,000 | Arabic, Sudanese Spoken | Islam | 1 ● | 0.20 % | 0.05 % | 6 | |
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Arab, Tunisian | 209,000 | 11,936,000 | Arabic, Tunisian Spoken | Islam | 1 ● | 0.20 % | 0.00 % | 4 | |
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Arab, Yemeni | 128,000 | 8,798,000 | Arabic, Taizzi-Adeni Spoken | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 3 | |
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Awjilah | 2,700 | 2,700 | ● | Awjilah | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Bedouin, Fezzan | 218,000 | 218,000 | ● | Arabic, Libyan Spoken | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 4 |
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Bedouin, Kufra | 28,000 | 28,000 | ● | Arabic, Libyan Spoken | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Bedouin, Riyah | 36,000 | 36,000 | ● | Arabic, Libyan Spoken | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Bedouin, Sanusi | 633,000 | 633,000 | ● | Arabic, Libyan Spoken | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 13 |
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Bedouin, Sirtican | 36,000 | 36,000 | ● | Arabic, Libyan Spoken | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Berber, Jalo | 50,000 | 50,000 | ● | Arabic, Libyan Spoken | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Berber, Jofra | 33,000 | 33,000 | ● | Arabic, Libyan Spoken | Islam | 1 ● | 0.60 % | 0.30 % | 1 |
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Berber, Siwa | 1,100 | 26,000 | Siwi | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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British | 4,200 | 53,969,000 | English | Christianity | 4 ● | 63.00 % | 8.80 % | -1 - | |
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Bulgarian | 3,400 | 6,706,000 | Bulgarian | Christianity | 3 ● | 80.00 % | 1.90 % | -1 - | |
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Croat | 21,000 | 5,212,000 | Croatian | Christianity | 3 ● | 92.00 % | 0.40 % | -1 - | |
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Deaf | 34,000 | 49,661,000 | ● | Libyan Sign Language | Islam | 1 ● | 2.64 % | -1 | 1 |
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Filipino, Tagalog | 13,000 | 40,521,000 | Tagalog | Christianity | 5 ● | 93.00 % | 12.30 % | -1 - | |
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French | 8,000 | 50,459,000 | French | Christianity | 3 ● | 64.00 % | 1.00 % | -1 - | |
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Ghadames | 13,000 | 13,000 | ● | Ghadames | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.05 % | 0.02 % | 1 |
Totals: 44 | 6,840,000 | 31 ● | 2.48 % | 0.16 % | 130 | |||||
Unclassified / Other Individuals | 48,000 | |||||||||
UN Country Population (2023) | 6,888,000 |
Province ▲ | Estimated Population |
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Al Butnan | 189,000 |
Al Jabal al Akhdar | 239,000 |
Al Jabal al Gharbi | 358,000 |
Al Jifarah | 534,000 |
Al Jufrah | 61,000 |
Al Kufrah | 59,000 |
Al Marj | 219,000 |
Al Marqab | 509,000 |
Al Wahat | 209,000 |
An Nuqat al Khams | 339,000 |
Az Zawiyah | 343,000 |
Benghazi | 791,000 |
Darnah | 192,000 |
Ghat | 28,000 |
Misratah | 649,000 |
Murzuq | 93,000 |
Nalut | 110,000 |
Sabha | 251,000 |
Surt | 229,000 |
Tripoli | 1,255,000 |
Wadi al Hayat | 91,000 |
Wadi ash Shati' | 93,000 |
Provinces: 22 | 6,841,000 |
UN Country Population | 6,888,000 |
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Language ▲ | Code | # Peoples w/ this Primary Language |
# Unreached w/ this Primary Language |
Scripture Status |
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Arabic, Algerian Spoken | arq | 1 | 1 | 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 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 |
Arabic, Libyan Spoken | ayl | 10 | 10 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
Arabic, Moroccan Spoken | ary | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Arabic, Sudanese Spoken | apd | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Arabic, Taizzi-Adeni Spoken | acq | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Arabic, Tunisian Spoken | aeb | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Awjilah | auj | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
Bulgarian | bul | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Chinese, Mandarin | cmn | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Croatian | hrv | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Domari | rmt | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
English | eng | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
French | fra | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Ghadames | gha | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
Greek | ell | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Hassaniyya | mey | 2 | 2 | 4 New Testament | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Italian | ita | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Korean | kor | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Libyan Sign Language | lbs | 1 | 1 | 1 Translation Needed | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
Maltese | mlt | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Nafusi | jbn | 2 | 2 | 3 Bible Portions | 1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
Punjabi, Western | pnb | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Serbian | srp | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Sinhala | sin | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Siwi | siz | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
Swahili | swh | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Tagalog | tgl | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Tamahaq, Tahaggart | thv | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | 1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
Tedaga | tuq | 1 | 1 | 1 Translation Needed | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
Turkish | tur | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Zaghawa | zag | 1 | 1 | 2 Translation Started | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
Totals: | 33 | 44 | 31 | 22 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 22 |
People Groups | 44 |
Unreached People Groups | 31 (70.5%) |
Population | 6,840,000 |
Population Annual Growth Rate | 1.2% |
Population in Unreached | 6,035,000 (88.2%) |
Primary Religion | Islam |
Percent Christian Adherent | 2.5% |
Percent Evangelical | 0.2% |
Evangelical Annual Growth Rate | 5.2% |
Pioneer Workers Needed * | 130 |
Country Progress Level | 1 ● |
Urbanization | 80% |
Continent | Africa |
Region | Africa, North and Middle East |
10/40 Window | Yes |
Country Code | LY |
Official Language(s) | Arabic, Standard | Arabic, Libyan Spoken |
Literacy Rate | 91% |
Estimated Illiterate Population | 616,000 |
Persecution Ranking | 5 (1=Highest) Open Doors |
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