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 | 6,757,000 | Bulgarian | Christianity | 3 ● | 80.00 % | 1.90 % | -1 - | |
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Croat | 21,000 | 5,248,000 | 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 |
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Greek | 8,000 | 10,478,000 | Greek | Christianity | 3 ● | 91.00 % | 0.40 % | -1 - | |
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Han Chinese, Mandarin | 2,100 | 931,685,000 | Chinese, Mandarin | Non-Religious | 4 ● | 7.00 % | 5.70 % | -1 - | |
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Italian | 30,000 | 37,702,000 | Italian | Christianity | 3 ● | 83.00 % | 1.10 % | -1 - | |
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Jabal Nafusah | 201,000 | 201,000 | ● | Nafusi | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 4 |
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Korean | 15,000 | 81,888,000 | Korean | Non-Religious | 5 ● | 30.00 % | 16.80 % | -1 - | |
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Maltese | 6,900 | 671,000 | Maltese | Christianity | 3 ● | 98.00 % | 1.30 % | -1 - | |
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Moor | 51,000 | 4,707,000 | Hassaniyya | Islam | 1 ● | 0.30 % | 0.20 % | 1 | |
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Muhamasheen, Akhdam | 127,000 | 2,175,000 | Arabic, Libyan Spoken | Islam | 1 ● | 0.50 % | 0.10 % | 3 | |
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Punjabi, Western | 68,000 | 108,000 | Punjabi, Western | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Romani, Domari | 36,000 | 1,947,000 | ● | Domari | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Sahrawi | 900 | 470,000 | Hassaniyya | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Serb | 29,000 | 8,544,000 | Serbian | Christianity | 3 ● | 80.00 % | 0.60 % | -1 - | |
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Sinhalese | 16,000 | 400,000 | Sinhala | Buddhism | 2 ● | 9.00 % | 1.20 % | -1 - | |
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Swahili | 2,300 | 1,183,000 | Swahili | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Tuareg, Tahaggart | 22,000 | 150,000 | ● | Tamahaq, Tahaggart | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Tubu, Teda | 2,700 | 143,000 | Tedaga | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Turk | 30,000 | 67,115,000 | Turkish | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Zaghawa | 9,300 | 316,000 | Zaghawa | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Zuwarah | 41,000 | 41,000 | ● | Nafusi | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 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 | 186,000 |
Al Jabal al Akhdar | 235,000 |
Al Jabal al Gharbi | 353,000 |
Al Jifarah | 525,000 |
Al Jufrah | 60,000 |
Al Kufrah | 58,000 |
Al Marj | 216,000 |
Al Marqab | 501,000 |
Al Wahat | 205,000 |
An Nuqat al Khams | 334,000 |
Az Zawiyah | 338,000 |
Benghazi | 778,000 |
Darnah | 189,000 |
Ghat | 28,000 |
Misratah | 639,000 |
Murzuq | 92,000 |
Nalut | 108,000 |
Sabha | 247,000 |
Surt | 225,000 |
Tripoli | 1,235,000 |
Wadi al Hayat | 89,000 |
Wadi ash Shati' | 92,000 |
Provinces: 22 | 6,733,000 |
UN Country Population | 6,888,000 |
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Language ▲ | Code | # Peoples w/ this Primary Language |
# Unreached w/ this Primary Language |
Scripture Status |
NT Text Online |
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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 | 1 Translation Needed | -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 | 1 Translation Needed | -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 | 0 | 21 | 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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