Country: Sudan

Number of People Groups

170

People Groups Unreached

141 (82.9%)

Progress Level

Progress Gauge

Total
Population

47,856,000

Population in Unreached

45,483,000 (95.0%)

Largest Religion

% Christian Adherent

3.78%

% Evangelical

0.68%

Evangelical Annual Growth Rate

0.0%
Map Notes
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Photo People Group Population
this Country
Global
Population
Indigenous Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale
% Christian
Adherent
% Evangelical Est. Workers
Needed
 Acheron 24,000 24,000 Acheron Islam 5.00 % 2.00 % 1
Afitti, Ditti 5,500 5,500 Afitti Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Aka 1,200 1,200 Aka Islam 6.00 % 5.20 % -
Alehemir 1,000 1,000 Katcha-Kadugli-Miri Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
 Amhara, Ethiopian 117,000 26,438,000 Amharic Christianity 65.00 % 1.10 % -
 Amri 94,000 94,000 Arabic, Sudanese Spoken Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 2
Angolo 48,000 48,000 Arabic, Sudanese Spoken Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
 Arab, Egyptian 781,000 76,698,000 Arabic, Egyptian Spoken Islam 9.00 % 3.00 % -
 Arab, Moroccan 292,000 29,810,000 Arabic, Moroccan Spoken Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 6
 Arab, Sudanese 15,305,000 18,763,000 Arabic, Sudanese Spoken Islam 4.50 % 0.80 % 306
 Arab, Syrian 113,000 19,465,000 Arabic, Levantine Islam 8.00 % 1.00 % -
 Arab, Yemeni 30,000 8,798,000 Arabic, Taizzi-Adeni Spoken Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
 Armenian 1,700 5,691,000 Armenian, Western Christianity 94.00 % 8.70 % -
 Awlad Hassan 152,000 152,000 Arabic, Sudanese Spoken Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 3
 Baggara, Fertit 15,000 43,000 Arabic, Sudanese Spoken Islam 0.80 % 0.80 % 1
 Baggara, Habbania 425,000 425,000 Arabic, Sudanese Spoken Islam 0.20 % 0.20 % 8
 Baggara, Messiria 688,000 688,000 Arabic, Sudanese Spoken Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 14
 Baggara, Selim 75,000 75,000 Arabic, Sudanese Spoken Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
 Baggara, Shuwa Arab 121,000 4,119,000 Arabic, Sudanese Spoken Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 2
 Batahin 307,000 307,000 Arabic, Sudanese Spoken Islam 0.05 % 0.00 % 6
 Baya, Gbaya 16,000 557,000 Gbaya, Northwest Christianity 65.00 % 8.00 % -
Baygo 1,400 1,400 Arabic, Sudanese Spoken Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
 Bederia 1,082,000 1,082,000 Arabic, Sudanese Spoken Islam 3.50 % 0.90 % 22
 Beja, Bedawi 2,492,000 2,789,000 Bedawiyet Islam 3.00 % 1.00 % 50
 Beja, Bisharin 42,000 42,000 Bedawiyet Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
  Totals:  170 47,856,000         141 3.78 % 0.68 % 957 
  Unclassified / Other Individuals 253,000                
  UN Country Population (2023) 48,109,000                

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State Estimated
Population
Al Jazirah 5,341,000
Al Qadarif 395,000
Blue Nile 1,201,000
Central Darfur 2,710,000
East Darfur 1,214,000
Kassala 2,731,000
Khartoum 8,666,000
North Darfur 2,499,000
North Kurdufan 3,441,000
Northern 1,015,000
Red Sea 1,607,000
River Nile 1,638,000
Sennar 2,080,000
South Darfur 5,803,000
South Kurdufan 2,285,000
West Darfur 1,925,000
West Kurdufan 1,431,000
White Nile 1,876,000
States:  18 47,858,000
UN Country Population 48,109,000
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Language Code # Peoples
w/ this Primary
Language
# Unreached
w/ this Primary
Language
Scripture
Status
YouVersion
Bible
Resources
Faith Comes
By Hearing
Bible Resources
Jesus Film
Online
Global
Recordings
Resources
Gospel
Tract
Online
Acheron acz 1 1 Unspecified
Afitti aft 1 1 Translation Needed
Aka soh 1 0 Unspecified
Ama nyi 1 1 Bible Portions
Amdang amj 1 1 Unspecified
Amharic amh 1 0 Complete Bible
Andaandi dgl 1 1 Bible Portions
Arabic, Algerian Spoken arq 1 0 New Testament
Arabic, Egyptian Spoken arz 1 0 Complete Bible
Arabic, Levantine apc 1 0 Bible Portions
Arabic, Moroccan Spoken ary 1 1 New Testament
Arabic, Sudanese Spoken apd 61 58 New Testament
Arabic, Taizzi-Adeni Spoken acq 1 1 Bible Portions
Armenian, Western hyw 1 0 Complete Bible
Assangori sjg 1 1 Translation Started
Bedawiyet bej 3 3 Bible Portions
Berta wti 1 0 Bible Portions
Burun bdi 1 1 Bible Portions
Chinese, Mandarin cmn 1 0 Complete Bible
Dagik dec 1 1 Unspecified
Dair drb 1 1 Unspecified
Daju, Dar Fur daj 1 1 Translation Needed
Daju, Dar Sila dau 1 1 Unspecified
Dilling dil 2 2 Unspecified
Fongoro fgr 1 1 Unspecified
Fulfulde, Adamawa fub 1 1 Complete Bible
Fur fvr 1 1 Bible Portions
Gaam tbi 1 1 Translation Started
Ganza gza 1 0 Unspecified
Gbaya krs 1 0 New Testament
Gbaya, Northwest gya 1 0 Complete Bible
Ghulfan ghl 1 1 Unspecified
Gula kcm 1 0 Translation Needed
Gumuz guk 1 0 New Testament
Hausa hau 1 1 Complete Bible
Heiban hbn 1 1 New Testament
Jumjum jum 1 1 Translation Started
Kadaru kdu 1 1 Unspecified
Kanga kcp 1 1 Translation Needed
Kanuri, Yerwa knc 1 1 New Testament
Karko kko 2 2 Unspecified
Katcha-Kadugli-Miri xtc 4 3 New Testament
Katla kcr 1 1 Unspecified
Keiga kec 1 1 Unspecified
Kelo xel 1 0 Unspecified
Ko fuj 2 2 Translation Started
Koalib kib 2 1 New Testament
Komo xom 1 1 Bible Portions
Krongo kgo 1 1 New Testament
Kunama kun 1 0 Complete Bible
Lafofa laf 1 1 Translation Started
Laro lro 1 0 New Testament
Logol lof 1 1 Translation Started
Logorik liu 1 1 Bible Portions
Lumun lmd 1 1 New Testament
Maba mde 1 1 Translation Started
Mararit mgb 1 1 Translation Started
Masalit mls 1 1 Bible Portions
Me'en mym 1 0 Bible Portions
Midob mei 1 1 Translation Needed
Moro mor 1 0 Complete Bible
Nding eli 1 1 Translation Needed
Ngambay sba 1 0 Complete Bible
Ngile jle 1 1 Translation Needed
Nobiin fia 1 1 Bible Portions
Oromo, West Central gaz 1 0 Complete Bible
Otoro otr 1 0 New Testament
Shatt shj 1 1 Bible Portions
Shwai shw 1 1 Translation Needed
Sokoro sok 1 1 Bible Portions
Somali som 1 1 Complete Bible
Swahili swh 1 1 Complete Bible
Tagoi tag 4 4 Translation Needed
Tama tma 2 2 Translation Started
Tedaga tuq 1 1 Translation Needed
Tegali ras 2 2 Translation Needed
Temein teq 1 1 Translation Started
Tese keg 1 1 Translation Needed
Tigre tig 1 1 Complete Bible
Tigrigna tir 1 0 Complete Bible
Tima tms 1 1 Translation Started
Tira tic 1 1 Unspecified
Tocho taz 1 1 Unspecified
Tulishi tey 3 3 Translation Started
Tumtum tbr 2 2 Translation Needed
Turkish tur 1 1 Complete Bible
Uduk udu 1 0 New Testament
Unknown xxx 1 1 Unspecified
Wali wll 1 1 Translation Needed
Warnang wrn 1 1 Translation Started
Yulu yul 1 0 Translation Needed
Zaghawa zag 2 2 Translation Started
Totals: 92 170 141   25 27 37 62 14
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Sudan Statistics
People Groups 170
Unreached People Groups 141  (82.9%)
Population 47,856,000
Population Annual Growth Rate 2.4%
Population in Unreached 45,483,000  (95.0%)
Primary Religion Islam
Percent Christian Adherent 3.8%
Percent Evangelical 0.7%
Evangelical Annual Growth Rate 0.0%
Pioneer Workers Needed * 957
Country Progress Level 1
Urbanization 35%
Continent Africa
Region Africa, East and Southern
10/40 Window Yes
Country Code SU
Official Language(s) Arabic, StandardArabic, Sudanese Spoken
Literacy Rate 61%
Estimated Illiterate Population 18,664,000
Persecution Ranking 10 (1=Highest) Open Doors