Country: Sudan

Number of People Groups

200

People Groups Unreached

169 (84.5%)

Progress Level

Progress Gauge

Total
Population

48,027,000

Population in Unreached

45,600,000 (94.9%)

Largest Religion

% Christian Adherent

2.46%

% Evangelical

0.53%

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
 Shaikia, Arabized 1,128,000 1,128,000 Arabic, Sudanese Islam 3.00 % 0.70 % 23
Shatt 35,000 35,000 Shatt Islam 2.00 % 0.80 % 1
 Shawafna 4,500 4,500 Arabic, Sudanese Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Sherifi 224,000 224,000 Arabic, Sudanese Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 4
 Shifir 35,000 35,000 Karko Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
 Shukria 264,000 264,000 Arabic, Sudanese Islam 0.30 % 0.05 % 5
 Shwai 8,200 8,200 Shwai Islam 0.20 % 0.05 % 1
Sokoro, Tunjur 2,300 21,000 Sokoro Islam 4.00 % 2.00 % 1
 Somali 2,000 26,240,000 Somali Islam 1.00 % 1.00 % 1
 Subei 8,000 8,000 Arabic, Sudanese Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Sungor 24,000 104,000 Assangori Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
 Swahili 27,000 1,183,000 Swahili Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
 Tabak 21,000 21,000 Arabic, Sudanese Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Tagale, Arabized 121,000 121,000 Arabic, Sudanese Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 2
Tagoy 25,000 25,000 Tagoi Islam 1.00 % 0.20 % 1
Talasa 23,000 23,000 Tumtum Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Talodi 35,000 35,000 Arabic, Sudanese Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
 Tama 86,000 301,000 Tama (Chad) Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 2
 Tasoomi 27,000 27,000 Arabic, Sudanese Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
 Tata 18,000 18,000 Arabic, Sudanese Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Tegali 95,000 95,000 Tegali Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 2
Temain, Ronge 20,000 20,000 Temein Islam 2.00 % 1.10 % 1
Temein, Arabized 51,000 51,000 Arabic, Sudanese Islam 1.00 % 0.40 % 1
Tessi 40,000 40,000 Arabic, Sudanese Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
 Tigray, Tigrinya 58,000 9,773,000 Tigrigna Christianity 90.00 % 6.00 % -
  Totals:  200 48,027,000         169 2.46 % 0.53 % 973 
  Unclassified / Other Individuals 82,000                
  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 0 Translation Started
Afitti aft 1 1 Translation Started
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 arq 1 0 New Testament
Arabic, Egyptian arz 1 0 Complete Bible
Arabic, Levantine apc 1 0 Bible Portions
Arabic, Moroccan ary 1 1 New Testament
Arabic, Sudanese apd 90 87 New Testament
Arabic, Ta'izzi-Adeni 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 Translation Started
Gbaya krs 1 0 New Testament
Gbaya, Northwest gya 1 0 Complete Bible
Ghulfan ghl 1 1 Translation Started
Gula (Central African Republic) 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 Translation Started
Kanga kcp 1 1 Translation Started
Kanuri, Yerwa knc 1 1 New Testament
Karko kko 2 2 Translation Started
Katcha-Kadugli-Miri xtc 4 3 New Testament
Katla kcr 1 1 Translation Started
Keiga kec 1 1 Translation Needed
Kelo xel 1 0 Unspecified
Ko fuj 2 2 Translation Started
Koalib kib 2 1 New Testament
Komo (Sudan) xom 1 1 Bible Portions
Krongo kgo 1 1 New Testament
Kunama kun 1 0 Complete Bible
Lafofa laf 1 1 Translation Needed
Laro lro 1 0 New Testament
Logol lof 1 1 Translation Started
Logorik liu 1 1 Bible Portions
Lumun lmd 1 0 New Testament
Maba (Chad) 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 2 2 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 Started
Sokoro sok 1 1 Bible Portions
Somali som 1 1 Complete Bible
Swahili swh 1 1 Complete Bible
Tagoi tag 4 4 Translation Started
Tama (Chad) tma 2 2 Translation Started
Tedaga tuq 1 1 Translation Needed
Tegali ras 2 2 Translation Started
Temein teq 1 1 Translation Started
Tese keg 1 1 Translation Started
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 Started
Turkish tur 1 1 Complete Bible
Uduk udu 1 0 New Testament
Unknown xxx 1 1 Unspecified
Wali (Sudan) wll 1 1 Translation Started
Warnang wrn 1 1 Translation Started
Yulu yul 1 0 Translation Needed
Zaghawa zag 2 2 Translation Started
Totals: 92 200 169   27 27 37 62 14
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  • Church planting agencies in Sudan
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  • Christian literature distribution
  • Evangelism agencies
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  • Urban ministries
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  • Relief and development agencies
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  • Christian medical outreaches

Sudan Statistics
People Groups 200
Unreached People Groups 169  (84.5%)
Population 48,027,000
Population Annual Growth Rate 2.4%
Population in Unreached 45,600,000  (94.9%)
Primary Religion Islam
Percent Christian Adherent 2.5%
Percent Evangelical 0.5%
Evangelical Annual Growth Rate 0.0%
Pioneer Workers Needed * 973
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
Literacy Rate 61%
Estimated Illiterate Population 18,731,000
Persecution Ranking 8 (1=Highest) Open Doors
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