Country: Greece
Number of People Groups
53
People Groups Unreached
11 (20.8%)
Progress Level
Total
Population
10,254,000
Population in Unreached
225,000 (2.2%)
Largest Religion
% Christian Adherent
88.62%
% Evangelical
0.50%
Evangelical Annual Growth Rate
1.6%
| Photo | People Group |
Population this Country |
Global Population |
Indigenous | Primary Language | Primary Religion |
Progress Scale |
% Christian Adherent |
% Evangelical |
Est. Workers Needed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Greek | 8,332,000 | 10,379,000 | ● | Greek | Christianity | 3 ● | 95.00 % | 0.30 % | -1 - |
|
Italian | 7,600 | 37,587,000 | Italian | Christianity | 3 ● | 82.00 % | 1.10 % | -1 - | |
|
Japanese | 1,000 | 119,242,000 | Japanese | Buddhism | 1 ● | 1.60 % | 0.50 % | 1 | |
|
Jewish, Greek | 3,100 | 3,400 | ● | Greek | Ethnic Religions | 0 ☀︎ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
|
Jewish, Spanish | 1,000 | 61,000 | Greek | Ethnic Religions | 0 ☀︎ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
|
Kurd, Kurmanji | 21,000 | 14,881,000 | Kurdish, Northern | Islam | 0 ☀︎ | 0.01 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
|
Macedonian | 147,000 | 1,954,000 | ● | Macedonian | Christianity | 3 ● | 65.00 % | 0.30 % | -1 - |
|
Meglenite, Vlasi | 2,800 | 4,800 | ● | Romanian, Megleno | Christianity | 3 ● | 97.00 % | 0.30 % | -1 - |
|
Persian | 1,100 | 46,754,000 | Persian, Iranian | Islam | 1 ● | 0.50 % | 0.10 % | 1 | |
|
Polish | 16,000 | 45,098,000 | Polish | Christianity | 3 ● | 90.00 % | 0.30 % | -1 - | |
|
Pomak | 30,000 | 496,000 | ● | Bulgarian | Islam | 1 ● | 2.00 % | 0.40 % | 1 |
|
Pontic Greek | 368,000 | 385,000 | ● | Pontic | Christianity | 3 ● | 90.00 % | 0.50 % | -1 - |
|
Romani, Balkan | 39,000 | 949,000 | Romani, Balkan | Christianity | 3 ● | 70.00 % | 0.50 % | -1 - | |
|
Romani, Greek | 47,000 | 47,000 | ● | Greek | Christianity | 3 ● | 85.00 % | 1.00 % | -1 - |
|
Romani, Vlax | 1,100 | 1,169,000 | Romani, Vlax | Christianity | 4 ● | 85.00 % | 5.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Romanian | 27,000 | 21,564,000 | Romanian | Christianity | 4 ● | 97.00 % | 5.40 % | -1 - | |
|
Russian | 43,000 | 136,151,000 | Russian | Christianity | 3 ● | 65.00 % | 1.20 % | -1 - | |
|
Sarakatsani, Karakachan | 6,400 | 8,700 | ● | Greek | Christianity | 3 ● | 93.00 % | 1.00 % | -1 - |
|
Serb | 3,900 | 8,286,000 | Serbian | Christianity | 3 ● | 80.00 % | 0.60 % | -1 - | |
|
South Asian, Bengali-speaking | 11,000 | 2,479,000 | Bengali | Islam | 2 ● | 8.00 % | 2.00 % | -1 - | |
|
South Asian, general | 118,000 | 12,179,000 | Urdu | Islam | 1 ● | 4.00 % | 0.70 % | 2 | |
|
Swahili | 5,700 | 1,208,000 | Swahili | Islam | 1 ● | 5.00 % | 0.30 % | 1 | |
|
Swedish | 2,300 | 9,480,000 | Swedish | Christianity | 4 ● | 65.00 % | 6.90 % | -1 - | |
|
Tsakonian | 1,400 | 1,400 | ● | Tsakonian | Christianity | 3 ● | 95.00 % | 1.00 % | -1 - |
|
Turk | 12,000 | 67,389,000 | Turkish | Islam | 0 ☀︎ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
| Totals: 53 | 10,254,000 | 11 ● | 88.62 % | 0.50 % | 12 | |||||
| Unclassified / Other Individuals | 49,000 | |||||||||
| UN Country Population (2024) | 10,303,000 |
| Province ▲ | Estimated Population |
|---|---|
| Aegean | 474,000 |
| Athos | 1,700 |
| Attica | 3,666,000 |
| Crete | 559,000 |
| Epirus and Western Macedonia | 594,000 |
| Macedonia and Thrace | 2,336,000 |
| Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian Islands | 1,439,000 |
| Thessaly and Central Greece | 1,222,000 |
| Provinces: 8 | 10,292,000 |
| UN Country Population | 10,303,000 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albanian, Arvanitika | aat | 1 | 0 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Albanian, Gheg | aln | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Arabic, Egyptian | arz | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Arabic, Levantine | apc | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Arabic, North Mesopotamian | ayp | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Arabic, Sa'idi | aec | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Armenian, Western | hyw | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Aromanian | rup | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Assyrian Neo-Aramaic | aii | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Bavarian | bar | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
| Bengali | ben | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Bulgarian | bul | 2 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Chinese, Mandarin | cmn | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Danish | dan | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Dutch | nld | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 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 |
| Gagauz | gag | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Georgian | kat | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| German, Standard | deu | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| German, Swiss | gsw | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
| Greek | ell | 6 | 2 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Greek Sign Language | gss | 1 | 0 | 1 Translation Needed | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Italian | ita | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Japanese | jpn | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Kurdish, Northern | kmr | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Macedonian | mkd | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Persian, Iranian | pes | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Polish | pol | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Pontic | pnt | 1 | 0 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Romani, Balkan | rmn | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Romani, Vlax | rmy | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Romanian | ron | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Romanian, Megleno | ruq | 1 | 0 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Russian | rus | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Serbian | srp | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Swahili | swh | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Swedish | swe | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tagalog | tgl | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tsakonian | tsd | 1 | 0 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Turkish | tur | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ukrainian | ukr | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Urdu | urd | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| West Flemish | vls | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
| Yoruba | yor | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Zazaki, Northern | kiu | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Totals: | 46 | 53 | 11 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 31 |
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| People Groups | 53 |
| Unreached People Groups | 11 (20.8%) |
| Population | 10,254,000 |
| Population Annual Growth Rate | -0.2% |
| Population in Unreached | 225,000 (2.2%) |
| Primary Religion | Christianity |
| Percent Christian Adherent | 88.6% |
| Percent Evangelical | 0.5% |
| Evangelical Annual Growth Rate | 1.6% |
| Pioneer Workers Needed * | 12 |
| Country Progress Level | 3 ● |
| Urbanization | 79% |
| Continent | Europe |
| Region | Europe, Eastern and Eurasia |
| 10/40 Window | No |
| Country Code | GR |
| Official Language(s) | Greek |
| Literacy Rate | 98% |
| Estimated Illiterate Population | 205,000 |
| Persecution Ranking | Not ranked |
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