Country: Philippines

People Groups
Total

202

People Groups Unreached

28 (13.9%)

People Groups Unreached Frontier

9 (4.5%)

Population
Total

116,492,000

Population in Unreached

5,783,000 (5.0%)

Population in Unreached Frontier

5,157,000 (4.4%)

% Evangelical

11.33%

Progress Level

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Map Notes

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Photo People Group Population
this Ctry
Population
Global
Count
Ctrys
Indigenous Primary Language Primary
Religion
Progress
Scale
% Christian
Adherent
% Evangelical Needed
Workers
 Korean 89,000 82,148,000 51 Korean Christianity 31.00 % 16.80 % -
Looknon 132,000 132,000 1 Inonhan Christianity 95.00 % 12.00 % -
 Magahat, Karolanos 12,000 12,000 1 Binukidnon, Southern Ethnic Religions 40.00 % 5.00 % -
 Maguindanao 1,389,000 1,389,000 1 Maguindanaon Islam ☀︎ 0.01 % 0.01 % 28
Malaweg 28,000 28,000 1 Itawit Christianity 90.00 % 6.00 % -
Malaynon 25,000 25,000 1 Malaynon Christianity 95.00 % 6.00 % -
 Mandaya 288,000 288,000 1 Mandaya Ethnic Religions 9.00 % 2.00 % -
Mandaya, Karaga 6,400 6,400 1 Mandaya Ethnic Religions 8.12 % 7.82 % -
Mandaya, Sangab 12,000 12,000 1 Mandaya Ethnic Religions 14.00 % 6.00 % -
 Manobo, Agusan 81,000 81,000 1 Manobo, Agusan Ethnic Religions 8.00 % 6.00 % -
Manobo, Ata 41,000 41,000 1 Manobo, Ata Ethnic Religions 9.00 % 3.00 % -
Manobo, Binukid 205,000 205,000 1 Binukid Ethnic Religions 40.00 % 15.00 % -
Manobo, Blit 2,500 2,500 1 Manobo, Cotabato Ethnic Religions 30.00 % 15.00 % -
Manobo, Cinamiguin 41,000 41,000 1 Manobo, Kinamiging Ethnic Religions 40.00 % 15.00 % -
 Manobo, Cotabato 37,000 37,000 1 Manobo, Cotabato Ethnic Religions 4.00 % 0.80 % 1
Manobo, Dibabawon 26,000 26,000 1 Manobo, Dibabawon Ethnic Religions 12.00 % 7.00 % -
 Manobo, Higaunon 50,000 50,000 1 Higaonon Ethnic Religions 10.03 % 4.01 % -
Manobo, Ilianen 23,000 23,000 1 Manobo, Ilianen Ethnic Religions 11.00 % 4.00 % -
 Manobo, Matigsalug 49,000 49,000 1 Manobo, Matigsalug Ethnic Religions 6.00 % 1.50 % -
Manobo, Obo Kidapawan 79,000 79,000 1 Manobo, Obo Ethnic Religions 7.00 % 3.00 % -
Manobo, Pulangiyen 10,000 10,000 1 Manobo, Western Bukidnon Ethnic Religions 25.00 % 7.00 % -
Manobo, Rajah Kabungsuan 11,000 11,000 1 Manobo, Rajah Kabunsuwan Ethnic Religions 45.00 % 4.00 % -
Manobo, Sarangani 87,000 87,000 1 Manobo, Sarangani Ethnic Religions 40.00 % 15.00 % -
Manobo, Talaandig 7,800 7,800 1 Manobo, Western Bukidnon Ethnic Religions 25.00 % 7.00 % -
 Manobo, Tigwahanon 14,000 14,000 1 Manobo, Matigsalug Ethnic Religions 25.00 % 7.50 % -
  Totals:  202 116,492,000           9 ☀︎  28 89.01 % 11.33 % 127 
  Unclassified / Other Individuals 295,000                  
  UN Country Population (2025) 116,787,000                  

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Province Estimated
Population
Abra 262,000
Agusan del Norte 784,000
Agusan del Sur 780,000
Aklan 643,000
Albay 1,481,000
Antique 650,000
Apayao 131,000
Aurora 241,000
Basilan 410,000
Bataan 887,000
Batanes 19,000
Batangas 3,219,000
Benguet 900,000
Biliran 190,000
Bohol 1,448,000
Bukidnon 1,602,000
Bulacan 3,869,000
Cagayan 1,351,000
Camarines Norte 660,000
Camarines Sur 2,185,000
Camiguin 98,000
Capiz 852,000
Catanduanes 290,000
Cavite 4,468,000
Cebu 5,395,000
Compostela Valley 821,000
Davao del Norte 1,121,000
Davao del Sur 2,675,000
Davao Occidental 360,000
Davao Oriental 637,000
Dinagat Islands 139,000
Eastern Samar 534,000
Guimaras 196,000
Ifugao 224,000
Ilocos Norte 651,000
Ilocos Sur 759,000
Iloilo 2,678,000
Isabela 1,789,000
Kalinga 234,000
La Union 879,000
Laguna 3,548,000
Lanao del Norte 1,162,000
Lanao del Sur 1,216,000
Leyte 2,254,000
Maguindanao 1,404,000
Marinduque 256,000
Masbate 994,000
Metropolitan Manila 14,646,000
Misamis Occidental 665,000
Misamis Oriental 1,795,000
Mountain Province 167,000
Negros Occidental 3,368,000
Negros Oriental 1,492,000
North Cotabato 1,620,000
Northern Samar 710,000
Nueva Ecija 2,499,000
Nueva Vizcaya 512,000
Occidental Mindoro 547,000
Oriental Mindoro 956,000
Palawan 1,290,000
Pampanga 3,070,000
Pangasinan 3,303,000
Quezon 2,398,000
Quirino 210,000
Rizal 3,405,000
Romblon 320,000
Samar 872,000
Sarangani 619,000
Siquijor 107,000
Sorsogon 897,000
South Cotabato 1,745,000
Southern Leyte 471,000
Sultan Kudarat 907,000
Sulu 969,000
Surigao del Norte 560,000
Surigao del Sur 658,000
Tarlac 1,549,000
Tawi-Tawi 439,000
Zambales 949,000
Zamboanga del Norte 1,111,000
Zamboanga del Sur 2,046,000
Zamboanga Sibugay 721,000
Provinces:  82 114,939,000
UN Country Population 116,787,000
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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
Adasen tiu 1 0 New Testament
Agta, Casiguran Dumagat dgc 1 1 New Testament
Agta, Central Cagayan agt 1 0 New Testament
Agta, Dupaninan duo 1 0 New Testament
Agta, Katubung agk 1 0 Unspecified
Agta, Mt. Iraya atl 1 0 Translation Needed
Agta, Mt. Iriga agz 1 0 Translation Needed
Agta, Pahanan apf 1 0 New Testament
Agta, Umiray Dumaget due 1 0 New Testament
Agutaynen agn 1 0 New Testament
Aklanon akl 1 0 New Testament
Alangan alj 1 0 New Testament
Alta, Northern aqn 1 0 Translation Started
Alta, Southern agy 1 0 Bible Portions
Arabic, Mesopotamian acm 1 1 New Testament
Arta atz 1 0 Unspecified
Ati atk 1 0 Bible Portions
Atta, Faire azt 1 0 Unspecified
Atta, Pamplona att 1 0 New Testament
Atta, Pudtol atp 1 0 Unspecified
Ayta, Abellen abp 1 0 Unspecified
Ayta, Ambala abc 1 0 Bible Portions
Ayta, Mag-antsi sgb 1 0 New Testament
Ayta, Mag-Indi blx 1 0 New Testament
Ayta, Magbukun ayt 1 0 Unspecified
Bagobo-Klata bgi 1 0 Unspecified
Balangao blw 1 0 New Testament
Bangon bnj 1 0 Complete Bible
Bantayanon bfx 1 0 Translation Started
Bantoanon bno 1 0 New Testament
Basque eus 1 0 Complete Bible
Batak bya 1 0 Bible Portions
Baybayanon bvy 1 0 Unspecified
Bikol, Buhi'non ubl 1 0 New Testament
Bikol, Central bcl 2 0 Complete Bible
Bikol, Libon lbl 1 0 Translation Started
Bikol, Miraya rbl 1 0 Translation Started
Bikol, Northern Catanduanes cts 1 0 Translation Started
Bikol, Rinconada bto 1 0 New Testament
Bikol, Southern Catanduanes bln 1 0 New Testament
Bikol, West Albay fbl 1 0 Translation Started
Binukid bkd 1 0 New Testament
Binukidnon, Northern kyn 1 0 Bible Portions
Binukidnon, Southern mtw 1 0 Bible Portions
Blaan, Koronadal bpr 2 0 New Testament
Blaan, Sarangani bps 1 0 New Testament
Bogkalot ilk 1 0 New Testament
Bolinao smk 1 0 New Testament
Bontok, Central lbk 1 0 New Testament
Bontok, Eastern ebk 1 0 Complete Bible
Bontok, Northern rbk 1 0 Translation Started
Bontok, Southern obk 1 0 Translation Needed
Bontok, Southwestern vbk 1 0 Unspecified
Buhid bku 1 0 New Testament
Butuanon btw 1 0 Translation Started
Caluyanun clu 1 0 New Testament
Capiznon cps 1 0 Unspecified
Cebuano ceb 2 0 Complete Bible
Chavacano cbk 1 0 New Testament
Chinese, Mandarin cmn 1 0 Complete Bible
Chinese, Min Nan nan 1 0 Complete Bible
Chinese, Yue yue 1 0 Complete Bible
Cuyonon cyo 2 1 New Testament
Davawenyo daw 1 0 Translation Started
Dumagat, Remontado agv 1 0 Unspecified
English eng 2 0 Complete Bible
Filipino Sign Language psp 1 0 Bible Portions
Ga'dang (Philippines) gdg 1 0 New Testament
Gaddang gad 1 0 Bible Portions
Hanunoo hnn 1 0 Complete Bible
Higaonon mba 1 0 New Testament
Hiligaynon hil 1 0 Complete Bible
Hindi hin 1 1 Complete Bible
I-Wak iwk 1 0 Bible Portions
Ibaloi ibl 1 0 Complete Bible
Ibanag ibg 1 0 New Testament
Ibatan ivb 1 0 New Testament
Ifugao, Amganad ifa 1 0 Complete Bible
Ifugao, Batad ifb 1 0 Complete Bible
Ifugao, Mayoyao ifu 1 0 New Testament
Ifugao, Tuwali ifk 1 0 Complete Bible
Ilocano ilo 1 0 Complete Bible
Inabaknon abx 1 0 New Testament
Inagta Alabat dul 1 0 Unspecified
Indonesian ind 1 0 Complete Bible
Inonhan loc 1 0 New Testament
Iranun (Philippines) ilp 1 1 Bible Portions
Iraya iry 1 0 New Testament
Isinay inn 1 0 Bible Portions
Isnag isd 1 0 Complete Bible
Itawit itv 2 0 New Testament
Itneg, Binongan itb 1 0 Bible Portions
Itneg, Inlaud iti 1 0 New Testament
Itneg, Maeng itt 1 0 Unspecified
Itneg, Masadiit tis 1 0 Translation Started
Itneg, Moyadan ity 1 0 Translation Started
Ivatan ivv 1 0 New Testament
Japanese jpn 1 1 Complete Bible
Kagayanen cgc 1 0 New Testament
Kalagan kqe 1 1 New Testament
Kalagan, Kagan kll 1 0 Bible Portions
Kalanguya kak 2 0 Complete Bible
Kalinga, Butbut kyb 1 0 New Testament
Kalinga, Limos kmk 1 0 New Testament
Kalinga, Lubuagan knb 1 0 New Testament
Kalinga, Mabaka Valley kkg 1 0 Translation Started
Kalinga, Majukayang kmd 1 0 New Testament
Kalinga, Southern ksc 1 0 New Testament
Kalinga, Tanudan kml 1 0 New Testament
Kalinga, Vanaw bjx 1 0 Translation Started
Kallahan, Keley-I ify 1 0 Complete Bible
Kamayo kyk 1 0 Bible Portions
Kankanaey kne 1 0 New Testament
Kankanay, Northern xnn 1 0 New Testament
Kapampangan pam 1 0 Complete Bible
Karao kyj 1 0 New Testament
Kasiguranin ksn 1 0 Unspecified
Kinabalian cbw 1 0 Translation Started
Kinaray-A krj 1 0 New Testament
Korean kor 1 0 Complete Bible
Maguindanaon mdh 1 1 Unspecified
Malaynon mlz 1 0 Unspecified
Mandaya mry 3 0 Translation Started
Manide abd 1 0 Translation Started
Manobo, Agusan msm 2 1 New Testament
Manobo, Ata atd 1 0 New Testament
Manobo, Cotabato mta 2 1 New Testament
Manobo, Dibabawon mbd 1 0 New Testament
Manobo, Ilianen mbi 1 0 New Testament
Manobo, Kinamiging mkx 1 0 Unspecified
Manobo, Matigsalug mbt 2 0 Complete Bible
Manobo, Obo obo 1 0 New Testament
Manobo, Rajah Kabunsuwan mqk 1 0 Translation Started
Manobo, Sarangani mbs 1 0 New Testament
Manobo, Western Bukidnon mbb 2 0 Complete Bible
Mansaka msk 1 0 New Testament
Mapun sjm 1 1 Unspecified
Maranao mrw 1 1 Complete Bible
Masbatenyo msb 1 0 New Testament
Minamanwa mmn 1 1 New Testament
Molbog pwm 1 1 New Testament
Palawano, Brooke's Point plw 1 1 New Testament
Palawano, Central plc 2 1 New Testament
Palawano, Southwest plv 1 0 New Testament
Pangasinan pag 1 0 Complete Bible
Paranan prf 1 0 New Testament
Porohanon prh 1 0 Unspecified
Romblomanon rol 1 0 New Testament
Sama, Balangingih sse 1 1 Unspecified
Sama, Central sml 1 1 New Testament
Sama, Pangutaran slm 1 1 New Testament
Sama, Southern ssb 1 1 Bible Portions
Sambal xsb 1 0 New Testament
Sambal, Botolan sbl 1 0 New Testament
Sangil snl 1 1 Bible Portions
Sangir sxn 1 0 Complete Bible
Sindhi snd 1 1 Complete Bible
Sorsoganon, Northern bks 1 0 Translation Started
Sorsoganon, Southern srv 1 0 Unspecified
Spanish spa 1 0 Complete Bible
Subanen, Central syb 1 0 New Testament
Subanen, Eastern sfe 1 0 Bible Portions
Subanen, Northern stb 1 1 New Testament
Subanen, Southern laa 1 0 New Testament
Subanon, Kolibugan skn 1 1 Bible Portions
Subanon, Western suc 1 0 New Testament
Sulod srg 1 0 Unspecified
Surigaonon sgd 1 0 Translation Needed
Tadyawan tdy 1 1 Bible Portions
Tagabawa bgs 1 0 New Testament
Tagakaulo klg 1 0 New Testament
Tagalog tgl 7 1 Complete Bible
Tagbanwa tbw 1 0 New Testament
Tagbanwa, Calamian tbk 1 0 New Testament
Tandaganon tgn 1 0 Translation Needed
Tausug tsg 1 1 Unspecified
Tawbuid twb 1 0 Complete Bible
Tboli tbl 1 0 Complete Bible
Teduray tiy 1 0 New Testament
Waray-Waray war 1 0 Complete Bible
Yakan yka 1 1 New Testament
Yogad yog 1 0 Translation Started
Totals: 182 202 28   100 96 90 123 8
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Philippines Statistics
People Groups 202
Unreached People Groups 28  (13.9%)
Population 116,492,000
Population Annual Growth Rate 1.5%
Population in Unreached 5,783,000  (5.0%)
Primary Religion Christianity
Percent Christian Adherent 89.0%
Percent Evangelical 11.3%
Pioneer Workers Needed * 127
Country Progress Level 5
Continent Asia
Region Asia, Southeast
10/40 Window No
Country Code RP
Official Language(s) TagalogEnglish
Literacy Rate 95%
Estimated Illiterate Population 5,825,000
Persecution Ranking Not ranked