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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Barua | 33,000 | 35,000 | ● | Chittagonian | Buddhism | 0 ☀︎ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Baul | 8,200 | 19,000 | ● | Bengali | Islam | 0 ☀︎ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Bauri | 14,000 | 2,148,000 | ● | Bengali | Hinduism | 0 ☀︎ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Bedia (Hindu traditions) | 6,700 | 637,000 | ● | Bengali | Hinduism | 0 ☀︎ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Bedia (Muslim traditions) | 49,000 | 51,000 | ● | Bengali | Islam | 0 ☀︎ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Beg | 1,500 | 4,800 | ● | Bengali | Islam | 0 ☀︎ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Behara | 78,000 | 82,000 | ● | Bengali | Islam | 0 ☀︎ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 2 |
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Beldar (Hindu traditions) | 12,000 | 2,464,000 | ● | Bengali | Hinduism | 0 ☀︎ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Bengali Muslim | 125,781,000 | 125,781,000 | ● | Bengali | Islam | 0 ☀︎ | 0.06 % | 0.06 % | 2,516 |
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Bengali Muslim Moghal | 43,000 | 3,322,000 | ● | Bengali | Islam | 0 ☀︎ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Bengali Muslim Pashtun Khan | 23,000 | 138,000 | ● | Bengali | Islam | 0 ☀︎ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Bengali Muslim Pashtun Lodhi (Dalazak) | 1,300 | 1,271,000 | ● | Bengali | Islam | 0 ☀︎ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Bengali Muslim Pashtun, Pathan | 629,000 | 11,909,000 | ● | Bengali | Islam | 0 ☀︎ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 13 |
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Bengali Muslim Sayyid | 1,737,000 | 17,193,000 | ● | Bengali | Islam | 0 ☀︎ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 35 |
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Bengali Muslim Shaikh Siddiqi | 7,700 | 8,176,000 | ● | Bengali | Islam | 0 ☀︎ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Besya (Hindu traditions) | 1,500 | 5,100 | ● | Bengali | Hinduism | 0 ☀︎ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Besya (Muslim traditions) | 15,000 | 17,000 | ● | Bengali | Islam | 0 ☀︎ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Bhar | 5,900 | 2,215,000 | ● | Bengali | Hinduism | 0 ☀︎ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Bhat (Hindu traditions) | 3,100 | 1,531,000 | ● | Bengali | Hinduism | 0 ☀︎ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Bhoi (Hindu traditions) | 12,000 | 7,455,000 | ● | Bengali | Hinduism | 0 ☀︎ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Bhuinhar | 1,600 | 1,065,000 | ● | Bengali | Hinduism | 0 ☀︎ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Bhuinmali | 93,000 | 265,000 | ● | Bengali | Hinduism | 1 ● | 0.42 % | -1 | 2 |
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Bhuiya Ghatwar | 2,400 | 340,000 | ● | Bengali | Hinduism | 0 ☀︎ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Bhuiya unspecified | 45,000 | 1,892,000 | ● | Bengali | Hinduism | 0 ☀︎ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Bhumij | 33,000 | 1,242,000 | ● | Sylheti | Hinduism | 1 ● | 1.12 % | -1 | 1 |
Totals: 299 | 173,916,000 | 279 ● | 0.35 % | 0.00 % | 3,612 | |||||
Unclassified / Other Individuals | 785,000 | |||||||||
UN Country Population (2024) | 174,701,000 |
Province ▲ | Population | People Groups | Unreached Groups |
% Unreached Peoples |
Population in Unreached |
% Population Unreached |
Districts |
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Barisal | 9,289,000 | 128 | 122 | 95.3 % | 1,637,000 | 17.6 % | 6 |
Chittagong | 33,824,000 | 208 | 190 | 91.3 % | 5,412,000 | 16.0 % | 11 |
Dhaka | 53,464,000 | 227 | 218 | 96.0 % | 8,258,000 | 15.4 % | 17 |
Khulna | 17,723,000 | 214 | 205 | 95.8 % | 4,142,000 | 23.4 % | 10 |
Rajshahi | 20,317,000 | 202 | 195 | 96.5 % | 2,654,000 | 13.1 % | 8 |
Rangpur | 17,721,000 | 197 | 190 | 96.4 % | 3,199,000 | 18.1 % | 8 |
Sylhet | 11,944,000 | 160 | 148 | 92.5 % | 11,524,000 | 96.5 % | 4 |
Country: | 173,916,000 | 299 | 279 | 93.3 % | 172,241,000 | 99.0 % | 64 |
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 |
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Bengali | ben | 221 | 218 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Bishnupuriya | bpy | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Burmese | mya | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Chak | ckh | 1 | 1 | 2 Translation Started | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
Chakma | ccp | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Chin, Asho | csh | 2 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Chin, Bawm | bgr | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
Chin, Hakha | cnh | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
Chin, Khumi | cnk | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Chin, Uppu | cnb | 1 | 0 | 2 Translation Started | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
Chinese, Mandarin | cmn | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Chittagonian | ctg | 6 | 5 | 4 New Testament | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Dimasa | dis | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Garo | grt | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Gondi, Northern | gno | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Gurung | gvr | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Hajong | haj | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Karbi | mjw | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Koch | kdq | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
Kok Borok | trp | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Kurux | kru | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Kuvi | kxv | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Mahali | mjx | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
Marma | rmz | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Meitei | mni | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Mru | mro | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Mundari | unr | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Nepali | npi | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Pangkhua | pkh | 1 | 1 | 2 Translation Started | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
Pnar | pbv | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Rakhine | rki | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Riang | ria | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Rohingya | rhg | 2 | 2 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Sadri, Oraon | sdr | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Sindhi | snd | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Sora | srb | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Sylheti | syl | 28 | 28 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Tangchangya | tnv | 1 | 0 | 2 Translation Started | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
Tiwa | lax | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
Urdu | urd | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Usoi | usi | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
War-Jaintia | aml | 3 | 1 | 2 Translation Started | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
West Bengal Sign Language | wbs | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
Totals: | 43 | 299 | 279 | 22 | 23 | 32 | 41 | 5 |
People Groups | 299 |
Unreached People Groups | 279 (93.3%) |
Population | 173,916,000 |
Population Annual Growth Rate | 1.2% |
Population in Unreached | 172,241,000 (99.0%) |
Primary Religion | Islam |
Percent Christian Adherent | 0.4% |
Percent Evangelical | Unknown |
Evangelical Annual Growth Rate | 3.6% |
Pioneer Workers Needed * | 3,612 |
Country Progress Level | 1 ● |
Urbanization | 37% |
Continent | Asia |
Region | Asia, South |
10/40 Window | Yes |
Country Code | BG |
Official Language(s) | Bengali | English |
Literacy Rate | 74% |
Estimated Illiterate Population | 45,218,000 |
Persecution Ranking | 26 (1=Highest) Open Doors |
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