Country: Lebanon

People Groups
Total

32

People Groups Unreached

12 (37.5%)

People Groups Unreached Frontier

6 (18.8%)

Population
Total

5,815,000

Population in Unreached

2,980,000 (51.2%)

Population in Unreached Frontier

457,000 (7.9%)

% Evangelical

0.74%

Progress Scale

Progress Gauge
Map Notes

Click column headings for sorting ▲▼
Photo People Group Population
this Ctry
Population
Global
Count
Ctrys
Indigenous Primary Language Primary
Religion
Progress
Scale
% Christian
Adherent
% Evangelical Needed
Workers
 Alawite 110,000 2,858,000 4 Arabic, Levantine Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 2
 Americans, U.S. 4,000 201,113,000 104 English Christianity 80.00 % 28.00 % -
 Amhara, Ethiopian 59,000 28,540,000 26 Amharic Christianity 96.00 % 1.20 % -
 Arab, Egyptian general 91,000 73,519,000 35 Arabic, Egyptian Islam 13.00 % 0.30 % -
 Arab, Iraqi 18,000 22,461,000 25 Arabic, Mesopotamian Islam 1.60 % 0.20 % 1
Arab, Lebanese Christian 1,291,000 1,291,000 1 Arabic, Levantine Christianity 96.00 % 1.00 % -
 Arab, Lebanese Muslim 2,414,000 5,398,000 42 Arabic, Levantine Islam 0.15 % 0.10 % 48
 Arab, Palestinian 222,000 11,513,000 26 Arabic, Levantine Islam 38.00 % 0.10 % -
 Arab, Sudanese 15,000 21,583,000 23 Arabic, Sudanese Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
 Arab, Syrian 718,000 24,536,000 38 Arabic, Levantine Islam 6.50 % 0.10 % -
 Aramaic, West 6,500 32,000 3 Western Neo-Aramaic Christianity 82.00 % 0.10 % -
 Armenian 259,000 6,055,000 54 Armenian, Western Christianity 94.00 % 8.00 % -
 Assyrian 40,000 863,000 22 Assyrian Neo-Aramaic Christianity 93.00 % 0.80 % -
 Bedouin, Levantine 3,000 1,608,000 5 Arabic, Eastern Egyptian Bedawi Islam 0.20 % 0.10 % 1
 Bengali 36,000 135,808,000 3 Bengali Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
 British 4,000 55,381,000 126 English Christianity 60.00 % 8.00 % -
 Chaldean 27,000 90,000 6 Chaldean Neo-Aramaic Christianity 96.00 % 1.00 % -
 Deaf 29,000 51,168,000 216 Language unknown Islam 31.97 % -
 Druze 256,000 1,186,000 6 Arabic, Levantine Other / Small ☀︎ 0.05 % 0.01 % 5
 Filipino, Tagalog 18,000 40,072,000 56 Tagalog Christianity 90.00 % 12.00 % -
 French 25,000 52,108,000 113 French Christianity 62.00 % 1.00 % -
 Greek 5,000 10,115,000 70 Greek Christianity 88.00 % 0.40 % -
 Indonesian 2,000 10,663,000 21 Indonesian Islam 14.00 % 8.00 % -
 Italian 5,000 37,876,000 62 Italian Christianity 79.00 % 1.00 % -
 Kurd, Kurmanji 70,000 17,549,000 33 Kurdish, Northern Islam 4.00 % 0.01 % 1
  Totals:  32 5,815,000           6 ☀︎  12 31.67 % 0.74 % 64 
  Unclassified / Other Individuals 34,000                  
  UN Country Population (2025) 5,849,000                  
  Download   Sources   Definitions
Prayer Cards

Click column headings for sorting ▲▼
Province Estimated
Population
Akkar 466,000
Baalbak - Hermel 503,000
Beirut 475,000
Bekaa 586,000
Mount Lebanon 1,976,000
Nabatiyeh 432,000
North 867,000
South 647,000
Provinces:  8 5,952,000
UN Country Population 5,849,000
Click column headings for sorting ▲▼
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
God's
Story
Resources
Gospel
Tract
Online
Amharic amh 1 0 Complete Bible
Arabic, Eastern Egyptian Bedawi avl 1 1 Bible Portions
Arabic, Egyptian arz 1 0 Complete Bible
Arabic, Levantine apc 6 3 Bible Portions
Arabic, Mesopotamian acm 1 1 New Testament
Arabic, Sudanese apd 1 1 New Testament
Armenian, Western hyw 1 0 Complete Bible
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic aii 1 0 Complete Bible
Bengali ben 1 1 Complete Bible
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic cld 1 0 New Testament
Domari rmt 1 1 Bible Portions
English eng 2 0 Complete Bible
French fra 1 0 Complete Bible
Greek ell 1 0 Complete Bible
Indonesian ind 1 0 Complete Bible
Italian ita 1 0 Complete Bible
Kurdish, Northern kmr 1 1 Complete Bible
Nepali npi 1 1 Complete Bible
Persian, Iranian pes 1 1 Complete Bible
Portuguese por 1 0 Complete Bible
Spanish spa 1 0 Complete Bible
Tagalog tgl 1 0 Complete Bible
Turkish tur 1 1 Complete Bible
Turoyo tru 1 0 New Testament
Unknown xxx 1 0 Unspecified
Western Neo-Aramaic amw 1 0 New Testament
Totals: 26 32 12   20 21 24 24 15 12
Networking Possibilities

Search the Web
There are many agencies and churches looking for additional staff to help them in their mission and calling in Lebanon. Internet searches are probably the best way to find these organizations. The following are some example search topics you might try:

  • Church planting agencies in Lebanon
  • Christian ministry in Lebanon
  • Business as mission
  • Christian literature distribution
  • Evangelism agencies
  • Christian discipleship
  • Short term Christian missions
  • Long term Christian missions
  • Urban ministries
  • Christian media opportunities
  • Bible translation opportunities
  • Relief and development agencies
  • Clean water projects
  • Christian medical outreaches

Lebanon Statistics
People Groups 32
Unreached People Groups 12  (37.5%)
Population 5,815,000
Population Annual Growth Rate 0.9%
Population in Unreached 2,980,000  (51.2%)
Primary Religion Islam
Percent Christian Adherent 31.7%
Percent Evangelical 0.7%
Pioneer Workers Needed * 64
Country Progress Level 2
Continent Asia
Region Africa, North and Middle East
10/40 Window Yes
Country Code LE
Official Language(s) Arabic, StandardEnglish
Literacy Rate 94%
Estimated Illiterate Population 349,000
Persecution Ranking Not ranked
Lebanon Maps
Political Map (UN)
Language Map (Ethnologue)
Perry-Castaneda Map Collection