People Groups
Total
773
People Groups Unreached
765 (99.0%)
People Groups Unreached Frontier
727 (94.0%)
Population
Total
257,460,000
Population in Unreached
255,267,000 (99.1%)
Population in Unreached Frontier
253,683,000 (98.5%)
* Data can be from various sources including official census, agencies, and local research. Data from these sources can sometimes differ even by orders of magnitude. Joshua Project attempts to present a conservative, balanced estimate.
| Province ▲ | Population | People Groups | Unreached Groups |
% Unreached Peoples |
Population in Unreached |
% Population Unreached |
Districts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azad Kashmir | 4,484,000 | 129 | 127 | 98.4 % | 4,483,000 | 100.0 % | 10 |
| Balochistan | 17,286,000 | 252 | 250 | 99.2 % | 17,280,000 | 100.0 % | 33 |
| Gilgit-Baltistan | 1,083,000 | 73 | 71 | 97.3 % | 1,083,000 | 100.0 % | 10 |
| Islamabad | 2,182,000 | 226 | 224 | 99.1 % | 2,109,000 | 96.7 % | 1 |
| Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa | 50,055,000 | 381 | 378 | 99.2 % | 50,050,000 | 100.0 % | 34 |
| Punjab | 124,022,000 | 466 | 463 | 99.4 % | 122,208,000 | 98.5 % | 36 |
| Sindh | 53,048,000 | 432 | 426 | 98.6 % | 52,789,000 | 99.5 % | 29 |
| Country: | 257,460,000 | 773 | 765 | 99.0 % | 255,267,000 | 99.1 % | 153 |
| Language ▲ | Code | # Peoples w/ this Primary Language |
# Unreached w/ this Primary Language |
Scripture Status |
YouVersion Bible Resources |
Faith Comes By Hearing Bible Resources |
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Global Recordings Resources |
God's Story Resources |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aimaq | aiq | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Mesopotamian | acm | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Balochi, Eastern | bgp | 28 | 28 | 4 New Testament | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Balochi, Southern | bcc | 31 | 31 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Balochi, Western | bgn | 3 | 3 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Balti | bft | 11 | 11 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Brahui | brh | 7 | 7 | 4 New Testament | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Brokskat | bkk | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Burushaski | bsk | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Dari | prs | 4 | 4 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Dhatki | mki | 2 | 2 | 4 New Testament | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Gujarati | guj | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Hazaragi | haz | 2 | 2 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Hindko, Northern | hno | 14 | 14 | 4 New Testament | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Hindko, Southern | hnd | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Kateviri | bsh | 2 | 2 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Khowar | khw | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Kohistani, Indus | mvy | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Lasi | lss | 1 | 1 | 2 Translation Started | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Marwari (Pakistan) | mve | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Oadki | odk | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Pahari-Potwari | phr | 7 | 7 | 3 Bible Portions | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Pakistan Sign Language | pks | 1 | 1 | 2 Translation Started | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Palula | phl | 1 | 1 | 1 Translation Needed | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Pashto, Central | pst | 72 | 71 | 4 New Testament | -1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Pashto, Northern | pbu | 130 | 130 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Pashto, Southern | pbt | 4 | 4 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Punjabi, Western | pnb | 108 | 106 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Rohingya | rhg | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Romani, Vlax | rmy | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Saraiki | skr | 139 | 138 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Shina | scl | 3 | 3 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Sindhi | snd | 179 | 175 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Turkmen | tuk | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Urdu | urd | 8 | 8 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Uzbek, Northern | uzn | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Wakhi | wbl | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Yadgha | ydg | 1 | 1 | 2 Translation Started | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Totals: | 38 | 773 | 765 | 17 | 21 | 28 | 36 | 7 | 5 |
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| People Groups | 773 |
| Unreached People Groups | 765 (99.0%) |
| Population | 257,460,000 |
| Population Annual Growth Rate | 2.0% |
| Population in Unreached | 255,267,000 (99.1%) |
| Primary Religion | Islam |
| Percent Christian Adherent | 0.9% |
| Percent Evangelical | Unknown |
| Pioneer Workers Needed * | 5,351 |
| Country Progress Level |  |
| Continent | Asia |
| Region | Asia, South |
| 10/40 Window | Yes |
| Country Code | PK |
| Official Language(s) | Urdu |
| Bible Restrictions Rank | 20 (1=Highest) Bible Access |
| Bible Shortage Rank | 20 (1=Highest) Bible Access |
| Literacy Rate | 59% |
| Estimated Illiterate Population | 105,559,000 |
| Persecution Ranking | 8 (1=Highest) Open Doors |
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