Persian

The Persian people group is reported in 42 countries

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Population All Countries

42,334,500

People Cluster

Persian

Number of Countries

Number Unreached

Largest Religion

Islam

Progress

The Joshua Project Progress Scale is an estimate of the progress of church planting among a people group, people cluster, country or language. The Progress Scale is derived from people group values for percent Evangelical and percent Christian Adherent.

Level	Description	Criteria
1	Unreached - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
3	Superficially reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

Map Notes

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Country ▲	Population	Indigenous	Primary Language	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherents	% Evangelical	Bible Status	Online Bible	Jesus Film	Global Recordings	Est. Workers Needed *
Afghanistan	678,000		Persian, Iranian	Islam	1 ●	0.12 %	0.10 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	14
Australia	61,000		Persian, Iranian	Islam	1 ●	0.80 %	0.70 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
Austria	15,000		Persian, Iranian	Islam	1 ●	1.00 %	0.20 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
Azerbaijan	1,500	●	Persian, Iranian	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
Bahrain	226,000		Persian, Iranian	Islam	1 ●	1.00 %	0.80 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	5
Bangladesh	800		Persian, Iranian	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
Belgium	13,000		Persian, Iranian	Islam	1 ●	2.00 %	1.60 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
Canada	146,000		Persian, Iranian	Islam	4 ●	13.00 %	10.00 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	-1 -
China, Hong Kong	800		Persian, Iranian	Islam	1 ●	1.00 %	0.90 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
Cyprus	1,400	●	Persian, Iranian	Islam	1 ●	1.00 %	0.90 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
Denmark	22,000		Persian, Iranian	Islam	1 ●	2.00 %	0.20 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
Finland	14,000		Persian, Iranian	Islam	1 ●	2.00 %	0.20 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
France	65,000		Persian, Iranian	Islam	1 ●	2.00 %	0.60 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
Germany	99,000		Persian, Iranian	Islam	4 ●	4.00 %	4.00 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	-1 -
Greece	1,100		Persian, Iranian	Islam	1 ●	0.50 %	0.10 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
India	7,600	●	Persian, Iranian	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
Iran	38,142,000	●	Persian, Iranian	Islam	1 ●	2.60 %	0.40 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	763
Iraq	486,000	●	Persian, Iranian	Islam	1 ●	0.50 %	0.20 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	10
Italy	7,300		Persian, Iranian	Islam	1 ●	0.50 %	0.20 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
Japan	50,000		Persian, Iranian	Islam	1 ●	0.50 %	0.20 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
Kazakhstan	5,000		Persian, Iranian	Islam	1 ●	0.50 %	0.20 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
Kuwait	55,000		Persian, Iranian	Islam	1 ●	3.50 %	0.20 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
Malaysia	42,000		Persian, Iranian	Islam	1 ●	3.00 %	1.80 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
Netherlands	4,500		Persian, Iranian	Islam	1 ●	3.00 %	0.20 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
New Zealand	3,400		Persian, Iranian	Islam	1 ●	2.00 %	1.40 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
Norway	24,000		Persian, Iranian	Islam	1 ●	1.00 %	0.40 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
Oman	72,000		Persian, Iranian	Islam	1 ●	0.50 %	0.30 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
Pakistan	11,000	●	Persian, Iranian	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
Qatar	284,000		Persian, Iranian	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	6
Russia	3,800		Persian, Iranian	Islam	1 ●	0.50 %	0.20 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
Saudi Arabia	243,000		Persian, Iranian	Islam	1 ●	0.50 %	0.20 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	5
Spain	2,700		Persian, Iranian	Islam	1 ●	2.00 %	0.20 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
Sweden	44,000		Persian, Iranian	Islam	4 ●	8.00 %	6.00 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	-1 -
Syria	56,000		Persian, Iranian	Islam	1 ●	0.50 %	0.20 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
Tajikistan	600		Persian, Iranian	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
Turkey	690,000	●	Persian, Iranian	Islam	1 ●	0.30 %	0.10 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	14
Turkmenistan	16,000		Persian, Iranian	Islam	1 ●	0.50 %	0.20 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
United Arab Emirates	319,000		Persian, Iranian	Islam	1 ●	0.50 %	0.40 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	6
United Kingdom	48,000		Persian, Iranian	Islam	1 ●	0.50 %	0.20 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
United States	317,000		Persian, Iranian	Islam	1 ●	2.00 %	0.30 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	6
Uzbekistan	34,000	●	Persian, Iranian	Islam	1 ●	0.50 %	0.20 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
Yemen	22,000		Persian, Iranian	Islam	1 ●	0.50 %	0.20 %	5 Complete	●	●	●	1
Totals: 42	42,334,500				39 ●	2.46 %	0.43 %					859

Other reported countries: 3

Persian

Groups reported, but outside the Small People Group Policy conditions. Some may not be viable and/or have incorrect Progress Scale values. The groups listed below are not included in overall Joshua Project people group counts. For possible further information about these groups, please contact us.

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Country ▲	Population	Progress Scale	Primary Language	Primary Religion
Czechia	100	1 ●	Persian, Iranian	Islam
Sri Lanka	100	1 ●	Persian, Iranian	Islam
Ukraine	400	1 ●	Persian, Iranian	Islam
Totals: 3

For more information see the Joshua Project Small People Group Policy

* An estimate of the number of pioneer workers needed for initial church planting among unreached people groups by country. Estimates are calculated only for unreached people groups and are based on ratio of 1 worker-unit (single person or married couple) per 50,000 living in an unreached people group by country, or for example one team of four worker-units per 200,000 people. Some workers may already be onsite. Many more workers are needed beyond this initial estimate.

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