Unreached peoples of Austria
An overview of the country's people groups, focusing on those who still have little or no access to the gospel in their own language and culture.
Austria has dozens of people groups, and about a third of them remain unreached by the gospel. Although the country is nominally Christian, committed evangelicals are less than 1% of the population. Among the least reached are mostly Muslim immigrant communities: Bosnians, Afghans, Chechens, Hazaras, Turks, Kurds, and Somalis, living mainly in Vienna. There are also languages spoken in the country that still lack a complete Bible. The great challenge brings together two fields: reviving Austrians whose faith is asleep and bringing Christ to the newly arrived peoples.
- 4.7% Unreached (425K)
- 1.5% Minimally reached (136K)
- 88.4% Superficially reached (8M)
- 5.2% Partially reached (474K)
- 0.2% Significantly reached (16K)
- 32.7% Unreached (16)
- 6.1% Minimally reached (3)
- 38.8% Superficially reached (19)
- 16.3% Partially reached (8)
- 6.1% Significantly reached (3)
Source of people group data: Joshua Project (joshuaproject.net). Estimates, may vary.
Source: Joshua Project. Estimates, may vary.
| People | Population | Language | Evang. | Chr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Czech | 10.5M | Czech | 0.7% | 26% |
| Hazara Frontier | 4.7M | Hazaragi | < 0.1% | < 0.1% |
| Chechen Frontier | 2M | Chechen | 0% | 0% |
| Khaling Frontier | 4K | Khaling | 1% | 1% |
| Somali Frontier | 28.9M | Somali | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Bosniak Frontier | 3.1M | Bosnian | < 0.1% | 0.3% |
| Central Thai | 22.4M | Thai | 0.9% | 1.6% |
| German Jews | 127K | Standard German | 0.1% | 0.4% |
| Kurmanji Kurd Frontier | 16.5M | Northern Kurdish | < 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Turk Frontier | 66.8M | Turkish | < 0.1% | < 0.1% |
| Tat Jew Frontier | 111K | Judeo-Tat | 0% | 0% |
| Afghan | 1.3M | Dari | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Bukharan Jew Frontier | 164K | English | < 0.1% | < 0.1% |
| Tehrani Persian Jew Frontier | 189K | Iranian Persian | 0% | 0% |
| Albanian | 5.8M | Gheg Albanian | 0.5% | 24.3% |
| Slovene | 2M | Slovene | 0.1% | 55.1% |
| Macedonian | 1.8M | Macedonian | 0.2% | 84.8% |
| Polish | 42.9M | Polish | 0.3% | 90% |
| Greek | 10M | Greek | 0.3% | 94.4% |
| Croat | 5M | Croatian | 0.3% | 93.5% |
| Liechtensteiner | 28K | Swiss German | 0.4% | 80.3% |
| Bavarian Austrians | 14.4M | Bavarian | 0.4% | 76.4% |
| Austrian Romani | 3K | Carpathian Romani | 0.5% | 80% |
| Serb | 7.9M | Serbian | 0.5% | 81.1% |
| Deaf Frontier | 27.5M | Pakistan Sign Language | 1.8% | 3.7% |
| South Asian | 10.8M | Hindi | 1.2% | 4.3% |
| Persian | 48.4M | Iranian Persian | 1.5% | 1.8% |
| Arab | 2M | Swahili | 1.9% | 14.4% |
| French | 52M | French | 1.1% | 66.7% |
| Lower Lusatian Sorb | 12K | Standard German | 1.3% | 70% |
| Italian | 37.4M | Italian | 1.3% | 86.2% |
| Slovak | 5.1M | Slovak | 1.4% | 93.8% |
| Walser | 33K | Walser | 1.5% | 94.3% |
| Russian | 134.2M | Russian | 1.5% | 64.9% |
| Yeniche | 39K | Yeniche | 1.7% | 57.4% |
| Sinte Roma | 223K | Sinte Romani | 2.1% | 67.9% |
| Bulgarian | 6.7M | Bulgarian | 2.1% | 91.5% |
| German | 66.7M | Standard German | 2.5% | 64.3% |
| Hungarians | 11.5M | Hungarian | 3.1% | 88.2% |
| Ukrainian | 33.8M | Ukrainian | 4% | 75.1% |
| Chakavian | 77K | Chakavian | 4.4% | 74% |
| Vlax Roma Frontier | 1.2M | Vlax Romani | 6% | 71.3% |
| Swiss German | 4.8M | Swiss German | 5.1% | 78.1% |
| Romanian | 20.8M | Romanian | 6.3% | 95.1% |
| Mandarin-speaking Han Chinese | 925.1M | Mandarin Chinese | 8.3% | 9.9% |
| British | 55M | English | 8.9% | 60.4% |
| Tagalog Filipino | 40.4M | Tagalog | 14.7% | 97.8% |
| Brazilians abroad | 1.1M | Portuguese | 18.8% | 91.8% |
| US Americans | 202.4M | English | 32.9% | 81% |
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