Unreached people groups
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.
Lebanon brings together 26 different ethnic groups, a reflection of centuries of trade routes, invasions and waves of refugees that have passed through the territory. Nearly half of these groups are still considered unreached by the gospel, including the Muslim Lebanese Arab majority and the large population of Syrian refugees now living in the country. Alongside them, historic Christian communities such as Armenians, Assyrians and Chaldeans keep an ancient faith alive, while migrant workers from countries like Bangladesh, Nepal and Ethiopia form groups with practically no contact with local churches.
- 3M Unreached 51.7%
- 1M Minimally reached 17.8%
- 1.5M Superficially reached 25.7%
- 259K Partially reached 4.5%
- 18K Significantly reached 0.3%
- 12 Unreached 46.2%
- 3 Minimally reached 11.5%
- 9 Superficially reached 34.6%
- 1 Partially reached 3.8%
- 1 Significantly reached 3.8%
Source of people group data: Joshua Project (joshuaproject.net). Estimates, may vary.
Source: Joshua Project. Estimates, may vary.
| People | Population | Language | Evang. | Chr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sudanese Arab Frontier | 21.8M | Sudanese Arabic | 0.1% | 0.4% |
| Muslim Bengali | 133.4M | Bengali | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| Druze | 1.2M | Levantine Arabic | 0.3% | 0.3% |
| Egyptian Arab | 73.6M | Egyptian Arabic | 0.5% | 1.4% |
| Alawite Frontier | 2.3M | Levantine Arabic | < 0.1% | < 0.1% |
| Eastern Bedawi Bedouin Frontier | 595K | Eastern Egyptian Bedawi Arabic | 0% | < 0.1% |
| Kurmanji Kurd Frontier | 16.5M | Northern Kurdish | < 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Iraqi Arab | 22.4M | Mesopotamian Arabic | 0.2% | 1.2% |
| Syrian Arab | 23.5M | Levantine Arabic | 0.3% | 8.5% |
| Middle Eastern Turkmen Frontier | 4.9M | South Azerbaijani | 0% | 0% |
| Western Aramaic | 33K | Western Neo-Aramaic | 0.1% | 40% |
| Muslim Lebanese Arab | 5.4M | Levantine Arabic | 0.7% | 17.3% |
| Palestinian Arab | 11.5M | Levantine Arabic | 1% | 3.6% |
| Greek | 10M | Greek | 0.3% | 94.4% |
| Turoyo Syrian Aramean | 188K | Turoyo | 0.8% | 93.3% |
| Lebanese Christian Arab | 1.3M | Levantine Arabic | 1% | 96% |
| Persian | 48.4M | Iranian Persian | 1.5% | 1.8% |
| Generic Nepali | 1.7M | Nepali | 1.6% | 2% |
| Deaf Frontier | 27.5M | Pakistan Sign Language | 1.8% | 3.7% |
| Chaldeans | 117K | Chaldean Neo-Aramaic | 1% | 95% |
| French | 52M | French | 1.1% | 66.7% |
| Ethiopian Amhara | 29.3M | Amharic | 1.2% | 96.6% |
| Italian | 37.4M | Italian | 1.3% | 86.2% |
| Assyrian | 672K | Assyrian Neo-Aramaic | 1.4% | 91.6% |
| Armenian | 6M | Armenian | 9.3% | 94.6% |
| Filipino tagalo | 40.4M | Tagalog | 14.7% | 97.8% |
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