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Unreached peoples of Mexico

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.

Overview

Mexico brings together 334 ethnic groups, including dozens of indigenous peoples who have preserved their own languages and traditions since before the arrival of the Spanish. The vast majority already have access to the gospel and have local churches, but five groups are still considered unreached, among them indigenous communities such as the Huichol, who strongly maintain traditional religious practices, and groups of immigrants of Arab origin. In addition, many of the 68 national indigenous languages still lack a complete Bible translation, which limits full access to the Scriptures in their own language for several peoples.

In the country i
91.3%Christians
11.7%evangelicals
By population i
0.3%unreached
94.3%significantly reached
  • 0.3% Unreached (363K)
  • 0.2% Minimally reached (226K)
  • 2% Superficially reached (2.6M)
  • 3.3% Partially reached (4.3M)
  • 94.3% Significantly reached (123.9M)
By people groups i
334people groups
5unreached · 1.5%
  • 1.5% Unreached (5)
  • 1.5% Minimally reached (5)
  • 35% Superficially reached (117)
  • 36.5% Partially reached (122)
  • 25.4% Significantly reached (85)

Source of people group data: Joshua Project (joshuaproject.net). Estimates, may vary.

Source: Joshua Project. Estimates, may vary.

Unreached people groups · 334
People Population Language Evang. Chr.
Jew 244K Levantine Arabic 0.3% 0.7%
Spanish-Speaking Jews 188K Spanish 0.2% 0.3%
Japanese 119.7M Japanese 0.5% 1.6%
Muslim Lebanese Arab 5.4M Levantine Arabic 0.7% 17.3%
Huichol 69K Huichol 0.6% 5%
Palestinian Arab 11.5M Levantine Arabic 1% 3.6%
Syrian Arab 23.5M Levantine Arabic 0.3% 8.5%
Coyutla Totonac 65K Coyutla Totonac < 0.1% 95%
Southwestern Tepehuan 11K Southwestern Tepehuan < 0.1% 60%
Zaachila Zapotec 16K Zaachila Zapotec 0.1% 90%

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