Unreached peoples of Montenegro
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.
Montenegro brings together few distinct ethnic groups, but the diversity among them runs deep. Most of the population identifies as Montenegrin or Serbian, historically tied to the Orthodox church, even though a living, personal faith is rare. The Bosniak minority, majority Muslim and concentrated in the north of the country, forms the main group now considered unreached, with practically no contact with an evangelical witness. The Albanian minority, also majority Muslim, remains little reached by the gospel. Overall, the Montenegrin people are among the superficially reached: they know the name of Christ through tradition, but still need to discover the gospel as a living relationship, not merely a cultural inheritance.
- 9.5% Unreached (58K)
- 5.1% Minimally reached (31K)
- 84.7% Superficially reached (519K)
- 0.8% Partially reached (5K)
- 0% Significantly reached (0)
- 25% Unreached (3)
- 8.3% Minimally reached (1)
- 50% Superficially reached (6)
- 16.7% Partially reached (2)
- 0% Significantly reached (0)
Source of people group data: Joshua Project (joshuaproject.net). Estimates, may vary.
Source: Joshua Project. Estimates, may vary.
| People | Population | Language | Evang. | Chr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bosniak Frontier | 3.1M | Bosnian | < 0.1% | 0.3% |
| Albanian | 5.8M | Gheg Albanian | 0.5% | 24.3% |
| Balkan Egyptian | 19K | Tosk Albanian | 0.1% | 2.5% |
| Montenegrin | 399K | Montenegrin | 0.3% | 83.4% |
| Croat | 5M | Croatian | 0.3% | 93.5% |
| Serb | 7.9M | Serbian | 0.5% | 81.1% |
| Aromanians | 207K | Aromanian | 0.9% | 84.8% |
| Deaf Frontier | 27.5M | Pakistan Sign Language | 1.8% | 3.7% |
| Balkan Romani | 946K | Balkan Romani | 1.9% | 59.4% |
| Slovak | 5.1M | Slovak | 1.4% | 93.8% |
| Ruthenian | 80K | Rusyn | 3.1% | 87.4% |
| Romanian | 20.8M | Romanian | 6.3% | 95.1% |
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