Unreached peoples of Europe

263 unreached peoples in Europe: peoples with little or no access to the gospel in at least one country of the region, from largest to smallest.

Overview

How reached these peoples are

263unreached

78.6Mpeople

36countries

138frontier peoples

88.2% Unreached (232)
11.8% Minimally reached (31)

Source: Joshua Project. Estimates, may vary.

The Bible in these peoples’ languages

127Complete Bible

107Only portions of the Bible

21No book translated

49.8% Complete Bible (127)
25.5% New Testament complete (65)
16.5% Portions translated (42)
8.2% No book translated (21)

Source: Joshua Project and Progress.Bible. Estimates, may vary.

Unreached people groups · 263

People	Country	Population	Language	Evang.	Chr.
Czech	Czechia	10.2M	Czech	0.7%	26%
North Azeri	Azerbaijan	10M	North Azerbaijani	0.2%	0.5%
Albanian	Albania	5.5M	Gheg Albanian	0.5%	24.3%
South Asian	United Kingdom	5M	Hindi	1.2%	4.3%
Tatar	Russia	4.8M	Tatar	0.4%	2.6%
Turk Frontier	Germany	4.7M	Turkish	< 0.1%	< 0.1%
Moroccan Arab Frontier	Spain	2.6M	Moroccan Arabic	0.1%	0.1%
Bosniak Frontier	Bosnia and Herzegovina	2.6M	Bosnian	< 0.1%	0.3%
Chechen Frontier	Russia	1.8M	Chechen	0%	0%
Bashkir	Russia	1.6M	Bashkort	1.1%	4%
Syrian Arab	Germany	1.5M	Levantine Arabic	0.3%	8.5%
Chuvash	Russia	1.1M	Chuvash	1.5%	50%
Avar Frontier	Russia	897K	Avar	0%	0%
Arabic-Speaking Algerian Frontier	France	803K	Algerian Arabic	< 0.1%	< 0.1%
Kabyle Berber	France	800K	Kabyle	0.4%	0.6%
Deaf Frontier	France	704K	Pakistan Sign Language	1.8%	3.7%
Vietnamese	France	697K	Vietnamese	1.5%	9.9%
Iraqi Arab	Germany	694K	Mesopotamian Arabic	0.2%	1.2%
Afghan	Germany	688K	Dari	0.1%	0.1%
Gujarati Frontier	United Kingdom	671K	Gujarati	0.3%	1.4%
Lezgin Frontier	Russia	667K	Lezgi	< 0.1%	< 0.1%
Kazakh	Russia	656K	Kazakh	0.2%	0.4%
Kurmanji Kurd Frontier	Germany	647K	Northern Kurdish	< 0.1%	0.1%
Dargin Frontier	Russia	628K	Dargwa	0%	0%
Bengali-speaking South Asian	United Kingdom	572K	Bengali	0.2%	0.8%
Kumyk Frontier	Russia	564K	Kumyk	0%	0%
Eastern Circassian Kabardian Frontier	Russia	536K	Kabardian	< 0.1%	0.1%
Kabardian Cherkess Frontier	Russia	523K	Kabardian	0%	0%
Ingush Frontier	Russia	516K	Ingush	0%	0%
Ossetian Frontier	Russia	488K	Ossetic	0.1%	7.7%
Yakut	Russia	477K	Yakut	0.1%	3%
Karachay Frontier	Russia	463K	Karachay-Balkar	0%	0%
Russian Buryat	Russia	459K	Russian Buryat	< 0.1%	1%
Macedonian Albanian Frontier	North Macedonia	453K	Gheg Albanian	0%	0%
Somali Frontier	United Kingdom	444K	Somali	0.1%	0.2%
Tajik Frontier	Russia	401K	Tajik	0.1%	0.1%
Tunisian Arab	France	394K	Tunisian Arabic	0%	0.2%
Turkish Cypriot	Cyprus	379K	Turkish	0.2%	0.4%
Northern Uzbek Frontier	Russia	345K	Northern Uzbek	< 0.1%	< 0.1%
Persian	United Kingdom	313K	Iranian Persian	1.5%	1.8%
French Jew Frontier	France	310K	French	< 0.1%	0.1%
Rifi Berber Frontier	Netherlands	306K	Tarifit	< 0.1%	0.1%
Turkish Azeri	Azerbaijan	295K	South Azerbaijani	1.6%	1.8%
Hindu Tamil	United Kingdom	295K	Tamil	3.4%	6.7%
Tuvan	Russia	294K	Tuvan	0.3%	1.4%
Crimean Tatars	Ukraine	281K	Crimean Tatar	< 0.1%	0.1%
Shawiya Berber Frontier	France	280K	Tachawit	0%	0%
Southern Pashtun Frontier	Germany	267K	Southern Pashto	< 0.1%	< 0.1%
Alevi Turk Frontier	Germany	250K	Turkish	0.1%	0.1%
Punjabi	United Kingdom	239K	Eastern Punjabi	0.3%	1%
Muslim Lebanese Arab	United Kingdom	239K	Levantine Arabic	0.7%	17.3%
Wolof Frontier	Spain	221K	Wolof	< 0.1%	0.1%
Western Punjabi Frontier	United Kingdom	216K	Western Punjabi	0%	< 0.1%
Central Thai	United Kingdom	205K	Thai	0.9%	1.6%
English-speaking Jews	United Kingdom	201K	English	1.7%	2.5%
Kalmyk-Oirat	Russia	179K	Kalmyk-Oirat	0.2%	0.3%
Lak Frontier	Russia	176K	Lak	< 0.1%	< 0.1%
Imazighen Berber Frontier	France	166K	Central Atlas Tamazight	0.1%	0.1%
East Indian	Netherlands	155K	Sarnami Hindustani	7.9%	25.3%
Pashtun Frontier	United Kingdom	152K	Central Pashto	0%	0%
Tabasaran Frontier	Russia	152K	Tabasaran	0%	0%
Eastern Mari	Russia	150K	Meadow Mari	0.5%	45%
Tobol-Irtysh Siberian Tatar Frontier	Russia	150K	Siberian Tatar	0%	0%
Southern Shilha	France	150K	Tachelhit	0.2%	0.2%
Kyrgyz Frontier	Russia	149K	Kyrgyz	0.1%	0.3%
Komi-Zyrian	Russia	149K	Komi-Zyrian	1.1%	32%
Japanese	Germany	137K	Japanese	0.5%	1.6%
Northern Iraqi Arab	Germany	135K	North Mesopotamian Arabic	0.2%	0.7%
Bambara	France	133K	Bamanankan	1.1%	4%
Hmong Njua	France	133K	Hmong Njua	5.5%	15.8%
Yazidi	Germany	129K	Northern Kurdish	0.1%	0.1%
Balkar Frontier	Russia	125K	Karachay-Balkar	0%	< 0.1%
Muslim Sylheti Frontier	United Kingdom	125K	Sylheti	0%	0%
Arab	Austria	125K	Swahili	1.9%	14.4%
Adyghe Frontier	Russia	115K	Adyghe	< 0.1%	< 0.1%
Nogai Tatar Frontier	Russia	111K	Nogai	0%	0%
German Jews	Germany	111K	Standard German	0.1%	0.4%
Generic Nepali	United Kingdom	103K	Nepali	1.6%	2%
Digor Frontier	Russia	100K	Ossetic	0%	0%
Akkin Frontier	Russia	100K	Chechen	0%	0%
Comorians Frontier	France	100K	Maore Comorian	0%	0%
Central Khmer	France	97K	Khmer	1.3%	3.1%
Pomak	Bulgaria	96K	Bulgarian	0.4%	1.5%
Talysh Frontier	Azerbaijan	96K	Talysh	0%	0%
Moroccan Jew Frontier	France	94K	French	0%	0%
Muslim Bengali	Germany	93K	Bengali	0.2%	0.2%
Urdu Frontier	Norway	92K	Urdu	0%	< 0.1%
Russian Jew	Russia	87K	Russian	1.8%	2.1%
Altai-Kizhi	Russia	83K	Southern Altai	0.3%	2%
Meskhetian Turk Frontier	Russia	80K	Russian	0%	0%
Sinhalese	Italy	76K	Sinhala	1.3%	3.6%
Hasidic Jew Frontier	United Kingdom	76K	Hebrew	0%	0%
Hazara Frontier	Sweden	72K	Hazaragi	< 0.1%	< 0.1%
Avar Andalal and Qarakh Frontier	Russia	70K	Avar	0%	0%
Malay Frontier	United Kingdom	69K	Malay	0.1%	0.1%
Western Maninka	France	67K	Western Maninkakan	0.2%	1.6%
Sudanese Arab Frontier	United Kingdom	63K	Sudanese Arabic	0.1%	0.4%
Khakass Tatar	Russia	61K	Khakas	1.1%	2.8%
Astrakhan Tatar	Russia	60K	Tatar	0.5%	2%
Avar Antsukh Frontier	Russia	60K	Avar	0%	0%
Tsakhur	Azerbaijan	60K	Tsakhur	0.1%	0.1%
Komi-Permyak	Russia	57K	Komi-Permyak	1.2%	43%
Alevi Zaza Frontier	Germany	55K	Northern Zazaki	0%	0%
Rutul Frontier	Russia	55K	Rutul	0.1%	0.1%
Gorano	Albania	53K	Serbian	0%	4.9%
Turkmen Frontier	Russia	51K	Turkmen	< 0.1%	0.1%
Avar Zaqatala Frontier	Azerbaijan	51K	Avar	0%	0%
Batlukh / Gid Frontier	Russia	50K	Botlikh	0%	0%
Eritrean Tigre Frontier	Norway	50K	Tigre	0.1%	0.1%
Nenets	Russia	49K	Nenets	0.7%	4%
Balkan Romani	North Macedonia	48K	Balkan Romani	1.9%	59.4%
Javanese	Netherlands	46K	Javanese	9.3%	18.9%
Muslim Tat Frontier	Azerbaijan	46K	Muslim Tat	0.3%	0.3%
Hungarian-speaking Jew Frontier	Hungary	45K	Hungarian	0.1%	0.1%
Abaza Frontier	Russia	42K	Abaza	0%	0.1%
Palestinian Arab	Denmark	42K	Levantine Arabic	1%	3.6%
Soninke Frontier	France	42K	Soninke	< 0.1%	0.3%
Libyan Arab Frontier	United Kingdom	41K	Libyan Arabic	0.1%	0.8%
Avar Batlukh-Gid Frontier	Russia	40K	Avar	0%	0%
Muirin / Gubden Frontier	Russia	39K	Dargwa	0%	0%
Evenki	Russia	39K	Evenki	0.2%	2.8%
Inghiloi	Azerbaijan	39K	Georgian	0.3%	10%
Tehrani Persian Jew Frontier	Germany	38K	Iranian Persian	0%	0%
Hausa	Italy	37K	Hausa	1.4%	1.7%
Yemeni Arab Frontier	United Kingdom	35K	Ta'izzi-Adeni Arabic	0%	< 0.1%
Aghul Frontier	Russia	34K	Aghul	0%	0%
Litvish Jew Frontier	United Kingdom	34K	Hebrew	0%	0%
Sokoto Fulani Frontier	France	33K	Central-Eastern Niger Fulfulde	0%	0.1%
Moor Frontier	France	33K	Hassaniyya	0.1%	0.2%
Khanty Ostyak	Russia	31K	Khanty	0.9%	4%
Dutch Jew	Netherlands	31K	Dutch	0.1%	0.5%
Andi Qwannab Frontier	Russia	30K	Andi	0%	0%
Tamajaq Tuareg Frontier	France	27K	Tawallammat Tamajaq	0.1%	0.1%
Italian Jew	Italy	25K	Judeo-Italian	0.1%	0.5%
Manjaco	France	25K	Mandjak	0.5%	5.6%
Najdi Arabs Frontier	United Kingdom	24K	Najdi Arabic	0.1%	0.1%
Slovak Romani	Czechia	22K	Slovak	1%	80%
Tibetan Frontier	Switzerland	22K	Central Tibetan	< 0.1%	0.1%
Swahili Frontier	United Kingdom	22K	Swahili	0.9%	1.8%
Uzbek Arab Frontier	Russia	21K	Uzbeki Arabic	0.2%	2%
Kaitag Frontier	Russia	21K	Kaitag	0%	0%
Northeastern Isan Thai	Norway	21K	Northeastern Thai	< 0.1%	0.4%
Guinea-Bissauan (general)	Portugal	20K	Portuguese	1.6%	11%
Lao	France	20K	Lao	1.9%	3.5%
Tsudakar Frontier	Russia	20K	Dargwa	0%	0%
Baraba Siberian Tatar Frontier	Russia	20K	Siberian Tatar	0%	0%
Even Lamut	Russia	20K	Even	0.3%	3%
Balkan Egyptian	Kosovo	19K	Tosk Albanian	0.1%	2.5%
Tat Jew Frontier	Russia	19K	Judeo-Tat	0%	0%
Swiss Jews Frontier	Switzerland	19K	Swiss German	0%	0%
Former Yugoslav (general)	Luxembourg	19K	Serbian	0.5%	60%
Didoi Tsez Frontier	Russia	19K	Dido	0%	0%
Bukharan Jew Frontier	Austria	16K	English	< 0.1%	< 0.1%
Chukchi	Russia	16K	Chukchi	1.3%	4%
Sahrawi Frontier	France	16K	Hassaniyya	0%	< 0.1%
Eastern Yiddish-speaking Jew Frontier	Belarus	15K	Eastern Yiddish	3.5%	4.2%
Swedish Jews	Sweden	15K	Swedish	0.1%	0.3%
Burmese	United Kingdom	15K	Burmese	0.1%	0.4%
Jew	France	13K	Levantine Arabic	0.3%	0.7%
Kryz Dzhek	Azerbaijan	13K	Kryts	0.7%	0.7%
Mansi Vogul	Russia	12K	Mansi (Russian Federation)	0.6%	4%
Nanai Gold	Russia	12K	Nanai	0.9%	4%
Mahratta Frontier	United Kingdom	12K	Marathi	0%	0%
Hmong Daw	France	12K	Hmong Daw	11.8%	32.7%
Mandaean Sabean Frontier	Sweden	11K	Neo-Mandaic	< 0.1%	1%
Kist	Georgia	11K	Chechen	0.2%	0.2%
Shor Tatar	Russia	10K	Shor	0.5%	30%
Tindi Frontier	Russia	10K	Tindi	0%	0%
Chamal Frontier	Russia	10K	Chamalal	0%	0%
Bezhta Frontier	Russia	10K	Bezhta	< 0.1%	< 0.1%
Abkhaz Frontier	Russia	10K	Abkhaz	0.1%	2.8%
Caribbean Javanese	Netherlands	9K	Surinamese Javanese	7.8%	35%
Fula Jalon Frontier	Belgium	9K	Pular	0%	< 0.1%
Southern Uzbek Frontier	Azerbaijan	9K	Southern Uzbek	< 0.1%	< 0.1%
Ilsavan	Azerbaijan	8K	South Azerbaijani	0.2%	0.5%
Iu Mien	Denmark	8K	Iu Mien	1%	2.3%
Dolgan	Russia	8K	Dolgan	0.9%	5%
Vlax Roma Frontier	Kosovo	8K	Vlax Romani	6%	71.3%
Gulf Arab	Sweden	8K	Gulf Arabic	0.2%	0.9%
Koryak Nymylan	Russia	8K	Koryak	0.9%	5%
Polish Jew	Poland	8K	Polish	0.4%	0.6%
Yahudic Jews Frontier	United Kingdom	7K	Judeo-Iraqi Arabic	< 0.1%	< 0.1%
Muslim Sa’idi Arab Frontier	Greece	7K	Sa'idi Arabic	< 0.1%	< 0.1%
Kubachi Frontier	Russia	7K	Kubachi	0%	0%
Mashhadi Persian Jew Frontier	United Kingdom	7K	Hebrew	0%	0%
Akhvakh Frontier	Russia	7K	Akhvakh	0%	0%
Southern Senoufo	France	7K	Senufo Cebaara	3%	6%
Karata Frontier	Russia	7K	Karata	0%	0%
Tomsk Tatar Frontier	Russia	7K	Siberian Tatar	0%	0%
Danish Jew Frontier	Denmark	7K	Danish	0%	0%
Bagulal Frontier	Russia	7K	Bagvalal	0%	0%
Khalkha Mongol	Sweden	6K	Halh Mongolian	1.4%	2.2%
Kannadiga	United Kingdom	6K	Kannada	0.7%	2.6%
Mozabite Berber Frontier	France	5K	Tumzabt	0%	0%
Sinte Roma	Czechia	5K	Sinte Romani	2.1%	67.9%
Jordanian Arab	France	5K	Levantine Arabic	0.3%	3.6%
Spanish-Speaking Jews	Spain	5K	Spanish	0.2%	0.3%
Khvarshin Frontier	Russia	5K	Khvarshi	0%	0%
Parsee Frontier	United Kingdom	5K	Gujarati	< 0.1%	< 0.1%
Soyot Frontier	Russia	4K	Tuvan	0%	0%
Gilyak Nivkh	Russia	4K	Gilyak	0.4%	5.1%
Komi-Yazva	Russia	4K	Komi-Zyrian	1%	40%
Romani Carpathian	Czechia	4K	Carpathian Romani	1%	85%
Khinalug Ketsh Khalkh	Azerbaijan	4K	Khinalugh	1.4%	1.5%
Czech Jew Frontier	Czechia	4K	Czech	0%	0%
Kacchi	United Kingdom	4K	Kacchi	0.1%	1%
Yoruk Frontier	North Macedonia	4K	Balkan Gagauz Turkish	0%	0%
Portuguese-speaking Jews	Portugal	4K	Portuguese	0.3%	0.9%
Selkup Ostyak Samoyed	Russia	3K	Selkup	0.7%	5%
Greek Jew Frontier	Greece	3K	Greek	0%	0%
Chirag / Amuq Frontier	Russia	3K	Dargwa	0%	0%
Godoberi Frontier	Russia	3K	Ghodoberi	0%	0%
Dungan Frontier	Russia	3K	Dungan	0.1%	0.1%
Ghunzib Frontier	Russia	3K	Hunzib	0%	0%
Itelmen	Russia	3K	Russian	0.9%	5%
Slovak-Speaking Jews Frontier	Slovakia	3K	Slovak	0%	0%
Ulchi	Russia	3K	Ulch	0.7%	4%
Kumandin Frontier	Russia	2K	Northern Altai	0%	0%
Latvian Jews Frontier	Latvia	2K	Standard Latvian	0%	0%
Khaling Frontier	Austria	2K	Khaling	1%	1%
Romanian Jew Frontier	Romania	2K	Hebrew	0.1%	0.1%
Teleut Altai	Russia	2K	Southern Altai	1%	2.9%
Hemshin Frontier	Russia	2K	Turkish	< 0.1%	0.1%
Alutor Frontier	Russia	2K	Russian	0%	0%
Tubalar Frontier	Russia	2K	Northern Altai	0%	0%
Archi Frontier	Russia	2K	Archi	0%	0%
Shapsug Circassian Frontier	Russia	2K	Adyghe	0%	0%
Tuvans-todzhans Frontier	Russia	2K	Tuvan	0%	0%
Serbian-speaking Jews Frontier	Serbia	2K	Serbian	0%	0%
Laz Lazuri	Germany	2K	Laz	0.2%	2%
Yukagir	Russia	2K	Russian	0.6%	3%
Siberian Eskimo	Russia	2K	St. Lawrence Island Yupik	1.6%	12.7%
Karaite Jew Frontier	Ukraine	2K	Karaim	0%	0%
Croatian-Speaking Jew	Croatia	2K	Croatian	0%	1%
Krymchak Frontier	Ukraine	2K	Ukrainian	0%	0%
Kamchadal	Russia	2K	Russian	0.9%	4%
Georgian Jew	Georgia	1K	Judeo-Georgian	0.9%	1%
Udege	Russia	1K	Russian	1%	15%
Orochi Frontier	Ukraine	1K	Oroch	0.2%	1.6%
Norwegian Jew	Norway	1K	Norwegian	0.2%	0.4%
Finnish Jews Frontier	Finland	1K	Finnish	0%	0%
Chelkan Frontier	Russia	1K	Northern Altai	0%	0%
Bulgarian Jew	Bulgaria	1K	Bulgarian	0.1%	0.5%
Orok	Ukraine	1K	Orok	0.5%	3.8%
Chuvan	Russia	1K	Russian	0.8%	31.3%
Western Cham Frontier	France	1K	Western Cham	< 0.1%	< 0.1%
Ladino Frontier	Greece	1K	Ladino	0%	0%
Spanish Jew	Greece	1K	Hebrew	0.1%	0.2%
Mishar Tatar	Russia	800	Tatar	0.2%	1%
Nganasan	Russia	700	Russian	0.3%	5%
Tofalar	Russia	700	Russian	0.5%	5%
Drukpa Frontier	Denmark	700	Dzongkha	0%	0%
Fa d’Ambu	Spain	600	Fa d'Ambu	3%	30%
Ginukh Frontier	Russia	600	Hinukh	0%	0%
Yupik Naukan	Russia	500	Russian	0.8%	5%
Negidal Nizovsk	Russia	500	Russian	0.3%	5%
Eastern Aleut	Russia	400	Aleut	3.5%	56%
Chulym Tatar Frontier	Russia	400	Russian	0%	0%
Ainu (Japan)	Russia	300	Ainu (Japan)	0.5%	1%
Taz	Russia	200	Russian	0.7%	5%
Enets	Russia	200	Russian	0%	4%
Maltese Jew Frontier	Malta	100	Maltese	0%	0%
Kerek Frontier	Russia	20	Russian	0%	0%

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