Joshua Project - Ethnic People Groups of Libya

Libya – People Groups

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People Groups (click people name for profile)	Population	Indig	% Evangel	% Adherent	Least Reached	Progress Scale	Primary Religion	Primary Language	Pho	Map	Txt
Achdam, Arabized Blacks	120,000	Y	0.10 %	0.50 %	Y	1.2	Islam	Arabic, Libyan Spoken	0P Achdam, Arabized Blacks	0M Achdam, Arabized Blacks of Libya	0T
Algerian, Arabic-speaking	280,000		0.20 %	0.20 %	Y	1.2	Islam	Arabic, Algerian Spoke	0P Algerian, Arabic-speaking	0M Algerian, Arabic-speaking of Libya	0T
Arab, Cyrenaican	1,669,000	Y	0.10 %	1.80 %	Y	1.2	Islam	Arabic, Libyan Spoken	0P Arab, Cyrenaican	0M Arab, Cyrenaican of Libya	0T
Arab, Egyptian	513,000		2.00 %	8.00 %		2.2	Islam	Arabic, Egyptian Spoke	0P Arab, Egyptian	1	1
Arab, Libyan	1,863,000	Y	0.20 %	1.90 %	Y	1.2	Islam	Arabic, Libyan Spoken	0P Arab, Libyan	0M Arab, Libyan of Libya	0T
Arab, Palestinian	33,000		0.10 %	1.60 %	Y	1.2	Islam	Arabic, South Levantin	0P Arab, Palestinian	0M Arab, Palestinian of Libya	0T
Arab, Sudanese	233,000		0.10 %	0.50 %	Y	1.2	Islam	Arabic, Sudanese Spoke	0P Arab, Sudanese	0M Arab, Sudanese of Libya	0T
Arab, Tunisian	194,000		0.00 %	0.30 %	Y	1.1	Islam	Arabic, Tunisian Spoke	0P Arab, Tunisian	0M Arab, Tunisian of Libya	0T
Awjilah	3,700	Y	0.00 %	0.00 %	Y	1.1	Islam	Awjilah	1	0M Awjilah of Libya	1
Bedouin, Fezzan	206,000	Y	0.00 %	0.00 %	Y	1.1	Islam	Arabic, Libyan Spoken	0P Bedouin, Fezzan	0M Bedouin, Fezzan of Libya	0T
Bedouin, Kufra	27,000	Y	0.00 %	0.00 %	Y	1.1	Islam	Arabic, Libyan Spoken	1	0M Bedouin, Kufra of Libya	0T
Bedouin, Riyah	34,000	Y	0.00 %	0.00 %	Y	1.1	Islam	Arabic, Libyan Spoken	1	0M Bedouin, Riyah of Libya	0T
Bedouin, Sanusi	618,000	Y	0.00 %	0.00 %	Y	1.1	Islam	Arabic, Libyan Spoken	0P Bedouin, Sanusi	0M Bedouin, Sanusi of Libya	0T
Bedouin, Sirtican	34,000	Y	0.00 %	0.00 %	Y	1.1	Islam	Arabic, Libyan Spoken	1	0M Bedouin, Sirtican of Libya	0T
Berber, Jalo	48,000	Y	0.00 %	0.00 %	Y	1.1	Islam	Arabic, Libyan Spoken	0P Berber, Jalo	0M Berber, Jalo of Libya	0T
Berber, Jofra	32,000	Y	0.30 %	0.60 %	Y	1.2	Islam	Arabic, Libyan Spoken	0P Berber, Jofra	0M Berber, Jofra of Libya	0T
British	4,000		8.80 %	63.00 %		3.2	Christianity	English	0P British	1	1
Bulgarian	3,300		1.90 %	80.00 %		2.2	Christianity	Bulgarian	0P Bulgarian	1	0T
Croat	20,000		0.40 %	92.00 %		2.2	Christianity	Croatian	0P Croat	1	0T
Deaf		Y	0.00 %	2.00 %	Y	1.1	Islam	Libyan Sign Language	1	1	1
Filipino, Tagalog	11,000		12.30 %	93.00 %		3.2	Christianity	Tagalog	0P Filipino, Tagalog	1	1
French	6,600		1.00 %	64.00 %		2.2	Christianity	French	0P French	1	0T
Ghadames	11,000	Y	0.02 %	0.05 %	Y	1.2	Islam	Ghadames	1	0M Ghadames of Libya	0T
Greek	6,400		0.40 %	91.00 %		2.2	Christianity	Greek	0P Greek	1	0T
Gypsy, Domari	39,000		0.00 %	0.00 %	Y	1.1	Islam	Domari	0P Gypsy, Domari	1	0T
Italian	13,000		1.10 %	83.00 %		2.2	Christianity	Italian	0P Italian	1	1
Jabal Nafusah	172,000	Y	0.00 %	0.00 %	Y	1.1	Islam	Nafusi	0P Jabal Nafusah	0M Jabal Nafusah of Libya	0T
Korean	13,000		16.80 %	31.00 %		3.2	Christianity	Korean	0P Korean	1	0T
Maltese	6,500		1.30 %	98.00 %		2.2	Christianity	Maltese	1	1	0T
Punjabi	65,000		0.60 %	2.40 %	Y	1.2	Islam	Panjabi, Eastern	0P Punjabi	1	0T
Saharawi	800	Y	0.00 %	0.00 %	Y	1.1	Islam	Arabic, Libyan Spoken	0P Saharawi	0M Saharawi of Libya	0T
Sawknah	6,100	Y	0.05 %	0.10 %	Y	1.2	Islam	Sawknah	1	1	1
Serb	13,000		0.60 %	80.00 %		2.2	Christianity	Serbian	0P Serb	1	0T
Sinhalese	13,000		1.20 %	9.00 %		2.2	Buddhism	Sinhala	0P Sinhalese	1	1
Swahili	2,200		0.00 %	0.00 %	Y	1.1	Islam	Swahili	0P Swahili	0M Swahili of Libya	0T
Tuareg, Hoggar	19,000	Y	0.00 %	0.00 %	Y	1.1	Islam	Tamahaq, Tahaggart	0P Tuareg, Hoggar	0M Tuareg, Hoggar of Libya	1
Tubu, Teda	39,000		0.00 %	0.00 %	Y	1.1	Islam	Tedaga	0P Tubu, Teda	0M Tubu, Teda of Libya	0T
Turks	29,000		0.00 %	0.00 %	Y	1.1	Islam	Turkish	0P Turks	1	1
Zaghawa	10,000		0.00 %	0.00 %	Y	1.1	Islam	Zaghawa	1	0M Zaghawa of Libya	0T
Zuwarah	39,000	Y	0.00 %	0.00 %	Y	1.1	Islam	Nafusi	0P Zuwarah	0M Zuwarah of Libya	0T
Total People Groups: 40	6,450,000	18			28	1.2			31	23	30
Unclassified / Other Individuals	19,000
UN Country Population (2012)	6,469,000

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Libya –

% of People Groups

% of Population in People Groups

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Progress Level		Peoples	% of Peoples	Population	% of Population

	Level 1 - Unreached / Least-Reached	28	70.0 %	5,826,000	90.3 %
	Level 2 - Nominal / Formative Church	9	22.5 %	595,000	9.2 %
	Level 3 - Established / Significant Church	3	7.5 %	28,000	0.4 %

Totals		40		6,450,000

Libya – People Photos * Note: Only people groups with photos available are displayed here.*

Achdam, Arabized Blacks 120,000	Algerian, Arabic-speaking 280,000	Arab, Cyrenaican 1,669,000	Arab, Egyptian 513,000	Arab, Libyan 1,863,000	© Copyrighted Photo Arab, Palestinian 33,000
Arab, Sudanese 233,000	Arab, Tunisian 194,000	Bedouin, Fezzan 206,000	Bedouin, Sanusi 618,000	Berber, Jalo 48,000	Berber, Jofra 32,000
British 4,000	Bulgarian 3,300	Croat 20,000	Filipino, Tagalog 11,000	French 6,600	Greek 6,400
© Copyrighted Photo Gypsy, Domari 39,000	Italian 13,000	© Copyrighted Photo Jabal Nafusah 172,000	Korean 13,000	Punjabi 65,000	Saharawi 800
Serb 13,000	Sinhalese 13,000	© Copyrighted Photo Swahili 2,200	Tuareg, Hoggar 19,000	© Copyrighted Photo Tubu, Teda 39,000	Turks 29,000
Zuwarah 39,000
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Libya – Languages

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Language (click Language name for details)	Language Code	# Peoples Primary Language	# Unreached Primary Language	Bible Status	Bible Locator	Audio NT Online	Jesus Film Online	Audio Recordings Online	Gospel Tract Online
Arabic, Algerian Spoken	arq	1	1	NT	0	1	0	0	0
Arabic, Egyptian Spoken	arz	1	0	NT	0	0	0	0	0
Arabic, Libyan Spoken	ayl	11	11	None	1	1	1	1	0
Arabic, South Levantine Spoken	ajp	1	1	Portions	0	1	0	0	0
Arabic, Sudanese Spoken	apd	1	1	NT	0	1	0	0	0
Arabic, Tunisian Spoken	aeb	1	1	Portions	0	1	0	0	0
Awjilah	auj	1	1	None	1	1	1	1	1
Bulgarian	bul	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Croatian	hrv	1	0	Complete	0	1	0	0	0
Domari	rmt	1	1	None	1	1	1	0	1
English	eng	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
French	fra	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Ghadames	gha	1	1	None	1	1	1	1	1
Greek	ell	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Italian	ita	1	0	Complete	0	1	0	0	0
Korean	kor	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Libyan Sign Language	lbs	1	1	None	1	1	1	1	1
Maltese	mlt	1	0	Complete	0	1	0	0	1
Nafusi	jbn	2	2	None	1	1	1	1	1
Panjabi, Eastern	pan	1	1	Complete	0	1	0	0	0
Sawknah	swn	1	1	None	1	1	1	1	1
Serbian	srp	1	0	Complete	0	1	0	0	0
Sinhala	sin	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Swahili	swh	1	1	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Tagalog	tgl	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Tamahaq, Tahaggart	thv	1	1	Portions	0	1	1	1	1
Tedaga	tuq	1	1	None	1	1	1	0	1
Turkish	tur	1	1	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Zaghawa	zag	1	1	None	1	1	1	0	1
Totals:	29	40	28		20	10	19	22	19

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Libya – Religions

Major Religions
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Source: Each People Group's population is multiplied by the Major Religion percentages for that people group. The results are summed for each Religion for all Peoples within the country.

Christianity Segments
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Libya – Possible Ministry Involvement

Below are lists of ministries that may work in Libya. Ministries in the Libya section probably minister in this country. Ministries in the Middle East and North Africa section only possibly minister in this country. The purpose of this information is to assist potential new missionaries connect with sending agencies and for general ministry networking. Click on the links below to visit ministry websites for further information. Visit the Power-Of-Connecting "Find a Network Tool" to find further networking information.
The lists below do not include all ministries at work in this country or region. There are likely many excellent ministries not listed here. Omissions are not intentional, but occur simply from lack of data. Please contact us to suggest other ministries to include here. Inclusion here is not an endorsement by Joshua Project.

Ministries in Libya

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Libya – Statistics, Prayer Cards, Maps and Links


Statistics

Population	6,450,000
Percent Urbanization	78 %
Total People Groups	40
Unreached People Groups	28
Region	Middle East and North Africa
10/40 Window	Yes
Official National Language	Arabic, Standard
Secondary National Language	Arabic, Libyan Spoken
Primary Religion	Islam
Percent Christian Adherent	2.9% ^[1]
Percent Evangelical	0.3% ^[2]
Country Progress Level	1.2
Persecution Ranking	17 (1=High to 50=Low OD)
Human Development Index	0.769 (0=Low to 1=High UN)

Links

State Department Religious Freedom Report

Library of Congress

Notes

[1] Each People Group's population is multiplied by the Major Religion percentages for that people group. The results are summed for each Religion for all Peoples within the country.

[2] Each People Group's population is multiplied by the Christianity Segments percentages for that people group. The results are summed for each Christianity Segment for all peoples within the country.


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