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Iraq
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Iraq – People Groups
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People Groups
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Population Indig % Evangel % Adherent Least Reached Progress Scale Primary Religion Primary Language Pho Map Txt
Adyghe33,0000.01 %0.02 %Y1.1 IslamAdygheP
Adyghe
 T
Americans, U.S.68,00028.00 %78.00 %3.2 ChristianityEnglishP
Americans, U.S.
 T
Arab, Egyptian391,0003.90 %13.00 %3.1 IslamArabic, Egyptian SpokeP
Arab, Egyptian
  
Arab, Gulf65,000Y0.10 %0.90 %Y1.2 IslamArabic, Gulf SpokenP
Arab, Gulf
M
Arab, Gulf of Iraq
T
Arab, Iraqi16,337,000Y0.20 %0.50 %Y1.2 IslamArabic, Mesopotamian SP
Arab, Iraqi
M
Arab, Iraqi of Iraq
T
Arab, North Iraqi7,113,0000.20 %0.70 %Y1.2 IslamArabic, North Mesopota  T
Arab, Palestinian18,000Y0.10 %1.50 %Y1.2 IslamArabic, South LevantinP
Arab, Palestinian
M
Arab, Palestinian of Iraq
T
Arab, Syrian18,000Y0.10 %3.00 %Y1.2 IslamArabic, North LevantinP
Arab, Syrian
M
Arab, Syrian of Iraq
T
Armenian72,0008.00 %94.00 %3.2 ChristianityArmenianP
Armenian
 T
Assyrian599,000Y1.00 %95.00 %2.2 ChristianityAssyrian Neo-AramaicP
Assyrian
 T
Azerbaijani, Azeri Turk1,992,000Y0.20 %1.00 %Y1.2 IslamAzerbaijani, SouthP
Azerbaijani, Azeri Turk
M
Azerbaijani, Azeri Turk of Iraq
 
Bajelani57,000Y0.03 %0.15 %Y1.2 IslamBajelaniP
Bajelani
 T
Chaldean, Neo-Aramaic285,000Y1.00 %96.00 %2.2 ChristianityChaldean Neo-AramaicP
Chaldean, Neo-Aramaic
 T
DeafY0.00 %1.00 %Y1.1 IslamLanguage Unknown   
French7001.00 %62.00 %2.2 ChristianityFrenchP
French
 T
Greek3000.40 %91.00 %2.2 ChristianityGreekP
Greek
 T
Gurani, Hawrami30,000Y0.00 %0.02 %Y1.1 IslamGurani M
Gurani, Hawrami of Iraq
T
Gurani, Sarli25,000Y0.05 %0.30 %Y1.2 IslamSarli   
Gypsy, Domari, Zott33,000Y0.00 %0.00 %Y1.1 IslamDomariP
Gypsy, Domari, Zott
M
Gypsy, Domari, Zott of Iraq
T
Herki36,000Y0.00 %0.04 %Y1.1 IslamKurdish, NorthernP
Herki
M
Herki of Iraq
T
Italian3001.00 %83.00 %2.2 ChristianityItalianP
Italian
  
Koy Sanjaq Surat1,500Y1.00 %75.00 %2.2 ChristianityKoy Sanjaq Surat   
Kurd, Kurmanji2,875,000Y0.00 %0.10 %Y1.1 IslamKurdish, NorthernP
Kurd, Kurmanji
 T
Kurd, Sorani617,000Y0.01 %0.05 %Y1.1 IslamKurdish, CentralP
Kurd, Sorani
M
Kurd, Sorani of Iraq
T
Luri, Northern98,0000.00 %0.10 %Y1.1 IslamLuri, NorthernP
Luri, Northern
M
Luri, Northern of Iraq
T
Mandaean, Sabean7,500Y0.00 %0.00 %Y1.1 Other / SmallArabic, Mesopotamian SP
Mandaean, Sabean
 T
Najdi Bedouin1,437,000Y0.00 %0.00 %Y1.1 IslamArabic, Najdi SpokenP
Najdi Bedouin
M
Najdi Bedouin of Iraq
T
Persian398,0000.20 %0.50 %Y1.2 IslamFarsi, WesternP
Persian
 T
Shabak30,000Y0.00 %0.07 %Y1.1 IslamShabak   
Syrian Aramaic, Turoyo9,8000.60 %98.00 %2.2 ChristianityTuroyo   
Turkmen390,0000.30 %2.00 %Y1.2 IslamTurkmenP
Turkmen
M
Turkmen of Iraq
T
Turks2,6000.00 %0.20 %Y1.1 IslamTurkishP
Turks
  
Urdu3,6000.00 %0.00 %Y1.1 IslamUrduP
Urdu
M
Urdu of Iraq
T
Yahudic, Judeo-Iraqi2000.00 %0.00 %Y1.1 Ethnic ReligionsArabic, Judeo-Iraqi   
Yazidi475,000Y0.00 %0.00 %Y1.1 Ethnic ReligionsKurdish, NorthernP
Yazidi
 T
Total People Groups:   35 33,517,000 20     25 1.2     27 13 25
Unclassified / Other Individuals 186,000  
UN Country Population (2012) 33,703,000  
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Iraq – People Progress
% 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 25 71.4 % 32,090,000 95.7 %
  Level 2 - Nominal / Formative Church 7 20.0 % 897,000 2.7 %
  Level 3 - Established / Significant Church 3 8.6 % 531,000 1.6 %
Totals 35   33,517,000  

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

Adyghe
33,000


Americans, U.S.
68,000


Arab, Egyptian
391,000


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Arab, Gulf
65,000


Arab, Iraqi
16,337,000


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Arab, Palestinian
18,000


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Arab, Syrian
18,000


Armenian
72,000


Assyrian
599,000


Azerbaijani, Azeri Turk
1,992,000


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Bajelani
57,000


Chaldean, Neo-Aramaic
285,000


French
700


Greek
300


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Gypsy, Domari, Zott
33,000


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Herki
36,000


Italian
300


Kurd, Kurmanji
2,875,000


Kurd, Sorani
617,000


Luri, Northern
98,000


Mandaean, Sabean
7,500


Najdi Bedouin
1,437,000


Persian
398,000


Turkmen
390,000


Turks
2,600


Urdu
3,600


Yazidi
475,000

Iraq People Photos   *** Note:  Only people groups with photos available are displayed here.***
Iraq – Languages
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Language
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Language
Code
# Peoples
Primary
Language
# Unreached
Primary
Language
Bible
Status
Bible
Locator
Audio NT
Online
Jesus
Film
Online
Audio
Recordings
Online
Gospel
Tract
Online
Adygheady11NT
Arabic, Egyptian Spokenarz10NT
Arabic, Gulf Spokenafb11None
Arabic, Judeo-Iraqiyhd11Need?
Arabic, Mesopotamian Spokenacm22None
Arabic, Najdi Spokenars11None
Arabic, North Levantine Spokenapc11Portions
Arabic, North Mesopotamian Spokenayp11None
Arabic, South Levantine Spokenajp11Portions
Armenianhye10Complete
Assyrian Neo-Aramaicaii10Complete
Azerbaijani, Southazb11None
Bajelanibjm11None
Chaldean Neo-Aramaiccld10NT
Domarirmt11None
Englisheng10Complete
Farsi, Westernpes11Complete
Frenchfra10Complete
Greekell10Complete
Guranihac11None
Italianita10Complete
Koy Sanjaq Suratkqd10None
Kurdish, Centralckb11NT
Kurdish, Northernkmr33Complete
Luri, Northernlrc11None
Sarlisdf11None
Shabaksdb11None
Turkishtur11Complete
Turkmentuk11NT
Turoyotru10Portions
Urduurd11Complete
Totals: 31 34 24   18 8 21 26 17
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Iraq – Religions
 
Major Religions  
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Christianity Segments  
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Iraq – Possible Ministry Involvement
  • Below are lists of ministries that may work in Iraq. Ministries in the Iraq 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 Iraq   Ministries in Middle East and North Africa
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Iraq – Statistics, Prayer Cards, Maps and Links
 
Statistics
Population 33,517,000
Percent Urbanization 66 %
Total People Groups 35
Unreached People Groups 25
Region Middle East and North Africa
10/40 Window Yes
Official National Language Arabic, Standard
Secondary National LanguageKurdish, Central
Primary Religion Islam
Percent Christian Adherent 3.5%  [1]
Percent Evangelical 0.3%  [2]
Country Progress Level 1.2
Persecution Ranking 4 (1=High to 50=Low OD)
Human Development Index 0.590 (0=Low to 1=High UN)

Links
Operation World
Window International Country Profile
Ethnologue Language Listing
State Department Religious Freedom Report
Library of Congress
World Factbook

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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