Country: Egypt
| Photo | People Group ▲ | Population this Country |
Global Population |
Indigenous | Primary Language | Primary Religion | Progress Scale |
% Christian Adherent |
% Evangelical | Est. Workers Needed * |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Abaza, Arabized | 15,000 | 73,000 | ● | Arabic, Egyptian Spoken | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.10 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Adyghe | 15,000 | 717,000 | Adyghe | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.10 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Albanian | 32,000 | 5,072,000 | Albanian, Gheg | Islam | 2 ● | 20.00 % | 1.00 % | -1 - | |
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Algerian, Arabic-speaking | 1,996,000 | 36,199,000 | Arabic, Algerian Spoken | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.02 % | 0.01 % | 40 | |
|
Amhara, Ethiopian | 7,600 | 25,791,000 | Amharic | Christianity | 3 ● | 60.00 % | 1.10 % | -1 - | |
|
Arab | 195,000 | 742,000 | Arabic, North Levantine Spoken | Islam | 2 ● | 6.00 % | 1.00 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Arabic Gulf Spoken | 1,838,000 | 7,069,000 | Arabic, Gulf Spoken | Islam | 1 ● | 1.10 % | 0.00 % | 37 | |
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Arab, Egyptian | 69,419,000 | 74,470,000 | ● | Arabic, Egyptian Spoken | Islam | 4 ● | 15.00 % | 5.11 % | -1 - |
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Arab, Lebanese | 170,000 | 6,384,000 | Arabic, North Levantine Spoken | Islam | 2 ● | 31.00 % | 0.50 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Libyan | 467,000 | 2,735,000 | Arabic, Libyan Spoken | Islam | 1 ● | 2.50 % | 0.30 % | 9 | |
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Arab, Moroccan | 1,951,000 | 29,514,000 | Arabic, Moroccan Spoken | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.04 % | 0.01 % | 39 | |
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Arab, Palestinian | 82,000 | 11,294,000 | Arabic, North Levantine Spoken | Islam | 1 ● | 1.60 % | 0.10 % | 2 | |
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Arab, Saidi | 26,500,000 | 26,507,000 | ● | Arabic, Saidi Spoken | Islam | 4 ● | 14.00 % | 5.11 % | -1 - |
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Arab, Sudanese | 1,906,000 | 18,313,000 | Arabic, Sudanese Spoken | Islam | 1 ● | 1.40 % | 0.26 % | 38 | |
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Arab, Yemeni | 194,000 | 8,614,000 | Arabic, Taizzi-Adeni Spoken | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.08 % | 0.00 % | 4 | |
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Armenian | 14,000 | 5,946,000 | Armenian, Western | Christianity | 4 ● | 94.00 % | 8.00 % | -1 - | |
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Baharia, Wahati | 32,000 | 32,000 | ● | Arabic, Eastern Egyptian Bedawi Spoken | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Bedouin, Eastern Bedawi | 1,264,000 | 1,573,000 | ● | Arabic, Eastern Egyptian Bedawi Spoken | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 25 |
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Beja, Bedawi | 87,000 | 2,721,000 | ● | Bedawiyet | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 2 |
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Berber, Siwa | 25,000 | 26,000 | ● | Siwi | Islam | 1 ● | 0.13 % | 0.13 % | 1 |
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British | 20,000 | 53,764,000 | English | Christianity | 4 ● | 60.00 % | 8.00 % | -1 - | |
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Chechen | 6,500 | 1,719,000 | Chechen | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Chinese, general | 7,600 | 15,816,000 | Chinese, Mandarin | Ethnic Religions | 4 ● | 15.00 % | 8.00 % | -1 - | |
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Deaf | 832,000 | 49,091,000 | ● | Egyptian Sign Language | Islam | 2 ● | 12.83 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Filipino, Tagalog | 3,300 | 39,978,000 | Tagalog | Christianity | 5 ● | 92.00 % | 12.00 % | -1 - | |
|
French | 101,000 | 50,328,000 | French | Christianity | 3 ● | 61.00 % | 1.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Fur | 4,300 | 1,299,000 | Fur | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.04 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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German | 32,000 | 66,222,000 | German, Standard | Christianity | 3 ● | 64.00 % | 2.00 % | -1 - | |
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Greek | 64,000 | 10,511,000 | Greek | Christianity | 3 ● | 91.00 % | 0.40 % | -1 - | |
|
Italian | 3,800 | 37,756,000 | Italian | Christianity | 3 ● | 83.00 % | 1.10 % | -1 - | |
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Jew, Egyptian-speaking | -1 Unknown | -1 Unknown | ● | Arabic, Egyptian Spoken | Ethnic Religions | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0 |
|
Kharga, Selima | 37,000 | 37,000 | ● | Arabic, Libyan Spoken | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Nubian, Arabized | 588,000 | 588,000 | ● | Arabic, Egyptian Spoken | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 12 |
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Nubian, Fedicca-Mohas | 487,000 | 1,081,000 | ● | Nobiin | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.05 % | 0.00 % | 10 |
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Nubian, Kunuz | 59,000 | 59,000 | ● | Mattokki | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.05 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Oromo, Tulema / Selale | 3,200 | 9,203,000 | Oromo, West Central | Islam | 2 ● | 25.00 % | 0.90 % | -1 - | |
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Romani, Domari | 1,950,000 | 3,743,000 | ● | Domari | Islam | 1 ● | 1.00 % | 0.64 % | 39 |
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Romani, Halebi | 405,000 | 405,000 | ● | Arabic, Egyptian Spoken | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.05 % | 0.00 % | 8 |
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Russian | 2,100 | 134,114,000 | Russian | Christianity | 3 ● | 66.00 % | 1.20 % | -1 - | |
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South Asian, general | 5,400 | 12,066,000 | Urdu | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Tuareg, Algerian | 34,000 | 135,000 | Arabic, Algerian Saharan Spoken | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Turk | 48,000 | 66,709,000 | Turkish | Islam | 1 ● | 0.20 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
| Totals: 42 | 110,904,000 | 25 ● | 13.13 % | 4.45 % | 276 | |||||
| Unclassified / Other Individuals | 86,000 | |||||||||
| UN Country Population (2022) | 110,990,000 |
| Province ▲ | Estimated Population |
|---|---|
| Ad Daqahliyah | 6,783,000 |
| Al Bahr al Ahmar | 394,000 |
| Al Buhayrah | 6,617,000 |
| Al Fayyum | 3,614,000 |
| Al Gharbiyah | 5,418,000 |
| Al Iskandariyah | 5,486,000 |
| Al Isma`iliyah | 1,344,000 |
| Al Jizah | 8,648,000 |
| Al Minufiyah | 4,493,000 |
| Al Minya | 5,880,000 |
| Al Qahirah | 10,578,000 |
| Al Qalyubiyah | 5,821,000 |
| Al Uqsur | 1,308,000 |
| Al Wadi al Jadid | 257,000 |
| As Suways | 710,000 |
| Ash Sharqiyah | 7,394,000 |
| Aswan | 1,631,000 |
| Asyut | 4,840,000 |
| Bani Suwayf | 3,257,000 |
| Bur Sa`id | 760,000 |
| Dumyat | 1,517,000 |
| Janub Sina' | 190,000 |
| Kafr ash Shaykh | 3,618,000 |
| Matrouh | 511,000 |
| Qina | 3,473,000 |
| Shamal Sina' | 496,000 |
| Suhaj | 5,249,000 |
| Provinces: 27 | 100,287,000 |
| UN Country Population | 110,990,000 |
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| Language ▲ | Code | # Peoples w/ this Primary Language |
# Unreached w/ this Primary Language |
Scripture Status |
NT Text Online |
NT Audio Online |
Jesus Film Online |
Audio Recordings Online |
Gospel Tract Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adyghe | ady | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Albanian, Gheg | aln | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Amharic | amh | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Arabic, Algerian Saharan Spoken | aao | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Arabic, Algerian Spoken | arq | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Arabic, Eastern Egyptian Bedawi Spoken | avl | 2 | 2 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Arabic, Egyptian Spoken | arz | 5 | 4 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Arabic, Gulf Spoken | afb | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Arabic, Libyan Spoken | ayl | 2 | 2 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Arabic, Moroccan Spoken | ary | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Arabic, North Levantine Spoken | apc | 3 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 |
| Arabic, Saidi Spoken | aec | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Arabic, Sudanese Spoken | apd | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Arabic, Taizzi-Adeni Spoken | acq | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Armenian, Western | hyw | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Bedawiyet | bej | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Chechen | che | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Chinese, Mandarin | cmn | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Domari | rmt | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Egyptian Sign Language | esl | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| English | eng | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| French | fra | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Fur | fvr | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| German, Standard | deu | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Greek | ell | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Italian | ita | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Mattokki | xnz | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
| Nobiin | fia | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Oromo, West Central | gaz | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Russian | rus | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Siwi | siz | 1 | 1 | 1 Translation Needed | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Tagalog | tgl | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Turkish | tur | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Urdu | urd | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals: | 34 | 42 | 25 | 14 | 23 | 29 | 30 | 25 |
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| People Groups | 42 |
| Unreached People Groups | 25 (59.5%) |
| Population | 110,904,000 |
| Population Annual Growth Rate | 2.0% |
| Population in Unreached | 13,497,000 (12.2%) |
| Primary Religion | Islam |
| Percent Christian Adherent | 13.1% |
| Percent Evangelical | 4.4% |
| Evangelical Annual Growth Rate | 4.6% |
| Pioneer Workers Needed * | 276 |
| Country Progress Level | 4 ● |
| Urbanization | 43% |
| Continent | Africa |
| Region | Africa, North and Middle East |
| 10/40 Window | Yes |
| Country Code | EG |
| Official Language(s) | Arabic, Standard | Arabic, Egyptian Spoken |
| Literacy Rate | 74% |
| Estimated Illiterate Population | 28,835,000 |
| Persecution Ranking | 35 (1=Highest) Open Doors |
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