Country: Greece
Number of People Groups
51
People Groups Unreached
10 (19.6%)
Progress Level
Total
Population
10,297,000
Population in Unreached
202,000 (2.0%)
Largest Religion
% Christian Adherent
88.86%
% Evangelical
0.50%
Evangelical Annual Growth Rate
1.6%
| 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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Albanian | 338,000 | 5,419,000 | Albanian, Gheg | Islam | 2 ● | 33.00 % | 0.40 % | -1 - | |
|
Americans, U.S. | 22,000 | 193,448,000 | English | Christianity | 5 ● | 80.00 % | 28.90 % | -1 - | |
|
Arab, Egyptian | 9,800 | 70,222,000 | Arabic, Egyptian Spoken | Islam | 4 ● | 20.00 % | 3.90 % | -1 - | |
|
Arab, North Iraqi | 6,900 | 10,337,000 | Arabic, North Mesopotamian Spoken | Islam | 1 ● | 4.00 % | 0.20 % | 1 | |
|
Arab, Saidi | 7,400 | 24,900,000 | Arabic, Saidi Spoken | Islam | 4 ● | 14.00 % | 4.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Arab, Syrian | 8,300 | 17,357,000 | Arabic, North Levantine Spoken | Islam | 2 ● | 9.00 % | 0.10 % | -1 - | |
|
Armenian | 31,000 | 6,276,000 | Armenian, Western | Christianity | 4 ● | 94.00 % | 8.70 % | -1 - | |
|
Aromanian | 197,000 | 314,000 | ● | Aromanian | Christianity | 3 ● | 84.00 % | 1.00 % | -1 - |
|
Arvanite | 144,000 | 144,000 | ● | Albanian, Arvanitika | Christianity | 3 ● | 65.00 % | 1.00 % | -1 - |
|
Assyrian | 9,000 | 859,000 | Assyrian Neo-Aramaic | Christianity | 3 ● | 95.00 % | 1.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Austrian, Bavarian | 1,700 | 14,499,000 | Bavarian | Christianity | 3 ● | 83.00 % | 0.50 % | -1 - | |
|
British | 11,000 | 54,300,000 | English | Christianity | 4 ● | 60.00 % | 8.80 % | -1 - | |
|
Bulgarian | 41,000 | 6,996,000 | ● | Bulgarian | Christianity | 3 ● | 80.00 % | 1.90 % | -1 - |
|
Chinese, general | 19,000 | 15,579,000 | Chinese, Mandarin | Non-Religious | 4 ● | 10.00 % | 3.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Cypriots, Greek | 11,000 | 872,000 | ● | Greek | Christianity | 3 ● | 90.00 % | 0.40 % | -1 - |
|
Danish | 1,100 | 5,189,000 | Danish | Christianity | 4 ● | 85.00 % | 3.50 % | -1 - | |
|
Deaf | 21,000 | 48,207,000 | ● | Greek Sign Language | Christianity | 3 ● | 91.46 % | -1 | -1 - |
|
Dutch | 2,800 | 13,525,000 | Dutch | Non-Religious | 4 ● | 49.00 % | 4.30 % | -1 - | |
|
Filipino, Tagalog | 8,500 | 38,838,000 | Tagalog | Christianity | 5 ● | 92.00 % | 12.30 % | -1 - | |
|
Flemish | 1,700 | 5,702,000 | West Flemish | Christianity | 3 ● | 63.00 % | 1.20 % | -1 - | |
|
French | 6,200 | 50,718,000 | French | Christianity | 3 ● | 61.00 % | 1.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Georgian | 45,000 | 3,546,000 | Georgian | Christianity | 3 ● | 85.00 % | 1.30 % | -1 - | |
|
German | 26,000 | 66,472,000 | German, Standard | Christianity | 4 ● | 64.00 % | 2.10 % | -1 - | |
|
German Swiss | 1,400 | 4,877,000 | German, Swiss | Christianity | 4 ● | 76.00 % | 4.40 % | -1 - | |
|
Greek | 8,387,000 | 10,266,000 | ● | Greek | Christianity | 3 ● | 95.00 % | 0.30 % | -1 - |
|
Italian | 7,700 | 38,258,000 | Italian | Christianity | 3 ● | 82.00 % | 1.10 % | -1 - | |
|
Japanese | 1,100 | 122,406,000 | Japanese | Buddhism | 1 ● | 1.60 % | 0.50 % | 1 | |
|
Jew, Greek | 2,900 | 3,200 | ● | Greek | Ethnic Religions | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
|
Jew, Spanish | 1,000 | 63,000 | Ladino | Ethnic Religions | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
|
Kurd, Kurmanji | 21,000 | 15,639,000 | Kurdish, Northern | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.01 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
|
Macedonian | 148,000 | 1,947,000 | ● | Macedonian | Christianity | 3 ● | 65.00 % | 0.30 % | -1 - |
|
|
Meglenite, Vlasi | 2,900 | 4,900 | ● | Romanian, Megleno | Christianity | 3 ● | 97.00 % | 0.30 % | -1 - |
|
Persian | 1,100 | 42,533,000 | Persian, Iranian | Islam | 1 ● | 0.50 % | 0.10 % | 1 | |
|
Polish | 17,000 | 42,436,000 | Polish | Christianity | 3 ● | 90.00 % | 0.30 % | -1 - | |
|
Pomak | 30,000 | 479,000 | ● | Bulgarian | Islam | 1 ● | 2.00 % | 0.40 % | 1 |
|
Pontic Greek | 370,000 | 388,000 | ● | Pontic | Christianity | 3 ● | 90.00 % | 0.50 % | -1 - |
|
Romani, Balkan | 39,000 | 1,237,000 | Romani, Balkan | Christianity | 3 ● | 70.00 % | 0.50 % | -1 - | |
|
Romani, Greek | 47,000 | 47,000 | ● | Greek | Christianity | 3 ● | 85.00 % | 1.00 % | -1 - |
|
Romani, Vlax | 1,100 | 1,135,000 | Romani, Vlax | Christianity | 4 ● | 85.00 % | 5.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Romanian | 27,000 | 21,169,000 | Romanian | Christianity | 4 ● | 97.00 % | 5.40 % | -1 - | |
|
Russian | 43,000 | 134,985,000 | Russian | Christianity | 3 ● | 65.00 % | 1.20 % | -1 - | |
|
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Sarakatsani, Karakachan | 6,500 | 8,900 | ● | Greek | Christianity | 3 ● | 93.00 % | 1.00 % | -1 - |
|
Serb | 3,900 | 9,910,000 | Serbian | Christianity | 3 ● | 80.00 % | 0.60 % | -1 - | |
|
South Asian, Bengali-speaking | 11,000 | 1,901,000 | Bengali | Islam | 2 ● | 8.00 % | 2.00 % | -1 - | |
|
South Asian, general | 119,000 | 12,252,000 | Urdu | Islam | 1 ● | 4.00 % | 0.70 % | 2 | |
|
Swahili | 5,700 | 1,809,000 | Swahili | Islam | 1 ● | 5.00 % | 0.30 % | 1 | |
|
Swedish | 2,300 | 9,077,000 | Swedish | Christianity | 4 ● | 65.00 % | 6.90 % | -1 - | |
|
|
Tsakonian | 1,400 | 1,400 | ● | Tsakonian | Christianity | 3 ● | 95.00 % | 1.00 % | -1 - |
|
Turk | 13,000 | 65,298,000 | ● | Turkish | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
|
Ukrainian | 11,000 | 37,190,000 | Ukrainian | Christianity | 4 ● | 78.00 % | 3.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Yoruba | 5,300 | 37,843,000 | Yoruba | Christianity | 4 ● | 65.00 % | 5.00 % | -1 - | |
| Totals: 51 | 10,297,000 | 10 ● | 88.86 % | 0.50 % | 11 | |||||
| Unclassified / Other Individuals | 74,000 | |||||||||
| UN Country Population (2021) | 10,371,000 |
| Province ▲ | Estimated Population |
|---|---|
| Aegean | 471,000 |
| Athos | 1,700 |
| Attica | 3,638,000 |
| Crete | 555,000 |
| Epirus and Western Macedonia | 589,000 |
| Macedonia and Thrace | 2,319,000 |
| Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian Islands | 1,428,000 |
| Thessaly and Central Greece | 1,213,000 |
| Provinces: 8 | 10,215,000 |
| UN Country Population | 10,371,000 |
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Greece prayer cards. All Unreached |
| Operation World |
| World Factbook |
| God Reports (stories from the field) |
| Religious Freedom Report |
| UN Human Development Report |
| Ethnologue Language Listing |
| National Bible Society |
| Political Map (UN) |
| Language Map (Ethnologue) |
| Perry-Castaneda Map Collection |
| Class ▲ | Population | % Popl | % Hindu | % Muslim | % Christian | % Buddhist | % Sikh | % Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Forward Caste (FC) | 289,990,000 | 2,816.3 % | 97.3 % | 0.0 % | 1.1 % | 0.1 % | 0.0 % | 1.5 % |
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Other Backward Classes (OBC) | 774,293,000 | 7,519.6 % | 70.2 % | 24.9 % | 1.7 % | 0.1 % | 2.3 % | 0.8 % |
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Scheduled Caste (SC) | 207,376,000 | 2,013.9 % | 93.5 % | 0.0 % | 0.5 % | 3.4 % | 2.6 % | 0.0 % |
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Scheduled Tribe (ST) | 115,473,000 | 1,121.4 % | 81.9 % | 1.5 % | 9.1 % | 0.8 % | 0.0 % | 6.7 % |
| 10,297,000 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albanian, Arvanitika | aat | 1 | 0 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Albanian, Gheg | aln | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Arabic, Egyptian Spoken | arz | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Arabic, North Levantine Spoken | apc | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
| Arabic, North Mesopotamian Spoken | ayp | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Saidi Spoken | aec | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Armenian, Western | hyw | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Aromanian | rup | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | 1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Assyrian Neo-Aramaic | aii | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Bavarian | bar | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
| Bengali | ben | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Bulgarian | bul | 2 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Chinese, Mandarin | cmn | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Danish | dan | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Dutch | nld | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| English | eng | 2 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| French | fra | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Georgian | kat | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| German, Standard | deu | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| German, Swiss | gsw | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
| Greek | ell | 5 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Greek Sign Language | gss | 1 | 0 | 1 Translation Needed | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Italian | ita | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Japanese | jpn | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Kurdish, Northern | kmr | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Ladino | lad | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
| Macedonian | mkd | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Persian, Iranian | pes | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Polish | pol | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Pontic | pnt | 1 | 0 | 1 Translation Needed | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Romani, Balkan | rmn | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Romani, Vlax | rmy | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Romanian | ron | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Romanian, Megleno | ruq | 1 | 0 | 1 Translation Needed | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Russian | rus | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Serbian | srp | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Swahili | swh | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Swedish | swe | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tagalog | tgl | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tsakonian | tsd | 1 | 0 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Turkish | tur | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ukrainian | ukr | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Urdu | urd | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| West Flemish | vls | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
| Yoruba | yor | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals: | 45 | 51 | 10 | 29 | 32 | 35 | 39 | 26 |
| MAJOR RELIGIONS ▲ | Percent |
|---|---|
| Buddhism | 0.1 % |
| Christianity (Evangelical 0.5 %) | 88.9 % |
| Ethnic Religions | 0.0 % |
| Hinduism | 0.3 % |
| Islam | 7.0 % |
| Non-Religious | 3.7 % |
| Other / Small Religions | 0.0 % |
| Unknown | 0.0 % |
| CHRISTIAN SEGMENTS ▲ | Percent |
|---|---|
| Anglican | 0.1 % |
| Independent | 0.3 % |
| Orthodox | 94.3 % |
| Other Christian | 0.1 % |
| Protestant | 1.0 % |
| Roman Catholic | 3.5 % |
Major Religions: Religion percentages are derived from summing Joshua Project's data for all people groups who live in each country. The number of individuals who practice each religion, by people group, are summed. This number is divided by the country's total population to derive the religion's percentage.
Christianity Segments: Christian segment percentages are derived from summing Joshua Project's data for all the people groups who live in each country. The number of individuals who practice each segment of Christianity, by people group, are summed. This number is divided by the country's total number of Christians to derive the Christian segment's percentage.
There are many agencies and churches looking for additional staff to help them in their mission and calling in Greece. Internet searches are probably the best way to find these organizations. The following are some example search topics you might try:
- Church planting agencies in Greece
- Christian ministry in Greece
- Business as mission
- Christian literature distribution
- Evangelism agencies
- Christian discipleship
- Short term Christian missions
- Long term Christian missions
- Urban ministries
- Christian media opportunities
- Bible translation opportunities
- Relief and development agencies
- Clean water projects
- Christian medical outreaches
| People Groups | 51 |
| Unreached People Groups | 10 (19.6%) |
| Population | 10,297,000 |
| Population Annual Growth Rate | -0.2% |
| Population in Unreached | 202,000 (2.0%) |
| Primary Religion | Christianity |
| Percent Christian Adherent | 88.9% |
| Percent Evangelical | 0.5% |
| Evangelical Annual Growth Rate | 1.6% |
| Pioneer Workers Needed * | 11 |
| Country Progress Level | 3 ● |
| Urbanization | 79% |
| Continent | Europe |
| Region | Europe, Eastern and Eurasia |
| 10/40 Window | No |
| Country Code | GR |
| Official Language(s) | Greek |
| Literacy Rate | 98% |
| Estimated Illiterate Population | 206,000 |
| Persecution Ranking | Not ranked |
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