Iran

Country: Iran

Number of People Groups

People Groups Unreached

84 (89.4%)

Progress Level

The Joshua Project Progress Scale is an estimate of the progress of church planting among a people group, people cluster, country or language. The Progress Scale is derived from people group values for percent Evangelical and percent Christian Adherent.

Level	Description	Criteria
1	Unreached - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
3	Superficially reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

Total
Population

83,865,000

Population in Unreached

83,536,000 (99.6%)

Largest Religion

Islam (97.5%)

% Christian Adherent

1.9%

% Evangelical

0.52%

Evangelical Annual Growth Rate

19.6%

(Global Rate = 2.6%)

Map Notes

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Progress Scale: ●●●●●
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= Frontier peoples
People Group ▲	Population this Country	Global Population	Indigenous	Primary Language	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
Afghan, Tajik	400,000	10,986,000		Dari	Islam	0 ☀	0.01 %	0.01 %	8
Afshari	378,000	393,000	●	Azerbaijani, South	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	8
Aimaq	235,000	2,086,000	●	Aimaq	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5
Arab, Arabic Gulf Spoken	277,000	7,028,000		Arabic, Gulf Spoken	Islam	1 ●	1.20 %	0.10 %	6
Arab, Iranian	1,442,000	1,442,000	●	Arabic, Mesopotamian Spoken	Islam	1 ●	0.30 %	0.29 %	29
Armenian	109,000	6,250,000		Armenian	Christianity	4 ●	94.00 %	8.00 %	-1 -
Assyrian	109,000	845,000		Assyrian Neo-Aramaic	Christianity	3 ●	97.00 %	0.50 %	-1 -
Astiani	27,000	27,000	●	Ashtiani	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Aynallu	6,500	6,500	●	Azerbaijani, South	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Azerbaijani, Azeri Turk	16,530,000	17,452,000	●	Azerbaijani, South	Islam	1 ●	1.50 %	1.40 %	331
Baharlu	9,800	9,800	●	Azerbaijani, South	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bakhtiari	1,247,000	1,247,000	●	Bakhtiari	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	25
Baloch, Southern	505,000	1,581,000	●	Balochi, Southern	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	10
Baloch, Western	750,000	1,274,000	●	Balochi, Western	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	15
Bashkardi	8,900	8,900	●	Bashkardi	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Brahui	24,000	3,171,000		Brahui	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
British	3,400	53,799,000		English	Christianity	4 ●	60.00 %	8.00 %	-1 -
Chinese, general	3,300	15,392,000		Chinese, Mandarin	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	15.00 %	8.00 %	-1 -
Deaf	420,000	47,588,000	●	Iranian Sign Language	Islam	1 ●	0.51 %	-1	8
Dezfuli	-1 Unknown	-1 Unknown	●	Dezfuli	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	0
Fars, Northwestern	8,800	8,800	●	Fars, Northwestern	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Fars, Southwestern	111,000	111,000	●	Fars, Southwestern	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	2
French	9,900	50,463,000		French	Christianity	3 ●	63.00 %	1.00 %	-1 -
Gabri, Dari	15,000	15,000	●	Dari, Zoroastrian	Other / Small	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Galeshi	2,100	2,100	●	Gilaki	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Gazi	9,000	9,000	●	Gazi	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Georgian	66,000	3,514,000		Georgian	Christianity	3 ●	83.00 %	1.30 %	-1 -
German	900	66,367,000		German, Standard	Christianity	4 ●	66.00 %	2.10 %	-1 -
Gilaki	2,913,000	2,913,000	●	Gilaki	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	58
Gujarati	36,000	3,158,000		Gujarati	Islam	1 ●	0.50 %	0.10 %	1
Gurani, Hawrami	212,000	385,000		Gurani	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	4
Harzani	35,000	35,000	●	Harzani	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Hazara	392,000	4,664,000		Hazaragi	Islam	0 ☀	0.05 %	0.01 %	8
Herki	22,000	107,000		Kurdish, Northern	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Italian	7,200	38,003,000		Italian	Christianity	3 ●	83.00 %	1.10 %	-1 -
Jadgali	11,000	11,000	●	Jadgali	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Jew, Hulaula	400	5,400		Hulaula	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Jew, Judeo-Persian	9,600	66,000		Dzhidi	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Karakalpak	54,000	874,000		Karakalpak	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Karingani	22,000	22,000	●	Karingani	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kazakh	6,300	15,667,000		Kazakh	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Khalaj, Turkic	53,000	53,000	●	Khalaj	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Khorasani Turk	958,000	958,000	●	Khorasani Turkish	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	19
Khunsari	27,000	27,000	●	Khunsari	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Korean	18,000	80,920,000		Korean	Non-Religious	5 ●	31.00 %	16.00 %	-1 -
Koroshi	400	400	●	Koroshi	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kumzari	700	6,300		Kumzari	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kurd, Central	3,387,000	8,064,000	●	Kurdish, Central	Islam	1 ●	0.20 %	0.11 %	68
Kurd, Kurmanji	495,000	15,733,000	●	Kurdish, Northern	Islam	1 ●	0.40 %	0.10 %	10
Kurd, Southern	3,365,000	3,365,000	●	Kurdish, Southern	Islam	0 ☀	0.05 %	0.03 %	67
Laki	1,236,000	1,236,000	●	Laki	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	25
Larestani	119,000	119,000	●	Lari	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	2
Lasgerdi	1,200	1,200	●	Lasgerdi	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Luri, Northern	1,871,000	1,986,000	●	Luri, Northern	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	37
Luri, Southern	1,019,000	1,019,000	●	Luri, Southern	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	20
Mamasani	126,000	126,000	●	Luri, Southern	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	3
Mandaean	24,000	68,000	●	Mandaic	Other / Small	1 ●	2.00 %	0.00 %	1
Mazanderani, Tabri	2,419,000	2,419,000	●	Mazandarani	Islam	1 ●	1.20 %	1.14 %	48
Moqaddam	1,300	1,300	●	Azerbaijani, South	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Mussulman Tat	9,500	37,000		Tat, Muslim	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Nafar, Nafar Turk	4,600	4,600	●	Azerbaijani, South	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Natanzi	8,900	8,900	●	Natanzi	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Nayini	8,900	8,900	●	Nayini	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Parsee	28,000	153,000	●	Parsi-Dari	Other / Small	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Pashtun, Southern	160,000	10,055,000		Pashto, Southern	Islam	0 ☀	0.02 %	0.00 %	3
Persian	37,677,000	41,813,000	●	Persian, Iranian	Islam	1 ●	2.60 %	0.40 %	754
Pishagchi	1,300	1,300	●	Azerbaijani, South	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Punjabi	36,000	2,232,000		Punjabi, Eastern	Hinduism	1 ●	1.00 %	0.10 %	1
Qajar	3,900	3,900	●	Azerbaijani, South	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Qaragozlu	2,600	2,600	●	Azerbaijani, South	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Qashqai, Kashkai	990,000	990,000	●	Kashkay	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	20
Romani, Balkan	36,000	1,239,000		Romani, Balkan	Islam	1 ●	5.00 %	0.40 %	1
Romani, Domari	1,409,000	3,499,000	●	Domari	Islam	0 ☀	0.06 %	0.05 %	28
Rudbari	300	300	●	Rudbari	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Russian	2,700	133,960,000		Russian	Christianity	3 ●	67.00 %	1.20 %	-1 -
Sangisari	42,000	42,000	●	Sangisari	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Semnani	69,000	69,000	●	Semnani	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Shahmirzadi	1,000	1,000	●	Shahmirzadi	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Shahseven	89,000	91,000	●	Azerbaijani, South	Islam	1 ●	0.50 %	0.20 %	2
Shikaki	29,000	55,000		Kurdish, Northern	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Sivandi	8,900	8,900	●	Sivandi	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Soi	8,900	8,900	●	Soi	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Sorkhei	12,000	12,000	●	Sorkhei	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Tajik, Tadzhik	600	10,099,000		Tajik	Islam	0 ☀	0.02 %	0.00 %	1
Takistani	404,000	404,000	●	Takestani	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	8
Talysh	155,000	233,000		Talysh	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	3
Taromi, Upper	300	300	●	Taromi, Upper	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Tati, Central	44,000	44,000	●	Shahrudi	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Tati, Southern	186,000	186,000	●	Alviri-Vidari	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	4
Turk	11,000	63,303,000		Turkish	Islam	0 ☀	0.04 %	0.01 %	1
Turkmen	759,000	7,886,000	●	Turkmen	Islam	1 ●	0.30 %	0.05 %	15
Urdu, Islami	90,000	1,930,000		Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	2
Uyghur	6,300	12,391,000		Uyghur	Islam	0 ☀	0.05 %	0.02 %	1
Vafsi	22,000	22,000	●	Vafsi	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Totals: 94	83,865,000					84 ●	1.87 %	0.52 %	1,704
Unclassified / Other Individuals	128,000
UN Country Population (2020)	83,993,000

Other minor groups: 8

Very small groups reported, but outside the Joshua Project Small Group Policy. Some may not be viable and/or have incorrect Progress Scale values, population, language and religion information. The groups listed below are not included in overall Joshua Project people group counts. If you have information about these groups, please contact us.

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People Group ▲	Progress Scale	Population	Primary Language	Primary Religion
Dezfuli	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Dezfuli	Islam
Eshtehardi	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Eshtehardi	Islam
Gozarkhani	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Gozarkhani	Islam
Kajali	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Kajali	Islam
Khoini	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Kho'ini	Islam
Koresh-e Rostam	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Koresh-e Rostam	Islam
Maraghei	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Maraghei	Islam
Razajerdi	1 ●	-1 Unknown	Razajerdi	Islam
Totals: 8

For more information see the Joshua Project Small Group Policy

* An estimate of the number of pioneer workers needed for initial church planting among unreached people groups by country. Estimates are calculated only for unreached people groups and are based on ratio of 1 worker-unit (single person or married couple) per 50,000 living in an unreached people group by country, or for example one team of four worker-units per 200,000 people. Some workers may already be onsite. Many more workers are needed beyond this initial estimate.

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Province ▲	Estimated Population
Alborz	2,747,000
Ardebil	1,287,000
Bushehr	1,178,000
Chahar Mahall and Bakhtiari	960,000
East Azarbaijan	3,961,000
Esfahan	5,188,000
Fars	4,914,000
Gilan	2,564,000
Golestan	1,893,000
Hamadan	1,761,000
Hormozgan	1,799,000
Ilam	588,000
Kerman	3,206,000
Kermanshah	1,977,000
Khuzestan	4,772,000
Kohgiluyeh and Buyer Ahmad	722,000
Kordestan	1,624,000
Lorestan	1,784,000
Markazi	1,448,000
Mazandaran	3,327,000
North Khorasan	874,000
Qazvin	1,291,000
Qom	1,309,000
Razavi Khorasan	6,519,000
Semnan	711,000
Sistan and Baluchestan	2,811,000
South Khorasan	779,000
Tehran	13,441,000
West Azarbaijan	3,307,000
Yazd	1,154,000
Zanjan	1,071,000
Provinces: 31	80,967,000
UN Country Population	83,993,000

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Class ▲	Population	% Popl	% Hindu	% Muslim	% Christian	% Buddhist	% Sikh	% Other
Forward Caste (FC)	287,717,000	343.1 %	97.3 %	0.0 %	1.1 %	0.1 %	0.0 %	1.5 %
Other Backward Classes (OBC)	765,974,000	913.3 %	70.6 %	24.5 %	1.7 %	0.1 %	2.3 %	0.8 %
Scheduled Caste (SC)	205,728,000	245.3 %	93.5 %	0.0 %	0.5 %	3.4 %	2.6 %	0.0 %
Scheduled Tribe (ST)	114,522,000	136.6 %	81.9 %	1.5 %	9.2 %	0.8 %	0.0 %	6.7 %
	83,865,000

Why Use Caste to Define Peoples?

South Asia Communities / Castes: An Overview

A History of South Asia People Group Lists

Why Include Religion When Defining South Asia Peoples?

Level	Description	Criteria
1	Unreached - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
3	Superficially reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

Progress Scale

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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
Aimaq	aiq	1	1	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Alviri-Vidari	avd	1	1	0 Unspecified	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Arabic, Gulf Spoken	afb	1	1	4 New Testament	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Arabic, Mesopotamian Spoken	acm	1	1	4 New Testament	-1	1	1	1	-1
Armenian	hye	1	0	5 Complete Bible	1	-1	1	1	1
Ashtiani	atn	1	1	0 Unspecified	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic	aii	1	0	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	1
Azerbaijani, South	azb	10	10	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	-1
Bakhtiari	bqi	1	1	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Balochi, Southern	bcc	1	1	4 New Testament	1	-1	1	1	-1
Balochi, Western	bgn	1	1	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Bashkardi	bsg	1	1	0 Unspecified	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Brahui	brh	1	1	4 New Testament	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Chinese, Mandarin	cmn	1	0	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	1
Dari	prs	1	1	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	1
Dari, Zoroastrian	gbz	1	1	0 Unspecified	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Dezfuli	def	1	1	0 Unspecified	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Domari	rmt	1	1	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Dzhidi	jpr	1	1	5 Complete Bible	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
English	eng	1	0	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	1
Fars, Northwestern	faz	1	1	0 Unspecified	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Fars, Southwestern	fay	1	1	0 Unspecified	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
French	fra	1	0	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	1
Gazi	gzi	1	1	0 Unspecified	-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
Gilaki	glk	2	2	0 Unspecified	1	-1	1	1	-1
Gujarati	guj	1	1	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	1
Gurani	hac	1	1	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Harzani	hrz	1	1	0 Unspecified	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Hazaragi	haz	1	1	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Hulaula	huy	1	1	0 Unspecified	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Iranian Sign Language	psc	1	1	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	1	-1	-1
Italian	ita	1	0	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	1
Jadgali	jdg	1	1	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Karakalpak	kaa	1	1	4 New Testament	1	1	1	1	-1
Karingani	kgn	1	1	0 Unspecified	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Kashkay	qxq	1	1	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Kazakh	kaz	1	1	5 Complete Bible	-1	1	1	1	1
Khalaj	klj	1	1	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Khorasani Turkish	kmz	1	1	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Khunsari	kfm	1	1	0 Unspecified	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Korean	kor	1	0	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	1
Koroshi	ktl	1	1	0 Unspecified	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Kumzari	zum	1	1	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Kurdish, Central	ckb	1	1	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	-1
Kurdish, Northern	kmr	3	3	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	-1
Kurdish, Southern	sdh	1	1	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Laki	lki	1	1	0 Unspecified	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Lari	lrl	1	1	0 Unspecified	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Lasgerdi	lsa	1	1	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Luri, Northern	lrc	1	1	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Luri, Southern	luz	2	2	0 Unspecified	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Mandaic	mid	1	1	0 Unspecified	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Mazandarani	mzn	1	1	0 Unspecified	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Natanzi	ntz	1	1	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Nayini	nyq	1	1	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Parsi-Dari	prd	1	1	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Pashto, Southern	pbt	1	1	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	1	1	-1
Persian, Iranian	pes	1	1	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	-1
Punjabi, Eastern	pan	1	1	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	-1
Romani, Balkan	rmn	1	1	5 Complete Bible	1	-1	1	1	-1
Rudbari	rdb	1	1	0 Unspecified	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Russian	rus	1	0	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	1
Sangisari	sgr	1	1	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Semnani	smy	1	1	0 Unspecified	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Shahmirzadi	srz	1	1	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Shahrudi	shm	1	1	0 Unspecified	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Sivandi	siy	1	1	0 Unspecified	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Soi	soj	1	1	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Sorkhei	sqo	1	1	1 Translation Needed	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Tajik	tgk	1	1	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	1
Takestani	tks	1	1	0 Unspecified	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Talysh	tly	1	1	4 New Testament	-1	-1	1	-1	-1
Taromi, Upper	tov	1	1	0 Unspecified	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Tat, Muslim	ttt	1	1	3 Bible Portions	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Turkish	tur	1	1	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	1
Turkmen	tuk	1	1	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	-1
Urdu	urd	1	1	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	1
Uyghur	uig	1	1	5 Complete Bible	1	1	1	1	-1
Vafsi	vaf	1	1	0 Unspecified	-1	-1	-1	1	-1
Totals:	81	94	84		25	24	41	59	15

MAJOR RELIGIONS ▲	Percent
Buddhism	0.0 %
Christianity (Evangelical 0.5 %)	1.9 %
Ethnic Religions	0.0 %
Hinduism	0.0 %
Islam	97.5 %
Non-Religious	0.2 %
Other / Small Religions	0.3 %
Unknown	0.0 %

CHRISTIAN SEGMENTS ▲	Percent
Anglican	0.1 %
Independent	28.5 %
Orthodox	59.0 %
Other Christian	0.1 %
Protestant	3.2 %
Roman Catholic	7.0 %

Notes:

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.

Networking Possibilities

Search the Web
There are many agencies and churches looking for additional staff to help them in their mission and calling in Iran. 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 Iran
Christian ministry in Iran
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

Iran Statistics
People Groups	94
Unreached People Groups	84 (89.4%)
Population	83,865,000
Population Annual Growth Rate	1.1%
Population in Unreached	83,536,000 (99.6%)
Primary Religion	Islam
Percent Christian Adherent	1.9%
Percent Evangelical	0.5%
Evangelical Annual Growth Rate	19.6%
Pioneer Workers Needed *	1,704
Country Progress Level	1 ●
Urbanization	75%
Continent	Asia
Region	Asia, Central
10/40 Window	Yes
Country Code	IR
Official Language(s)	Persian, Iranian
Literacy Rate	85%
Estimated Illiterate Population	12,580,000
Persecution Ranking	8 (1=High to 50=Low OD)

Iran Prayer Cards
	Iran prayer cards. All Unreached

Iran Links
Operation World
World Factbook
God Reports (stories from the field)
Religious Freedom Report
UN Human Development Report
Ethnologue Language Listing

Iran Maps
Political Map (UN)
Language Map (Ethnologue)
Ethnolinguistic Map (Univ of Texas)
Perry-Castaneda Map Collection

Iran Videos
Iran Prayercast Video

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