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| Country ▲ | Population | People Groups |
Unreached Groups |
% Unreached Groups |
Popl in Unreached |
% Popl in Unreached |
Progress Scale |
Primary Religion |
% Christian Adherents |
% Evangelical |
Est. Workers Needed * |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 43,675,000 | 70 | 68 | 97.1 % | 43,673,000 | 100.0 % | 1 ● | Islam | 0.0 % | 0.0 % | 911 |
| Azerbaijan | 10,336,000 | 40 | 26 | 65.0 % | 10,002,000 | 96.8 % | 1 ● | Islam | 2.3 % | 0.2 % | 211 |
| Bahrain | 1,616,000 | 17 | 8 | 47.1 % | 1,254,000 | 77.6 % | 4 ● | Islam | 8.3 % | 2.3 % | 27 |
| Bangladesh | 174,898,000 | 299 | 276 | 92.3 % | 172,958,000 | 98.9 % | 1 ● | Islam | 0.4 % | 0.0 % | 3,621 |
| Bhutan | 794,000 | 58 | 57 | 98.3 % | 792,000 | 99.7 % | 1 ● | Buddhism | 0.3 % | 0.0 % | 62 |
| British Indian Ocean Territory | 3,400 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 % | 0 | 0.0 % | 5 ● | Christianity | 79.6 % | 33.8 % | -1 - |
| Brunei | 430,000 | 24 | 8 | 33.3 % | 243,000 | 56.5 % | 4 ● | Islam | 9.3 % | 4.8 % | 11 |
| Cambodia | 17,807,000 | 44 | 19 | 43.2 % | 17,104,000 | 96.1 % | 1 ● | Buddhism | 3.4 % | 1.5 % | 350 |
| China | 1,398,681,000 | 545 | 441 | 80.9 % | 139,526,000 | 10.0 % | 4 ● | Non-Religious | 9.2 % | 7.6 % | 3,016 |
| China, Hong Kong | 7,354,000 | 24 | 10 | 41.7 % | 424,000 | 5.8 % | 4 ● | Ethnic Religions | 13.1 % | 6.1 % | 15 |
| China, Macau | 716,000 | 12 | 5 | 41.7 % | 632,000 | 88.3 % | 2 ● | Ethnic Religions | 7.9 % | 1.9 % | 15 |
| India | 1,457,290,000 | 2,272 | 2,041 | 89.8 % | 1,389,214,000 | 95.3 % | 1 ● | Hinduism | 2.2 % | 0.0 % | 28,476 |
| Indonesia | 285,520,000 | 786 | 233 | 29.6 % | 199,686,000 | 69.9 % | 4 ● | Islam | 11.4 % | 3.2 % | 4,090 |
| Iran | 92,385,000 | 94 | 84 | 89.4 % | 91,788,000 | 99.4 % | 1 ● | Islam | 1.9 % | 1.2 % | 1,866 |
| Iraq | 46,913,000 | 39 | 29 | 74.4 % | 46,207,000 | 98.5 % | 1 ● | Islam | 0.9 % | 0.2 % | 929 |
| Israel | 9,415,000 | 48 | 37 | 77.1 % | 9,132,000 | 97.0 % | 1 ● | Ethnic Religions | 1.3 % | 0.7 % | 198 |
| Japan | 123,026,000 | 38 | 26 | 68.4 % | 120,465,000 | 97.9 % | 1 ● | Buddhism | 2.2 % | 0.6 % | 2,421 |
| Jordan | 11,429,000 | 20 | 13 | 65.0 % | 10,650,000 | 93.2 % | 1 ● | Islam | 2.3 % | 0.3 % | 213 |
| Kazakhstan | 20,731,000 | 68 | 36 | 52.9 % | 16,484,000 | 79.5 % | 2 ● | Islam | 11.8 % | 0.5 % | 351 |
| Korea, North | 26,442,000 | 5 | 2 | 40.0 % | 26,249,000 | 99.3 % | 1 ● | Non-Religious | 1.7 % | 1.6 % | 525 |
| Korea, South | 51,588,000 | 23 | 11 | 47.8 % | 446,000 | 0.9 % | 5 ● | Non-Religious | 30.1 % | 16.4 % | 13 |
| Kuwait | 4,943,000 | 28 | 13 | 46.4 % | 3,745,000 | 75.8 % | 2 ● | Islam | 10.2 % | 1.5 % | 80 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 7,240,000 | 39 | 28 | 71.8 % | 6,758,000 | 93.3 % | 1 ● | Islam | 3.7 % | 0.3 % | 152 |
| Laos | 7,804,000 | 188 | 146 | 77.7 % | 2,279,000 | 29.2 % | 4 ● | Buddhism | 3.7 % | 2.5 % | 159 |
| Lebanon | 5,801,000 | 26 | 8 | 30.8 % | 3,241,000 | 55.9 % | 2 ● | Islam | 32.7 % | 0.7 % | 67 |
| Malaysia | 35,853,000 | 183 | 78 | 42.6 % | 17,985,000 | 50.2 % | 4 ● | Islam | 9.7 % | 3.5 % | 409 |
| Maldives | 502,000 | 7 | 7 | 100.0 % | 502,000 | 100.0 % | 1 ● | Islam | 0.0 % | 0.0 % | 16 |
| Mongolia | 3,413,000 | 28 | 17 | 60.7 % | 3,182,000 | 93.2 % | 1 ● | Buddhism | 2.5 % | 1.3 % | 72 |
| Myanmar (Burma) | 54,708,000 | 181 | 56 | 30.9 % | 45,179,000 | 82.6 % | 4 ● | Buddhism | 8.8 % | 5.2 % | 924 |
| Nepal | 29,488,000 | 227 | 215 | 94.7 % | 26,141,000 | 88.6 % | 1 ● | Hinduism | 1.4 % | 0.0 % | 657 |
| Oman | 5,433,000 | 35 | 27 | 77.1 % | 4,915,000 | 90.5 % | 1 ● | Islam | 2.8 % | 0.6 % | 109 |
| Pakistan | 254,095,000 | 792 | 782 | 98.7 % | 251,522,000 | 99.0 % | 1 ● | Islam | 1.0 % | 0.0 % | 5,282 |
| Philippines | 116,492,000 | 202 | 28 | 13.9 % | 5,783,000 | 5.0 % | 5 ● | Christianity | 89.0 % | 11.3 % | 127 |
| Qatar | 3,038,000 | 24 | 13 | 54.2 % | 2,654,000 | 87.4 % | 2 ● | Islam | 6.2 % | 0.8 % | 54 |
| Russia | 143,903,000 | 186 | 119 | 64.0 % | 17,723,000 | 12.3 % | 3 ● | Christianity | 57.3 % | 1.4 % | 417 |
| Saudi Arabia | 34,538,000 | 45 | 29 | 64.4 % | 31,464,000 | 91.1 % | 1 ● | Islam | 4.0 % | 0.5 % | 631 |
| Singapore | 5,831,000 | 50 | 20 | 40.0 % | 1,022,000 | 17.5 % | 4 ● | Buddhism | 13.0 % | 7.1 % | 32 |
| Sri Lanka | 23,068,000 | 149 | 64 | 43.0 % | 3,589,000 | 15.6 % | 2 ● | Buddhism | 7.6 % | 0.0 % | 115 |
| Syria | 25,484,000 | 37 | 18 | 48.6 % | 8,882,000 | 34.9 % | 2 ● | Islam | 5.4 % | 0.2 % | 182 |
| Taiwan | 23,067,000 | 36 | 8 | 22.2 % | 4,325,000 | 18.7 % | 4 ● | Ethnic Religions | 6.3 % | 3.3 % | 90 |
| Tajikistan | 10,730,000 | 38 | 30 | 78.9 % | 10,673,000 | 99.5 % | 1 ● | Islam | 0.4 % | 0.1 % | 234 |
| Thailand | 71,396,000 | 114 | 74 | 64.9 % | 61,415,000 | 86.0 % | 1 ● | Buddhism | 1.8 % | 0.8 % | 1,266 |
| Timor-Leste | 1,398,000 | 24 | 0 | 0.0 % | 0 | 0.0 % | 4 ● | Christianity | 91.3 % | 2.5 % | -1 - |
| Türkiye (Turkey) | 86,820,000 | 85 | 57 | 67.1 % | 86,171,000 | 99.3 % | 1 ● | Islam | 0.5 % | 0.0 % | 1,742 |
| Turkmenistan | 7,578,000 | 49 | 30 | 61.2 % | 7,199,000 | 95.0 % | 1 ● | Islam | 3.9 % | 0.1 % | 161 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11,267,000 | 36 | 31 | 86.1 % | 9,362,000 | 83.1 % | 2 ● | Islam | 6.4 % | 1.2 % | 192 |
| Uzbekistan | 36,989,000 | 58 | 34 | 58.6 % | 35,670,000 | 96.4 % | 1 ● | Islam | 2.3 % | 0.2 % | 732 |
| Vietnam | 101,453,000 | 119 | 69 | 58.0 % | 9,548,000 | 9.4 % | 4 ● | Buddhism | 10.2 % | 2.2 % | 230 |
| West Bank / Gaza | 5,571,000 | 12 | 8 | 66.7 % | 5,515,000 | 99.0 % | 1 ● | Islam | 2.5 % | 1.1 % | 115 |
| Yemen | 41,627,000 | 29 | 20 | 69.0 % | 41,503,000 | 99.7 % | 1 ● | Islam | 0.2 % | 0.0 % | 832 |
| Totals: 50 | 4,940,595,000 | 7,555 | 5,459 | 72.3 % | 3,004,884,000 | 60.8 % | 26 ● | 9.0 % | 3.1 % | 62,400 |
