Country: Egypt
People Groups
Total
44
People Groups Unreached
27 (61.4%)
People Groups Unreached Frontier
19 (43.2%)
Population
Total
118,222,000
Population in Unreached
81,311,000 (68.8%)
Population in Unreached Frontier
8,329,000 (7.0%)
| Photo | People Group |
Population this Ctry |
Population Global |
Count Ctrys |
Indigenous | Primary Language |
Primary Religion |
Progress Scale |
% Christian Adherent |
% Evangelical |
Needed Workers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Abaza, Arabized | 16,000 | 72,000 | 3 | ● | Arabic, Egyptian | Islam | 0 ☀︎ | 0.10 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
|
Adyghe | 16,000 | 696,000 | 11 | Adyghe | Islam | 0 ☀︎ | 0.10 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
|
Albanian | 34,000 | 5,715,000 | 27 | Albanian, Gheg | Islam | 2 ● | 20.00 % | 1.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Algerian, Arabic-speaking | 2,129,000 | 38,230,000 | 19 | Arabic, Algerian | Islam | 0 ☀︎ | 0.02 % | 0.01 % | 43 | |
|
Amhara, Ethiopian | 8,100 | 28,457,000 | 23 | Amharic | Christianity | 3 ● | 60.00 % | 1.10 % | -1 - | |
|
Arab | 208,000 | 3,066,000 | 39 | Arabic, Levantine | Islam | 2 ● | 6.00 % | 1.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Arab, Arabic Gulf Spoken | 1,960,000 | 7,813,000 | 12 | Arabic, Gulf | Islam | 1 ● | 1.10 % | 0.00 % | 39 | |
|
Arab, Egyptian Muslim | 68,273,000 | 73,774,000 | 35 | ● | Arabic, Egyptian | Islam | 1 ● | 0.30 % | 0.30 % | 1,365 |
|
Arab, Lebanese general | 181,000 | 5,439,000 | 42 | Arabic, Levantine | Islam | 2 ● | 31.00 % | 0.50 % | -1 - | |
|
Arab, Libyan | 498,000 | 2,931,000 | 13 | Arabic, Libyan | Islam | 1 ● | 2.50 % | 0.30 % | 10 | |
|
Arab, Moroccan | 2,081,000 | 31,092,000 | 22 | Arabic, Moroccan | Islam | 0 ☀︎ | 0.04 % | 0.01 % | 42 | |
|
Arab, Palestinian | 87,000 | 11,868,000 | 26 | Arabic, Levantine | Islam | 1 ● | 1.60 % | 0.10 % | 2 | |
|
Arab, Saidi | 28,261,000 | 28,268,000 | 2 | ● | Arabic, Sa'idi | Islam | 4 ● | 14.00 % | 5.11 % | -1 - |
|
Arab, Sudanese | 2,032,000 | 19,600,000 | 19 | Arabic, Sudanese | Islam | 1 ● | 1.40 % | 0.26 % | 41 | |
|
Arab, Yemeni | 207,000 | 9,672,000 | 16 | Arabic, Ta'izzi-Adeni | Islam | 0 ☀︎ | 0.08 % | 0.00 % | 4 | |
|
Armenian | 15,000 | 6,047,000 | 54 | Armenian, Western | Christianity | 4 ● | 94.00 % | 8.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Baharia, Wahati | 34,000 | 34,000 | 1 | ● | Arabic, Eastern Egyptian Bedawi | Islam | 0 ☀︎ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
|
Bedouin, Eastern Bedawi | 1,348,000 | 1,664,000 | 5 | ● | Arabic, Eastern Egyptian Bedawi | Islam | 0 ☀︎ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 27 |
|
Beja, Bisharin | 124,000 | 626,000 | 2 | ● | Bedawiyet | Islam | 0 ☀︎ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 2 |
|
Berber, Siwa | 27,000 | 28,000 | 2 | ● | Siwi | Islam | 1 ● | 0.13 % | 0.13 % | 1 |
|
British | 22,000 | 55,399,000 | 126 | English | Christianity | 4 ● | 60.00 % | 8.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Chechen | 6,900 | 2,016,000 | 17 | Chechen | Islam | 0 ☀︎ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
|
Chinese, general | 8,100 | 16,066,000 | 64 | Chinese, Mandarin | Ethnic Religions | 4 ● | 15.00 % | 8.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Deaf | 888,000 | 51,182,000 | 216 | ● | Egyptian Sign Language | Islam | 2 ● | 12.83 % | -1 | -1 - |
|
Egyptian, Coptic | 7,063,000 | 7,063,000 | 1 | ● | Arabic, Egyptian | Christianity | 5 ● | 95.00 % | 17.50 % | -1 - |
| Totals: 44 | 118,222,000 | 19 ☀︎ 27 ● | 9.57 % | 2.46 % | 1,632 | ||||||
| Unclassified / Other Individuals | 144,000 | ||||||||||
| UN Country Population (2025) | 118,366,000 |
| Province ▲ | Estimated Population |
|---|---|
| Ad Daqahliyah | 7,859,000 |
| Al Bahr al Ahmar | 457,000 |
| Al Buhayrah | 7,667,000 |
| Al Fayyum | 4,188,000 |
| Al Gharbiyah | 6,277,000 |
| Al Iskandariyah | 6,357,000 |
| Al Isma`iliyah | 1,557,000 |
| Al Jizah | 10,020,000 |
| Al Minufiyah | 5,206,000 |
| Al Minya | 6,812,000 |
| Al Qahirah | 12,256,000 |
| Al Qalyubiyah | 6,745,000 |
| Al Uqsur | 1,515,000 |
| Al Wadi al Jadid | 297,000 |
| As Suways | 823,000 |
| Ash Sharqiyah | 8,567,000 |
| Aswan | 1,890,000 |
| Asyut | 5,608,000 |
| Bani Suwayf | 3,774,000 |
| Bur Sa`id | 881,000 |
| Dumyat | 1,758,000 |
| Janub Sina' | 221,000 |
| Kafr ash Shaykh | 4,192,000 |
| Matrouh | 592,000 |
| Qina | 4,024,000 |
| Shamal Sina' | 575,000 |
| Suhaj | 6,082,000 |
| Provinces: 27 | 116,200,000 |
| UN Country Population | 118,366,000 |
| Language ▲ | Code | # Peoples w/ this Primary Language |
# Unreached w/ this Primary Language |
Scripture Status |
YouVersion Bible Resources |
Faith Comes By Hearing Bible Resources |
Jesus Film Online |
Global Recordings Resources |
Gospel Tract Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adyghe | ady | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | 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 | arq | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Algerian Saharan | aao | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Eastern Egyptian Bedawi | avl | 2 | 2 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Egyptian | arz | 6 | 5 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Gulf | afb | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Levantine | apc | 3 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Libyan | ayl | 2 | 2 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Moroccan | ary | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Sa'idi | aec | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Sudanese | apd | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Ta'izzi-Adeni | 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 | 0 Unspecified | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Siwi | siz | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Tagalog | tgl | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Tigre | tig | 1 | 1 | 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: | 35 | 44 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 31 | 31 | 12 |
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| People Groups | 44 |
| Unreached People Groups | 27 (61.4%) |
| Population | 118,222,000 |
| Population Annual Growth Rate | 2.0% |
| Population in Unreached | 81,311,000 (68.8%) |
| Primary Religion | Islam |
| Percent Christian Adherent | 9.6% |
| Percent Evangelical | 2.5% |
| Pioneer Workers Needed * | 1,632 |
| Country Progress Level | 4 ● |
| Continent | Africa |
| Region | Africa, North and Middle East |
| 10/40 Window | Yes |
| Country Code | EG |
| Official Language(s) | Arabic, Standard | Arabic, Egyptian |
| Literacy Rate | 74% |
| Estimated Illiterate Population | 30,738,000 |
| Persecution Ranking | 40 (1=Highest) Open Doors |
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