Country: Israel
Number of People Groups
48
People Groups Unreached
37 (77.1%)
Progress Level
Total
Population
9,212,000
Population in Unreached
8,935,000 (97.0%)
Largest Religion
% Christian Adherent
1.34%
% Evangelical
0.70%
Evangelical Annual Growth Rate
5.6%
| Photo | People Group |
Population this Country |
Global Population |
Indigenous | Primary Language | Primary Religion |
Progress Scale |
% Christian Adherent |
% Evangelical |
Est. Workers Needed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Jewish, Hungarian-speaking | 25,000 | 72,000 | Hungarian | Ethnic Religions | 1 ● | 0.20 % | 0.10 % | 1 | |
|
Jewish, Israeli | 5,082,000 | 5,710,000 | ● | Hebrew | Ethnic Religions | 1 ● | 0.25 % | 0.23 % | 102 |
|
Jewish, Judeo-Berber | 3,100 | 3,100 | ● | Judeo-Berber | Ethnic Religions | 0 ☀︎ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
|
Jewish, Judeo-Moroccan | 59,000 | 68,000 | Arabic, Judeo-Moroccan | Ethnic Religions | 0 ☀︎ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
|
Jewish, Kurdistani | 5,400 | 5,800 | Hulaula | Ethnic Religions | 0 ☀︎ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
|
Jewish, Kurdit | 9,700 | 9,700 | ● | Lishana Deni | Ethnic Religions | 0 ☀︎ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
|
Jewish, Lishanan | 4,400 | 4,400 | ● | Lishan Noshan | Ethnic Religions | 0 ☀︎ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
|
Jewish, Marathi-speaking | 12,000 | 113,000 | Marathi | Ethnic Religions | 0 ☀︎ | 0.10 % | 0.05 % | 1 | |
|
Jewish, Persian | 60,000 | 137,000 | Dzhidi | Ethnic Religions | 0 ☀︎ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
|
Jewish, Polish | 136,000 | 144,000 | Polish | Ethnic Religions | 1 ● | 0.60 % | 0.40 % | 3 | |
|
Jewish, Portuguese | 2,100 | 99,000 | Portuguese | Ethnic Religions | 1 ● | 0.50 % | 0.10 % | 1 | |
|
Jewish, Romanian | 217,000 | 219,000 | Hebrew | Ethnic Religions | 0 ☀︎ | 0.05 % | 0.05 % | 4 | |
|
Jewish, Russian | 725,000 | 1,590,000 | Russian | Ethnic Religions | 1 ● | 2.00 % | 1.80 % | 15 | |
|
Jewish, Spanish | 47,000 | 61,000 | Hebrew | Ethnic Religions | 1 ● | 0.30 % | 0.10 % | 1 | |
|
Jewish, Tunisian | 11,000 | 12,000 | Hebrew | Ethnic Religions | 0 ☀︎ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
|
Jewish, Turkish | 49,000 | 51,000 | Hebrew | Ethnic Religions | 0 ☀︎ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
|
Jewish, Yahudic | 103,000 | 110,000 | ● | Arabic, Judeo-Iraqi | Ethnic Religions | 0 ☀︎ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 2 |
|
Jewish, Yemeni | 40,000 | 43,000 | Arabic, Judeo-Yemeni | Ethnic Religions | 0 ☀︎ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
|
Romani, Domari | 9,400 | 1,895,000 | Domari | Islam | 0 ☀︎ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
|
Samaritan | 1,000 | 2,100 | ● | Hebrew | Ethnic Religions | 0 ☀︎ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
|
Spaniard | 2,900 | 29,945,000 | Spanish | Christianity | 3 ● | 77.00 % | 1.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Yevanic | -1 Unknown | -1 Unknown | ● | Hebrew | Ethnic Religions | 0 ☀︎ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
|
Yudi, Tripolita'it | 42,000 | 42,000 | ● | Arabic, Judeo-Tripolitanian | Ethnic Religions | 0 ☀︎ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
| Totals: 48 | 9,212,000 | 37 ● | 1.34 % | 0.70 % | 196 | |||||
| Unclassified / Other Individuals | 100,000 | |||||||||
| UN Country Population (2024) | 9,312,000 |
| Province ▲ | Estimated Population |
|---|---|
| Golan | 48,000 |
| HaDarom | 1,377,000 |
| Haifa | 1,092,000 |
| HaMerkaz | 2,322,000 |
| HaZafon | 1,531,000 |
| Jerusalem | 1,199,000 |
| Tel Aviv | 1,509,000 |
| Provinces: 7 | 9,078,000 |
| UN Country Population | 9,312,000 |
| 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 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Amharic | amh | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Arabic, Eastern Egyptian Bedawi | avl | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Arabic, Egyptian | arz | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Arabic, Judeo-Iraqi | yhd | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 |
| Arabic, Judeo-Moroccan | aju | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 |
| Arabic, Judeo-Tripolitanian | yud | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 |
| Arabic, Judeo-Yemeni | jye | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 |
| Arabic, Levantine | apc | 5 | 3 | 3 Bible Portions | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Armenian, Western | hyw | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Assyrian Neo-Aramaic | aii | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Bukharic | bhh | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Domari | rmt | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Dutch | nld | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 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 |
| French | fra | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| German, Standard | deu | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Greek | ell | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Hebrew | heb | 7 | 7 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Hulaula | huy | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Hungarian | hun | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Inter-Zab Jewish Neo-Aramaic | aij | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Israeli Sign Language | isr | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Italian | ita | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Judeo-Berber | jbe | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Judeo-Georgian | jge | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
| Judeo-Tat | jdt | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Lishan Noshan | trg | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Lishana Deni | lsd | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Malayalam | mal | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Marathi | mar | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Polish | pol | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Portuguese | por | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Russian | rus | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Spanish | spa | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tagalog | tgl | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Yiddish, Eastern | ydd | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals: | 38 | 48 | 37 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 26 |
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| People Groups | 48 |
| Unreached People Groups | 37 (77.1%) |
| Population | 9,212,000 |
| Population Annual Growth Rate | 1.6% |
| Population in Unreached | 8,935,000 (97.0%) |
| Primary Religion | Ethnic Religions |
| Percent Christian Adherent | 1.3% |
| Percent Evangelical | 0.7% |
| Evangelical Annual Growth Rate | 5.6% |
| Pioneer Workers Needed * | 196 |
| Country Progress Level | 1 ● |
| Urbanization | 92% |
| Continent | Asia |
| Region | Africa, North and Middle East |
| 10/40 Window | Yes |
| Country Code | IS |
| Official Language(s) | Hebrew | Arabic, Standard |
| Literacy Rate | 98% |
| Estimated Illiterate Population | 184,000 |
| Persecution Ranking | Not ranked |
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