Country: Cyprus
| Photo | People Group |
Population this Ctry |
Population Global |
Count Ctrys |
Indigenous | Primary Language |
Primary Religion |
Progress Scale |
% Christian Adherent |
% Evangelical |
Needed Workers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Americans, U.S. | 27,000 | 201,113,000 | 104 | English | Christianity | 5 ● | 75.00 % | 28.90 % | -1 - | |
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Anglo-Australian | 3,000 | 18,872,000 | 25 | English | Christianity | 5 ● | 69.48 % | 16.00 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Egyptian general | 4,400 | 73,519,000 | 35 | Arabic, Egyptian | Islam | 4 ● | 15.00 % | 4.00 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Iraqi | 2,600 | 22,461,000 | 25 | Arabic, Mesopotamian | Islam | 1 ● | 0.50 % | 0.20 % | 1 | |
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Arab, Lebanese general | 1,900 | 5,398,000 | 42 | Arabic, Levantine | Islam | 2 ● | 32.00 % | 0.50 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Maronite | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1 | ● | Arabic, Cypriot | Christianity | 3 ● | 95.00 % | 0.20 % | -1 - |
|
Arab, Syrian | 15,000 | 24,536,000 | 38 | Arabic, Levantine | Islam | 2 ● | 7.00 % | 0.10 % | -1 - | |
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Armenian | 2,000 | 6,055,000 | 54 | Armenian, Western | Christianity | 4 ● | 94.00 % | 8.70 % | -1 - | |
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British | 20,000 | 55,381,000 | 126 | English | Christianity | 4 ● | 60.00 % | 8.00 % | -1 - | |
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Bulgarian | 27,000 | 6,769,000 | 41 | Bulgarian | Christianity | 3 ● | 80.00 % | 1.90 % | -1 - | |
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Chinese, general | 1,800 | 16,066,000 | 64 | Chinese, Mandarin | Buddhism | 4 ● | 12.00 % | 3.00 % | -1 - | |
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Cypriots, Greek | 850,000 | 957,000 | 6 | ● | Greek | Christianity | 3 ● | 94.50 % | 0.90 % | -1 - |
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Cypriots, Turkish | 246,000 | 422,000 | 5 | ● | Turkish | Islam | 1 ● | 0.50 % | 0.26 % | 5 |
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Deaf | 2,700 | 51,168,000 | 216 | ● | Language unknown | Christianity | 3 ● | 72.42 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Filipino, Tagalog | 13,000 | 40,072,000 | 56 | Tagalog | Christianity | 5 ● | 91.00 % | 12.30 % | -1 - | |
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Georgian | 14,000 | 3,298,000 | 25 | Georgian | Christianity | 3 ● | 87.00 % | 1.40 % | -1 - | |
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German | 2,200 | 67,725,000 | 78 | German, Standard | Christianity | 4 ● | 64.00 % | 2.40 % | -1 - | |
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Greek | 22,000 | 10,115,000 | 70 | Greek | Christianity | 3 ● | 91.00 % | 0.40 % | -1 - | |
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Jewish, Greek | 300 | 3,300 | 2 | ● | Greek | Ethnic Religions | 0 ☀︎ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Moldovan | 2,800 | 2,610,000 | 20 | Romanian | Christianity | 4 ● | 74.00 % | 3.70 % | -1 - | |
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Persian | 1,600 | 48,102,000 | 43 | ● | Persian, Iranian | Islam | 1 ● | 1.00 % | 0.90 % | 1 |
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Polish | 4,000 | 43,155,000 | 45 | Polish | Christianity | 3 ● | 90.00 % | 0.25 % | -1 - | |
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Romani, Carpathian | 1,500 | 212,000 | 8 | Romani, Carpathian | Non-Religious | 2 ● | 30.00 % | 2.00 % | -1 - | |
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Romanian | 29,000 | 20,948,000 | 40 | Romanian | Christianity | 4 ● | 94.00 % | 5.40 % | -1 - | |
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Russian | 12,000 | 136,010,000 | 71 | Russian | Christianity | 3 ● | 66.00 % | 1.20 % | -1 - | |
| Totals: 30 | 1,367,000 | 1 ☀︎ 5 ● | 71.35 % | 1.76 % | 9 | ||||||
| Unclassified / Other Individuals | 4,000 | ||||||||||
| UN Country Population (2025) | 1,371,000 |
| Province ▲ | Estimated Population |
|---|---|
| Famagusta | 73,000 |
| Larnaca | 222,000 |
| Limassol | 371,000 |
| Nicosia | 517,000 |
| Paphos | 142,000 |
| Provinces: 5 | 1,325,000 |
| UN Country Population | 1,371,000 |
| 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 |
God's Story Resources |
Gospel Tract Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic, Cypriot | acy | 1 | 0 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Egyptian | arz | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Levantine | apc | 2 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Mesopotamian | acm | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Armenian, Western | hyw | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Bulgarian | bul | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Chinese, Mandarin | cmn | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| English | eng | 3 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Georgian | kat | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| German, Standard | deu | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Greek | ell | 3 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Hindi | hin | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Persian, Iranian | pes | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Polish | pol | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Romani, Carpathian | rmc | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Romanian | ron | 2 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Russian | rus | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Serbian | srp | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Sinhala | sin | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tagalog | tgl | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Turkish | tur | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ukrainian | ukr | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Unknown | xxx | 1 | 0 | Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Vietnamese | vie | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals: | 24 | 30 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 16 |
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- Church planting agencies in Cyprus
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| People Groups | 30 |
| Unreached People Groups | 5 (16.7%) |
| Population | 1,367,000 |
| Population Annual Growth Rate | 0.9% |
| Population in Unreached | 268,000 (19.6%) |
| Primary Religion | Christianity |
| Percent Christian Adherent | 71.3% |
| Percent Evangelical | 1.8% |
| Pioneer Workers Needed * | 9 |
| Country Progress Level | 3 ● |
| Continent | Europe |
| Region | Europe, Western |
| 10/40 Window | No |
| Country Code | CY |
| Official Language(s) | Greek | Turkish |
| Literacy Rate | 99% |
| Estimated Illiterate Population | 14,000 |
| Persecution Ranking | Not ranked |
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