Country: Iraq
People Groups
Total
41
People Groups Unreached
31 (75.6%)
People Groups Unreached Frontier
15 (36.6%)
Population
Total
46,938,000
Population in Unreached
46,233,000 (98.5%)
Population in Unreached Frontier
8,561,000 (18.2%)
| Photo | People Group |
Population this Ctry |
Population Global |
Count Ctrys |
Indigenous | Primary Language |
Primary Religion |
Progress Scale |
% Christian Adherent |
% Evangelical |
Needed Workers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Koy Sanjaq Surat | 1,100 | 1,100 | 1 | ● | Koy Sanjaq Surat | Christianity | 3 ● | 75.00 % | 1.00 % | -1 - |
|
Kurd, Badini | 1,979,000 | 1,979,000 | 1 | ● | Kurdish, Northern | Islam | 1 ● | 0.14 % | 0.14 % | 40 |
|
Kurd, Sorani | 3,037,000 | 3,751,000 | 5 | ● | Kurdish, Central | Islam | 0 ☀︎ | 0.04 % | 0.03 % | 61 |
|
Kurd, Southern | 1,516,000 | 5,952,000 | 2 | ● | Kurdish, Southern | Islam | 0 ☀︎ | 0.10 % | 0.10 % | 30 |
|
Kurd, Syrian | 259,000 | 17,549,000 | 33 | ● | Kurdish, Northern | Islam | 1 ● | 1.20 % | 1.10 % | 5 |
|
Luri, Northern | 500,000 | 3,088,000 | 2 | Luri, Northern | Islam | 0 ☀︎ | 0.10 % | 0.00 % | 10 | |
|
Mandaean, Sabean | 30,000 | 81,000 | 6 | ● | Neo-Mandaic | Other / Small | 0 ☀︎ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
|
Nepali, general | 22,000 | 1,210,000 | 13 | Nepali | Hinduism | 1 ● | 1.00 % | 0.70 % | 1 | |
|
Persian | 555,000 | 48,102,000 | 43 | ● | Persian, Iranian | Islam | 1 ● | 0.50 % | 0.20 % | 11 |
|
Romani, Domari | 45,000 | 1,905,000 | 15 | ● | Domari | Islam | 0 ☀︎ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
|
Shabak | 253,000 | 253,000 | 1 | ● | Shabak | Islam | 0 ☀︎ | 0.01 % | 0.00 % | 5 |
|
Syrian Aramaic, Turoyo | 5,400 | 187,000 | 9 | Turoyo | Christianity | 3 ● | 98.00 % | 0.60 % | -1 - | |
|
Turk | 3,600 | 68,371,000 | 69 | ● | Turkish | Islam | 1 ● | 0.20 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
|
Turkmen, Middle-Eastern | 2,793,000 | 4,903,000 | 4 | ● | Azerbaijani, South | Islam | 0 ☀︎ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 56 |
|
Urdu | 4,900 | 2,690,000 | 24 | Urdu | Islam | 0 ☀︎ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
|
Yazidi | 657,000 | 814,000 | 11 | ● | Kurdish, Northern | Ethnic Religions | 1 ● | 0.14 % | 0.14 % | 13 |
| Totals: 41 | 46,938,000 | 15 ☀︎ 31 ● | 0.93 % | 0.22 % | 931 | ||||||
| Unclassified / Other Individuals | 83,000 | ||||||||||
| UN Country Population (2025) | 47,021,000 |
| Province ▲ | Estimated Population |
|---|---|
| Al-Anbar | 2,129,000 |
| Al-Basrah, Basra | 3,493,000 |
| Al-Muthannia | 978,000 |
| Al-Qadisiyah | 1,551,000 |
| An-Najaf | 1,768,000 |
| Arbil, Erbil | 2,228,000 |
| As-Sulaymaniyah | 2,466,000 |
| At-Ta'mim, Kirkuk | 1,920,000 |
| Babil | 2,481,000 |
| Baghdad | 9,762,000 |
| Dhi-Qar | 2,517,000 |
| Dihok | 1,552,000 |
| Diyala | 1,966,000 |
| Halabja | 128,000 |
| Karbala' | 1,464,000 |
| Maysan | 1,336,000 |
| Ninawa, Nineveh | 4,481,000 |
| Sala ad-Din, Saladin | 1,917,000 |
| Wasit | 1,655,000 |
| Provinces: 19 | 45,792,000 |
| UN Country Population | 47,021,000 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adyghe | ady | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Egyptian | arz | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Gulf | afb | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Levantine | apc | 2 | 2 | 3 Bible Portions | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Mesopotamian | acm | 3 | 3 | 4 New Testament | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Najdi | ars | 2 | 2 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Arabic, North Mesopotamian | ayp | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Sudanese | apd | 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 |
| Assyrian Neo-Aramaic | aii | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Azerbaijani, South | azb | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Bajelani | bjm | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Chaldean Neo-Aramaic | cld | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Chechen | che | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Chinese, Mandarin | cmn | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Domari | rmt | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| English | eng | 2 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| French | fra | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Gurani | hac | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Kakayi | sdf | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Koy Sanjaq Surat | kqd | 1 | 0 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Kurdish, Central | ckb | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Kurdish, Northern | kmr | 4 | 4 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Kurdish, Southern | sdh | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Luri, Northern | lrc | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Neo-Mandaic | mid | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Nepali | npi | 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 |
| Shabak | sdb | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Turkish | tur | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Turoyo | tru | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Unknown | xxx | 1 | 1 | Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Urdu | urd | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals: | 33 | 41 | 31 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 12 | 9 |
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| People Groups | 41 |
| Unreached People Groups | 31 (75.6%) |
| Population | 46,938,000 |
| Population Annual Growth Rate | 2.9% |
| Population in Unreached | 46,233,000 (98.5%) |
| Primary Religion | Islam |
| Percent Christian Adherent | 0.9% |
| Percent Evangelical | 0.2% |
| Pioneer Workers Needed * | 931 |
| Country Progress Level | 1 ● |
| Continent | Asia |
| Region | Africa, North and Middle East |
| 10/40 Window | Yes |
| Country Code | IZ |
| Official Language(s) | Arabic, Standard | Kurdish, Central |
| Literacy Rate | 86% |
| Estimated Illiterate Population | 6,571,000 |
| Persecution Ranking | 17 (1=Highest) Open Doors |
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