Country: Italy
People Groups
Total
123
People Groups Unreached
31 (25.2%)
People Groups Unreached Frontier
13 (10.6%)
Population
Total
59,339,000
Population in Unreached
1,563,000 (2.6%)
Population in Unreached Frontier
757,000 (1.3%)
| Photo | People Group |
Population this Ctry |
Population Global |
Count Ctrys |
Indigenous | Primary Language |
Primary Religion |
Progress Scale |
% Evangelical Range |
% Christian Adh Range |
Workers Needed * |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Georgian | 9,000 | 3,299,000 | 26 | Georgian | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
German | 35,000 | 67,740,000 | 80 | German, Standard | Christianity |
4
|
2-5% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
German Swiss | 7,800 | 4,816,000 | 16 | German, Swiss | Christianity |
4
|
2-5% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Greek | 5,700 | 10,117,000 | 71 | Greek | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Han Chinese, Mandarin | 325,000 | 925,092,000 | 55 | Chinese, Mandarin | Non-Religious |
4
|
5-10% ● | 5-10% ● | -1 - | |
|
Hausa | 37,000 | 59,488,000 | 18 | Hausa | Islam |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 0.1-2% ● | 1 | |
|
Hungarian | 6,700 | 11,533,000 | 30 | Hungarian | Christianity |
4
|
2-5% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Indonesian | 4,000 | 11,001,000 | 31 | Indonesian | Islam |
5
|
10-50% ● | 10-50% ● | -1 - | |
|
Italian | 31,429,000 | 37,818,000 | 63 | ● | Italian | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - |
|
Italian, Sicilian | 4,600,000 | 4,602,000 | 2 | ● | Sicilian | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - |
|
Japanese | 6,200 | 119,698,000 | 51 | Japanese | Buddhism |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 0.1-2% ● | 1 | |
|
Jewish, Italian | 27,000 | 27,000 | 1 | ● | Judeo-Italian | Ethnic Religions |
1
|
0-0.1% ● | 0.1-2% ● | 1 |
|
Kazakh | 1,200 | 17,951,000 | 24 | Kazakh | Islam |
1
|
0-0.1% ● | 0.1-2% ● | 1 | |
|
Korean | 3,700 | 80,303,000 | 58 | Korean | Non-Religious |
5
|
10-50% ● | 10-50% ● | -1 - | |
|
Kurd, Kurmanji | 12,000 | 17,553,000 | 35 | Kurdish, Northern | Islam |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 0.1-2% ● | 1 | |
|
Kyrgyz | 900 | 6,057,000 | 14 | Kyrgyz | Islam |
1
|
0-0.1% ● | 0.1-2% ● | 1 | |
|
Latvian | 2,800 | 1,464,000 | 24 | Latvian, Standard | Christianity |
4
|
5-10% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Ligurian | 462,000 | 510,000 | 3 | ● | Ligurian | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - |
|
Lithuanian | 5,200 | 2,893,000 | 27 | Lithuanian | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Lombard | 3,186,000 | 3,505,000 | 2 | ● | Lombard | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - |
|
Macedonian | 76,000 | 1,784,000 | 29 | Macedonian | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Maltese | 30,000 | 685,000 | 8 | Maltese | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Mauritian | 7,400 | 1,084,000 | 10 | Morisyen | Christianity |
4
|
2-5% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Mocheno | 2,000 | 2,000 | 1 | ● | Mòcheno | Christianity |
3
|
0-0.1% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - |
|
Moldovan | 138,000 | 2,610,000 | 20 | Romanian | Christianity |
4
|
2-5% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
| Totals: 123 | 59,339,000 | 31 ◼︎ (13 ✸︎) | 1.48 % | 81.84 % | 49 | ||||||
| Population above UN estimate | 193,000 | ||||||||||
| UN Country Population (2025) | 59,146,000 |
| Province ▲ | Estimated Population |
|---|---|
| Abruzzo | 1,303,000 |
| Apulia | 4,039,000 |
| Basilicata | 576,000 |
| Calabria | 1,952,000 |
| Campania | 5,748,000 |
| Emilia-Romagna | 4,328,000 |
| Friuli-Venezia Giulia | 1,215,000 |
| Lazio | 5,485,000 |
| Liguria | 1,566,000 |
| Lombardia | 9,672,000 |
| Marche | 1,536,000 |
| Molise | 313,000 |
| Piemonte | 4,349,000 |
| Sardegna | 1,634,000 |
| Sicily | 4,986,000 |
| Toscana | 3,660,000 |
| Trentino-Alto Adige | 1,026,000 |
| Umbria | 881,000 |
| Valle d'Aosta | 127,000 |
| Veneto | 4,841,000 |
| Provinces: 20 | 59,237,000 |
| UN Country Population | 59,146,000 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akan | aka | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Albanian, Arbereshe | aae | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | 1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Albanian, Gheg | aln | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Amharic | amh | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Arabic, Algerian | arq | 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, Libyan | ayl | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Mesopotamian | acm | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Moroccan | ary | 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 |
| Arabic, Tunisian | aeb | 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 |
| Arpitan | frp | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Baoule | bci | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Bavarian | bar | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Belarusian | bel | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Bengali | ben | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Bosnian | bos | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Bulgarian | bul | 2 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Catalan | cat | 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 |
| Cimbrian | cim | 1 | 0 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Corsican | cos | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | 1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Croatian | hrv | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Czech | ces | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Danish | dan | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Dari | prs | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Dutch | nld | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| English | eng | 2 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Estonian, Standard | ekk | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Ewe | ewe | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Finnish | fin | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| French | fra | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Friulian | fur | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | 1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Gascon Aranese | oci | 1 | 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 |
| German, Swiss | gsw | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Greek | ell | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Hausa | hau | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Hungarian | hun | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Indonesian | ind | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Italian | ita | 4 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Italian Sign Language | ise | 1 | 1 | 2 Translation Started | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Japanese | jpn | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Judeo-Italian | itk | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Kabuverdianu | kea | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Kazakh | kaz | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Korean | kor | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Kurdish, Northern | kmr | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Kyrgyz | kir | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ladin | lld | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Latvian, Standard | lvs | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Ligurian | lij | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Lithuanian | lit | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Lombard | lmo | 2 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Macedonian | mkd | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Maltese | mlt | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Mòcheno | mhn | 1 | 0 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Montenegrin | cnr | 1 | 0 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Moore | mos | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Morisyen | mfe | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Napoletano | nap | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Nepali | npi | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Norwegian | nor | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Pashto, Southern | pbt | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Persian, Iranian | pes | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Piedmontese | pms | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Polish | pol | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Portuguese | por | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Pular | fuf | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Punjabi, Western | pnb | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Romani, Balkan | rmn | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Romani, Sinte | rmo | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Romani, Vlax | rmy | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Romanian | ron | 2 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Romansh | roh | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Russian | rus | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Sardinian, Campidanese | sro | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Sardinian, Gallurese | sdn | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Sardinian, Logudorese | src | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Sardinian, Sassarese | sdc | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Serbian | srp | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Sicilian | scn | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | 1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Sinhala | sin | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Slavomolisano | svm | 1 | 0 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Slovak | slk | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Slovene | slv | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Somali | som | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Spanish | spa | 10 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Swahili | swh | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Swedish | swe | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Tachawit | shy | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Tagalog | tgl | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Tajik | tgk | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tamil | tam | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Thai | tha | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tigrigna | tir | 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 |
| Urdu | urd | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Uzbek, Northern | uzn | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Venetian | vec | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Vietnamese | vie | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Walser | wae | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Wolof | wol | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Yoruba | yor | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals: | 107 | 123 | 31 | 80 | 77 | 83 | 87 | 52 | 53 |
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| People Groups | 123 |
| Unreached People Groups | 31 (25.2%) |
| Population | 59,339,000 |
| Population Annual Growth Rate | 0.0% |
| Population in Unreached | 1,563,000 (2.6%) |
| Primary Religion | Christianity |
| Percent Christian Adherent | 81.8% |
| Percent Evangelical | 1.5% |
| Pioneer Workers Needed * | 49 |
| Country Progress Level | |
| Continent | Europe |
| Region | Europe, Western |
| 10/40 Window | No |
| Country Code | IT |
| Official Language(s) | Italian |
| Literacy Rate | 99% |
| Estimated Illiterate Population | 593,000 |
| Persecution Ranking | Not ranked |
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