| Province ▲ | Estimated Population |
|---|---|
| Al Ḥasakah | 2,024,000 |
| Aleppo | 5,416,000 |
| Ar Raqqah | 1,063,000 |
| As Suwayda' | 419,000 |
| Damascus | 2,078,000 |
| Dar`a | 1,129,000 |
| Dayr Az Zawr | 1,346,000 |
| Hamah | 1,854,000 |
| Hims | 2,047,000 |
| Idlib | 1,684,000 |
| Lattakia | 1,178,000 |
| Quneitra | 90,000 |
| Rif Dimashq | 3,043,000 |
| Tartus | 939,000 |
| Provinces: 14 | 24,310,000 |
| UN Country Population | 26,472,000 |
| Language ▲ | Code | # Peoples w/ this Primary Language |
# Unreached w/ this Primary Language |
Scripture Status |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abkhaz | abk | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Adyghe | ady | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Eastern Egyptian Bedawi | avl | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Egyptian | arz | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Levantine | apc | 7 | 5 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Mesopotamian | acm | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Najdi | ars | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Arabic, North Mesopotamian | ayp | 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 |
| 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 |
| Domari | rmt | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| French | fra | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Greek | ell | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Kabardian | kbd | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Kurdish, Northern | kmr | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Language Unknown | xxx | 1 | 1 | Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Ossetic | oss | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Persian, Iranian | pes | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 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 |
| Western Neo-Aramaic | amw | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Totals: | 24 | 30 | 19 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 7 | 5 |
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- Bible translation opportunities
- Relief and development agencies
- Clean water projects
- Christian medical outreaches
| People Groups | 30 |
| Unreached People Groups | 19 (63.3%) |
| Population | 26,141,000 |
| Population Annual Growth Rate | 1.8% |
| Population in Unreached | 9,265,000 (35.4%) |
| Primary Religion | Islam |
| Percent Christian Adherent | 5.4% |
| Percent Evangelical | 0.2% |
| Pioneer Workers Needed * | 190 |
| Country Progress Level |  |
| Continent | Asia |
| Region | Africa, North and Middle East |
| 10/40 Window | Yes |
| Country Code | SY |
| Official Language(s) | Arabic, Standard | Arabic, Levantine |
| Bible Restrictions Rank | 35 (1=Highest) Bible Access |
| Bible Shortage Rank | 41 (1=Highest) Bible Access |
| Literacy Rate | 86% |
| Estimated Illiterate Population | 3,660,000 |
| Persecution Ranking | 6 (1=Highest) Open Doors |
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