Country: 

People Groups
Total

31

People Groups Unreached

20 (64.5%)

People Groups Unreached Frontier

10 (32.3%)

Population
Total

26,141,000

Population in Unreached

25,230,000 (96.5%)

Population in Unreached Frontier

21,837,000 (83.5%)
Map Notes

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Photo People Group Population
this Ctry
Population
Global
Count
Ctrys
Indigenous Primary Language Primary
Religion
Progress
Scale
% Evangelical
Range
% Christian
Adh Range
Workers
Needed *
 Abkhaz 7,400 285,000 6 Abkhaz Islam Progress Gauge 0.1-2% ● 2-5% ● 1
 Adyghe 33,000 489,000 10 Adyghe Islam Progress Gauge 0-0.1% ● 0.1-2% ● 1
 Alawite 1,908,000 2,370,000 3 ● Arabic, Levantine Islam Progress Gauge 0-0.1% ● 0-0.1% ● 38
 Arab, Egyptian general 92,000 75,623,000 31 Arabic, Egyptian Islam Progress Gauge 2-5% ● 10-50% ● -
 Arab, Iraqi 65,000 22,900,000 21 Arabic, Mesopotamian Islam Progress Gauge 0.1-2% ● 0.1-2% ● 1
 Arab, Jordanian 27,000 4,141,000 9 Arabic, Levantine Islam Progress Gauge 0.1-2% ● 0.1-2% ● 1
 Arab, Lebanese general 114,000 5,427,000 33 Arabic, Levantine Islam Progress Gauge 0.1-2% ● 10-50% ● -
 Arab, North Iraqi 529,000 12,371,000 8 Arabic, North Mesopotamian Islam Progress Gauge 0.1-2% ● 0.1-2% ● 11
 Arab, Palestinian 27,000 11,664,000 23 Arabic, Levantine Islam Progress Gauge 0.1-2% ● 2-5% ● 1
 Arab, Saudi - Najdi 1,607,000 13,202,000 9 ● Arabic, Najdi Islam Progress Gauge 0-0.1% ● 0-0.1% ● 32
 Arab, Syrian (Christian traditions) 250,000 250,000 1 Arabic, Levantine Christianity Progress Gauge 0.1-2% ● 50-100% ● -
 Arab, Syrian (Muslim traditions) 15,965,000 23,838,000 31 ● Arabic, Levantine Islam Progress Gauge 0-0.1% ● 0-0.1% ● 319
 Aramaic, West 23,000 33,000 3 ● Western Neo-Aramaic Islam Progress Gauge 0-0.1% ● 10-50% ● -
 Armenian 79,000 5,920,000 33 Armenian, Western Christianity Progress Gauge 5-10% ● 50-100% ● -
 Assyrian, Suret 228,000 683,000 19 ● Assyrian Neo-Aramaic Christianity Progress Gauge 0.1-2% ● 50-100% ● -
 Azerbaijani, Azeri Turk 42,000 18,779,000 6 Azerbaijani, South Islam Progress Gauge 0-0.1% ● 0-0.1% ● 1
 Bedouin, Levantine 94,000 606,000 5 ● Arabic, Eastern Egyptian Bedawi Islam Progress Gauge 0-0.1% ● 0-0.1% ● 2
 Chaldean 7,200 117,000 8 Chaldean Neo-Aramaic Christianity Progress Gauge 0.1-2% ● 50-100% ● -
 Chechen 5,800 1,740,000 13 Chechen Islam Progress Gauge 0-0.1% ● 0-0.1% ● 1
 Deaf 88,000 27,763,000 164 ● Language unknown Unknown Progress Gauge 0-0.1% ● 0-0.1% ● 2
 Domari 11,000 1,866,000 9 ● Domari Islam Progress Gauge 0.1-2% ● 2-5% ● 1
 Druze 826,000 1,216,000 4 ● Arabic, Levantine Other / Small Progress Gauge 0.1-2% ● 0.1-2% ● 17
 French 13,000 52,093,000 80 French Christianity Progress Gauge 0.1-2% ● 50-100% ● -
 Greek 6,900 10,035,000 41 Greek Christianity Progress Gauge 0.1-2% ● 50-100% ● -
 Kabardian 46,000 1,180,000 7 Kabardian Islam Progress Gauge 0-0.1% ● 0-0.1% ● 1
  Totals:  31 26,141,000           20 ◼︎ (10 ✸︎) 0.10 % 2.60 % 509 
  Unclassified / Other Individuals 331,000                  
  UN Country Population (2026) 26,472,000                  

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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
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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
Abkhaz abk 1 1 New Testament
Adyghe ady 1 1 New Testament
Arabic, Eastern Egyptian Bedawi avl 1 1 Bible Portions
Arabic, Egyptian arz 1 0 Complete Bible
Arabic, Levantine apc 8 6 New Testament
Arabic, Mesopotamian acm 1 1 New Testament
Arabic, Najdi ars 1 1 Bible Portions
Arabic, North Mesopotamian ayp 1 1 New Testament
Armenian, Western hyw 1 0 Complete Bible
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic aii 1 0 Complete Bible
Azerbaijani, South azb 1 1 Complete Bible
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic cld 1 0 New Testament
Chechen che 1 1 Complete Bible
Domari rmt 1 1 Bible Portions
French fra 1 0 Complete Bible
Greek ell 1 0 Complete Bible
Kabardian kbd 1 1 New Testament
Kurdish, Northern kmr 1 1 Complete Bible
Language Unknown xxx 1 1 Unspecified
Ossetic oss 1 0 Complete Bible
Persian, Iranian pes 1 1 Complete Bible
Turkish tur 1 1 Complete Bible
Turoyo tru 1 0 New Testament
Western Neo-Aramaic amw 1 0 New Testament
Totals: 24 31 20   15 18 21 20 7 5
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Syria Statistics
People Groups 31
Unreached People Groups 20  (64.5%)
Population 26,141,000
Population Annual Growth Rate 1.8%
Population in Unreached 25,230,000  (96.5%)
Primary Religion Islam
Percent Christian Adherent 2.6%
Percent Evangelical 0.1%
Pioneer Workers Needed * 509
Country Progress Level Progress Gauge
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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