Persian-Median Affinity Bloc

Affinity Bloc: Persian-Median What is an Affinity Bloc?

Population

131,045,000

Number of People Clusters

People Groups (by Country)

259

Unreached People Groups

256 (99 %)

Map Notes

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People Cluster ▲	Population	Peoples by Country	Unreached by Country	% Groups Unreached	Popl in Unreached	% Popl in Unreached	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Evangelical	% Christian Adherent	Est. Workers Needed *
Domari	2,955,000	16	16	100.0 %	2,955,000	100.0 %	Islam	0	0.04 %	0.08 %	59
Kurd	32,752,000	67	67	100.0 %	32,752,000	100.0 %	Islam	0	0.05 %	0.08 %	655
Luri-Bakhtiari	6,391,000	8	8	100.0 %	6,391,000	100.0 %	Islam	0	0.04 %	0.05 %	128
Nuristan	360,000	9	9	100.0 %	360,000	100.0 %	Islam	0	0.00 %	0.05 %	7
Persian	61,432,000	104	101	97.1 %	60,995,000	99.3 %	Islam	1	1.32 %	1.50 %	1,220
Tajik	25,625,000	43	43	100.0 %	25,625,000	100.0 %	Islam	0	0.03 %	0.05 %	512
Talysh	1,527,000	12	12	100.0 %	1,527,000	100.0 %	Islam	0	0.00 %	0.00 %	31
Totals: 7 People Clusters	131,045,000	259	256	98.8 %	130,608,000	99.7 %		7 ◼︎ (6 ✸︎)			2,733

* An estimate of the number of pioneer workers needed for initial church planting among unreached people groups by country. Estimates are calculated only for unreached people groups and are based on ratio of 1 worker-unit (single person or married couple) per 50,000 living in an unreached people group by country, or for example one team of four worker-units per 200,000 people. Some workers may already be onsite. Many more workers are needed beyond this initial estimate.

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Prayer Cards

Level	Description	Criteria
1a	Unreached (Frontier) - Less than 1 in 1,000 (0.1%) identify as Christians in any way. ✸︎	Evangelicals <=0.1% Professing Christians <=0.1%
1b	Unreached (non-Frontier) - Few evangelicals and little, if any, history of Christianity. ◼︎	Evangelicals >0.1% and <=2% Professing Christians >0.1% and <=5%
1	Unreached (All) - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity. ✸︎+◼︎	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
3	Superficially reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest to moderate presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

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