Country: Cyprus

People Groups
Total

30

People Groups Unreached

5 (16.7%)

People Groups Unreached Frontier

1 (3.3%)

Population
Total

1,367,000

Population in Unreached

268,000 (19.6%)

Population in Unreached Frontier

300 (0.0%)

% Evangelical

1.76%

Progress Scale

Progress Gauge
Map Notes

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Photo People Group Population
this Ctry
Population
Global
Count
Ctrys
Indigenous Primary Language Primary
Religion
Progress
Scale
% Christian
Adherent
% Evangelical Needed
Workers
 Serb 1,200 7,926,000 39 Serbian Christianity Progress Gauge 81.00 % 0.60 % -
 Sinhalese 10,000 556,000 19 Sinhala Buddhism Progress Gauge 6.00 % 1.20 % -
 South Asian, general 17,000 13,288,000 59 Hindi Buddhism Progress Gauge 3.00 % 0.40 % 1
 Ukrainian 22,000 33,273,000 51 Ukrainian Christianity Progress Gauge 79.00 % 3.80 % -
 Vietnamese 8,300 89,765,000 37 Vietnamese Buddhism Progress Gauge 9.40 % 1.20 % -
  Totals:  30 1,367,000           1 ☀︎  5 71.35 % 1.76 %
  Unclassified / Other Individuals 4,000                  
  UN Country Population (2025) 1,371,000                  

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Province Estimated
Population
Famagusta 73,000
Larnaca 222,000
Limassol 371,000
Nicosia 517,000
Paphos 142,000
Provinces:  5 1,325,000
UN Country Population 1,371,000
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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
Arabic, Cypriot acy 1 0 Unspecified
Arabic, Egyptian arz 1 0 Complete Bible
Arabic, Levantine apc 2 0 Bible Portions
Arabic, Mesopotamian acm 1 1 New Testament
Armenian, Western hyw 1 0 Complete Bible
Bulgarian bul 1 0 Complete Bible
Chinese, Mandarin cmn 1 0 Complete Bible
English eng 3 0 Complete Bible
Georgian kat 1 0 Complete Bible
German, Standard deu 1 0 Complete Bible
Greek ell 3 1 Complete Bible
Hindi hin 1 1 Complete Bible
Persian, Iranian pes 1 1 Complete Bible
Polish pol 1 0 Complete Bible
Romani, Carpathian rmc 1 0 Complete Bible
Romanian ron 2 0 Complete Bible
Russian rus 1 0 Complete Bible
Serbian srp 1 0 Complete Bible
Sinhala sin 1 0 Complete Bible
Tagalog tgl 1 0 Complete Bible
Turkish tur 1 1 Complete Bible
Ukrainian ukr 1 0 Complete Bible
Unknown xxx 1 0 Unspecified
Vietnamese vie 1 0 Complete Bible
Totals: 24 30 5   22 22 22 22 17 16
Networking Possibilities

Search the Web
There are many agencies and churches looking for additional staff to help them in their mission and calling in Cyprus. Internet searches may be a possible way to find these organizations. The following are some example search topics you might try:

  • Church planting agencies in Cyprus
  • Christian ministry in Cyprus
  • Business as mission
  • Christian literature distribution
  • Evangelism agencies
  • Christian discipleship
  • Short term Christian missions
  • Long term Christian missions
  • Urban ministries
  • Christian media opportunities
  • Bible translation opportunities
  • Relief and development agencies
  • Clean water projects
  • Christian medical outreaches

Cyprus Statistics
People Groups 30
Unreached People Groups 5  (16.7%)
Population 1,367,000
Population Annual Growth Rate 0.9%
Population in Unreached 268,000  (19.6%)
Primary Religion Christianity
Percent Christian Adherent 71.3%
Percent Evangelical 1.8%
Pioneer Workers Needed * 9
Country Progress Level 3
Continent Europe
Region Europe, Western
10/40 Window No
Country Code CY
Official Language(s) GreekTurkish
Literacy Rate 99%
Estimated Illiterate Population 14,000
Persecution Ranking Not ranked
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