Country: Greece
| Photo | People Group |
Population this Ctry |
Population Global |
Count Ctrys |
Indigenous | Primary Language |
Primary Religion |
Progress Scale |
% Christian Adherent |
% Evangelical |
Needed Workers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Greek | 8,037,000 | 10,115,000 | 70 | ● | Greek | Christianity |
3
|
95.00 % | 0.30 % | -1 - |
|
Italian | 7,400 | 37,876,000 | 62 | Italian | Christianity |
3
|
82.00 % | 1.10 % | -1 - | |
|
Japanese | 1,000 | 119,692,000 | 48 | Japanese | Buddhism |
1
|
1.60 % | 0.50 % | 1 | |
|
Jewish, Greek | 3,000 | 3,300 | 2 | ● | Greek | Ethnic Religions |
0
|
0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
|
Jewish, Spanish | 1,000 | 62,000 | 3 | Greek | Ethnic Religions |
0
|
0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
|
Kurd, Kurmanji | 20,000 | 17,549,000 | 33 | Kurdish, Northern | Islam |
0
|
0.01 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
|
Macedonian | 141,000 | 1,784,000 | 29 | ● | Macedonian | Christianity |
3
|
65.00 % | 0.30 % | -1 - |
|
Meglenite, Vlasi | 2,700 | 4,500 | 2 | ● | Romanian, Megleno | Christianity |
3
|
97.00 % | 0.30 % | -1 - |
|
Persian | 1,100 | 48,102,000 | 43 | Persian, Iranian | Islam |
1
|
0.50 % | 0.10 % | 1 | |
|
Polish | 16,000 | 43,155,000 | 45 | Polish | Christianity |
3
|
90.00 % | 0.30 % | -1 - | |
|
Pomak | 29,000 | 501,000 | 5 | ● | Bulgarian | Islam |
1
|
2.00 % | 0.40 % | 1 |
|
Pontic Greek | 355,000 | 372,000 | 3 | ● | Pontic | Christianity |
3
|
90.00 % | 0.50 % | -1 - |
|
Romani, Balkan | 37,000 | 948,000 | 16 | Romani, Balkan | Christianity |
3
|
70.00 % | 0.50 % | -1 - | |
|
Romani, Greek | 45,000 | 45,000 | 1 | ● | Greek | Christianity |
3
|
85.00 % | 1.00 % | -1 - |
|
Romani, Vlax | 1,100 | 1,155,000 | 30 | Romani, Vlax | Christianity |
4
|
85.00 % | 5.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Romanian | 26,000 | 20,948,000 | 40 | Romanian | Christianity |
4
|
97.00 % | 5.40 % | -1 - | |
|
Russian | 41,000 | 136,010,000 | 71 | Russian | Christianity |
3
|
65.00 % | 1.20 % | -1 - | |
|
Sarakatsani, Karakachan | 6,200 | 8,500 | 2 | ● | Greek | Christianity |
3
|
93.00 % | 1.00 % | -1 - |
|
Serb | 3,700 | 7,926,000 | 39 | Serbian | Christianity |
3
|
80.00 % | 0.60 % | -1 - | |
|
South Asian, Bengali-speaking | 11,000 | 2,635,000 | 21 | Bengali | Islam |
2
|
8.00 % | 2.00 % | -1 - | |
|
South Asian, general | 114,000 | 13,288,000 | 59 | Urdu | Islam |
1
|
4.00 % | 0.70 % | 2 | |
|
Swahili | 5,500 | 1,169,000 | 25 | Swahili | Islam |
1
|
5.00 % | 0.30 % | 1 | |
|
Swedish | 2,200 | 9,469,000 | 20 | Swedish | Christianity |
4
|
65.00 % | 6.90 % | -1 - | |
|
Tsakonian | 1,400 | 1,400 | 1 | ● | Tsakonian | Christianity |
3
|
95.00 % | 1.00 % | -1 - |
|
Turk | 12,000 | 68,371,000 | 69 | Turkish | Islam |
0
|
0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
| Totals: 53 | 9,892,000 | 5 ☀︎ 11 ● | 88.62 % | 0.50 % | 12 | ||||||
| Unclassified / Other Individuals | 47,000 | ||||||||||
| UN Country Population (2025) | 9,939,000 |
| Province ▲ | Estimated Population |
|---|---|
| Aegean | 458,000 |
| Athos | 1,600 |
| Attica | 3,536,000 |
| Crete | 539,000 |
| Epirus and Western Macedonia | 573,000 |
| Macedonia and Thrace | 2,254,000 |
| Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian Islands | 1,388,000 |
| Thessaly and Central Greece | 1,179,000 |
| Provinces: 8 | 9,929,000 |
| UN Country Population | 9,939,000 |
| Language ▲ | Code | # Peoples w/ this Primary Language |
# Unreached w/ this Primary Language |
Scripture Status |
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Gospel Tract Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albanian, Arvanitika | aat | 1 | 0 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Albanian, Gheg | aln | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Arabic, Egyptian | arz | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Levantine | apc | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Arabic, North Mesopotamian | ayp | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Sa'idi | aec | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Armenian, Western | hyw | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Aromanian | rup | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Assyrian Neo-Aramaic | aii | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Bavarian | bar | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Bengali | ben | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Bulgarian | bul | 2 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Chinese, Mandarin | cmn | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Danish | dan | 1 | 0 | 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 |
| French | fra | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Gagauz | gag | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | 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 | 6 | 2 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Greek Sign Language | gss | 1 | 0 | 1 Translation Needed | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Italian | ita | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Japanese | jpn | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Kurdish, Northern | kmr | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Macedonian | mkd | 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 |
| Polish | pol | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Pontic | pnt | 1 | 0 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Romani, Balkan | rmn | 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 | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Romanian, Megleno | ruq | 1 | 0 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Russian | rus | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Serbian | srp | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Swahili | swh | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Swedish | swe | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Tagalog | tgl | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Tsakonian | tsd | 1 | 0 | 0 Unspecified | -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 |
| West Flemish | vls | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Yoruba | yor | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Zazaki, Northern | kiu | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Totals: | 46 | 53 | 11 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 25 | 25 |
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| People Groups | 53 |
| Unreached People Groups | 11 (20.8%) |
| Population | 9,892,000 |
| Population Annual Growth Rate | -0.2% |
| Population in Unreached | 217,000 (2.2%) |
| Primary Religion | Christianity |
| Percent Christian Adherent | 88.6% |
| Percent Evangelical | 0.5% |
| Pioneer Workers Needed * | 12 |
| Country Progress Level | 3 ● |
| Continent | Europe |
| Region | Europe, Eastern and Eurasia |
| 10/40 Window | No |
| Country Code | GR |
| Official Language(s) | Greek |
| Literacy Rate | 98% |
| Estimated Illiterate Population | 198,000 |
| Persecution Ranking | Not ranked |
 All Unreached |
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