Country: Syria
People Groups
Total
39
People Groups Unreached
21 (53.8%)
People Groups Unreached Frontier
11 (28.2%)
Population
Total
25,318,000
Population in Unreached
8,970,000 (35.4%)
Population in Unreached Frontier
5,686,000 (22.5%)
| 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 | 7,100 | 194,000 | 6 | Abkhaz | Islam |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 2-5% ● | 1 | |
|
Adyghe | 32,000 | 696,000 | 11 | Adyghe | Islam |
1
|
0-0.1% ● | 0.1-2% ● | 1 | |
|
Alawite | 1,846,000 | 2,858,000 | 4 | ● | Arabic, Levantine | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 37 |
|
Americans, U.S. | 2,000 | 201,113,000 | 104 | English | Christianity |
5
|
10-50% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Arab, Egyptian general | 89,000 | 73,614,000 | 36 | Arabic, Egyptian | Islam |
4
|
2-5% ● | 10-50% ● | -1 - | |
|
Arab, Iraqi | 63,000 | 22,461,000 | 25 | Arabic, Mesopotamian | Islam |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 0.1-2% ● | 1 | |
|
Arab, Jordanian | 26,000 | 4,925,000 | 12 | Arabic, Levantine | Islam |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 0.1-2% ● | 1 | |
|
Arab, Lebanese general | 111,000 | 5,398,000 | 42 | Arabic, Levantine | Islam |
2
|
0.1-2% ● | 10-50% ● | -1 - | |
|
Arab, North Iraqi | 512,000 | 12,587,000 | 7 | Arabic, North Mesopotamian | Islam |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 0.1-2% ● | 10 | |
|
Arab, Palestinian | 26,000 | 11,513,000 | 26 | Arabic, Levantine | Islam |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 2-5% ● | 1 | |
|
Arab, Saudi - Najdi | 1,555,000 | 14,185,000 | 12 | ● | Arabic, Najdi | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 31 |
|
Arab, Syrian | 15,693,000 | 24,536,000 | 38 | ● | Arabic, Levantine | Islam |
2
|
0.1-2% ● | 5-10% ● | -1 - |
|
Aramaic, West | 22,000 | 32,000 | 3 | ● | Western Neo-Aramaic | Islam |
2
|
0-0.1% ● | 10-50% ● | -1 - |
|
Armenian | 76,000 | 6,055,000 | 54 | Armenian, Western | Christianity |
4
|
5-10% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Assyrian, Suret | 221,000 | 664,000 | 22 | ● | Assyrian Neo-Aramaic | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - |
|
Azerbaijani, Azeri Turk | 41,000 | 18,629,000 | 7 | Azerbaijani, South | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 | |
|
Bedouin, Levantine | 91,000 | 1,608,000 | 5 | ● | Arabic, Eastern Egyptian Bedawi | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 2 |
|
British | 2,300 | 55,381,000 | 126 | English | Christianity |
4
|
5-10% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Bulgarian | 2,300 | 6,769,000 | 41 | Bulgarian | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Chaldean | 6,900 | 115,000 | 8 | Chaldean Neo-Aramaic | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Chechen | 5,600 | 2,016,000 | 17 | Chechen | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 | |
|
Deaf | 85,000 | 27,577,000 | 218 | ● | Language unknown | Unknown |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 2 |
|
Druze | 799,000 | 1,186,000 | 6 | ● | Arabic, Levantine | Other / Small |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 0.1-2% ● | 16 |
|
French | 13,000 | 52,108,000 | 113 | French | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
German | 2,200 | 67,740,000 | 80 | German, Standard | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
| Totals: 39 | 25,318,000 | 21 ◼︎ (11 ✸︎) | 0.18 % | 5.40 % | 186 | ||||||
| Unclassified / Other Individuals | 302,000 | ||||||||||
| UN Country Population (2025) | 25,620,000 |
| 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 | 25,620,000 |
| 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 | 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 | 3 Bible Portions | 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 |
| Bulgarian | bul | 1 | 0 | 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 |
| 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 |
| German, Standard | deu | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Greek | ell | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Hazaragi | haz | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 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 |
| Portuguese | por | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Russian | rus | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Somali | som | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Spanish | spa | 1 | 0 | 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: | 32 | 39 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 13 | 12 |
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| People Groups | 39 |
| Unreached People Groups | 21 (53.8%) |
| Population | 25,318,000 |
| Population Annual Growth Rate | 1.8% |
| Population in Unreached | 8,970,000 (35.4%) |
| Primary Religion | Islam |
| Percent Christian Adherent | 5.4% |
| Percent Evangelical | 0.2% |
| Pioneer Workers Needed * | 186 |
| 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 |
| Literacy Rate | 86% |
| Estimated Illiterate Population | 3,545,000 |
| Persecution Ranking | 18 (1=Highest) Open Doors |
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