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 * |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Greek | 6,600 | 10,115,000 | 70 | Greek | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Hazara | 1,400 | 4,654,000 | 11 | Hazaragi | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 | |
|
Kabardian | 44,000 | 1,250,000 | 8 | Kabardian | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 | |
|
Kurd, Kurmanji | 1,746,000 | 17,549,000 | 33 | ● | Kurdish, Northern | Islam |
1
|
0-0.1% ● | 0.1-2% ● | 35 |
|
Ossette | 64,000 | 649,000 | 10 | Ossetic | Islam |
2
|
0-0.1% ● | 10-50% ● | -1 - | |
|
Persian | 60,000 | 48,388,000 | 48 | Persian, Iranian | Islam |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 0.1-2% ● | 1 | |
|
Portuguese | 1,100 | 17,725,000 | 46 | Portuguese | Christianity |
4
|
2-5% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Romani, Domari | 11,000 | 1,905,000 | 15 | ● | Domari | Islam |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 2-5% ● | 1 |
|
Russian | 4,000 | 135,612,000 | 72 | Russian | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Somali | 1,700 | 28,531,000 | 35 | Somali | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 | |
|
Spaniard | 1,200 | 30,217,000 | 51 | Spanish | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Syrian Aramaic, Turoyo | 30,000 | 187,000 | 9 | ● | Turoyo | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - |
|
Turkmen, Middle-Eastern | 2,001,000 | 4,903,000 | 4 | Turkish | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 40 | |
|
Yazidi | 15,000 | 814,000 | 11 | ● | Arabic, Levantine | Ethnic Religions |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 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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