Deaf

The Deaf people group is reported in 218 countries
Prayer Cards
Population All Countries
27,576,680
People Cluster
Number of Countries
218
Number Unreached
39
Largest Religion
Progress
Progress Gauge

Download Data Submit Update
Click column headings for sorting ▲▼
Country Population Indigenous Primary
Language
Primary
Religion
Progress
Scale
% Christian
Adherents
%
Evangelical
Bible Status Online
Bible
Jesus
Film
Global
Recordings
Est. Workers
Needed *
Afghanistan 190,000 Afghan Sign Language Islam Progress Gauge 0.05 % Unknown Transltn Started 4
Albania 3,000 Albanian Sign Language Islam Progress Gauge 30.47 % Unknown Transltn Started -
Algeria 240,000 Algerian Sign Language Islam Progress Gauge 0.28 % Unknown Transltn Started 5
American Samoa Unknown Language unknown Christianity Progress Gauge 95.10 % Unknown Unspecified -
Andorra 100 Language unknown Christianity Progress Gauge 90.78 % Unknown Unspecified -
Angola 159,000 Language unknown Christianity Progress Gauge 94.09 % Unknown Unspecified -
Antigua and Barbuda 100 Language unknown Christianity Progress Gauge 92.51 % Unknown Unspecified -
Argentina 60,000 Argentine Sign Language Christianity Progress Gauge 89.28 % Unknown Portions -
Armenia 5,000 Armenian Sign Language Christianity Progress Gauge 94.43 % Unknown Portions -
Aruba Unknown Language unknown Christianity Progress Gauge 92.93 % Unknown Unspecified -
Australia 11,000 Auslan Christianity Progress Gauge 69.50 % Unknown Portions -
Austria 8,800 Austrian Sign Language Christianity Progress Gauge 82.57 % Unknown Transltn Started -
Azerbaijan 30,000 Language unknown Islam Progress Gauge 2.74 % Unknown Unspecified 1
Bahamas 400 Language unknown Christianity Progress Gauge 94.65 % Unknown Unspecified -
Bahrain 1,500 Language unknown Islam Progress Gauge 9.81 % Unknown Unspecified -
Bangladesh 815,000 West Bengal Sign Language Islam Progress Gauge 0.66 % Unknown Portions 16
Barbados 600 American Sign Language Christianity Progress Gauge 94.94 % Unknown Complete -
Belarus 56,000 Language unknown Christianity Progress Gauge 70.53 % Unknown Unspecified -
Belgium 11,000 French Belgian Sign Language Christianity Progress Gauge 62.72 % Unknown Transltn Needed -
Belize 1,200 Language unknown Christianity Progress Gauge 83.94 % Unknown Unspecified -
Benin 13,000 American Sign Language Christianity Progress Gauge 39.89 % Unknown Complete -
Bermuda Unknown Language unknown Christianity Progress Gauge 90.54 % Unknown Unspecified -
Bhutan 300 Language unknown Buddhism Progress Gauge 2.11 % Unknown Unspecified 1
Bolivia 23,000 Bolivian Sign Language Christianity Progress Gauge 90.97 % Unknown Transltn Started -
Bosnia-Herzegovina 10,000 Language unknown Islam Progress Gauge 40.98 % Unknown Unspecified -
Botswana 7,000 Language unknown Christianity Progress Gauge 65.56 % Unknown Unspecified -
Brazil 630,000 Brazilian Sign Language Christianity Progress Gauge 91.40 % Unknown Portions -
Brunei 500 Language unknown Islam Progress Gauge 11.39 % Unknown Unspecified -
Bulgaria 21,000 Bulgarian Sign Language Christianity Progress Gauge 79.91 % Unknown Portions -
Burkina Faso 102,000 Language unknown Islam Progress Gauge 20.69 % Unknown Unspecified -
Burundi 58,000 Burundian Sign Language Christianity Progress Gauge 90.46 % Unknown Portions -
Cambodia 3,000 Cambodian Sign Language Buddhism Progress Gauge 0.40 % Unknown Portions 1
Cameroon 258,000 Language unknown Christianity Progress Gauge 53.80 % Unknown Unspecified -
Canada 46,000 American Sign Language Christianity Progress Gauge 72.07 % Unknown Complete -
Cape Verde 2,800 Portuguese Sign Language Christianity Progress Gauge 94.56 % Unknown Transltn Started -
Cayman Islands Unknown Language unknown Christianity Progress Gauge 77.11 % Unknown Unspecified -
Central African Republic 24,000 Language unknown Christianity Progress Gauge 76.37 % Unknown Unspecified -
Chad 80,000 Chadian Sign Language Islam Progress Gauge 38.46 % Unknown Transltn Started -
Chile 21,000 Chilean Sign Language Christianity Progress Gauge 87.23 % Unknown Portions -
China 4,710,000 Chinese Sign Language Non-Religious Progress Gauge 7.92 % Unknown Transltn Needed -
China, Hong Kong 8,000 Hong Kong Sign Language Ethnic Religions Progress Gauge 12.41 % Unknown Transltn Started -
China, Macau 1,000 Hong Kong Sign Language Ethnic Religions Progress Gauge 5.35 % Unknown Transltn Started -
Colombia 151,000 Colombian Sign Language Christianity Progress Gauge 94.42 % Unknown Portions -
Comoros 4,000 Language unknown Islam Progress Gauge 0.93 % Unknown Unspecified 1
Congo, Democratic Republic of 450,000 Language unknown Christianity Progress Gauge 92.15 % Unknown Unspecified -
Congo, Republic of the 27,000 Language unknown Christianity Progress Gauge 89.72 % Unknown Unspecified -
Cook Islands Unknown Language unknown Christianity Progress Gauge 96.00 % Unknown Unspecified -
Costa Rica 15,000 Costa Rican Sign Language Christianity Progress Gauge 93.94 % Unknown Portions -
Côte d'Ivoire 130,000 Language unknown Islam Progress Gauge 33.64 % Unknown Unspecified -
Croatia 6,500 Croatian Sign Language Christianity Progress Gauge 91.96 % Unknown Unspecified -
Cuba 34,000 Cuban Sign Language Christianity Progress Gauge 56.53 % Unknown Portions -
Curacao Unknown Language unknown Christianity Progress Gauge 86.00 % Unknown Unspecified -
Cyprus 1,200 Language unknown Christianity Progress Gauge 72.42 % Unknown Unspecified -
Czechia 13,000 Czech Sign Language Non-Religious Progress Gauge 25.92 % Unknown Unspecified -
Denmark 6,000 Danish Sign Language Christianity Progress Gauge 85.29 % Unknown Portions -
Djibouti 5,000 Language unknown Islam Progress Gauge 1.75 % Unknown Unspecified 1
Dominica 200 Language unknown Christianity Progress Gauge 91.75 % Unknown Unspecified -
Dominican Republic 32,000 Dominican Sign Language Christianity Progress Gauge 94.35 % Unknown Portions -
Ecuador 50,000 Ecuadorian Sign Language Christianity Progress Gauge 94.45 % Unknown Transltn Started -
Egypt 502,000 Egyptian Sign Language Islam Progress Gauge 12.83 % Unknown Portions -
El Salvador 26,000 Salvadoran Sign Language Christianity Progress Gauge 94.63 % Unknown Portions -
Equatorial Guinea 4,000 Language unknown Christianity Progress Gauge 90.00 % Unknown Unspecified -
Eritrea 20,000 Language unknown Islam Progress Gauge 47.31 % Unknown Unspecified -
Estonia 1,500 Estonian Sign Language Non-Religious Progress Gauge 45.30 % Unknown Portions -
Eswatini 6,000 Language unknown Christianity Progress Gauge 84.68 % Unknown Unspecified -
Ethiopia 560,000 Ethiopian Sign Language Christianity Progress Gauge 60.68 % 18.50 % Portions -
Faroe Islands Unknown Language unknown Christianity Progress Gauge 90.59 % Unknown Unspecified -
Fiji 600 Language unknown Christianity Progress Gauge 65.05 % Unknown Unspecified -
Finland 5,000 Finnish Sign Language Christianity Progress Gauge 83.75 % Unknown Portions -
France 100,000 French Sign Language Christianity Progress Gauge 61.14 % Unknown Portions -
French Guiana 300 Language unknown Christianity Progress Gauge 91.25 % Unknown Unspecified -
French Polynesia 300 Language unknown Christianity Progress Gauge 92.25 % Unknown Unspecified -
Gabon 7,000 Language unknown Christianity Progress Gauge 79.35 % Unknown Unspecified -
Gambia 20,000 Language unknown Islam Progress Gauge 4.48 % Unknown Unspecified 1
Georgia 11,000 Language unknown Christianity Progress Gauge 78.67 % Unknown Unspecified -
Germany 80,000 German Sign Language Christianity Progress Gauge 64.25 % Unknown Portions -
Ghana 152,000 Ghanaian Sign Language Christianity Progress Gauge 63.40 % Unknown Portions -
Gibraltar Unknown Language unknown Christianity Progress Gauge 85.00 % Unknown Unspecified -
Greece 11,000 Greek Sign Language Christianity Progress Gauge 91.46 % Unknown Unspecified -
Greenland Unknown Language unknown Christianity Progress Gauge 96.56 % Unknown Unspecified -
Grenada 200 Language unknown Christianity Progress Gauge 93.70 % Unknown Unspecified -
Guadeloupe Unknown Language unknown Christianity Progress Gauge 94.09 % Unknown Unspecified -
Guam 200 Language unknown Christianity Progress Gauge 96.69 % Unknown Unspecified -
Guatemala 50,000 Guatemalan Sign Language Christianity Progress Gauge 96.12 % Unknown Portions -
Guinea 64,000 Guinean Sign Language Islam Progress Gauge 4.47 % Unknown Transltn Started 1
Guinea-Bissau 400 Guinea-Bissau Sign Language Islam Progress Gauge 10.90 % Unknown Transltn Needed -
Guyana 2,100 Language unknown Christianity Progress Gauge 52.68 % Unknown Unspecified -
Haiti 40,000 Language unknown Christianity Progress Gauge 95.12 % Unknown Unspecified -
Honduras 40,000 Honduran Sign Language Christianity Progress Gauge 96.64 % Unknown Portions -
Hungary 10,000 Hungarian Sign Language Christianity Progress Gauge 87.99 % Unknown Portions -
Iceland 300 Icelandic Sign Language Christianity Progress Gauge 90.60 % Unknown Transltn Started -
India 7,504,000 Indian Sign Language Hinduism Progress Gauge 5.84 % Unknown Portions -
Indonesia 814,000 Indonesian Sign Language Islam Progress Gauge 15.85 % Unknown Unspecified -
Iran 250,000 Iranian Sign Language Islam Progress Gauge 0.51 % Unknown Portions 5
Iraq 128,000 Language unknown Islam Progress Gauge 1.59 % Unknown Unspecified 3
Ireland 5,000 Irish Sign Language Christianity Progress Gauge 91.72 % Unknown Transltn Needed -
Isle of Man Unknown Language unknown Christianity Progress Gauge 65.00 % Unknown Unspecified -
Israel 10,000 Israeli Sign Language Ethnic Religions Progress Gauge 2.04 % Unknown Portions 1
Italy 40,000 Italian Sign Language Christianity Progress Gauge 82.38 % Unknown Unspecified -
Jamaica 7,500 Jamaican Sign Language Christianity Progress Gauge 82.91 % Unknown Transltn Started -
Japan 126,000 Japanese Sign Language Buddhism Progress Gauge 1.54 % Unknown Portions 3
Jordan 30,000 Jordanian Sign Language Islam Progress Gauge 2.24 % Unknown Portions 1
Kazakhstan 57,000 Language unknown Islam Progress Gauge 12.15 % Unknown Unspecified -
Kenya 260,000 Kenyan Sign Language Christianity Progress Gauge 82.61 % Unknown Portions -
Kiribati (Gilbert) Unknown Language unknown Christianity Progress Gauge 98.50 % Unknown Unspecified -
Korea, North 128,000 Language unknown Non-Religious Progress Gauge 1.48 % Unknown Unspecified 3
Korea, South 180,000 Korean Sign Language Non-Religious Progress Gauge 30.95 % Unknown Portions -
Kosovo 5,000 Albanian Sign Language Islam Progress Gauge 7.00 % Unknown Transltn Started -
Kuwait 4,000 Language unknown Islam Progress Gauge 13.79 % Unknown Unspecified -
Kyrgyzstan 32,000 Russian Sign Language Islam Progress Gauge 5.27 % Unknown Portions -
Laos 36,000 Laos Sign Language Buddhism Progress Gauge 3.38 % Unknown Unspecified 1
Latvia 2,000 Latvian Sign Language Christianity Progress Gauge 60.00 % Unknown Portions -
Lebanon 12,000 Language unknown Islam Progress Gauge 31.97 % Unknown Unspecified -
Lesotho 13,000 Language unknown Christianity Progress Gauge 89.31 % Unknown Unspecified -
Liberia 25,000 Language unknown Ethnic Religions Progress Gauge 41.43 % Unknown Unspecified -
Libya 20,000 Libyan Sign Language Islam Progress Gauge 2.64 % Unknown Unspecified 1
Liechtenstein Unknown Language unknown Christianity Progress Gauge 79.16 % Unknown Unspecified -
Lithuania 8,000 Lithuanian Sign Language Christianity Progress Gauge 85.36 % Unknown Portions -
Luxembourg 200 Language unknown Christianity Progress Gauge 81.63 % Unknown Unspecified -
Madagascar 135,000 Malagasy Sign Language Christianity Progress Gauge 53.53 % Unknown Unspecified -
Malawi 93,000 Malawian Sign Language Christianity Progress Gauge 76.00 % Unknown Unspecified -
Malaysia 59,000 Malaysian Sign Language Islam Progress Gauge 9.43 % Unknown Portions -
Maldives 1,600 Language unknown Islam Progress Gauge 0.17 % Unknown Unspecified 1
Mali 51,000 Tebul Sign Language Islam Progress Gauge 2.64 % Unknown Transltn Started 1
Malta 200 Maltese Sign Language Christianity Progress Gauge 96.82 % Unknown Portions -
Marshall Islands 200 Language unknown Christianity Progress Gauge 97.10 % Unknown Unspecified -
Martinique Unknown Language unknown Christianity Progress Gauge 95.80 % Unknown Unspecified -
Mauritania 23,000 Language unknown Islam Progress Gauge 0.25 % Unknown Unspecified 1
Mauritius 1,000 Mauritian Sign Language Hinduism Progress Gauge 32.71 % Unknown Transltn Started -
Mayotte 1,000 Language unknown Islam Progress Gauge 1.64 % Unknown Unspecified 1
Mexico 250,000 Mexican Sign Language Christianity Progress Gauge 95.03 % Unknown Portions -
Micronesia, Federated States 600 Language unknown Christianity Progress Gauge 96.65 % Unknown Unspecified -
Moldova 7,800 Moldova Sign Language Christianity Progress Gauge 73.36 % Unknown Portions -
Monaco Unknown Language unknown Christianity Progress Gauge 84.78 % Unknown Unspecified -
Mongolia 16,000 Mongolian Sign Language Buddhism Progress Gauge 1.72 % Unknown Portions 1
Montenegro 2,000 Croatian Sign Language Christianity Progress Gauge 77.05 % Unknown Unspecified -
Morocco 65,000 Moroccan Sign Language Islam Progress Gauge 0.09 % Unknown Transltn Started 1
Mozambique 150,000 Mozambican Sign Language Christianity Progress Gauge 46.48 % Unknown Portions -
Myanmar (Burma) 400,000 Myanmar Sign Language Buddhism Progress Gauge 8.98 % Unknown Portions -
Namibia 8,300 Namibian Sign Language Christianity Progress Gauge 91.44 % Unknown Transltn Started -
Nepal 20,000 Nepalese Sign Language Hinduism Progress Gauge 2.85 % Unknown Portions 1
Netherlands 15,000 Sign Language of the Netherlands Non-Religious Progress Gauge 46.55 % Unknown Unspecified -
New Caledonia 300 Language unknown Christianity Progress Gauge 80.65 % Unknown Unspecified -
New Zealand 3,300 New Zealand Sign Language Christianity Progress Gauge 53.20 % Unknown Portions -
Nicaragua 6,200 Nicaraguan Sign Language Christianity Progress Gauge 97.32 % Unknown Transltn Started -
Niger 16,000 Language unknown Islam Progress Gauge 0.33 % Unknown Unspecified 1
Nigeria 821,000 Nigerian Sign Language Christianity Progress Gauge 51.26 % Unknown Portions -
North Macedonia 2,000 Language unknown Christianity Progress Gauge 65.50 % Unknown Unspecified -
Northern Mariana Islands Unknown Language unknown Christianity Progress Gauge 85.20 % Unknown Unspecified -
Norway 5,000 Norwegian Sign Language Christianity Progress Gauge 91.08 % Unknown Portions -
Oman 5,000 Language unknown Islam Progress Gauge 2.76 % Unknown Unspecified 1
Pakistan 1,080,000 Pakistan Sign Language Islam Progress Gauge 1.04 % Unknown Unspecified 22
Panama 9,500 Panamanian Sign Language Christianity Progress Gauge 90.54 % Unknown Transltn Started -
Papua New Guinea 30,000 Papua New Guinean Sign Language Christianity Progress Gauge 95.84 % Unknown Transltn Started -
Paraguay 15,000 Paraguayan Sign Language Christianity Progress Gauge 96.30 % Unknown New Testament -
Peru 98,000 Peruvian Sign Language Christianity Progress Gauge 95.45 % Unknown Portions -
Philippines 540,000 Filipino Sign Language Christianity Progress Gauge 92.25 % Unknown Portions -
Poland 38,000 Polish Sign Language Christianity Progress Gauge 89.63 % Unknown Transltn Started -
Portugal 10,000 Portuguese Sign Language Christianity Progress Gauge 94.40 % Unknown Transltn Started -
Puerto Rico 10,000 Puerto Rican Sign Language Christianity Progress Gauge 95.28 % Unknown Transltn Started -
Qatar 3,000 Language unknown Islam Progress Gauge 5.91 % Unknown Unspecified -
Reunion 900 Language unknown Christianity Progress Gauge 86.96 % Unknown Unspecified -
Romania 25,000 Romanian Sign Language Christianity Progress Gauge 96.96 % Unknown Portions -
Russia 700,000 Russian Sign Language Christianity Progress Gauge 66.90 % Unknown Portions -
Rwanda 34,000 Rwandan Sign Language Christianity Progress Gauge 89.12 % Unknown Unspecified -
Saint Kitts and Nevis Unknown Language unknown Christianity Progress Gauge 92.95 % Unknown Unspecified -
Saint Lucia Unknown Language unknown Christianity Progress Gauge 95.08 % Unknown Unspecified -
Samoa 600 Language unknown Christianity Progress Gauge 96.60 % Unknown Unspecified -
San Marino Unknown Language unknown Christianity Progress Gauge 89.00 % Unknown Unspecified -
São Tomé and Príncipe 1,000 Language unknown Christianity Progress Gauge 87.55 % Unknown Unspecified -
Saudi Arabia 100,000 Saudi Arabian Sign Language Islam Progress Gauge 5.43 % Unknown Transltn Started -
Senegal 81,000 Language unknown Islam Progress Gauge 6.42 % Unknown Unspecified -
Serbia 15,000 Slovenian Sign Language Christianity Progress Gauge 80.37 % Unknown Unspecified -
Seychelles 100 Seychelles Sign Language Christianity Progress Gauge 96.09 % Unknown Transltn Started -
Sierra Leone 39,000 Sierra Leone Sign Language Islam Progress Gauge 13.15 % Unknown Transltn Started -
Singapore 6,000 Singapore Sign Language Buddhism Progress Gauge 16.04 % Unknown Transltn Started -
Sint Maarten Unknown Language unknown Christianity Progress Gauge 89.00 % Unknown Unspecified -
Slovakia 15,000 Slovakian Sign Language Christianity Progress Gauge 93.34 % Unknown Portions -
Slovenia 1,000 Slovenian Sign Language Christianity Progress Gauge 54.18 % Unknown Unspecified -
Solomon Islands 3,000 Solomon Islands Sign Language Christianity Progress Gauge 95.80 % Unknown Transltn Needed -
Somalia 77,000 Language unknown Islam Progress Gauge 0.33 % Unknown Unspecified 2
South Africa 235,000 South African Sign Language Christianity Progress Gauge 75.24 % Unknown Portions -
South Sudan 55,000 Language unknown Christianity Progress Gauge 60.50 % Unknown Unspecified -
Spain 78,000 Spanish Sign Language Christianity Progress Gauge 77.13 % Unknown Portions -
Sri Lanka 73,000 Sri Lankan Sign Language Buddhism Progress Gauge 8.38 % Unknown Portions -
St Vincent and Grenadines 100 American Sign Language Christianity Progress Gauge 90.10 % Unknown Complete -
Sudan 214,000 Language unknown Islam Progress Gauge 5.00 % Unknown Unspecified 4
Suriname Unknown Language unknown Christianity Progress Gauge 49.57 % Unknown Unspecified -
Sweden 8,000 Swedish Sign Language Christianity Progress Gauge 57.20 % Unknown Portions -
Switzerland 7,500 Swiss-German Sign Language Christianity Progress Gauge 75.76 % Unknown Transltn Started -
Syria 85,000 Language unknown Islam Progress Gauge 6.34 % Unknown Unspecified -
Taiwan 24,000 Taiwan Sign Language Ethnic Religions Progress Gauge 5.82 % Unknown Transltn Needed -
Tajikistan 94,000 Language unknown Islam Progress Gauge 1.04 % Unknown Unspecified 2
Tanzania 293,000 Tanzanian Sign Language Christianity Progress Gauge 54.07 % Unknown Portions -
Thailand 200,000 Thai Sign Language Buddhism Progress Gauge 1.10 % Unknown Portions 4
Timor-Leste 6,000 Language unknown Christianity Progress Gauge 87.39 % Unknown Unspecified -
Togo 40,000 French Sign Language Christianity Progress Gauge 45.38 % Unknown Portions -
Tonga Unknown Language unknown Christianity Progress Gauge 95.76 % Unknown Unspecified -
Trinidad and Tobago 1,400 Trinidad and Tobago Sign Language Christianity Progress Gauge 65.59 % Unknown Transltn Started -
Tunisia 21,000 Tunisian Sign Language Islam Progress Gauge 0.22 % Unknown Transltn Needed 1
Türkiye (Turkey) 250,000 Turkish Sign Language Islam Progress Gauge 0.21 % Unknown Transltn Started 5
Turkmenistan 18,000 Language unknown Islam Progress Gauge 1.83 % Unknown Unspecified 1
Uganda 25,000 Ugandan Sign Language Christianity Progress Gauge 84.74 % Unknown Portions -
Ukraine 55,000 Ukrainian Sign Language Christianity Progress Gauge 79.01 % Unknown Portions -
United Arab Emirates 10,000 Language unknown Islam Progress Gauge 8.55 % Unknown Unspecified -
United Kingdom 3,500 British Sign Language Christianity Progress Gauge 59.66 % Unknown Portions -
United States 278,000 American Sign Language Christianity Progress Gauge 77.62 % Unknown Complete -
Uruguay 7,000 Uruguayan Sign Language Christianity Progress Gauge 64.69 % Unknown Portions -
Uzbekistan 22,000 Language unknown Islam Progress Gauge 0.75 % Unknown Unspecified 1
Vanuatu Unknown Language unknown Christianity Progress Gauge 94.08 % Unknown Unspecified -
Venezuela 86,000 Venezuelan Sign Language Christianity Progress Gauge 84.54 % Unknown Portions -
Vietnam 86,000 Hanoi Sign Language Buddhism Progress Gauge 9.43 % Unknown Portions -
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 100 Language unknown Christianity Progress Gauge 94.95 % Unknown Unspecified -
West Bank / Gaza 14,000 Language unknown Islam Progress Gauge 1.61 % Unknown Unspecified 1
Western Sahara 3,000 Language unknown Islam Progress Gauge 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Yemen 159,000 Language unknown Islam Progress Gauge 0.08 % Unknown Unspecified 3
Zambia 14,000 Zambian Sign Language Christianity Progress Gauge 86.95 % Unknown Portions -
Zimbabwe 73,000 Zimbabwe Sign Language Christianity Progress Gauge 77.99 % Unknown Transltn Started -
Totals:  218 27,576,680   Christianity 39 ◼︎ (4 ✸︎)             106