Country: Chad

People Groups
Total

142

People Groups Unreached

81 (57.0%)

People Groups Unreached Frontier

56 (39.4%)

Population
Total

19,101,000

Population in Unreached

10,706,000 (56.0%)

Population in Unreached Frontier

6,816,000 (35.7%)

% Evangelical

7.20%

Progress Level

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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
Bulgeda 65,000 65,000 1 Dazaga Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
 Chinese, general 19,000 15,947,000 64 Chinese, Mandarin Ethnic Religions 15.00 % 8.00 % -
Dagba 20,000 68,000 2 Dagba Ethnic Religions 30.00 % 15.00 % -
Dai, Dari 176,000 176,000 1 Day Christianity 58.00 % 34.00 % -
 Daju, Dar Daju 75,000 111,000 2 Daju, Dar Daju Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
 Dangaleat 132,000 132,000 1 Dangaleat Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 3
 Daza 565,000 665,000 2 Dazaga Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 11
 Deaf 188,000 50,266,000 216 Chadian Sign Language Islam 38.46 % -
Disa 6,500 6,500 1 Disa Islam ☀︎ 0.03 % 0.00 % 1
 English-speaking, general 900 55,000 8 English Christianity 90.00 % 50.00 % -
Fanya 3,400 3,400 1 Fania Islam 0.11 % 0.10 % 1
Fongoro 4,700 8,000 2 Fur Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
 French 20,000 50,757,000 113 French Christianity 76.00 % 0.30 % -
 Fulani, Adamawa 320,000 5,310,000 7 Fulfulde, Adamawa Islam ☀︎ 0.07 % 0.07 % 6
 Fulani, Bagirmi 47,000 304,000 2 Fulfulde, Bagirmi Islam 0.20 % 0.15 % 1
 Fulani, Nigerian 101,000 18,342,000 3 Fulfulde, Nigerian Islam ☀︎ 0.02 % 0.01 % 2
 Fur 34,000 1,369,000 3 Fur Islam ☀︎ 0.04 % 0.04 % 1
Gablai, Kabalai 63,000 63,000 1 Kabalai Christianity 63.00 % 20.00 % -
Gabri 94,000 94,000 1 Gabri Ethnic Religions 49.00 % 33.00 % -
Gadang 7,800 7,800 1 Gadang (Chad) Islam ☀︎ 0.03 % 0.03 % 1
Gidar 41,000 217,000 2 Gidar Ethnic Religions 32.00 % 21.00 % -
 Gor 180,000 180,000 1 Gor Christianity 81.00 % 10.00 % -
Gori 2,000 2,000 1 Laal Islam 10.00 % 7.00 % -
Goulai 576,000 576,000 1 Gulay Christianity 55.00 % 3.00 % -
Gula Iro, Goula 13,000 13,000 1 Gula Iro Christianity 41.00 % 0.95 % -
  Totals:  142 19,101,000           56 ☀︎  81 25.22 % 7.20 % 246 
  Population above UN estimate 254,000                  
  UN Country Population (2024) 18,847,000                  

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Province Estimated
Population
Barh el Ghazel 432,000
Batha 799,000
Borkou 160,000
Chari-Baguirmi 976,000
Ennedi Est 183,000
Ennedi Ouest 104,000
Guéra 744,000
Hadjer-Lamis 950,000
Kanem 575,000
Lac 738,000
Logone Occidental 1,191,000
Logone Oriental 1,341,000
Mandoul 1,073,000
Mayo-Kebbi Est 1,323,000
Mayo-Kebbi Ouest 975,000
Moyen-Chari 1,014,000
Ouaddaï 1,234,000
Salamat 520,000
Sila 651,000
Tandjilé 1,149,000
Tibesti 44,000
Ville de N'Djamena 1,138,000
Wadi Fira 871,000
Provinces:  23 18,185,000
UN Country Population 18,847,000
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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
Gospel
Tract
Online
Amdang amj 1 1 Unspecified
Arabic, Algerian Saharan aao 1 1 Bible Portions
Arabic, Chadian shu 5 5 Complete Bible
Arabic, Juba pga 1 1 Bible Portions
Arabic, Libyan ayl 1 1 Unspecified
Arabic, Sudanese apd 1 1 New Testament
Assangori sjg 1 1 Unspecified
Bagirmi bmi 2 1 Bible Portions
Barein bva 1 1 Bible Portions
Bedjond bjv 1 0 New Testament
Besme bes 1 0 Translation Needed
Bidiyo bid 1 1 Bible Portions
Birgit btf 1 1 Translation Needed
Bolgo bvo 1 0 Translation Started
Bon Gula glc 1 1 Translation Started
Boor bvf 1 1 Translation Needed
Bua bub 1 1 Translation Started
Buduma bdm 1 1 Bible Portions
Chadian Sign Language cds 1 0 Translation Needed
Chinese, Mandarin cmn 1 0 Complete Bible
Dagba dgk 1 0 New Testament
Daju, Dar Daju djc 1 1 Bible Portions
Daju, Dar Sila dau 1 1 Translation Needed
Dangaleat daa 1 1 New Testament
Day dai 1 0 New Testament
Dazaga dzg 3 3 Bible Portions
Disa dsi 1 1 Translation Needed
English eng 1 0 Complete Bible
Fania fni 1 1 Translation Needed
French fra 1 0 Complete Bible
Fulfulde, Adamawa fub 1 1 Complete Bible
Fulfulde, Bagirmi fui 1 1 Bible Portions
Fulfulde, Nigerian fuv 1 1 New Testament
Fur fvr 2 2 Bible Portions
Gabri gab 1 0 Complete Bible
Gadang (Chad) gdk 1 1 Unspecified
Gidar gid 1 0 Complete Bible
Gor gqr 1 0 New Testament
Gula (Chad) glu 1 0 Unspecified
Gula Iro glj 1 0 Translation Started
Gulay gvl 1 0 New Testament
Hausa hau 1 1 Complete Bible
Herde hed 1 0 New Testament
Jaya jyy 1 1 Translation Started
Jonkor Bourmataguil jeu 1 1 Translation Needed
Kaba Deme, Sara kwg 1 0 New Testament
Kaba Naa, Sara kwv 1 0 New Testament
Kabalai kvf 1 0 Translation Needed
Kabba ksp 1 0 New Testament
Kajakse ckq 1 1 Translation Needed
Kanembu kbl 1 1 Bible Portions
Kanuri, Yerwa knc 1 1 New Testament
Karang kzr 1 0 New Testament
Karanga kth 2 2 Translation Needed
Kendeje klf 1 1 Unspecified
Kenga kyq 1 1 New Testament
Kera ker 1 0 New Testament
Kibet kie 1 1 Translation Needed
Kim kia 1 0 Complete Bible
Kimre kqp 1 0 New Testament
Koke kou 1 0 Unspecified
Kujarge vkj 1 1 Unspecified
Kulfa kxj 1 0 Translation Needed
Kuo xuo 1 0 New Testament
Kwang kvi 1 0 Unspecified
Laal gdm 1 0 Unspecified
Lagwan kot 1 1 Unspecified
Laka lap 1 0 New Testament
Lele (Chad) lln 1 0 Complete Bible
Luto ndy 1 0 New Testament
Maba (Chad) mde 1 1 Unspecified
Majera xmj 1 1 Translation Started
Malgbe mxf 1 0 Translation Started
Mambai mcs 1 0 Bible Portions
Mango mge 1 0 New Testament
Mararit mgb 2 2 Unspecified
Marba mpg 1 0 Complete Bible
Marfa mvu 1 0 Unspecified
Masalit mls 1 1 Bible Portions
Masana mcn 1 0 Complete Bible
Maslam msv 1 1 Unspecified
Masmaje mes 1 1 Translation Needed
Mawa (Chad) mcw 1 1 Bible Portions
Mbara (Chad) mpk 1 1 Unspecified
Mbay myb 1 0 Complete Bible
Mbum mdd 1 0 New Testament
Mesme zim 1 0 New Testament
Migaama mmy 1 1 New Testament
Mogum mou 1 1 Bible Portions
Morom bdo 1 1 Translation Started
Mpade mpi 1 1 Unspecified
Mser kqx 1 1 Unspecified
Mubi mub 1 1 Translation Started
Mukulu moz 1 0 New Testament
Mulgi mvh 1 1 Translation Started
Mundang mua 1 0 Complete Bible
Musey mse 1 0 Complete Bible
Musgu mug 1 0 Complete Bible
Naba mne 3 3 Unspecified
Nancere nnc 1 0 Complete Bible
Ndam ndm 1 1 Bible Portions
Ngam nmc 1 0 New Testament
Ngambay sba 1 0 Complete Bible
Ngete nnn 1 0 Bible Portions
Niellim nie 1 1 New Testament
Nzakambay nzy 1 0 New Testament
Pana (Central African Republic) pnz 1 0 New Testament
Peve lme 1 0 New Testament
Runga rou 1 1 Translation Needed
Saba saa 1 1 Translation Started
Sango sag 1 0 Complete Bible
Sar mwm 1 0 Complete Bible
Sarua swy 1 1 Unspecified
Sinyar sys 1 1 Translation Needed
Sokoro sok 1 0 Bible Portions
Soumraye sor 1 0 Bible Portions
Surbakhal sbj 1 1 Translation Needed
Tama (Chad) tma 1 1 Unspecified
Tamki tax 1 1 Translation Needed
Tedaga tuq 1 1 Translation Needed
Tobanga tng 1 0 New Testament
Toram trj 1 1 Unspecified
Tumak tmc 1 0 New Testament
Tunia tug 1 0 Bible Portions
Tupuri tui 1 0 Complete Bible
Ubi ubi 1 1 Unspecified
Zaghawa zag 2 2 Unspecified
Zan Gula zna 1 1 Bible Portions
Zerenkel zrn 1 1 Translation Started
Totals: 129 142 81   40 44 32 81 4
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Chad Statistics
People Groups 142
Unreached People Groups 81  (57.0%)
Population 19,101,000
Population Annual Growth Rate 3.2%
Population in Unreached 10,706,000  (56.0%)
Primary Religion Islam
Percent Christian Adherent 25.2%
Percent Evangelical 7.2%
Pioneer Workers Needed * 246
Country Progress Level 4
Urbanization 23%
Continent Africa
Region Africa, West and Central
10/40 Window Yes
Country Code CD
Official Language(s) Arabic, StandardFrench
Literacy Rate 22%
Estimated Illiterate Population 14,899,000
Persecution Ranking 49 (1=Highest) Open Doors
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