Country: Cyprus
| Photo | People Group |
Population this Ctry |
Population Global |
Count Ctrys |
Indigenous | Primary Language |
Primary Religion |
Progress Scale |
% Evangelical Range |
% Christian Adh Range |
Workers Needed * |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Americans, U.S. | 27,000 | 201,401,000 | 78 | English | Christianity |
5
|
10-50% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Arab, Egyptian general | 4,400 | 73,602,000 | 31 | Arabic, Egyptian | Islam |
4
|
2-5% ● | 10-50% ● | -1 - | |
|
Arab, Maronite | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1 | ● | Arabic, Cypriot | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - |
|
Arab, Syrian | 15,000 | 24,524,000 | 31 | Arabic, Levantine | Islam |
2
|
0-0.1% ● | 5-10% ● | -1 - | |
|
British | 20,000 | 54,682,000 | 81 | English | Christianity |
4
|
5-10% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Bulgarian | 27,000 | 6,736,000 | 25 | Bulgarian | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Cypriots, Greek | 810,000 | 916,000 | 5 | ● | Greek | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - |
|
Cypriots, Turkish | 246,000 | 422,000 | 5 | ● | Turkish | Islam |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 0.1-2% ● | 5 |
|
Filipino, Tagalog | 13,000 | 40,052,000 | 49 | Tagalog | Christianity |
5
|
10-50% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Georgian | 14,000 | 3,280,000 | 13 | Georgian | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Greek | 22,000 | 10,056,000 | 41 | Greek | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Jewish, Greek | 300 | 3,300 | 2 | ● | Greek | Ethnic Religions |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 |
|
Polish | 4,000 | 43,168,000 | 33 | Polish | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Pontic Greek | 25,000 | 755,000 | 5 | Pontic | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Romani, Carpathian | 1,500 | 212,000 | 8 | Romani, Carpathian | Non-Religious |
2
|
0.1-2% ● | 10-50% ● | -1 - | |
|
Romanian | 29,000 | 20,931,000 | 29 | Romanian | Christianity |
4
|
5-10% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Russian | 12,000 | 135,169,000 | 53 | Russian | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Sinhalese | 10,000 | 715,000 | 20 | Sinhala | Buddhism |
2
|
0.1-2% ● | 5-10% ● | -1 - | |
|
South Asian, general | 17,000 | 10,782,000 | 47 | Hindi | Buddhism |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 2-5% ● | 1 | |
|
Ukrainian | 22,000 | 33,396,000 | 39 | Ukrainian | Christianity |
4
|
2-5% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Vietnamese | 8,300 | 89,747,000 | 29 | Vietnamese | Buddhism |
2
|
0.1-2% ● | 5-10% ● | -1 - | |
| Totals: 21 | 1,330,000 | 3 ◼︎ (1 ✸︎) | 1.73 % | 71.23 % | 7 | ||||||
| Unclassified / Other Individuals | 41,000 | ||||||||||
| UN Country Population (2025) | 1,371,000 |
| Province ▲ | Estimated Population |
|---|---|
| Famagusta | 73,000 |
| Larnaca | 222,000 |
| Limassol | 371,000 |
| Nicosia | 517,000 |
| Paphos | 142,000 |
| Provinces: 5 | 1,325,000 |
| UN Country Population | 1,371,000 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic, Cypriot | acy | 1 | 0 | 0 Unspecified | -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 |
| Bulgarian | bul | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| English | eng | 2 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Georgian | kat | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Greek | ell | 3 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Hindi | hin | 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, Carpathian | rmc | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Romanian | ron | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Russian | rus | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Sinhala | sin | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tagalog | tgl | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 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 |
| Vietnamese | vie | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals: | 18 | 21 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 |
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| People Groups | 21 |
| Unreached People Groups | 3 (14.3%) |
| Population | 1,330,000 |
| Population Annual Growth Rate | 0.9% |
| Population in Unreached | 264,000 (19.8%) |
| Primary Religion | Christianity |
| Percent Christian Adherent | 71.2% |
| Percent Evangelical | 1.7% |
| Pioneer Workers Needed * | 7 |
| Country Progress Level | |
| Continent | Europe |
| Region | Europe, Western |
| 10/40 Window | No |
| Country Code | CY |
| Official Language(s) | Greek | Turkish |
| Literacy Rate | 99% |
| Estimated Illiterate Population | 13,000 |
| Persecution Ranking | Not ranked |
 All Unreached |
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