Country: Egypt
People Groups
Total
45
People Groups Unreached
32 (71.1%)
People Groups Unreached Frontier
23 (51.1%)
Population
Total
117,980,000
Population in Unreached
82,581,000 (70.0%)
Population in Unreached Frontier
8,199,000 (6.9%)
| Photo | People Group |
Population this Ctry |
Population Global |
Count Ctrys |
Indigenous | Primary Language |
Primary Religion |
Progress Scale |
% Evangelical Range |
% Christian Adh Range |
Workers Needed * |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Abaza, Arabized | 16,000 | 72,000 | 3 | ● | Arabic, Egyptian | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 |
|
Adyghe | 16,000 | 695,000 | 10 | Adyghe | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 | |
|
Albanian | 34,000 | 5,797,000 | 23 | Albanian, Gheg | Islam |
2
|
0.1-2% ● | 10-50% ● | -1 - | |
|
Algerian, Arabic-speaking | 2,051,000 | 38,181,000 | 18 | Arabic, Algerian | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 41 | |
|
Amhara, Ethiopian | 19,000 | 28,557,000 | 20 | Amharic | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Arab | 208,000 | 1,927,000 | 28 | Arabic, Levantine | Islam |
2
|
0.1-2% ● | 5-10% ● | -1 - | |
|
Arab, Arabic Gulf Spoken | 1,820,000 | 7,563,000 | 12 | Arabic, Gulf | Islam |
1
|
0-0.1% ● | 0.1-2% ● | 36 | |
|
Arab, Egyptian Muslim | 67,286,000 | 73,602,000 | 31 | ● | Arabic, Egyptian | Islam |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 0.1-2% ● | 1,346 |
|
Arab, Lebanese general | 181,000 | 5,379,000 | 33 | Arabic, Levantine | Islam |
2
|
0.1-2% ● | 10-50% ● | -1 - | |
|
Arab, Libyan | 498,000 | 2,830,000 | 13 | Arabic, Libyan | Islam |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 2-5% ● | 10 | |
|
Arab, Moroccan | 1,931,000 | 31,518,000 | 25 | Arabic, Moroccan | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 39 | |
|
Arab, Palestinian | 87,000 | 11,506,000 | 23 | Arabic, Levantine | Islam |
1
|
0-0.1% ● | 0.1-2% ● | 2 | |
|
Arab, Saidi | 27,500,000 | 27,507,000 | 2 | ● | Arabic, Sa'idi | Islam |
4
|
5-10% ● | 10-50% ● | -1 - |
|
Arab, Saudi - Hijazi | 199,000 | 10,559,000 | 6 | Arabic, Hijazi | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 4 | |
|
Arab, Saudi - Najdi | 290,000 | 13,255,000 | 9 | Arabic, Najdi | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 6 | |
|
Arab, Sudanese | 4,100,000 | 21,821,000 | 24 | Arabic, Sudanese | Islam |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 0.1-2% ● | 82 | |
|
Arab, Yemeni | 207,000 | 9,609,000 | 16 | Arabic, Ta'izzi-Adeni | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 4 | |
|
Armenian | 15,000 | 6,019,000 | 33 | Armenian, Western | Christianity |
4
|
5-10% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Baharia, Wahati | 34,000 | 34,000 | 1 | ● | Arabic, Eastern Egyptian Bedawi | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 |
|
Bedouin, Ali Awlad | 600,000 | 670,000 | 2 | Arabic, Libyan | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 12 | |
|
Bedouin, Sinai | 335,000 | 595,000 | 5 | ● | Arabic, Eastern Egyptian Bedawi | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 7 |
|
Beja, Bisharin | 124,000 | 626,000 | 2 | ● | Bedawiyet | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 2 |
|
Berber, Siwa | 27,000 | 28,000 | 2 | ● | Siwi | Islam |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 0.1-2% ● | 1 |
|
British | 22,000 | 54,682,000 | 81 | English | Christianity |
4
|
5-10% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Chechen | 6,900 | 2,008,000 | 13 | Chechen | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 | |
| Totals: 45 | 117,980,000 | 32 ◼︎ (23 ✸︎) | 2.44 % | 9.54 % | 1,659 | ||||||
| Unclassified / Other Individuals | 386,000 | ||||||||||
| UN Country Population (2025) | 118,366,000 |
| Province ▲ | Estimated Population |
|---|---|
| Ad Daqahliyah | 7,859,000 |
| Al Bahr al Ahmar | 457,000 |
| Al Buhayrah | 7,667,000 |
| Al Fayyum | 4,188,000 |
| Al Gharbiyah | 6,277,000 |
| Al Iskandariyah | 6,357,000 |
| Al Isma`iliyah | 1,557,000 |
| Al Jizah | 10,020,000 |
| Al Minufiyah | 5,206,000 |
| Al Minya | 6,812,000 |
| Al Qahirah | 12,256,000 |
| Al Qalyubiyah | 6,745,000 |
| Al Uqsur | 1,515,000 |
| Al Wadi al Jadid | 297,000 |
| As Suways | 823,000 |
| Ash Sharqiyah | 8,567,000 |
| Aswan | 1,890,000 |
| Asyut | 5,608,000 |
| Bani Suwayf | 3,774,000 |
| Bur Sa`id | 881,000 |
| Dumyat | 1,758,000 |
| Janub Sina' | 221,000 |
| Kafr ash Shaykh | 4,192,000 |
| Matrouh | 592,000 |
| Qina | 4,024,000 |
| Shamal Sina' | 575,000 |
| Suhaj | 6,082,000 |
| Provinces: 27 | 116,200,000 |
| UN Country Population | 118,366,000 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adyghe | ady | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Albanian, Gheg | aln | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Amharic | amh | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Arabic, Algerian | arq | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Algerian Saharan | aao | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Eastern Egyptian Bedawi | avl | 2 | 2 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Egyptian | arz | 6 | 5 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Gulf | afb | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Hijazi | acw | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Levantine | apc | 3 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Libyan | ayl | 3 | 3 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Moroccan | ary | 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, Sa'idi | aec | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Sudanese | apd | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Ta'izzi-Adeni | acq | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Armenian, Western | hyw | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Bedawiyet | bej | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Chechen | che | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Chinese, Mandarin | cmn | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Domari | rmt | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Egyptian Sign Language | esl | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| English | eng | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| French | fra | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Fur | fvr | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -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 |
| Mattokki | xnz | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | 1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Nobiin | fia | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | 1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Siwi | siz | 1 | 1 | 2 Translation Started | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Somali | som | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tigre | tig | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Tigrigna | tir | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Turkish | tur | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Urdu | urd | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals: | 35 | 45 | 32 | 23 | 24 | 30 | 30 | 13 | 10 |
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| People Groups | 45 |
| Unreached People Groups | 32 (71.1%) |
| Population | 117,980,000 |
| Population Annual Growth Rate | 2.0% |
| Population in Unreached | 82,581,000 (70.0%) |
| Primary Religion | Islam |
| Percent Christian Adherent | 9.5% |
| Percent Evangelical | 2.4% |
| Pioneer Workers Needed * | 1,659 |
| Country Progress Level | |
| Continent | Africa |
| Region | Africa, North and Middle East |
| 10/40 Window | Yes |
| Country Code | EG |
| Official Language(s) | Arabic, Standard | Arabic, Egyptian |
| Literacy Rate | 74% |
| Estimated Illiterate Population | 30,675,000 |
| Persecution Ranking | 40 (1=Highest) Open Doors |
 All Unreached |
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