Country: Iraq
People Groups
Total
33
People Groups Unreached
27 (81.8%)
People Groups Unreached Frontier
12 (36.4%)
Population
Total
46,690,000
Population in Unreached
45,995,000 (98.5%)
Population in Unreached Frontier
8,551,000 (18.3%)
| Photo | People Group |
Population this Ctry |
Population Global |
Count Ctrys |
Indigenous | Primary Language |
Primary Religion |
Progress Scale |
% Evangelical Range |
% Christian Adh Range |
Workers Needed * |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Adyghe | 46,000 | 695,000 | 10 | Adyghe | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 | |
|
Afro-Iraqi | 1,516,000 | 1,516,000 | 1 | Arabic, Mesopotamian | Islam |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 0.1-2% ● | 30 | |
|
Arab, Arabic Gulf Spoken | 51,000 | 7,563,000 | 12 | Arabic, Gulf | Islam |
1
|
0-0.1% ● | 0.1-2% ● | 1 | |
|
Arab, Bedouin | 167,000 | 2,838,000 | 3 | ● | Arabic, Najdi | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 3 |
|
Arab, Egyptian general | 540,000 | 73,602,000 | 31 | Arabic, Egyptian | Islam |
4
|
2-5% ● | 10-50% ● | -1 - | |
|
Arab, Iraqi | 21,070,000 | 22,457,000 | 21 | ● | Arabic, Mesopotamian | Islam |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 0.1-2% ● | 421 |
|
Arab, Marsh | 53,000 | 53,000 | 1 | ● | Arabic, Mesopotamian | Islam |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 0.1-2% ● | 1 |
|
Arab, North Iraqi | 10,988,000 | 12,714,000 | 9 | ● | Arabic, North Mesopotamian | Islam |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 0.1-2% ● | 220 |
|
Arab, Palestinian | 25,000 | 11,506,000 | 23 | Arabic, Levantine | Islam |
1
|
0-0.1% ● | 0.1-2% ● | 1 | |
|
Arab, Syrian | 38,000 | 24,524,000 | 31 | Arabic, Levantine | Islam |
1
|
0-0.1% ● | 2-5% ● | 1 | |
|
Armenian | 7,100 | 6,019,000 | 33 | Armenian, Western | Christianity |
4
|
5-10% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Assyrian | 92,000 | 661,000 | 19 | ● | Assyrian Neo-Aramaic | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - |
|
Bajelani | 80,000 | 80,000 | 1 | ● | Bajelani | Islam |
1
|
0-0.1% ● | 0.1-2% ● | 2 |
|
Chaldean | 50,000 | 115,000 | 8 | ● | Chaldean Neo-Aramaic | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - |
|
Chechen | 14,000 | 2,008,000 | 13 | Chechen | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 | |
|
Deaf | 128,000 | 27,508,000 | 164 | ● | Language unknown | Unknown |
1
|
-1 Unknown | 0.1-2% ● | 3 |
|
Gurani, Hawrami | 101,000 | 334,000 | 2 | ● | Gurani | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 2 |
|
Gurani, Sarli | 25,000 | 25,000 | 1 | ● | Kakayi | Islam |
1
|
0-0.1% ● | 0.1-2% ● | 1 |
|
Herki | 49,000 | 118,000 | 3 | ● | Kurdish, Northern | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 |
|
Koy Sanjaq Surat | 1,100 | 1,100 | 1 | ● | Koy Sanjaq Surat | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - |
|
Kurd, Badini | 1,979,000 | 1,979,000 | 1 | ● | Kurdish, Northern | Islam |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 0.1-2% ● | 40 |
|
Kurd, Sorani | 3,037,000 | 3,785,000 | 5 | ● | Kurdish, Central | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 61 |
|
Kurd, Southern | 1,516,000 | 5,952,000 | 2 | ● | Kurdish, Southern | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 30 |
|
Kurd, Syrian | 259,000 | 17,544,000 | 28 | ● | Kurdish, Northern | Islam |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 0.1-2% ● | 5 |
|
Luri, Northern | 500,000 | 3,088,000 | 2 | Luri, Northern | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 10 | |
| Totals: 33 | 46,690,000 | 27 ◼︎ (12 ✸︎) | 0.22 % | 0.91 % | 923 | ||||||
| Unclassified / Other Individuals | 331,000 | ||||||||||
| UN Country Population (2025) | 47,021,000 |
| Province ▲ | Estimated Population |
|---|---|
| Al-Anbar | 2,129,000 |
| Al-Basrah, Basra | 3,493,000 |
| Al-Muthannia | 978,000 |
| Al-Qadisiyah | 1,551,000 |
| An-Najaf | 1,768,000 |
| Arbil, Erbil | 2,228,000 |
| As-Sulaymaniyah | 2,466,000 |
| At-Ta'mim, Kirkuk | 1,920,000 |
| Babil | 2,481,000 |
| Baghdad | 9,762,000 |
| Dhi-Qar | 2,517,000 |
| Dihok | 1,552,000 |
| Diyala | 1,966,000 |
| Halabja | 128,000 |
| Karbala' | 1,464,000 |
| Maysan | 1,336,000 |
| Ninawa, Nineveh | 4,481,000 |
| Sala ad-Din, Saladin | 1,917,000 |
| Wasit | 1,655,000 |
| Provinces: 19 | 45,792,000 |
| UN Country Population | 47,021,000 |
| 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 |
| Arabic, Egyptian | arz | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Gulf | afb | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Levantine | apc | 2 | 2 | 3 Bible Portions | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Mesopotamian | acm | 3 | 3 | 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 |
| Bajelani | bjm | 1 | 1 | 1 Translation Needed | -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 |
| Gurani | hac | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Kakayi | sdf | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Koy Sanjaq Surat | kqd | 1 | 0 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Kurdish, Central | ckb | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Kurdish, Northern | kmr | 4 | 4 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Kurdish, Southern | sdh | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Language Unknown | xxx | 1 | 1 | Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Luri, Northern | lrc | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Neo-Mandaic | mid | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Nepali | npi | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Persian, Iranian | pes | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Shabak | sdb | 1 | 1 | 2 Translation Started | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Turoyo | tru | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Totals: | 27 | 33 | 27 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 4 |
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| People Groups | 33 |
| Unreached People Groups | 27 (81.8%) |
| Population | 46,690,000 |
| Population Annual Growth Rate | 2.9% |
| Population in Unreached | 45,995,000 (98.5%) |
| Primary Religion | Islam |
| Percent Christian Adherent | 0.9% |
| Percent Evangelical | 0.2% |
| Pioneer Workers Needed * | 923 |
| Country Progress Level | |
| Continent | Asia |
| Region | Africa, North and Middle East |
| 10/40 Window | Yes |
| Country Code | IZ |
| Official Language(s) | Arabic, Standard | Kurdish, Central |
| Literacy Rate | 86% |
| Estimated Illiterate Population | 6,537,000 |
| Persecution Ranking | 17 (1=Highest) Open Doors |
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