Country: Japan
| Photo | People Group |
Population this Ctry |
Population Global |
Count Ctrys |
Indigenous | Primary Language |
Primary Religion |
Progress Scale |
% Evangelical Range |
% Christian Adh Range |
Workers Needed * |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Mongol, Khalka | 20,000 | 2,657,000 | 7 | Mongolian, Halh | Ethnic Religions |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 0.1-2% ● | 1 | |
|
Nepali, general | 21,000 | 1,681,000 | 26 | Nepali | Hinduism |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 0.1-2% ● | 1 | |
|
Oki-No-Erabu | 3,100 | 3,100 | 1 | ● | Oki-No-Erabu | Buddhism |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 2-5% ● | 1 |
|
Okinawan, Ryukyuan | 1,151,000 | 1,156,000 | 2 | ● | Okinawan, Central | Ethnic Religions |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 0.1-2% ● | 23 |
|
Persian | 14,000 | 48,381,000 | 39 | Persian, Iranian | Islam |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 0.1-2% ● | 1 | |
|
Peruvian | 105,000 | 26,377,000 | 10 | Spanish | Christianity |
5
|
10-50% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Punjabi | 68,000 | 2,064,000 | 21 | Punjabi, Eastern | Islam |
1
|
0-0.1% ● | 0.1-2% ● | 1 | |
|
Punjabi, Western | 7,600 | 998,000 | 16 | Punjabi, Western | Islam |
0
|
-1 Unknown | 0-0.1% ● | 1 | |
|
Russian | 12,000 | 135,169,000 | 53 | Russian | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Sinhalese | 56,000 | 715,000 | 20 | Sinhala | Buddhism |
2
|
0.1-2% ● | 5-10% ● | -1 - | |
|
South Asian, Bengali-speaking | 32,000 | 5,091,000 | 20 | Bengali | Islam |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 0.1-2% ● | 1 | |
|
Thai | 9,600 | 24,365,000 | 27 | Thai | Buddhism |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 0.1-2% ● | 1 | |
|
Toku-No-Shima | 4,900 | 4,900 | 1 | ● | Toku-No-Shima | Buddhism |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 0.1-2% ● | 1 |
|
Urdu | 28,000 | 2,927,000 | 24 | Urdu | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 | |
|
Vietnamese | 600,000 | 89,747,000 | 29 | Vietnamese | Buddhism |
2
|
0.1-2% ● | 5-10% ● | -1 - | |
|
Yaeyama | 45,000 | 45,000 | 1 | ● | Yaeyama | Buddhism |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 2-5% ● | 1 |
|
Yonaguni | 800 | 800 | 1 | ● | Yonaguni | Buddhism |
1
|
0-0.1% ● | 0.1-2% ● | 1 |
|
Yoron | 900 | 900 | 1 | ● | Yoron | Buddhism |
1
|
0-0.1% ● | 0.1-2% ● | 1 |
| Totals: 43 | 122,829,000 | 28 ◼︎ (2 ✸︎) | 0.45 % | 1.86 % | 2,424 | ||||||
| Unclassified / Other Individuals | 274,000 | ||||||||||
| UN Country Population (2025) | 123,103,000 |
| Province ▲ | Estimated Population |
|---|---|
| Aichi | 7,285,000 |
| Akita | 996,000 |
| Aomori | 1,274,000 |
| Chiba | 6,058,000 |
| Ehime | 1,349,000 |
| Fukui | 766,000 |
| Fukuoka | 4,967,000 |
| Fukushima | 1,863,000 |
| Gifu | 1,979,000 |
| Gunma | 1,886,000 |
| Hiroshima | 2,769,000 |
| Hokkaido | 5,241,000 |
| Hyōgo | 5,390,000 |
| Ibaraki | 2,840,000 |
| Ishikawa | 1,123,000 |
| Iwate | 1,246,000 |
| Kagawa | 951,000 |
| Kagoshima | 1,605,000 |
| Kanagawa | 8,884,000 |
| Kochi | 709,000 |
| Kumamoto | 1,739,000 |
| Kyoto | 2,541,000 |
| Mie | 1,768,000 |
| Miyagi | 2,272,000 |
| Miyazaki | 1,075,000 |
| Nagano | 2,044,000 |
| Naoasaki | 1,341,000 |
| Nara | 1,329,000 |
| Niigata | 2,244,000 |
| Oita | 1,136,000 |
| Okayama | 1,871,000 |
| Okinawa | 1,396,000 |
| Osaka | 8,604,000 |
| Saga | 811,000 |
| Saitama | 7,068,000 |
| Shiga | 1,375,000 |
| Shimane | 676,000 |
| Shizuoka | 3,602,000 |
| Tochigi | 1,922,000 |
| Tokushima | 736,000 |
| Tokyo | 13,154,000 |
| Tottori | 559,000 |
| Toyama | 1,039,000 |
| Wakayama | 938,000 |
| Yamagata | 1,093,000 |
| Yamaguchi | 1,368,000 |
| Yamanashi | 813,000 |
| Provinces: 47 | 123,695,000 |
| UN Country Population | 123,103,000 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ainu (Japan) | ain | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Amami-Oshima, Northern | ryn | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Amami-Oshima, Southern | ams | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Bengali | ben | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Burmese | mya | 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 |
| Chinese, Min Nan | nan | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Chinese, Wu | wuu | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Chinese, Yue | yue | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| English | eng | 2 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| French | fra | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Indonesian | ind | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Japanese | jpn | 4 | 4 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Japanese Sign Language | jsl | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Khmer | khm | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Kikai | kzg | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Korean | kor | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Kunigami | xug | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Malay | zlm | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Miyako | mvi | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Mongolian, Halh | khk | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Nepali | npi | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Oki-No-Erabu | okn | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Okinawan, Central | ryu | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Persian, Iranian | pes | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Portuguese | por | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Punjabi, Eastern | pan | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Punjabi, Western | pnb | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 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 |
| Spanish | spa | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tagalog | tgl | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Thai | tha | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Toku-No-Shima | tkn | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Urdu | urd | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Vietnamese | vie | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Yaeyama | rys | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Yonaguni | yoi | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Yoron | yox | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Totals: | 39 | 43 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 20 |
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| People Groups | 43 |
| Unreached People Groups | 28 (65.1%) |
| Population | 122,829,000 |
| Population Annual Growth Rate | -0.2% |
| Population in Unreached | 120,571,000 (98.2%) |
| Primary Religion | Buddhism |
| Percent Christian Adherent | 1.9% |
| Percent Evangelical | 0.4% |
| Pioneer Workers Needed * | 2,424 |
| Country Progress Level | |
| Continent | Asia |
| Region | Asia, Northeast |
| 10/40 Window | Yes |
| Country Code | JA |
| Official Language(s) | Japanese |
| Literacy Rate | 99% |
| Estimated Illiterate Population | 1,228,000 |
| Persecution Ranking | Not ranked |
 All Unreached |
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