Country: Jordan
People Groups
Total
29
People Groups Unreached
21 (72.4%)
People Groups Unreached Frontier
16 (55.2%)
Population
Total
11,461,000
Population in Unreached
10,660,000 (93.0%)
Population in Unreached Frontier
2,258,000 (19.7%)
| Photo | People Group |
Population this Ctry |
Population Global |
Count Ctrys |
Indigenous | Primary Language |
Primary Religion |
Progress Scale |
% Christian Adherent |
% Evangelical |
Needed Workers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Adyghe | 105,000 | 696,000 | 11 | Adyghe | Islam |
0
|
0.02 % | 0.02 % | 2 | |
|
Americans, U.S. | 2,000 | 201,113,000 | 104 | English | Christianity |
5
|
78.00 % | 24.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Arab, Bedouin | 1,560,000 | 2,935,000 | 3 | ● | Arabic, Eastern Egyptian Bedawi | Islam |
0
|
0.01 % | 0.01 % | 31 |
|
Arab, Egyptian general | 27,000 | 73,614,000 | 36 | Arabic, Egyptian | Islam |
4
|
12.00 % | 4.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Arab, Jordanian | 4,694,000 | 4,925,000 | 12 | ● | Arabic, Levantine | Islam |
1
|
2.50 % | 0.30 % | 94 |
|
Arab, Libyan | 21,000 | 2,873,000 | 17 | Arabic, Libyan | Islam |
0
|
0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
|
Arab, North Iraqi | 465,000 | 12,567,000 | 6 | Arabic, North Mesopotamian | Islam |
1
|
0.70 % | 0.20 % | 9 | |
|
Arab, Palestinian | 3,202,000 | 11,513,000 | 26 | ● | Arabic, Levantine | Islam |
1
|
1.80 % | 0.30 % | 64 |
|
Arab, Saudi - Hijazi | 33,000 | 10,514,000 | 6 | Arabic, Hijazi | Islam |
0
|
0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
|
Arab, Saudi - Najdi | 116,000 | 15,043,000 | 12 | ● | Arabic, Najdi | Islam |
0
|
0.01 % | 0.01 % | 2 |
|
Arab, Sudanese | 9,500 | 21,656,000 | 26 | Arabic, Sudanese | Islam |
0
|
0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
|
Arab, Syrian | 712,000 | 24,536,000 | 38 | Arabic, Levantine | Islam |
2
|
6.00 % | 0.10 % | -1 - | |
|
Armenian | 12,000 | 6,055,000 | 54 | Armenian, Western | Christianity |
4
|
94.00 % | 4.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Azerbaijani, Azeri Turk | 8,800 | 18,629,000 | 7 | Azerbaijani, South | Islam |
0
|
0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
|
Bengali | 13,000 | 135,821,000 | 4 | Bengali | Islam |
0
|
0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
|
British | 14,000 | 55,381,000 | 126 | English | Christianity |
4
|
61.00 % | 9.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Chechen | 5,800 | 2,016,000 | 17 | Chechen | Islam |
0
|
0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
|
Deaf | 30,000 | 27,577,000 | 218 | ● | Jordanian Sign Language | Islam |
1
|
2.24 % | -1 | 1 |
|
Druze | 47,000 | 1,186,000 | 6 | ● | Arabic, Levantine | Other / Small |
0
|
0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
|
Filipino, Tagalog | 10,000 | 40,072,000 | 56 | Tagalog | Christianity |
5
|
92.00 % | 12.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Greek | 2,200 | 10,115,000 | 70 | Greek | Christianity |
3
|
91.00 % | 0.40 % | -1 - | |
|
Han Chinese, Mandarin | 22,000 | 925,068,000 | 54 | Chinese, Mandarin | Non-Religious |
4
|
9.00 % | 8.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Kabardian | 169,000 | 1,250,000 | 8 | Kabardian | Islam |
0
|
0.05 % | 0.04 % | 3 | |
|
Kurd, Kurmanji | 8,400 | 17,549,000 | 33 | Kurdish, Northern | Islam |
0
|
0.10 % | 0.05 % | 1 | |
|
Kurd, Sorani | 39,000 | 3,790,000 | 6 | Kurdish, Central | Islam |
0
|
0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
| Totals: 29 | 11,461,000 | 21 ◼︎ (16 ✸︎) | 2.26 % | 0.28 % | 219 | ||||||
| Unclassified / Other Individuals | 60,000 | ||||||||||
| UN Country Population (2025) | 11,521,000 |
| Province ▲ | Estimated Population |
|---|---|
| Ajlun | 210,000 |
| Amman | 4,785,000 |
| Aqaba | 224,000 |
| Balqa | 587,000 |
| Irbid | 2,113,000 |
| Jarash | 283,000 |
| Karak | 378,000 |
| Madaba | 226,000 |
| Mafraq | 657,000 |
| Ma`an | 172,000 |
| Tafilah | 115,000 |
| Zarqa | 1,630,000 |
| Provinces: 12 | 11,380,000 |
| UN Country Population | 11,521,000 |
| 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, Eastern Egyptian Bedawi | avl | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Egyptian | arz | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Hijazi | acw | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Levantine | apc | 4 | 3 | 3 Bible Portions | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Libyan | ayl | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -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 |
| Arabic, Sudanese | apd | 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 |
| Azerbaijani, South | azb | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Bengali | ben | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 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 |
| English | eng | 2 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Greek | ell | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Jordanian Sign Language | jos | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Kabardian | kbd | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Kurdish, Central | ckb | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Kurdish, Northern | kmr | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Nepali | npi | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Somali | som | 1 | 1 | 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 |
| Totals: | 25 | 29 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 12 | 9 |
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| People Groups | 29 |
| Unreached People Groups | 21 (72.4%) |
| Population | 11,461,000 |
| Population Annual Growth Rate | 1.7% |
| Population in Unreached | 10,660,000 (93.0%) |
| Primary Religion | Islam |
| Percent Christian Adherent | 2.3% |
| Percent Evangelical | 0.3% |
| Pioneer Workers Needed * | 219 |
| Country Progress Level | |
| Continent | Asia |
| Region | Africa, North and Middle East |
| 10/40 Window | Yes |
| Country Code | JO |
| Official Language(s) | Arabic, Standard |
| Literacy Rate | 98% |
| Estimated Illiterate Population | 229,000 |
| Persecution Ranking | 50 (1=Highest) Open Doors |
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