Country: Jordan
People Groups
Total
26
People Groups Unreached
20 (76.9%)
People Groups Unreached Frontier
15 (57.7%)
Population
Total
11,455,000
Population in Unreached
10,658,000 (93.0%)
Population in Unreached Frontier
2,256,000 (19.7%)
| 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 | 105,000 | 695,000 | 10 | Adyghe | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 2 | |
|
Arab, Bedouin | 1,560,000 | 2,838,000 | 3 | ● | Arabic, Eastern Egyptian Bedawi | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 31 |
|
Arab, Egyptian general | 27,000 | 73,602,000 | 31 | Arabic, Egyptian | Islam |
4
|
2-5% ● | 10-50% ● | -1 - | |
|
Arab, Jordanian | 4,694,000 | 4,919,000 | 9 | ● | Arabic, Levantine | Islam |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 2-5% ● | 94 |
|
Arab, Libyan | 21,000 | 2,830,000 | 13 | Arabic, Libyan | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 | |
|
Arab, North Iraqi | 465,000 | 12,714,000 | 9 | Arabic, North Mesopotamian | Islam |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 0.1-2% ● | 9 | |
|
Arab, Palestinian | 3,202,000 | 11,506,000 | 23 | ● | Arabic, Levantine | Islam |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 0.1-2% ● | 64 |
|
Arab, Saudi - Hijazi | 33,000 | 10,559,000 | 6 | Arabic, Hijazi | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 | |
|
Arab, Saudi - Najdi | 116,000 | 13,255,000 | 9 | ● | Arabic, Najdi | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 2 |
|
Arab, Sudanese | 9,500 | 21,821,000 | 24 | Arabic, Sudanese | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 | |
|
Arab, Syrian | 712,000 | 24,524,000 | 31 | Arabic, Levantine | Islam |
2
|
0-0.1% ● | 5-10% ● | -1 - | |
|
Armenian | 12,000 | 6,019,000 | 33 | Armenian, Western | Christianity |
4
|
2-5% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Azerbaijani, Azeri Turk | 8,800 | 18,628,000 | 6 | Azerbaijani, South | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 | |
|
Bengali | 13,000 | 135,697,000 | 9 | Bengali | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 | |
|
British | 14,000 | 54,682,000 | 81 | English | Christianity |
4
|
5-10% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Chechen | 5,800 | 2,008,000 | 13 | Chechen | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 | |
|
Deaf | 30,000 | 27,508,000 | 164 | ● | Jordanian Sign Language | Unknown |
1
|
-1 Unknown | 0.1-2% ● | 1 |
|
Druze | 47,000 | 1,184,000 | 4 | ● | Arabic, Levantine | Other / Small |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 |
|
Filipino, Tagalog | 10,000 | 40,052,000 | 49 | Tagalog | Christianity |
5
|
10-50% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Han Chinese, Mandarin | 22,000 | 925,130,000 | 42 | Chinese, Mandarin | Non-Religious |
4
|
5-10% ● | 5-10% ● | -1 - | |
|
Kabardian | 169,000 | 1,248,000 | 7 | Kabardian | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 3 | |
|
Kurd, Kurmanji | 8,400 | 17,544,000 | 28 | Kurdish, Northern | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 | |
|
Kurd, Sorani | 39,000 | 3,785,000 | 5 | Kurdish, Central | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 | |
|
Nepali, general | 11,000 | 1,681,000 | 26 | Nepali | Hinduism |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 0.1-2% ● | 1 | |
|
Romani, Domari | 51,000 | 1,897,000 | 9 | Domari | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 | |
| Totals: 26 | 11,455,000 | 20 ◼︎ (15 ✸︎) | 0.27 % | 2.23 % | 218 | ||||||
| Unclassified / Other Individuals | 66,000 | ||||||||||
| 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 | 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 |
| 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: | 23 | 26 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 10 | 7 |
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| People Groups | 26 |
| Unreached People Groups | 20 (76.9%) |
| Population | 11,455,000 |
| Population Annual Growth Rate | 1.7% |
| Population in Unreached | 10,658,000 (93.0%) |
| Primary Religion | Islam |
| Percent Christian Adherent | 2.2% |
| Percent Evangelical | 0.3% |
| Pioneer Workers Needed * | 218 |
| 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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