Country: Syria
| Photo | People Group |
Population this Ctry |
Population Global |
Count Ctrys |
Indigenous | Primary Language |
Primary Religion |
Progress Scale |
% Christian Adherent |
% Evangelical |
Needed Workers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Greek | 6,600 | 10,115,000 | 70 | Greek | Christianity | 3 ● | 91.00 % | 0.40 % | -1 - | |
|
Kabardian | 44,000 | 1,250,000 | 8 | Kabardian | Islam | 0 ☀︎ | 0.05 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
|
Kurd, Kurmanji | 1,746,000 | 17,549,000 | 33 | ● | Kurdish, Northern | Islam | 1 ● | 0.13 % | 0.06 % | 35 |
|
Ossette | 64,000 | 649,000 | 10 | Ossetic | Islam | 2 ● | 30.00 % | 0.10 % | -1 - | |
|
Persian | 60,000 | 48,102,000 | 43 | Persian, Iranian | Islam | 1 ● | 0.50 % | 0.20 % | 1 | |
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Portuguese | 1,100 | 17,725,000 | 46 | Portuguese | Christianity | 4 ● | 95.00 % | 3.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Romani, Domari | 11,000 | 1,905,000 | 15 | ● | Domari | Islam | 1 ● | 5.00 % | 1.00 % | 1 |
|
Russian | 4,000 | 136,010,000 | 71 | Russian | Christianity | 3 ● | 66.00 % | 1.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Spaniard | 1,200 | 30,202,000 | 50 | Spanish | Christianity | 3 ● | 77.00 % | 1.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Syrian Aramaic, Turoyo | 30,000 | 187,000 | 9 | ● | Turoyo | Christianity | 3 ● | 100.00 % | 0.80 % | -1 - |
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Turkmen, Middle-Eastern | 2,001,000 | 4,903,000 | 4 | Turkish | Islam | 0 ☀︎ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 40 | |
|
Yazidi | 15,000 | 814,000 | 11 | ● | Arabic, Levantine | Ethnic Religions | 0 ☀︎ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
| Totals: 37 | 25,484,000 | 8 ☀︎ 18 ● | 5.42 % | 0.17 % | 182 | ||||||
| Unclassified / Other Individuals | 136,000 | ||||||||||
| UN Country Population (2025) | 25,620,000 |
| Province ▲ | Estimated Population |
|---|---|
| Al Ḥasakah | 2,024,000 |
| Aleppo | 5,416,000 |
| Ar Raqqah | 1,063,000 |
| As Suwayda' | 419,000 |
| Damascus | 2,078,000 |
| Dar`a | 1,129,000 |
| Dayr Az Zawr | 1,346,000 |
| Hamah | 1,854,000 |
| Hims | 2,047,000 |
| Idlib | 1,684,000 |
| Lattakia | 1,178,000 |
| Quneitra | 90,000 |
| Rif Dimashq | 3,043,000 |
| Tartus | 939,000 |
| Provinces: 14 | 24,310,000 |
| UN Country Population | 25,620,000 |
| Language ▲ | Code | # Peoples w/ this Primary Language |
# Unreached w/ this Primary Language |
Scripture Status |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abkhaz | abk | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| 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, Levantine | apc | 7 | 5 | 3 Bible Portions | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Mesopotamian | acm | 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, 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 |
| Bulgarian | bul | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Kabardian | kbd | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Kurdish, Northern | kmr | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Ossetic | oss | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 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 |
| Russian | rus | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Spanish | spa | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Turkish | tur | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Turoyo | tru | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Unknown | xxx | 1 | 0 | Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Western Neo-Aramaic | amw | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Totals: | 30 | 37 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 12 | 11 |
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| People Groups | 37 |
| Unreached People Groups | 18 (48.6%) |
| Population | 25,484,000 |
| Population Annual Growth Rate | 1.8% |
| Population in Unreached | 8,882,000 (34.9%) |
| Primary Religion | Islam |
| Percent Christian Adherent | 5.4% |
| Percent Evangelical | 0.2% |
| Pioneer Workers Needed * | 182 |
| Country Progress Level | 2 ● |
| Continent | Asia |
| Region | Africa, North and Middle East |
| 10/40 Window | Yes |
| Country Code | SY |
| Official Language(s) | Arabic, Standard | Arabic, Levantine |
| Literacy Rate | 86% |
| Estimated Illiterate Population | 3,568,000 |
| Persecution Ranking | 18 (1=Highest) Open Doors |
 All Unreached |
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