Country: Cyprus
| Photo | People Group |
Population this Ctry |
Population Global |
Count Ctrys |
Indigenous | Primary Language |
Primary Religion |
Progress Scale |
% Evangelical Range |
% Christian Adh Range |
Workers Needed * |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Americans, U.S. | 27,000 | 201,113,000 | 104 | English | Christianity |
5
|
10-50% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Anglo-Australian | 3,000 | 18,596,000 | 25 | English | Christianity |
5
|
10-50% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Arab, Egyptian general | 4,400 | 73,500,000 | 37 | Arabic, Egyptian | Islam |
4
|
2-5% ● | 10-50% ● | -1 - | |
|
Arab, Iraqi | 2,600 | 22,468,000 | 26 | Arabic, Mesopotamian | Islam |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 0.1-2% ● | 1 | |
|
Arab, Lebanese general | 1,900 | 5,398,000 | 42 | Arabic, Levantine | Islam |
2
|
0.1-2% ● | 10-50% ● | -1 - | |
|
Arab, Maronite | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1 | ● | Arabic, Cypriot | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - |
|
Arab, Syrian | 15,000 | 24,536,000 | 38 | Arabic, Levantine | Islam |
2
|
0-0.1% ● | 5-10% ● | -1 - | |
|
Armenian | 2,000 | 6,055,000 | 54 | Armenian, Western | Christianity |
4
|
5-10% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
British | 20,000 | 54,781,000 | 126 | English | Christianity |
4
|
5-10% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Bulgarian | 27,000 | 6,769,000 | 41 | Bulgarian | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Chinese, general | 1,800 | 15,513,000 | 64 | Chinese, Mandarin | Buddhism |
4
|
2-5% ● | 10-50% ● | -1 - | |
|
Cypriots, Greek | 810,000 | 917,000 | 6 | ● | Greek | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - |
|
Cypriots, Turkish | 246,000 | 422,000 | 5 | ● | Turkish | Islam |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 0.1-2% ● | 5 |
|
Deaf | 1,200 | 27,577,000 | 218 | ● | Language unknown | Unknown |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 |
|
Filipino, Tagalog | 13,000 | 40,072,000 | 56 | Tagalog | Christianity |
5
|
10-50% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
French | 1,600 | 51,939,000 | 114 | French | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Georgian | 14,000 | 3,299,000 | 26 | Georgian | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
German | 2,200 | 67,340,000 | 80 | German, Standard | Christianity |
4
|
2-5% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Greek | 22,000 | 10,117,000 | 71 | Greek | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Jewish, Greek | 300 | 3,300 | 2 | ● | Greek | Ethnic Religions |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 |
|
Moldovan | 2,800 | 2,610,000 | 20 | Romanian | Christianity |
4
|
2-5% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Nepali, general | 3,300 | 1,704,000 | 33 | Nepali | Hinduism |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 0.1-2% ● | 1 | |
|
Persian | 1,600 | 48,406,000 | 52 | ● | Persian, Iranian | Islam |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 0.1-2% ● | 1 |
|
Polish | 4,000 | 43,197,000 | 46 | Polish | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Pontic Greek | 25,000 | 755,000 | 5 | Pontic | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
| Totals: 34 | 1,356,000 | 7 ◼︎ (2 ✸︎) | 1.77 % | 70.68 % | 11 | ||||||
| Unclassified / Other Individuals | 15,000 | ||||||||||
| UN Country Population (2025) | 1,371,000 |
| Province ▲ | Estimated Population |
|---|---|
| Famagusta | 73,000 |
| Larnaca | 222,000 |
| Limassol | 371,000 |
| Nicosia | 517,000 |
| Paphos | 142,000 |
| Provinces: 5 | 1,325,000 |
| UN Country Population | 1,371,000 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic, Cypriot | acy | 1 | 0 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Egyptian | arz | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Levantine | apc | 2 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Mesopotamian | acm | 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 |
| Bulgarian | bul | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Chinese, Mandarin | cmn | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| English | eng | 3 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| French | fra | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Georgian | kat | 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 | 3 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Hindi | hin | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Language Unknown | xxx | 1 | 1 | 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 |
| Polish | pol | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Pontic | pnt | 1 | 0 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Romani, Carpathian | rmc | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Romanian | ron | 2 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Russian | rus | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Serbian | srp | 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 |
| Turkish | tur | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ukrainian | ukr | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Vietnamese | vie | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals: | 28 | 34 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 19 |
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- Church planting agencies in Cyprus
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- Clean water projects
- Christian medical outreaches
| People Groups | 34 |
| Unreached People Groups | 7 (20.6%) |
| Population | 1,356,000 |
| Population Annual Growth Rate | 0.9% |
| Population in Unreached | 272,000 (20.1%) |
| Primary Religion | Christianity |
| Percent Christian Adherent | 70.7% |
| Percent Evangelical | 1.8% |
| Pioneer Workers Needed * | 11 |
| Country Progress Level | |
| Continent | Europe |
| Region | Europe, Western |
| 10/40 Window | No |
| Country Code | CY |
| Official Language(s) | Greek | Turkish |
| Literacy Rate | 99% |
| Estimated Illiterate Population | 14,000 |
| Persecution Ranking | Not ranked |
 All Unreached |
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