Country: Egypt
People Groups
Total
51
People Groups Unreached
34 (66.7%)
People Groups Unreached Frontier
25 (49.0%)
Population
Total
117,901,000
Population in Unreached
82,788,000 (70.2%)
Population in Unreached Frontier
8,619,000 (7.3%)
| Photo | People Group |
Population this Ctry |
Population Global |
Count Ctrys |
Indigenous | Primary Language |
Primary Religion |
Progress Scale |
% Evangelical Range |
% Christian Adh Range |
Workers Needed * |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Chechen | 6,900 | 2,016,000 | 17 | Chechen | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 | |
|
Chinese, general | 8,100 | 15,513,000 | 64 | Chinese, Mandarin | Ethnic Religions |
4
|
5-10% ● | 10-50% ● | -1 - | |
|
Deaf | 502,000 | 27,577,000 | 218 | ● | Egyptian Sign Language | Unknown |
1
|
-1 Unknown | 0.1-2% ● | 10 |
|
Egyptian, Coptic | 7,063,000 | 7,063,000 | 1 | ● | Arabic, Egyptian | Christianity |
5
|
10-50% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - |
|
Filipino, Tagalog | 3,500 | 40,072,000 | 56 | Tagalog | Christianity |
5
|
10-50% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
French | 107,000 | 51,939,000 | 114 | French | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Fur | 4,600 | 1,435,000 | 3 | Fur | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 | |
|
German | 34,000 | 67,340,000 | 80 | German, Standard | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Greek | 68,000 | 10,117,000 | 71 | Greek | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Italian | 4,000 | 37,590,000 | 63 | Italian | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Jewish, Egyptian-speaking | -1 Unknown | -1 Unknown | 1 | ● | Arabic, Egyptian | Ethnic Religions |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 0 |
|
Kharga, Selima | 39,000 | 39,000 | 1 | ● | Arabic, Libyan | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 |
|
Malay | 3,200 | 18,882,000 | 28 | Malay | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 | |
|
Nubian, Arabized | 628,000 | 628,000 | 1 | ● | Arabic, Egyptian | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 13 |
|
Nubian, Fedicca-Mohas | 520,000 | 1,175,000 | 2 | ● | Nobiin | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 10 |
|
Nubian, Kunuz | 63,000 | 63,000 | 1 | ● | Mattokki | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 |
|
Oromo, Tulema / Selale | 3,500 | 10,105,000 | 5 | Oromo, West Central | Islam |
2
|
0.1-2% ● | 10-50% ● | -1 - | |
|
Romani, Domari | 10,000 | 1,905,000 | 15 | ● | Domari | Islam |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 0.1-2% ● | 1 |
|
Romani, Halebi | 1,050,000 | 1,050,000 | 1 | ● | Arabic, Egyptian | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 21 |
|
Russian | 2,300 | 135,212,000 | 72 | Russian | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Somali | 23,000 | 28,892,000 | 38 | Somali | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 | |
|
South Asian, general | 5,700 | 10,807,000 | 59 | Urdu | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 | |
|
Tigray, Tigrinya | 40,000 | 10,294,000 | 28 | Tigrigna | Christianity |
3
|
0-0.1% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Tigre, Eritrean | 21,000 | 955,000 | 8 | Tigre | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 | |
|
Tuareg, Algerian | 36,000 | 216,000 | 4 | Arabic, Algerian Saharan | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 | |
| Totals: 51 | 117,901,000 | 34 ◼︎ (25 ✸︎) | 2.42 % | 9.45 % | 1,665 | ||||||
| Unclassified / Other Individuals | 465,000 | ||||||||||
| UN Country Population (2025) | 118,366,000 |
| Province ▲ | Estimated Population |
|---|---|
| Ad Daqahliyah | 7,859,000 |
| Al Bahr al Ahmar | 457,000 |
| Al Buhayrah | 7,667,000 |
| Al Fayyum | 4,188,000 |
| Al Gharbiyah | 6,277,000 |
| Al Iskandariyah | 6,357,000 |
| Al Isma`iliyah | 1,557,000 |
| Al Jizah | 10,020,000 |
| Al Minufiyah | 5,206,000 |
| Al Minya | 6,812,000 |
| Al Qahirah | 12,256,000 |
| Al Qalyubiyah | 6,745,000 |
| Al Uqsur | 1,515,000 |
| Al Wadi al Jadid | 297,000 |
| As Suways | 823,000 |
| Ash Sharqiyah | 8,567,000 |
| Aswan | 1,890,000 |
| Asyut | 5,608,000 |
| Bani Suwayf | 3,774,000 |
| Bur Sa`id | 881,000 |
| Dumyat | 1,758,000 |
| Janub Sina' | 221,000 |
| Kafr ash Shaykh | 4,192,000 |
| Matrouh | 592,000 |
| Qina | 4,024,000 |
| Shamal Sina' | 575,000 |
| Suhaj | 6,082,000 |
| Provinces: 27 | 116,200,000 |
| UN Country Population | 118,366,000 |
| 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 |
| Albanian, Gheg | aln | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Amharic | amh | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Arabic, Algerian | arq | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Algerian Saharan | aao | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Eastern Egyptian Bedawi | avl | 2 | 2 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Egyptian | arz | 6 | 5 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Gulf | afb | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Hijazi | acw | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Levantine | apc | 3 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Libyan | ayl | 2 | 2 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Mesopotamian | acm | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Moroccan | ary | 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 |
| Arabic, Sa'idi | aec | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Sudanese | apd | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Ta'izzi-Adeni | acq | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Armenian, Western | hyw | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Bedawiyet | bej | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -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 |
| Egyptian Sign Language | esl | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| English | eng | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| French | fra | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Fur | fvr | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -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 |
| Italian | ita | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Malay | zlm | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Mattokki | xnz | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | 1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Nobiin | fia | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | 1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Oromo, West Central | gaz | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Russian | rus | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Siwi | siz | 1 | 1 | 2 Translation Started | -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 |
| Tigre | tig | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Tigrigna | tir | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Turkish | tur | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Urdu | urd | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals: | 42 | 51 | 34 | 29 | 31 | 37 | 37 | 17 | 14 |
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| People Groups | 51 |
| Unreached People Groups | 34 (66.7%) |
| Population | 117,901,000 |
| Population Annual Growth Rate | 2.0% |
| Population in Unreached | 82,788,000 (70.2%) |
| Primary Religion | Islam |
| Percent Christian Adherent | 9.5% |
| Percent Evangelical | 2.4% |
| Pioneer Workers Needed * | 1,665 |
| Country Progress Level | |
| Continent | Africa |
| Region | Africa, North and Middle East |
| 10/40 Window | Yes |
| Country Code | EG |
| Official Language(s) | Arabic, Standard | Arabic, Egyptian |
| Literacy Rate | 74% |
| Estimated Illiterate Population | 30,654,000 |
| Persecution Ranking | 40 (1=Highest) Open Doors |
 All Unreached |
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