Country: Italy
People Groups
Total
123
People Groups Unreached
31 (25.2%)
People Groups Unreached Frontier
13 (10.6%)
Population
Total
59,111,000
Population in Unreached
1,563,000 (2.6%)
Population in Unreached Frontier
757,000 (1.3%)
| Photo | People Group |
Population this Ctry |
Population Global |
Count Ctrys |
Indigenous | Primary Language |
Primary Religion |
Progress Scale |
% Evangelical Range |
% Christian Adh Range |
Workers Needed * |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Montenegrin | 2,000 | 388,000 | 12 | Montenegrin | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Mossi | 14,000 | 14,391,000 | 13 | Moore | Islam |
5
|
10-50% ● | 10-50% ● | -1 - | |
|
Nepali, general | 1,800 | 1,704,000 | 33 | Nepali | Hinduism |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 0.1-2% ● | 1 | |
|
Norwegian | 1,100 | 4,785,000 | 18 | Norwegian | Christianity |
4
|
5-10% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Pashtun, Southern | 5,100 | 9,566,000 | 18 | Pashto, Southern | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 | |
|
Persian | 17,000 | 48,406,000 | 52 | Persian, Iranian | Islam |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 0.1-2% ● | 1 | |
|
Peruvian | 98,000 | 26,385,000 | 14 | Spanish | Christianity |
4
|
5-10% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Piedmontese | 691,000 | 691,000 | 1 | ● | Piedmontese | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - |
|
Polish | 88,000 | 43,197,000 | 46 | Polish | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Pomak | 2,400 | 501,000 | 5 | Bulgarian | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 | |
|
Provencal, Occitani | 105,000 | 3,141,000 | 3 | ● | Gascon Aranese | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - |
|
Punjabi, Western | 43,000 | 999,000 | 17 | Punjabi, Western | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 | |
|
|
Rhaeto-Romansch | 23,000 | 68,000 | 2 | Romansh | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Romani, Balkan | 60,000 | 948,000 | 16 | Romani, Balkan | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
|
Romani, Italian | 24,000 | 24,000 | 1 | ● | Italian | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - |
|
Romani, Sinte | 15,000 | 223,000 | 13 | Romani, Sinte | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Romani, Vlax | 3,700 | 1,175,000 | 31 | Romani, Vlax | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Romanian | 921,000 | 20,948,000 | 40 | Romanian | Christianity |
4
|
5-10% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Russian | 31,000 | 135,212,000 | 72 | Russian | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Salvadorian | 10,000 | 6,990,000 | 6 | Spanish | Christianity |
5
|
10-50% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Sardinian, Campidanese | 504,000 | 504,000 | 1 | ● | Sardinian, Campidanese | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - |
|
Sardinian, Logudorese | 527,000 | 527,000 | 1 | ● | Sardinian, Logudorese | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - |
|
Sardinian, Sard | 179,000 | 179,000 | 1 | ● | Italian | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - |
|
Sardinian, Sassarese | 105,000 | 105,000 | 1 | ● | Sardinian, Sassarese | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - |
|
Sardinian, Tempiese | 105,000 | 105,000 | 1 | ● | Sardinian, Gallurese | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - |
| Totals: 123 | 59,111,000 | 31 ◼︎ (13 ✸︎) | 1.48 % | 81.82 % | 49 | ||||||
| Unclassified / Other Individuals | 35,000 | ||||||||||
| UN Country Population (2025) | 59,146,000 |
| Province ▲ | Estimated Population |
|---|---|
| Abruzzo | 1,303,000 |
| Apulia | 4,039,000 |
| Basilicata | 576,000 |
| Calabria | 1,952,000 |
| Campania | 5,748,000 |
| Emilia-Romagna | 4,328,000 |
| Friuli-Venezia Giulia | 1,215,000 |
| Lazio | 5,485,000 |
| Liguria | 1,566,000 |
| Lombardia | 9,672,000 |
| Marche | 1,536,000 |
| Molise | 313,000 |
| Piemonte | 4,349,000 |
| Sardegna | 1,634,000 |
| Sicily | 4,986,000 |
| Toscana | 3,660,000 |
| Trentino-Alto Adige | 1,026,000 |
| Umbria | 881,000 |
| Valle d'Aosta | 127,000 |
| Veneto | 4,841,000 |
| Provinces: 20 | 59,237,000 |
| UN Country Population | 59,146,000 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akan | aka | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Albanian, Arbereshe | aae | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | 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, Egyptian | arz | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Libyan | ayl | 1 | 1 | 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, Sudanese | apd | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Tunisian | aeb | 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 |
| Arpitan | frp | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Baoule | bci | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Bavarian | bar | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Belarusian | bel | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Bengali | ben | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Bosnian | bos | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Bulgarian | bul | 2 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Catalan | cat | 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 |
| Cimbrian | cim | 1 | 0 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Corsican | cos | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | 1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Croatian | hrv | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Czech | ces | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Danish | dan | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Dari | prs | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Dutch | nld | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| English | eng | 2 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Estonian, Standard | ekk | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Ewe | ewe | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Finnish | fin | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| French | fra | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Friulian | fur | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | 1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Gascon Aranese | oci | 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 |
| German, Swiss | gsw | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Greek | ell | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Hausa | hau | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Hungarian | hun | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Indonesian | ind | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Italian | ita | 4 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Italian Sign Language | ise | 1 | 1 | 2 Translation Started | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Japanese | jpn | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Judeo-Italian | itk | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Kabuverdianu | kea | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Kazakh | kaz | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Korean | kor | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Kurdish, Northern | kmr | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Kyrgyz | kir | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ladin | lld | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Latvian, Standard | lvs | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Ligurian | lij | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Lithuanian | lit | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Lombard | lmo | 2 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Macedonian | mkd | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Maltese | mlt | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Mòcheno | mhn | 1 | 0 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Montenegrin | cnr | 1 | 0 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Moore | mos | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Morisyen | mfe | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Napoletano | nap | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Nepali | npi | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Norwegian | nor | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Pashto, Southern | pbt | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Persian, Iranian | pes | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Piedmontese | pms | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Polish | pol | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Portuguese | por | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Pular | fuf | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Punjabi, Western | pnb | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Romani, Balkan | rmn | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Romani, Sinte | rmo | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Romani, Vlax | rmy | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Romanian | ron | 2 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Romansh | roh | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Russian | rus | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Sardinian, Campidanese | sro | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Sardinian, Gallurese | sdn | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Sardinian, Logudorese | src | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Sardinian, Sassarese | sdc | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Serbian | srp | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Sicilian | scn | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | 1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Sinhala | sin | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Slavomolisano | svm | 1 | 0 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Slovak | slk | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Slovene | slv | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Somali | som | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Spanish | spa | 10 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Swahili | swh | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Swedish | swe | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Tachawit | shy | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Tagalog | tgl | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Tajik | tgk | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tamil | tam | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Thai | tha | 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 |
| Ukrainian | ukr | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Urdu | urd | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Uzbek, Northern | uzn | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Venetian | vec | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Vietnamese | vie | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Walser | wae | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Wolof | wol | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Yoruba | yor | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals: | 107 | 123 | 31 | 80 | 77 | 83 | 87 | 52 | 53 |
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| People Groups | 123 |
| Unreached People Groups | 31 (25.2%) |
| Population | 59,111,000 |
| Population Annual Growth Rate | 0.0% |
| Population in Unreached | 1,563,000 (2.6%) |
| Primary Religion | Christianity |
| Percent Christian Adherent | 81.8% |
| Percent Evangelical | 1.5% |
| Pioneer Workers Needed * | 49 |
| Country Progress Level | |
| Continent | Europe |
| Region | Europe, Western |
| 10/40 Window | No |
| Country Code | IT |
| Official Language(s) | Italian |
| Literacy Rate | 99% |
| Estimated Illiterate Population | 591,000 |
| Persecution Ranking | Not ranked |
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