Country: Japan
| Photo | People Group |
Population this Ctry |
Population Global |
Count Ctrys |
Indigenous | Primary Language |
Primary Religion |
Progress Scale |
% Evangelical Range |
% Christian Adh Range |
Workers Needed * |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Ainu (Japan) | 13,000 | 13,000 | 2 | ● | Ainu (Japan) | Ethnic Religions |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 0.1-2% ● | 1 |
|
Amami-Oshima, Northern | 9,500 | 9,500 | 1 | ● | Amami-Oshima, Northern | Buddhism |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 0.1-2% ● | 1 |
|
Amami-Oshima, Southern | 1,700 | 1,700 | 1 | ● | Amami-Oshima, Southern | Buddhism |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 2-5% ● | 1 |
|
Americans, U.S. | 49,000 | 201,113,000 | 104 | English | Christianity |
5
|
10-50% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
British | 22,000 | 54,781,000 | 126 | English | Christianity |
4
|
5-10% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Burakumin | 864,000 | 864,000 | 1 | ● | Japanese | Buddhism |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 0.1-2% ● | 17 |
|
Burmese | 110,000 | 29,913,000 | 23 | Burmese | Buddhism |
1
|
0-0.1% ● | 0.1-2% ● | 2 | |
|
Deaf | 126,000 | 27,577,000 | 218 | ● | Japanese Sign Language | Unknown |
1
|
-1 Unknown | 0.1-2% ● | 3 |
|
Eurasian | 123,000 | 1,758,000 | 13 | ● | Japanese | Buddhism |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 2-5% ● | 2 |
|
Filipino, Tagalog | 332,000 | 40,072,000 | 56 | Tagalog | Christianity |
5
|
10-50% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
French | 6,100 | 51,939,000 | 114 | French | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Han Chinese, Cantonese | 35,000 | 80,134,000 | 37 | Chinese, Yue | Ethnic Religions |
4
|
2-5% ● | 5-10% ● | -1 - | |
|
Han Chinese, Mandarin | 534,000 | 925,156,000 | 55 | Chinese, Mandarin | Non-Religious |
4
|
5-10% ● | 5-10% ● | -1 - | |
|
Han Chinese, Min Nan | 73,000 | 43,506,000 | 18 | Chinese, Min Nan | Ethnic Religions |
4
|
2-5% ● | 5-10% ● | -1 - | |
|
Han Chinese, Wu | 6,800 | 81,175,000 | 10 | Chinese, Wu | Ethnic Religions |
4
|
2-5% ● | 5-10% ● | -1 - | |
|
Indonesian | 174,000 | 11,009,000 | 32 | Indonesian | Islam |
4
|
5-10% ● | 10-50% ● | -1 - | |
|
Japanese | 117,756,000 | 119,713,000 | 51 | ● | Japanese | Buddhism |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 0.1-2% ● | 2,355 |
|
Japanese, Brazilian | 212,000 | 212,000 | 1 | Portuguese | Christianity |
5
|
10-50% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Jewish, English-speaking | 2,000 | 5,524,000 | 13 | English | Ethnic Religions |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 2-5% ● | 1 | |
|
Judeo-Japanese | 49,000 | 49,000 | 1 | ● | Japanese | Ethnic Religions |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 0.1-2% ● | 1 |
|
Khmer | 24,000 | 17,599,000 | 15 | Khmer | Buddhism |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 2-5% ● | 1 | |
|
Kikai | 12,000 | 12,000 | 1 | ● | Kikai | Buddhism |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 2-5% ● | 1 |
|
Korean | 41,000 | 80,317,000 | 59 | Korean | Christianity |
5
|
10-50% ● | 10-50% ● | -1 - | |
|
Kunigami | 4,800 | 4,800 | 1 | ● | Kunigami | Buddhism |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 0.1-2% ● | 1 |
|
Kurd, Kurmanji | 2,500 | 17,558,000 | 35 | Kurdish, Northern | Islam |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 0.1-2% ● | 1 | |
| Totals: 47 | 122,839,000 | 32 ◼︎ (4 ✸︎) | 0.45 % | 1.86 % | 2,428 | ||||||
| Unclassified / Other Individuals | 264,000 | ||||||||||
| UN Country Population (2025) | 123,103,000 |
| Province ▲ | Estimated Population |
|---|---|
| Aichi | 7,285,000 |
| Akita | 996,000 |
| Aomori | 1,274,000 |
| Chiba | 6,058,000 |
| Ehime | 1,349,000 |
| Fukui | 766,000 |
| Fukuoka | 4,967,000 |
| Fukushima | 1,863,000 |
| Gifu | 1,979,000 |
| Gunma | 1,886,000 |
| Hiroshima | 2,769,000 |
| Hokkaido | 5,241,000 |
| Hyōgo | 5,390,000 |
| Ibaraki | 2,840,000 |
| Ishikawa | 1,123,000 |
| Iwate | 1,246,000 |
| Kagawa | 951,000 |
| Kagoshima | 1,605,000 |
| Kanagawa | 8,884,000 |
| Kochi | 709,000 |
| Kumamoto | 1,739,000 |
| Kyoto | 2,541,000 |
| Mie | 1,768,000 |
| Miyagi | 2,272,000 |
| Miyazaki | 1,075,000 |
| Nagano | 2,044,000 |
| Naoasaki | 1,341,000 |
| Nara | 1,329,000 |
| Niigata | 2,244,000 |
| Oita | 1,136,000 |
| Okayama | 1,871,000 |
| Okinawa | 1,396,000 |
| Osaka | 8,604,000 |
| Saga | 811,000 |
| Saitama | 7,068,000 |
| Shiga | 1,375,000 |
| Shimane | 676,000 |
| Shizuoka | 3,602,000 |
| Tochigi | 1,922,000 |
| Tokushima | 736,000 |
| Tokyo | 13,154,000 |
| Tottori | 559,000 |
| Toyama | 1,039,000 |
| Wakayama | 938,000 |
| Yamagata | 1,093,000 |
| Yamaguchi | 1,368,000 |
| Yamanashi | 813,000 |
| Provinces: 47 | 123,695,000 |
| UN Country Population | 123,103,000 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ainu (Japan) | ain | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Amami-Oshima, Northern | ryn | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Amami-Oshima, Southern | ams | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Bengali | ben | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Burmese | mya | 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 |
| Chinese, Min Nan | nan | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Chinese, Wu | wuu | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Chinese, Yue | yue | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| English | eng | 3 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| French | fra | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Indonesian | ind | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Japanese | jpn | 4 | 4 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Japanese Sign Language | jsl | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Khmer | khm | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Kikai | kzg | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Korean | kor | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Kunigami | xug | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Kurdish, Northern | kmr | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Malay | zlm | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Miyako | mvi | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Mongolian, Halh | khk | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Nepali | npi | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Oki-No-Erabu | okn | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Okinawan, Central | ryu | 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 |
| Portuguese | por | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Punjabi, Eastern | pan | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Punjabi, Western | pnb | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Russian | rus | 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 |
| Thai | tha | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Toku-No-Shima | tkn | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -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 |
| Uyghur | uig | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Vietnamese | vie | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Yaeyama | rys | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Yonaguni | yoi | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Yoron | yox | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Totals: | 42 | 47 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 21 |
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| People Groups | 47 |
| Unreached People Groups | 32 (68.1%) |
| Population | 122,839,000 |
| Population Annual Growth Rate | -0.2% |
| Population in Unreached | 120,581,000 (98.2%) |
| Primary Religion | Buddhism |
| Percent Christian Adherent | 1.9% |
| Percent Evangelical | 0.4% |
| Pioneer Workers Needed * | 2,428 |
| Country Progress Level | |
| Continent | Asia |
| Region | Asia, Northeast |
| 10/40 Window | Yes |
| Country Code | JA |
| Official Language(s) | Japanese |
| Literacy Rate | 99% |
| Estimated Illiterate Population | 1,228,000 |
| Persecution Ranking | Not ranked |
 All Unreached |
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