Country: Sudan
People Groups
Total
201
People Groups Unreached
170 (84.6%)
People Groups Unreached Frontier
123 (61.2%)
Population
Total
51,224,000
Population in Unreached
48,618,000 (94.9%)
Population in Unreached Frontier
31,549,000 (61.6%)
| Photo | People Group |
Population this Ctry |
Population Global |
Count Ctrys |
Indigenous | Primary Language |
Primary Religion |
Progress Scale |
% Evangelical Range |
% Christian Adh Range |
Workers Needed * |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Tigray, Tigrinya | 62,000 | 10,294,000 | 28 | Tigrigna | Christianity |
4
|
5-10% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Tigre, Eritrean | 132,000 | 955,000 | 8 | Tigre | Islam |
1
|
0-0.1% ● | 0.1-2% ● | 3 | |
|
Tima | 7,700 | 7,700 | 1 | ● | Tima | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 |
|
Tingal | 24,000 | 24,000 | 1 | ● | Tegali | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 |
|
Tira | 40,000 | 40,000 | 1 | ● | Tira | Islam |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 0.1-2% ● | 1 |
|
Tocho | 23,000 | 23,000 | 1 | ● | Tocho | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 |
|
Trawing | 2,300 | 2,300 | 1 | ● | Arabic, Sudanese | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 |
|
Tubu, Teda | 12,000 | 161,000 | 5 | Tedaga | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 | |
|
|
Tukam | 23,000 | 23,000 | 1 | ● | Tagoi | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 |
|
|
Tulishi | 3,200 | 3,200 | 1 | ● | Tulishi | Ethnic Religions |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 0.1-2% ● | 1 |
|
|
Tumali | 400 | 400 | 1 | ● | Tagoi | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 |
|
Tumtum | 24,000 | 24,000 | 1 | ● | Tumtum | Islam |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 0.1-2% ● | 1 |
|
Tungur | 282,000 | 282,000 | 1 | ● | Arabic, Sudanese | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 6 |
|
Turk | 4,200 | 67,716,000 | 69 | Turkish | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 | |
|
|
Turuj | 27,000 | 27,000 | 1 | ● | Tulishi | Ethnic Religions |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 |
|
Turum | 3,000 | 3,000 | 1 | ● | Tagoi | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 |
|
Uduk | 27,000 | 67,000 | 4 | ● | Uduk | Ethnic Religions |
4
|
2-5% ● | 10-50% ● | -1 - |
|
|
Umm Heitan | 33,000 | 33,000 | 1 | ● | Koalib | Islam |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 0.1-2% ● | 1 |
|
|
Wadalka | 38,000 | 38,000 | 1 | ● | Arabic, Sudanese | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 |
|
Wali | 2,700 | 2,700 | 1 | ● | Wali (Sudan) | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 |
|
|
Wali, Arabized | 68,000 | 68,000 | 1 | ● | Arabic, Sudanese | Islam |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 0.1-2% ● | 1 |
|
|
Warnang, Werni | 6,600 | 6,600 | 1 | ● | Warnang | Islam |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 2-5% ● | 1 |
|
Yazeed | 556,000 | 556,000 | 1 | ● | Arabic, Sudanese | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 11 |
|
|
Yulu | 8,400 | 23,000 | 4 | Yulu | Christianity |
4
|
5-10% ● | 10-50% ● | -1 - | |
|
Zaghawa | 139,000 | 353,000 | 3 | ● | Zaghawa | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 3 |
| Totals: 201 | 51,224,000 | 170 ◼︎ (123 ✸︎) | 0.48 % | 2.27 % | 1,036 | ||||||
| Unclassified / Other Individuals | 438,000 | ||||||||||
| UN Country Population (2025) | 51,662,000 |
| State ▲ | Estimated Population |
|---|---|
| Al Jazirah | 5,590,000 |
| Al Qadarif | 413,000 |
| Blue Nile | 1,257,000 |
| Central Darfur | 2,837,000 |
| East Darfur | 1,270,000 |
| Kassala | 2,858,000 |
| Khartoum | 9,070,000 |
| North Darfur | 2,615,000 |
| North Kurdufan | 3,601,000 |
| Northern | 1,062,000 |
| Red Sea | 1,682,000 |
| River Nile | 1,714,000 |
| Sennar | 2,177,000 |
| South Darfur | 6,074,000 |
| South Kurdufan | 2,392,000 |
| West Darfur | 2,015,000 |
| West Kurdufan | 1,498,000 |
| White Nile | 1,964,000 |
| States: 18 | 50,089,000 |
| UN Country Population | 51,662,000 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acheron | acz | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Afitti | aft | 1 | 1 | 2 Translation Started | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Aka | soh | 1 | 0 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Ama | nyi | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Amdang | amj | 1 | 1 | 2 Translation Started | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Amharic | amh | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Andaandi | dgl | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Algerian | arq | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Egyptian | arz | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Levantine | apc | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Moroccan | ary | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Sudanese | apd | 89 | 86 | 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 |
| Assangori | sjg | 1 | 1 | 2 Translation Started | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Bedawiyet | bej | 4 | 4 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Berta | wti | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Burun | bdi | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Chinese, Mandarin | cmn | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Dagik | dec | 1 | 1 | 2 Translation Started | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Dair | drb | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Daju, Dar Fur | daj | 1 | 1 | 2 Translation Started | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Daju, Dar Sila | dau | 1 | 1 | 1 Translation Needed | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Dilling | dil | 2 | 2 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Fongoro | fgr | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Fulfulde, Adamawa | fub | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Fur | fvr | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Gaam | tbi | 1 | 1 | 2 Translation Started | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Ganza | gza | 1 | 0 | 2 Translation Started | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Gbaya | krs | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Gbaya, Northwest | gya | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Ghulfan | ghl | 1 | 1 | 2 Translation Started | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Gula (Central African Republic) | kcm | 1 | 0 | 2 Translation Started | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Gumuz | guk | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Hausa | hau | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Heiban | hbn | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Jumjum | jum | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | 1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Kadaru | kdu | 1 | 1 | 2 Translation Started | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Kanga | kcp | 1 | 1 | 2 Translation Started | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Kanuri, Yerwa | knc | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Karko | kko | 2 | 2 | 2 Translation Started | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Katcha-Kadugli-Miri | xtc | 4 | 3 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Katla | kcr | 1 | 1 | 2 Translation Started | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Keiga | kec | 1 | 1 | 2 Translation Started | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Kelo | xel | 1 | 0 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Ko | fuj | 2 | 2 | 2 Translation Started | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Koalib | kib | 2 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Komo (Sudan) | xom | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Krongo | kgo | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Kunama | kun | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Lafofa | laf | 1 | 1 | 1 Translation Needed | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Language Unknown | xxx | 1 | 1 | Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Laro | lro | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Logol | lof | 1 | 1 | 2 Translation Started | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Logorik | liu | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Lumun | lmd | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Maba (Chad) | mde | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Mararit | mgb | 1 | 1 | 2 Translation Started | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Masalit | mls | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Me'en | mym | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Midob | mei | 1 | 1 | 2 Translation Started | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Moro | mor | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Nding | eli | 1 | 1 | 2 Translation Started | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Ngambay | sba | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Ngile | jle | 2 | 2 | 2 Translation Started | -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 |
| Otoro | otr | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Shatt | shj | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | 1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Shwai | shw | 1 | 1 | 2 Translation Started | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Sokoro | sok | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Somali | som | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Swahili | swh | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tagoi | tag | 4 | 4 | 2 Translation Started | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Talodi | tlo | 1 | 1 | 2 Translation Started | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Tama (Chad) | tma | 2 | 2 | 2 Translation Started | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Tedaga | tuq | 1 | 1 | 1 Translation Needed | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Tegali | ras | 2 | 2 | 2 Translation Started | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Temein | teq | 1 | 1 | 2 Translation Started | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Tese | keg | 1 | 1 | 2 Translation Started | -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 |
| Tima | tms | 1 | 1 | 2 Translation Started | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Tira | tic | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Tocho | taz | 1 | 1 | 2 Translation Started | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Tulishi | tey | 3 | 3 | 2 Translation Started | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Tumtum | tbr | 2 | 2 | 2 Translation Started | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Turkish | tur | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Uduk | udu | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Wali (Sudan) | wll | 1 | 1 | 2 Translation Started | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Warnang | wrn | 1 | 1 | 2 Translation Started | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Yulu | yul | 1 | 0 | 2 Translation Started | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Zaghawa | zag | 2 | 2 | 2 Translation Started | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Totals: | 93 | 201 | 170 | 28 | 32 | 39 | 62 | 14 | 7 |
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| People Groups | 201 |
| Unreached People Groups | 170 (84.6%) |
| Population | 51,224,000 |
| Population Annual Growth Rate | 2.4% |
| Population in Unreached | 48,618,000 (94.9%) |
| Primary Religion | Islam |
| Percent Christian Adherent | 2.3% |
| Percent Evangelical | 0.5% |
| Pioneer Workers Needed * | 1,036 |
| Country Progress Level | |
| Continent | Africa |
| Region | Africa, East and Southern |
| 10/40 Window | Yes |
| Country Code | SU |
| Official Language(s) | Arabic, Standard | Arabic, Sudanese |
| Literacy Rate | 61% |
| Estimated Illiterate Population | 19,977,000 |
| Persecution Ranking | 5 (1=Highest) Open Doors |
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