Country: Belarus

Number of People Groups

26

People Groups Unreached

6 (23.1%)

Progress Level

Progress Gauge

Total
Population

9,429,000

Population in Unreached

35,000 (0.4%)

Largest Religion

% Christian Adherent

69.39%

% Evangelical

1.69%

Evangelical Annual Growth Rate

3.0%
Map Notes

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Photo People Group Population
this Country
Global
Population
Indigenous Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale
% Christian
Adherent
% Evangelical Est. Workers
Needed
 Armenian 9,400 5,691,000 Armenian, Western Christianity 80.00 % 0.70 % -
 Azerbaijani 6,100 9,063,000 Azerbaijani, North Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
 Bashkir 1,200 1,669,000 Bashkort Islam 4.00 % 0.50 % 1
 Belarusian 8,140,000 9,058,000 Belarusian Christianity 69.45 % 1.82 % -
 Bulgarian 900 6,706,000 Bulgarian Christianity 60.00 % 1.80 % -
 Chuvash 3,300 1,111,000 Chuvash Christianity 35.00 % 0.20 % -
 Deaf 47,000 49,661,000 Language unknown Christianity 70.53 % -
 Estonian 800 1,119,000 Estonian, Standard Non-Religious 40.00 % 5.00 % -
 Georgian 2,900 3,236,000 Georgian Non-Religious 45.00 % 1.40 % -
 German 3,300 67,019,000 German, Standard Christianity 70.00 % 30.00 % -
 Jewish, Eastern Yiddish-speaking 14,000 785,000 Yiddish, Eastern Ethnic Religions 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
 Karelian 1,000 46,000 Karelian Christianity 60.00 % 6.00 % -
 Kazakh 2,300 16,737,000 Kazakh Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
 Korean 1,000 81,888,000 Korean Non-Religious 30.00 % 15.00 % -
 Latvian 1,000 1,435,000 Latvian, Standard Christianity 58.00 % 7.00 % -
 Lithuanian 5,300 2,777,000 Lithuanian Christianity 76.00 % 0.30 % -
 Moldovan 5,000 3,115,000 Romanian Christianity 75.00 % 9.00 % -
 Mordvinian 2,600 106,000 Erzya Christianity 60.00 % 0.30 % -
 Ossette 800 623,000 Ossetic Christianity 40.00 % 1.00 % -
 Polish 289,000 45,860,000 Polish Christianity 85.00 % 0.20 % -
 Romani, Baltic 6,900 30,000 Romani, Baltic Christianity 60.00 % 3.00 % -
 Russian 711,000 135,992,000 Russian Christianity 67.00 % 0.50 % -
 Tatar 8,500 5,727,000 Tatar Islam 1.50 % 0.10 % 1
 Udmurt 1,200 404,000 Udmurt Christianity 55.00 % 0.40 % -
 Ukrainian 160,000 31,577,000 Ukrainian Christianity 65.00 % 3.00 % -
  Totals:  26 9,429,000         6 69.39 % 1.69 %
  Unclassified / Other Individuals 69,000                
  UN Country Population (2023) 9,498,000                

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Province Estimated
Population
Brest 1,639,000
Homyel' 1,669,000
Hrodna 1,246,000
Mahilyow 1,286,000
Minsk 2,149,000
Vitsyebsk 1,440,000
Provinces:  6 9,429,000
UN Country Population 9,498,000
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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
Gospel
Tract
Online
Armenian, Western hyw 1 0 Complete Bible
Azerbaijani, North azj 1 1 Complete Bible
Bashkort bak 1 1 Complete Bible
Belarusian bel 1 0 Complete Bible
Bulgarian bul 1 0 Complete Bible
Chuvash chv 1 0 Complete Bible
Erzya myv 1 0 New Testament
Estonian, Standard ekk 1 0 Complete Bible
Georgian kat 1 0 Complete Bible
German, Standard deu 1 0 Complete Bible
Karelian krl 1 0 New Testament
Kazakh kaz 1 1 Complete Bible
Korean kor 1 0 Complete Bible
Latvian, Standard lvs 1 0 Complete Bible
Lithuanian lit 1 0 Complete Bible
Ossetic oss 1 0 Complete Bible
Polish pol 1 0 Complete Bible
Romani, Baltic rml 1 0 Complete Bible
Romanian ron 1 0 Complete Bible
Russian rus 1 0 Complete Bible
Tatar tat 1 1 Complete Bible
Udmurt udm 1 0 Complete Bible
Ukrainian ukr 1 0 Complete Bible
Unknown xxx 1 0 Unspecified
Uzbek, Southern uzs 1 1 Bible Portions
Yiddish, Eastern ydd 1 1 Complete Bible
Totals: 26 26 6   22 23 24 19 16
Networking Possibilities

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  • Church planting agencies in Belarus
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  • Relief and development agencies
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  • Christian medical outreaches

Belarus Statistics
People Groups 26
Unreached People Groups 6  (23.1%)
Population 9,429,000
Population Annual Growth Rate -0.2%
Population in Unreached 35,000  (0.4%)
Primary Religion Christianity
Percent Christian Adherent 69.4%
Percent Evangelical 1.7%
Evangelical Annual Growth Rate 3.0%
Pioneer Workers Needed * 6
Country Progress Level 3
Urbanization 79%
Continent Europe
Region Europe, Eastern and Eurasia
10/40 Window No
Country Code BO
Official Language(s) BelarusianRussian
Literacy Rate 100%
Estimated Illiterate Population 0
Persecution Ranking Not ranked
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