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Argentina – People Groups
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People Groups
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Population Indig % Evangel % Adherent Progress Scale Primary Religion Primary Language Pho Map Txt
Afro-Argentine136,000Y12.00 %97.00 %5 ChristianitySpanish   
Afro-Bolivian1,30012.00 %98.50 %5 ChristianitySpanish   
Afro-Caribbean, other2,90012.00 %90.00 %5 ChristianitySpanishP
Afro-Caribbean, other
  
Afro-Paraguayan1,9006.00 %100.00 %4 ChristianitySpanishP
Afro-Paraguayan
  
Afro-Peruvian1,4007.00 %100.00 %4 ChristianitySpanish   
Afro-Uruguayan2,4006.00 %91.00 %4 ChristianitySpanishP
Afro-Uruguayan
  
Arab, Palestinian1,2002.00 %32.00 %2 IslamArabic, North Levantine SpokenP
Arab, Palestinian
M
Arab, Palestinian of Argentina
T
Arab, Syrian1,492,0001.35 %38.00 %2 IslamArabic, North Levantine SpokenP
Arab, Syrian
M
Arab, Syrian of Argentina
T
Argentinian, White35,814,000Y12.39 %96.92 %5 ChristianitySpanishP
Argentinian, White
 T
Armenian151,0002.50 %90.00 %4 ChristianityArmenian, WesternP
Armenian
 T
Atacameno15,000Y5.00 %60.00 %4 ChristianitySpanish  T
Aymara4,5001.00 %65.00 %3 ChristianityAymara, CentralP
Aymara
  
Belarusian4,0004.00 %80.00 %4 ChristianityBelarusianP
Belarusian
  
Black African, general15,0006.00 %75.00 %4 ChristianitySpanishP
Black African, general
  
Brazilian, Black1,70023.00 %89.00 %5 ChristianitySpanishP
Brazilian, Black
  
Brazilian, White44,00029.00 %90.00 %5 ChristianityPortugueseP
Brazilian, White
  
British9,6007.00 %60.00 %4 ChristianityEnglishP
British
  
Cape Verdean15,0007.00 %98.00 %4 ChristianityKabuverdianuP
Cape Verdean
  
Catalonian201,0000.70 %96.00 %3 ChristianityCatalanP
Catalonian
  
Chane4,900Y8.57 %50.00 %4 Ethnic ReligionsGuarani, Eastern Bolivian   
Charrua16,000Y6.00 %65.00 %4 ChristianitySpanish   
Chilean210,00018.00 %89.00 %5 ChristianitySpanishP
Chilean
  
Chinese, general78,0000.50 %31.00 %2 BuddhismChinese, MandarinP
Chinese, general
 T
Chorote, Eklenjuy900Y8.88 %70.00 %4 ChristianityChorote, Iyojwa'ja   
Chorote, Manjuy1,800Y14.00 %80.00 %5 ChristianityChorote, Iyo'wujwa   
Chulupe1,20020.00 %40.00 %5 Ethnic ReligionsNivacle   
Comechingon38,000Y5.00 %65.00 %4 ChristianitySpanish   
Croat4,2000.30 %91.00 %3 ChristianityCroatianP
Croat
 T
Czech8,1000.80 %30.00 %2 Non-ReligiousCzechP
Czech
  
Deaf228,000Y89.28 %3 ChristianityArgentine Sign LanguageP
Deaf
 T
Diaguita74,000Y4.00 %70.00 %4 ChristianitySpanish   
French17,0000.50 %76.00 %3 ChristianityFrenchP
French
 T
Galician766,0000.30 %96.00 %3 ChristianityGalicianP
Galician
  
German43,0007.00 %78.00 %4 ChristianityGerman, StandardP
German
  
Greek42,0000.20 %95.00 %3 ChristianityGreekP
Greek
 T
Guarani, Ava24,000Y10.00 %90.00 %4 ChristianityGuarani, AvaP
Guarani, Ava
  
Guarani, Eastern Bolivian24,0004.90 %70.00 %4 ChristianityGuarani, Eastern Bolivian   
Guarani, Mbya9,100Y2.25 %80.00 %4 ChristianityGuarani, MbyaP
Guarani, Mbya
  
Huarpe37,000Y5.00 %60.00 %4 ChristianitySpanish   
Italian1,136,0001.13 %83.00 %3 ChristianityItalianP
Italian
 T
Japanese38,0001.20 %40.00 %2 Ethnic ReligionsJapaneseP
Japanese
 T
Jew, Spanish-speaking175,000Y0.21 %0.21 %1 Ethnic ReligionsSpanishP
Jew, Spanish-speaking
M
Jew, Spanish-speaking of Argentina
T
Kaiwa60035.00 %70.00 %5 ChristianityKaiwaP
Kaiwa
  
Kolla71,000Y4.00 %65.00 %4 ChristianitySpanish   
Korean33,00030.00 %80.00 %5 ChristianityKoreanP
Korean
 T
Lao2,0000.80 %10.00 %2 BuddhismLaoP
Lao
  
Lule4,100Y3.00 %55.00 %4 ChristianitySpanish   
Maimara2,100Y5.00 %60.00 %4 ChristianitySpanish   
Mapuche, Araucanian133,0004.00 %80.00 %4 ChristianityMapudungunP
Mapuche, Araucanian
M
Mapuche, Araucanian of Argentina
T
Mennonite4,10035.00 %94.00 %5 ChristianityPlautdietschP
Mennonite
  
Mocovi25,000Y10.00 %60.00 %4 ChristianityMocoviP
Mocovi
  
Native Argentine, Mestizo1,798,000Y12.39 %95.00 %5 ChristianitySpanishP
Native Argentine, Mestizo
  
Omaguaca7,600Y4.00 %60.00 %4 ChristianitySpanish   
Ona3,100Y4.00 %70.00 %4 ChristianitySpanish   
Pampa24,000Y3.00 %65.00 %4 ChristianitySpanish   
Paraguayan, Guarani-speaking604,00010.00 %90.00 %4 ChristianityGuarani, ParaguayanP
Paraguayan, Guarani-speaking
  
Peruvian172,00014.00 %96.00 %5 ChristianitySpanishP
Peruvian
  
Pilaga Toba5,700Y45.00 %90.00 %5 ChristianityPilaga   
Polish201,0000.50 %90.00 %3 ChristianityPolishP
Polish
 T
Portuguese15,0007.00 %93.00 %4 ChristianityPortugueseP
Portuguese
 T
Quechua, Northwest Jujuy2,100Y10.00 %94.00 %4 ChristianityQuechua, South Bolivian   
Quechua, South Bolivian82,0004.00 %98.85 %4 ChristianityQuechua, South BolivianP
Quechua, South Bolivian
  
Querandi4,100Y4.00 %65.00 %4 ChristianitySpanish   
Quichua, Santiago del Estero65,000Y0.40 %94.00 %3 ChristianityQuichua, Santiago del Estero M
Quichua, Santiago del Estero of Argentina
 
Rankulche16,000Y4.00 %70.00 %4 ChristianitySpanish   
Romani, Vlax60,0002.00 %80.00 %3 ChristianityRomani, VlaxP
Romani, Vlax
M
Romani, Vlax of Argentina
T
Romanian17,0007.00 %84.00 %4 ChristianityRomanianP
Romanian
  
Russian32,0000.40 %70.00 %3 ChristianityRussianP
Russian
  
Sanaviron3,200Y3.00 %70.00 %4 ChristianitySpanish   
Serb6,5000.20 %85.00 %3 ChristianitySerbianP
Serb
 T
Slovak9,30012.00 %80.00 %5 ChristianitySlovakP
Slovak
  
Slovene12,0000.30 %95.00 %3 ChristianitySloveneP
Slovene
 T
Spaniard597,0000.20 %95.00 %3 ChristianitySpanishP
Spaniard
 T
Tapiete, Guarayo600Y16.00 %80.00 %5 ChristianityNandeva   
Tehuelche, Aoniken31,000Y0.40 %90.00 %3 ChristianityMapudungun   
Toba Qom140,000Y50.00 %95.00 %5 ChristianityTobaP
Toba Qom
  
Tonocote4,800Y0.80 %70.00 %3 ChristianityQuichua, Santiago del Estero   
Turk8000.00 %0.00 %1 IslamTurkishP
Turk
 T
Ukrainian32,0004.00 %80.00 %4 ChristianityUkrainianP
Ukrainian
 T
Uruguayan, White126,0003.00 %71.00 %4 ChristianitySpanishP
Uruguayan, White
  
Vejoz Mataco47,000Y8.00 %85.00 %4 ChristianityWichi Lhamtes Vejoz   
Vilela600Y1.00 %80.00 %3 ChristianityToba   
Weenhayek, Wichi Lhames Noct47,000Y10.00 %80.00 %4 ChristianityWeenhayek   
Welsh5,0008.00 %60.00 %4 ChristianityWelshP
Welsh
 T
Wichi, Pilcomayo Mataco26,000Y28.00 %70.00 %5 ChristianityWichi Lhamtes Guisnay   
Total People Groups:   85 45,362,000 36         53 6 24
Unclassified / Other Individuals 148,000  
UN Country Population (2022) 45,510,000  
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Argentina – People Progress

% of People Groups [1]
 
% of Population in People Group [1] [2]
 
Progress Level Peoples % of Peoples Population % of Population [2]
  1 - Unreached 2 2.4 % 176,000 0.4 %
  2 - Minimally reached 6 7.1 % 1,619,000 3.6 %
  3 - Superficially reached 18 21.2 % 3,409,000 7.5 %
  4 - Partially reached 40 47.1 % 1,757,000 3.9 %
  5 - Significantly reached 19 22.4 % 38,402,000 84.7 %
Totals 85   45,362,000  


NOTES:
  1. Small Values: Values less than .3% are not shown on pie charts for labeling clarity.
  2. % of Population in People Group:  The percentage of the population that lives in a people group at each progress level. Not every person living in an unreached people group is necessarily unreached.
Argentina – Languages
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# Unreached
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Language
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Arabic, North Levantine Spokenapc20Portions
Argentine Sign Languageaed10Portions
Armenian, Westernhyw10Complete
Aymara, Centralayr10Complete
Belarusianbel10Complete
Catalancat10Complete
Chinese, Mandarincmn10Complete
Chorote, Iyo'wujwacrq10NT
Chorote, Iyojwa'jacrt10NT
Croatianhrv10Complete
Czechces10Complete
Englisheng10Complete
Frenchfra10Complete
Galicianglg10Complete
German, Standarddeu10Complete
Greekell10Complete
Guarani, Avanhd10Complete
Guarani, Eastern Boliviangui20Complete
Guarani, Mbyagun10Complete
Guarani, Paraguayangug10Complete
Italianita10Complete
Japanesejpn10Complete
Kabuverdianukea10Portions
Kaiwakgk10NT
Koreankor10Complete
Laolao10Complete
Mapudungunarn20NT
Mocovimoc10NT
Nandevatpj10Portions
Nivaclecag10Complete
Pilagaplg10NT
Plautdietschpdt10Complete
Polishpol10Complete
Portuguesepor20Complete
Quechua, South Bolivianquh20Complete
Quichua, Santiago del Esteroqus20Portions
Romani, Vlaxrmy10Complete
Romanianron10Complete
Russianrus10Complete
Serbiansrp10Complete
Slovakslk10Complete
Sloveneslv10Complete
Spanishspa291Complete
Tobatob20Complete
Turkishtur11Complete
Ukrainianukr10Complete
Weenhayekmtp10NT
Welshcym10Complete
Wichi Lhamtes Guisnaymzh10Complete
Wichi Lhamtes Vejozwlv10NT
Totals: 50 85 2   50 38 37 48 24
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Argentina – Religions
Major Religions [1] [3]
Evangelicals: 11.0 %
(subset of Christianity)
 
% Evangelical and % Professing Christian Trends [4]

NOTES:
  1. Major Religions: Each People Group's population is multiplied by the Major Religion percentages for that people group. Results are summed for each Religion for all Peoples within the country.
  2. Christianity Segments: Each People Group's population is multiplied by the Christianity Segments percentages for that people group. Results are summed for each Christianity Segment for all peoples within the country.
  3. Small Values: Values less than .3% are not shown on pie charts for labeling clarity.
  4. % Evangelical and % Professing Christian Trends:  Source Operation World Editions 1986, 1993, 2001, 2010.
    Zero percent data values may mean unknown or unavailable.
Argentina – Possible Ministry Involvement
  • Below are lists of ministries that may work in Argentina. Ministries in the Argentina section probably minister in this country. Ministries in the America, Latin section only possibly minister in this country. The purpose of this information is to assist potential new missionaries connect with sending agencies and for general ministry networking. Click on the links below to visit ministry websites for further information. Visit the Power-Of-Connecting "Find a Network Tool" to find further networking information.
  • The lists below do not include all ministries at work in this country or region. There are likely many excellent ministries not listed here. Omissions are not intentional, but occur simply from lack of data. Please contact us to suggest other ministries to include here. Inclusion here is not an endorsement by Joshua Project.
Ministries in Argentina   Ministries in America, Latin
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Country Level Ministries Size
AMG InternationalLarge
Apostolic Christian Church Foundation, Missionary CommitteeMedium
Avant MinistriesMedium
Biblical Ministries WorldwideMedium
Chosen People MinistriesSmall
Christian Aid MissionLarge
ConvergeMedium
Elim FellowshipMedium
Encompass World PartnersMedium
Evangelical Baptist MissionsMedium
Evangelical Covenant ChurchMedium
Evangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaMedium
Evangelical Presbyterian ChurchMedium
Evangelism Explosion InternationalMedium
Friends of Israel Gospel MinistryMedium
Global Outreach InternationalMedium
Globe InternationalMedium
Go Ye FellowshipMedium
Gospel Fellowship AssociationMedium
Gospel Mission of South AmericaSmall
Greater Grace World Outreach MissionsMedium
Impact InternationalMedium
International Board of Jewish MissionsSmall
Josue Yrion World Evangelism and MissionsSmall
Latin LinkMedium
LifeWindMedium
LOGOI MinistriesSmall
Macedonian World Baptist MissionsMedium
Mennonite Mission NetworkMedium
Navigators, International Missions GroupMedium
Overland MissionsSmall
Reformed Baptist Mission ServicesSmall
South American Mission SocietyMedium
Spanish World MinistriesMedium
The Brethren ChurchMedium
White FieldsMedium
Ministries Listed:  36
 
Regional Level Ministries Size
ABWE (Association of Baptists for World Evangelism)Large
Action International MinistriesMedium
Anglican Frontier MissionsSmall
Assemblies of God World MissionsLarge
Awana Clubs, InternationalMedium
Baptist Bible Fellowship, InternationalMedium
Baptist International Missions, Inc. (BIMI)Medium
Baptist Medical and Dental Mission InternationalMedium
Baptist Mid-MissionsMedium
BCM InternationalMedium
Bible LeagueMedium
Campus Crusade for Christ, InternationalLarge
Child Evangelism FellowshipMedium
Church of God of ProphecyMedium
Church of the Nazarene World Mission DepartmentMedium
Church World ServiceMedium
EFCA International MissionMedium
Every Home for ChristMedium
Final Frontiers FoundationLarge
Free Methodist World MissionsMedium
Galcom InternationalSmall
Global ActionSmall
GO InternationalSmall
InterCommSmall
Intervarsity Christian FellowshipMedium
Iris Ministries, Inc.Medium
Mailbox Club InternationalSmall
Presbyterian Evangelistic FellowshipMedium
Scripture UnionMedium
Seventh-day Adventists General ConferenceMedium
Silent Word MinistriesSmall
Southern Baptist Convention - International Mission BoardLarge
United Methodist ChurchMedium
United Pentecostal Church Foreign MissionsMedium
United World MissionMedium
Worldwide Tentmakers, IncorporatedSmall
Youth with a MissionLarge
Ministries Listed:  37
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Argentina – Statistics, Prayer Cards, Maps and Links
 
Statistics
Population 45,362,000
Percent Urbanization 92 %
Total People Groups 85
Unreached People Groups 2
Region America, Latin
10/40 Window No
Official National Language Spanish
Primary Religion Christianity
Percent Professing Christian 93.1%  [1]
Percent Evangelical 11.0%  [2]
Country Progress Level 5
Persecution Ranking Not ranked (1=High to 50=Low OD)
Human Development Index 0.827 (0=Low to 1=High UN)

Links
Operation World
Ethnologue Language Listing
State Department Religious Freedom Report
World Factbook

Notes
[1]  Calculated by summing the major religion data for the people groups in the country.
[2]  Calculated by summing the Evangelical data for the people groups in the country.
 
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