Ethnic People Groups of Bulgaria

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Bulgaria – People Groups

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People Groups (click people name for profile)	Population	Indig	% Evangel	% Adherent	Progress Scale	Primary Religion	Primary Language	Pho	Map	Txt
Albanian	1,000		0.30 %	31.00 %	2	Islam	Albanian, Gheg	0P Albanian	1	1
Arab	11,000		0.30 %	5.00 %	1	Islam	Arabic, North Levantine Spoken	0P Arab	1	0T
Armenian	6,000		2.00 %	90.00 %	3	Christianity	Armenian, Western	0P Armenian	1	0T
Aromanian	9,600		0.80 %	90.00 %	3	Christianity	Aromanian	0P Aromanian	1	0T
British	2,400		9.00 %	72.00 %	4	Christianity	English	0P British	1	1
Bulgarian	5,637,000	Y●	2.13 %	94.00 %	4	Christianity	Bulgarian	0P Bulgarian	1	0T
Chinese, general	1,800		3.00 %	10.00 %	4	Non-Religious	Chinese, Mandarin	0P Chinese, general	1	1
Czech	8,800		0.60 %	26.00 %	2	Non-Religious	Czech	0P Czech	1	1
Deaf	34,000	Y●		79.91 %	3	Christianity	Bulgarian Sign Language	0P Deaf	1	0T
Gagauz	1,200		7.00 %	90.00 %	4	Christianity	Gagauz	0P Gagauz	1	1
German	700		6.00 %	78.00 %	4	Christianity	German, Standard	0P German	1	1
Greek	1,300		0.18 %	95.00 %	3	Christianity	Greek	0P Greek	1	0T
Jew, Bulgarian	2,000	Y●	0.10 %	0.50 %	1	Ethnic Religions	Bulgarian	0P Jew, Bulgarian	0M Jew, Bulgarian of Bulgaria	0T
Karakachan	2,300	Y●	1.00 %	95.00 %	3	Christianity	Greek	0P Karakachan	1	1
Macedonian	1,500		0.50 %	90.00 %	3	Christianity	Macedonian	0P Macedonian	1	0T
Millet	85,000	Y●	3.00 %	19.00 %	4	Islam	Turkish	0P Millet	1	1
Moldovans	800		3.70 %	74.00 %	4	Christianity	Romanian	0P Moldovans	1	1
Palityan, Bogomil	800	Y●	0.50 %	75.00 %	3	Christianity	Bulgarian	0P Palityan, Bogomil	1	1
Polish	700		0.20 %	90.00 %	3	Christianity	Polish	0P Polish	1	0T
Pomak	64,000	Y●	0.30 %	1.20 %	1	Islam	Bulgarian	0P Pomak	0M Pomak of Bulgaria	0T
Romani, Balkan	91,000	Y●	3.46 %	65.00 %	4	Christianity	Romani, Balkan	0P Romani, Balkan	1	0T
Romani, Bulgarian	220,000	Y●	3.00 %	51.00 %	4	Christianity	Bulgarian	0P Romani, Bulgarian	1	1
Romani, Vlax	1,600		5.00 %	68.00 %	4	Christianity	Romani, Vlax	0P Romani, Vlax	0M Romani, Vlax of Bulgaria	0T
Russian	9,100		1.00 %	60.00 %	3	Christianity	Russian	0P Russian	1	1
Serb	500		0.30 %	85.00 %	3	Christianity	Serbian	0P Serb	1	0T
Tatar, Crimean	1,200		0.10 %	0.50 %	1	Islam	Crimean Tatar	0P Tatar, Crimean	1	0T
Turk	557,000	Y●	0.01 %	0.10 %	1	Islam	Turkish	0P Turk	0M Turk of Bulgaria	0T
Ukrainian	1,700		5.00 %	85.00 %	4	Christianity	Ukrainian	0P Ukrainian	1	1
Vietnamese	1,700		0.40 %	5.00 %	1	Buddhism	Vietnamese	0P Vietnamese	1	0T
Yoruk	900		0.00 %	0.00 %	1	Islam	Balkan Gagauz Turkish	0P Yoruk	1	0T
Total People Groups: 30	6,757,000	10			7			30	4	17
Unclassified / Other Individuals	25,000
UN Country Population (2022)	6,782,000
Other reported groups: 10

Bulgaria –

% of People Groups ^[1]

% of Population in People Group ^{[1] [2]}

Progress Level		Peoples	% of Peoples	Population	% of Population ^[2]
	1 - Unreached	7	23.3 %	638,000	9.4 %
	2 - Minimally reached	2	6.7 %	9,800	0.1 %
	3 - Superficially reached	10	33.3 %	66,000	1.0 %
	4 - Partially reached	11	36.7 %	6,043,000	89.4 %
	5 - Significantly reached	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %
Totals		30		6,757,000

NOTES:

Small Values: Values less than .3% are not shown on pie charts for labeling clarity.
% 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.

Bulgaria – People Photos * Note: Only people groups with photos available are displayed here.*

Albanian 1,000	Arab 11,000	Armenian 6,000	Aromanian 9,600	British 2,400	Bulgarian 5,637,000
Chinese, general 1,800	Czech 8,800	Deaf 34,000	Gagauz 1,200	German 700	Greek 1,300
© Copyrighted Photo Jew, Bulgarian 2,000	Karakachan 2,300	Macedonian 1,500	Millet 85,000	© Copyrighted Photo Moldovans 800	Palityan, Bogomil 800
Polish 700	Pomak 64,000	Romani, Balkan 91,000	Romani, Bulgarian 220,000	Romani, Vlax 1,600	Russian 9,100
Serb 500	Tatar, Crimean 1,200	Turk 557,000	Ukrainian 1,700	© Copyrighted Photo Vietnamese 1,700	Yoruk 900
Bulgaria People Photos * Note: Only people groups with photos available are displayed here.*

Bulgaria – Languages

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Language (click Language name for details)	Language Code	# Peoples Primary Language	# Unreached Primary Language	Bible Status	Bible Locator	Audio NT Online	Jesus Film Online	Audio Recordings Online	Gospel Tract Online
Albanian, Gheg	aln	1	0	NT	0	0	0	0	0
Arabic, North Levantine Spoken	apc	1	1	Portions	0	0	1	0	0
Armenian, Western	hyw	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	1
Aromanian	rup	1	0	Portions	0	1	0	1	1
Balkan Gagauz Turkish	bgx	1	1	Unspecified	1	1	1	0	1
Bulgarian	bul	5	2	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Bulgarian Sign Language	bqn	1	0	Portions	0	1	1	1	1
Chinese, Mandarin	cmn	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Crimean Tatar	crh	1	1	Complete	0	0	0	0	1
Czech	ces	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
English	eng	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Gagauz	gag	1	0	NT	0	0	0	1	1
German, Standard	deu	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Greek	ell	2	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Macedonian	mkd	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Polish	pol	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Romani, Balkan	rmn	1	0	Complete	0	1	0	0	1
Romani, Vlax	rmy	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	1
Romanian	ron	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Russian	rus	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Serbian	srp	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Turkish	tur	2	1	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Ukrainian	ukr	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Vietnamese	vie	1	1	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Totals:	24	30	7		23	20	21	21	16

Bulgaria –

Major Religions ^{[1] [3]}

Evangelicals: 2.0 %
(subset of Christianity)

% Evangelical and % Professing Christian Trends ^[4]

NOTES:

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.
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.
Small Values: Values less than .3% are not shown on pie charts for labeling clarity.
% Evangelical and % Professing Christian Trends: Source Operation World Editions 1986, 1993, 2001, 2010.
Zero percent data values may mean unknown or unavailable.

Bulgaria – Possible Ministry Involvement

Below are lists of ministries that may work in Bulgaria. Ministries in the Bulgaria section probably minister in this country. Ministries in the Europe, Eastern and Eurasia 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 Bulgaria

Ministries in Europe, Eastern and Eurasia

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Country Level Ministries	Size
American Baptist Churches of the USA, Int'l Ministries	Medium
AMG International	Large
Christian Aid Mission	Large
Christian Witness to Israel	Small
Church of God, Anderson, Indiana	Medium
Church of God, Cleveland, Tennessee	Medium
Entrust	Medium
Greater Grace World Outreach Missions	Medium
Integra	Small
International Gospel Outreach	Medium
Macedonian World Baptist Missions	Medium
Mission Possible Foundation	Medium
Navigators, International Missions Group	Medium
New Mission Systems International	Medium
Presbyterian Evangelistic Fellowship	Medium
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod, World Missions	Small
World Partners USA	Medium
Ministries Listed: 17

Regional Level Ministries	Size
ABWE (Association of Baptists for World Evangelism)	Large
Anglican Frontier Missions	Small
Assemblies of God World Missions	Large
Awana Clubs, International	Medium
Baptist Bible Fellowship, International	Medium
Baptist International Missions, Inc. (BIMI)	Medium
Baptist Mid-Missions	Medium
BCM International	Medium
Bible League	Medium
Campus Crusade for Christ, International	Large
Child Evangelism Fellowship	Medium
Christian Church of North America - Missions	Small
Church of God of Prophecy	Medium
Church of the Nazarene World Mission Department	Medium
Church World Service	Medium
Cooperative Baptist Fellowship	Medium
Eastern European Outreach	Small
Educational Services International	Medium
EFCA International Mission	Medium
Every Home for Christ	Medium
Final Frontiers Foundation	Large
Free Methodist World Missions	Medium
Galcom International	Small
GO International	Small
InterComm	Small
International Christian Ministries Canada	Small
International Street Kids Outreach Ministries	Medium
Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod	Medium
Mailbox Club International	Small
New Hope International	Medium
One Mission Society	Medium
Open Bible Churches	Small
People International USA	Medium
Pioneers	Medium
Salvation Army	Medium
Seventh-day Adventists General Conference	Medium
Silent Word Ministries	Small
Southern Baptist Convention - International Mission Board	Large
Team Expansion	Medium
Tentmakers International	Small
United Methodist Church	Medium
United Pentecostal Church Foreign Missions	Medium
United World Mission	Medium
Worldwide Tentmakers, Incorporated	Small
Young Life	Medium
Youth with a Mission	Large
Ministries Listed: 46

Bulgaria – Statistics, Prayer Cards, Maps and Links


Statistics

Population	6,757,000
Percent Urbanization	75 %
Total People Groups	30
Unreached People Groups	7
Region	Europe, Eastern and Eurasia
10/40 Window	No
Official National Language	Bulgarian
Primary Religion	Christianity
Percent Professing Christian	82.2% ^[1]
Percent Evangelical	2.0% ^[2]
Country Progress Level	3
Persecution Ranking	Not ranked (1=High to 50=Low OD)
Human Development Index	0.794 (0=Low to 1=High UN)