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Population Indig % Evangel % Adherent Progress Scale Primary Religion Primary Language Pho Map Txt
Akan48,00015.00 %70.00 %5 ChristianityAkanP
Akan
  
Albanian, general458,0000.50 %30.00 %2 IslamItalianP
Albanian, general
 T
Algerian, Arabic-speaking21,0001.10 %2.00 %1 IslamArabic, Algerian SpokenP
Algerian, Arabic-speaking
 T
Americans, U.S.13,00028.90 %80.00 %5 ChristianityEnglishP
Americans, U.S.
 T
Amhara, Ethiopian6,8001.00 %80.00 %3 ChristianityAmharicP
Amhara, Ethiopian
M
Amhara, Ethiopian of Italy
 
Arab, Egyptian76,0003.90 %13.00 %4 IslamArabic, Egyptian SpokenP
Arab, Egyptian
 T
Arab, general1,210,0000.06 %0.30 %1 IslamArabic, Libyan SpokenP
Arab, general
 T
Arab, Iraqi2,2000.30 %2.00 %1 IslamArabic, Mesopotamian SpokenP
Arab, Iraqi
M
Arab, Iraqi of Italy
T
Arab, Sudanese2,0000.50 %3.00 %1 IslamArabic, Sudanese SpokenP
Arab, Sudanese
M
Arab, Sudanese of Italy
T
Arbereshe101,000Y0.80 %83.00 %3 ChristianityAlbanian, ArberesheP
Arbereshe
 T
Argentinian, White7,9008.00 %90.00 %4 ChristianitySpanishP
Argentinian, White
  
Armenian7008.70 %94.00 %4 ChristianityArmenian, WesternP
Armenian
 T
Austrian, Bavarian255,0000.50 %83.00 %3 ChristianityBavarianP
Austrian, Bavarian
 T
Baule23,00012.00 %60.00 %5 ChristianityBaouleP
Baule
  
Belarusian7,3001.40 %65.00 %3 ChristianityBelarusianP
Belarusian
  
Berber, Shawiya38,0000.00 %0.00 %1 IslamTachawitP
Berber, Shawiya
M
Berber, Shawiya of Italy
T
Bergamasco137,000Y0.80 %80.00 %3 ChristianityLombard   
Black African, general123,0007.00 %70.00 %4 ChristianitySwahiliP
Black African, general
  
Bolivian, Mestizo12,00012.00 %90.00 %5 ChristianitySpanishP
Bolivian, Mestizo
  
Bosniak29,0000.05 %0.40 %1 IslamBosnianP
Bosniak
 T
Brazilian, White39,00024.00 %92.00 %5 ChristianityPortugueseP
Brazilian, White
  
British23,0008.00 %60.00 %4 ChristianityEnglishP
British
  
Bulgarian47,0001.50 %80.00 %3 ChristianityBulgarianP
Bulgarian
  
Calabrian5,263,000Y1.68 %83.00 %3 ChristianityNapoletano-CalabreseP
Calabrian
  
Cape Verdean4,0006.60 %95.00 %4 ChristianityKabuverdianuP
Cape Verdean
  
Catalonian, Algerhese23,0000.30 %88.00 %3 ChristianityCatalanP
Catalonian, Algerhese
  
Cimbrian2,300Y0.50 %88.00 %3 ChristianityCimbrian   
Colombian, Mestizo18,0006.00 %94.00 %4 ChristianitySpanishP
Colombian, Mestizo
  
Corsican6,0000.40 %80.00 %3 ChristianityCorsican   
Croat17,0000.40 %92.00 %3 ChristianityCroatianP
Croat
 T
Cuban17,0004.00 %55.00 %4 ChristianitySpanishP
Cuban
  
Czech5,5000.60 %26.00 %2 Non-ReligiousCzechP
Czech
  
Deaf118,000Y82.38 %3 ChristianityItalian Sign LanguageP
Deaf
 T
Dolomite, Ladino35,000Y0.80 %82.00 %3 ChristianityLadin   
Dominican25,0007.00 %94.00 %4 ChristianitySpanishP
Dominican
  
Dutch7,3003.00 %48.00 %4 Non-ReligiousDutchP
Dutch
  
Ecuadorian82,0008.50 %94.00 %4 ChristianitySpanishP
Ecuadorian
  
Emilian2,088,000Y1.20 %82.00 %3 ChristianityItalianP
Emilian
  
Ewe4,50013.00 %84.00 %5 ChristianityEweP
Ewe
  
Filipino, Tagalog138,00012.30 %92.00 %5 ChristianityTagalogP
Filipino, Tagalog
  
Franco-Provencal70,0000.50 %80.00 %3 ChristianityArpitan   
French25,0001.00 %61.00 %3 ChristianityFrenchP
French
 T
Friulian276,000Y0.10 %83.00 %3 ChristianityFriulian  T
Fulbe3,8000.00 %0.02 %1 IslamPularP
Fulbe
 T
Georgian9,0001.50 %85.00 %3 ChristianityGeorgianP
Georgian
  
German35,0002.10 %64.00 %4 ChristianityGerman, StandardP
German
  
German Swiss7,8003.00 %76.00 %4 ChristianityGerman, SwissP
German Swiss
  
Greek5,7000.40 %91.00 %3 ChristianityGreekP
Greek
 T
Han Chinese, Mandarin220,0005.70 %8.00 %4 Non-ReligiousChinese, MandarinP
Han Chinese, Mandarin
 T
Hungarian6,7002.60 %85.00 %4 ChristianityHungarianP
Hungarian
  
Italian31,483,000Y1.32 %87.00 %3 ChristianityItalianP
Italian
 T
Italian, Sicilian4,332,000Y1.56 %81.00 %3 ChristianitySicilianP
Italian, Sicilian
  
Japanese6,2000.50 %1.50 %1 BuddhismJapaneseP
Japanese
 T
Jew, Italian27,000Y0.10 %0.50 %1 Ethnic ReligionsJudeo-ItalianP
Jew, Italian
M
Jew, Italian of Italy
T
Kazakh1,2000.05 %0.20 %1 IslamKazakhP
Kazakh
 T
Kurd, Kurmanji12,0000.20 %2.00 %1 IslamKurdish, NorthernP
Kurd, Kurmanji
 T
Kyrgyz9000.09 %0.20 %1 IslamKyrgyzP
Kyrgyz
M
Kyrgyz of Italy
T
Ligurian461,000Y0.80 %85.00 %3 ChristianityLigurianP
Ligurian
 T
Lombard3,180,000Y0.48 %85.00 %3 ChristianityLombardP
Lombard
  
Macedonian75,0000.20 %66.00 %3 ChristianityMacedonianP
Macedonian
 T
Maltese30,0001.30 %97.00 %3 ChristianityMalteseP
Maltese
 T
Mauritian7,3004.00 %51.00 %4 ChristianityMorisyenP
Mauritian
  
Mocheno2,000Y0.00 %60.00 %3 ChristianityMocheno  T
Moldovans138,0003.00 %70.00 %4 ChristianityRomanianP
Moldovans
  
Mossi14,00011.00 %30.00 %5 IslamMooreP
Mossi
  
Persian7,2000.20 %0.50 %1 IslamPersian, IranianP
Persian
 T
Peruvian98,0009.00 %95.00 %4 ChristianitySpanishP
Peruvian
  
Piedmontese689,000Y1.10 %80.00 %3 ChristianityPiedmontese   
Polish87,0000.25 %88.00 %3 ChristianityPolishP
Polish
 T
Pomak2,4000.00 %0.00 %1 IslamBulgarianP
Pomak
M
Pomak of Italy
T
Provencal, Occitani105,0000.50 %82.00 %3 ChristianityOccitanP
Provencal, Occitani
  
Rhaeto-Romansch23,0001.00 %85.00 %3 ChristianityRomansh   
Romani, Balkan60,0000.60 %60.00 %3 ChristianityRomani, BalkanP
Romani, Balkan
 T
Romani, Italian24,000Y0.30 %70.00 %3 ChristianityItalian   
Romani, Sinte15,0001.00 %80.00 %3 ChristianityRomani, SinteP
Romani, Sinte
 T
Romani, Vlax3,7001.00 %80.00 %3 ChristianityRomani, VlaxP
Romani, Vlax
M
Romani, Vlax of Italy
T
Romanian919,0005.40 %97.00 %4 ChristianityRomanianP
Romanian
  
Russian30,0001.20 %67.00 %3 ChristianityRussianP
Russian
  
Salvadorian10,00020.00 %92.00 %5 ChristianitySpanishP
Salvadorian
  
Sardinian, Campidanese503,000Y1.10 %80.00 %3 ChristianitySardinian, CampidaneseP
Sardinian, Campidanese
  
Sardinian, Logudorese526,000Y1.00 %80.00 %3 ChristianitySardinian, LogudoreseP
Sardinian, Logudorese
  
Sardinian, Sard179,000Y0.70 %84.00 %3 ChristianityItalianP
Sardinian, Sard
  
Sardinian, Sassarese105,000Y0.76 %80.00 %3 ChristianitySardinian, SassareseP
Sardinian, Sassarese
  
Sardinian, Tempiese105,000Y0.80 %80.00 %3 ChristianitySardinian, GallureseP
Sardinian, Tempiese
  
Sinhalese59,0001.00 %2.00 %1 BuddhismSinhalaP
Sinhalese
 T
Slavomolisano2,000Y1.00 %90.00 %3 ChristianitySlavomolisano  T
Slovak7,8001.00 %90.00 %3 ChristianitySlovakP
Slovak
  
Slovene2,5000.10 %54.00 %3 ChristianitySloveneP
Slovene
 T
Somali5,2000.00 %0.00 %1 IslamSomaliP
Somali
 T
South Asian, Bengali-speakin91,0000.20 %4.00 %1 IslamBengaliP
South Asian, Bengali-speaking
 T
South Asian, general415,0000.50 %4.00 %1 IslamUrduP
South Asian, general
 T
Spaniard17,0001.00 %77.00 %3 ChristianitySpanishP
Spaniard
 T
Tajik4,7000.01 %1.00 %1 IslamTajikP
Tajik
 T
Tamil (Hindu traditions)29,0003.00 %6.00 %4 HinduismTamilP
Tamil (Hindu traditions)
  
Thai5,3000.20 %0.50 %1 BuddhismThaiP
Thai
 T
Tigray, Tigrinya8,6004.00 %92.00 %4 ChristianityTigrignaP
Tigray, Tigrinya
 T
Turk17,0000.00 %0.00 %1 IslamTurkishP
Turk
 T
Ukrainian189,0003.80 %79.00 %4 ChristianityUkrainianP
Ukrainian
 T
Uzbek, Northern1,1000.00 %0.00 %1 IslamUzbek, NorthernP
Uzbek, Northern
 T
Venetian3,502,000Y1.20 %82.00 %3 ChristianityVenetianP
Venetian
  
Venezuelan5,1008.00 %86.00 %4 ChristianitySpanishP
Venezuelan
  
Vietnamese1,0002.00 %7.00 %2 BuddhismVietnameseP
Vietnamese
 T
Walser3,5000.50 %90.00 %3 ChristianityWalserP
Walser
  
Wolof79,0000.00 %0.00 %1 IslamWolofP
Wolof
M
Wolof of Italy
T
Yoruba56,00020.00 %60.00 %5 ChristianityYorubaP
Yoruba
  
Total People Groups:   105 58,954,000 23     23      94 9 50
Unclassified / Other Individuals 83,000  
UN Country Population (2022) 59,037,000  
Data Notes
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Italy – People Progress

% of People Groups [1]
 
% of Population in People Group [1] [2]
 
Progress Level Peoples % of Peoples Population % of Population [2]
  1 - Unreached 23 21.9 % 2,040,000 3.5 %
  2 - Minimally reached 3 2.9 % 465,000 0.8 %
  3 - Superficially reached 46 43.8 % 54,045,000 91.7 %
  4 - Partially reached 23 21.9 % 2,047,000 3.5 %
  5 - Significantly reached 10 9.5 % 358,000 0.6 %
Totals 105   58,954,000  


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

Akan
48,000


Albanian, general
458,000


Algerian, Arabic-speaking
21,000


Americans, U.S.
13,000


Amhara, Ethiopian
6,800


Arab, Egyptian
76,000


Arab, general
1,210,000


Arab, Iraqi
2,200


Arab, Sudanese
2,000


Arbereshe
101,000


Argentinian, White
7,900


Armenian
700


Austrian, Bavarian
255,000


Baule
23,000


Belarusian
7,300


Berber, Shawiya
38,000


Black African, general
123,000


Bolivian, Mestizo
12,000


Bosniak
29,000


Brazilian, White
39,000


British
23,000


Bulgarian
47,000


Calabrian
5,263,000


Cape Verdean
4,000


Catalonian, Algerhese
23,000


Colombian, Mestizo
18,000


Croat
17,000


© Copyrighted Photo
Cuban
17,000


Czech
5,500


Deaf
118,000


Dominican
25,000


Dutch
7,300


Ecuadorian
82,000


Emilian
2,088,000


© Copyrighted Photo
Ewe
4,500


Filipino, Tagalog
138,000


French
25,000


Fulbe
3,800


Georgian
9,000


German
35,000


German Swiss
7,800


Greek
5,700


Han Chinese, Mandarin
220,000


Hungarian
6,700


Italian
31,483,000


Italian, Sicilian
4,332,000


Japanese
6,200


© Copyrighted Photo
Jew, Italian
27,000


Kazakh
1,200


Kurd, Kurmanji
12,000


Kyrgyz
900


Ligurian
461,000


Lombard
3,180,000


Macedonian
75,000


Maltese
30,000


Mauritian
7,300


© Copyrighted Photo
Moldovans
138,000


Mossi
14,000


Persian
7,200


Peruvian
98,000


Polish
87,000


Pomak
2,400


Provencal, Occitani
105,000


Romani, Balkan
60,000


© Copyrighted Photo
Romani, Sinte
15,000


Romani, Vlax
3,700


Romanian
919,000


Russian
30,000


Salvadorian
10,000


Sardinian, Campidanese
503,000


Sardinian, Logudorese
526,000


Sardinian, Sard
179,000


Sardinian, Sassarese
105,000


Sardinian, Tempiese
105,000


© Copyrighted Photo
Sinhalese
59,000


Slovak
7,800


Slovene
2,500


© Copyrighted Photo
Somali
5,200


South Asian, Bengali-speaking
91,000


South Asian, general
415,000


© Copyrighted Photo
Spaniard
17,000


Tajik
4,700


Tamil (Hindu traditions)
29,000


Thai
5,300


Tigray, Tigrinya
8,600


Turk
17,000


Ukrainian
189,000


Uzbek, Northern
1,100


Venetian
3,502,000


Venezuelan
5,100


© Copyrighted Photo
Vietnamese
1,000


Walser
3,500


Wolof
79,000


© Copyrighted Photo
Yoruba
56,000

Italy People Photos   *** Note:  Only people groups with photos available are displayed here.***
Italy – Languages
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Language
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# Peoples
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Language
# Unreached
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Language
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Akanaka10Complete
Albanian, Arberesheaae10Portions
Amharicamh10Complete
Arabic, Algerian Spokenarq11NT
Arabic, Egyptian Spokenarz10Complete
Arabic, Libyan Spokenayl11Unspecified
Arabic, Mesopotamian Spokenacm11NT
Arabic, Sudanese Spokenapd11NT
Armenian, Westernhyw10Complete
Arpitanfrp10Portions
Baoulebci10Complete
Bavarianbar10Complete
Belarusianbel10Complete
Bengaliben11Complete
Bosnianbos11Complete
Bulgarianbul21Complete
Catalancat10Complete
Chinese, Mandarincmn10Complete
Cimbriancim10Unspecified
Corsicancos10Portions
Croatianhrv10Complete
Czechces10Complete
Dutchnld10Complete
Englisheng20Complete
Eweewe10Complete
Frenchfra10Complete
Friulianfur10NT
Georgiankat10Complete
German, Standarddeu10Complete
German, Swissgsw10NT
Greekell10Complete
Hungarianhun10Complete
Italianita50Complete
Italian Sign Languageise10Trans Needed
Japanesejpn11Complete
Judeo-Italianitk11Unspecified
Kabuverdianukea10Portions
Kazakhkaz11Complete
Kurdish, Northernkmr11Complete
Kyrgyzkir11Complete
Ladinlld10NT
Ligurianlij10Portions
Lombardlmo20Portions
Macedonianmkd10Complete
Maltesemlt10Complete
Mochenomhn10Trans Needed
Mooremos10Complete
Morisyenmfe10NT
Napoletano-Calabresenap10Portions
Occitanoci10Complete
Persian, Iranianpes11Complete
Piedmontesepms10NT
Polishpol10Complete
Portuguesepor10Complete
Pularfuf11NT
Romani, Balkanrmn10Complete
Romani, Sintermo10Complete
Romani, Vlaxrmy10Complete
Romanianron20Complete
Romanshroh10Complete
Russianrus10Complete
Sardinian, Campidanesesro10Portions
Sardinian, Galluresesdn10Portions
Sardinian, Logudoresesrc10Portions
Sardinian, Sassaresesdc10Portions
Sicilianscn10Portions
Sinhalasin11Complete
Slavomolisanosvm10Unspecified
Slovakslk10Complete
Sloveneslv10Complete
Somalisom11Complete
Spanishspa100Complete
Swahiliswh10Complete
Tachawitshy11Portions
Tagalogtgl10Complete
Tajiktgk11Complete
Tamiltam10Complete
Thaitha11Complete
Tigrignatir10Complete
Turkishtur11Complete
Ukrainianukr10Complete
Urduurd11Complete
Uzbek, Northernuzn11Complete
Venetianvec10Portions
Vietnamesevie10Complete
Walserwae10NT
Wolofwol11NT
Yorubayor10Complete
Totals: 88 105 23   82 56 65 71 48
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Italy – Religions
Major Religions [1] [3]
Evangelicals: 1.5 %
(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.
Italy – Possible Ministry Involvement
  • Below are lists of ministries that may work in Italy. Ministries in the Italy section probably minister in this country. Ministries in the Europe, Western 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 Italy   Ministries in Europe, Western
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Country Level Ministries Size
AMG InternationalLarge
Aurora Mission, Inc.Small
Avant MinistriesMedium
Biblical Ministries WorldwideMedium
Cadence InternationalMedium
Christian Associates InternationalSmall
Christian Brethren AssembliesLarge
Christian Church of North America - MissionsSmall
CLC Ministries InternationalSmall
CrossWorldMedium
European Christian Mission International, USAMedium
Evangelical Baptist MissionsMedium
Foursquare Missions InternationalMedium
Global YearSmall
Globe InternationalMedium
Gospel Fellowship AssociationMedium
Great Commission Ministries IncorporatedMedium
Greater Europe MissionMedium
International Gospel OutreachMedium
Intervarsity Christian FellowshipMedium
Italy for ChristSmall
Lott Carey Baptist Foreign Mission ConventionMedium
Navigators, International Missions GroupMedium
Presbyterian Mission InternationalSmall
Reformed Church in AmericaMedium
TEAM (The Evangelical Alliance Mission)Medium
Team ExpansionMedium
Virginia Mennonite Board of MissionsSmall
World Harvest MissionMedium
World-Wide MissionsMedium
Ministries Listed:  30
 
Regional Level Ministries Size
ABWE (Association of Baptists for World Evangelism)Large
Anglican Frontier MissionsSmall
Assemblies of God World MissionsLarge
Awana Clubs, InternationalMedium
Baptist Bible Fellowship, InternationalMedium
Baptist International Missions, Inc. (BIMI)Medium
Baptist Mid-MissionsMedium
BCM InternationalMedium
Bible LeagueMedium
Campus Crusade for Christ, InternationalLarge
Child Evangelism FellowshipMedium
Church of God of ProphecyMedium
Church of God, Cleveland, TennesseeMedium
Church of the Nazarene World Mission DepartmentMedium
Church World ServiceMedium
Cooperative Baptist FellowshipMedium
Educational Services InternationalMedium
EFCA International MissionMedium
Every Home for ChristMedium
Final Frontiers FoundationLarge
Free Methodist World MissionsMedium
Galcom InternationalSmall
GO InternationalSmall
InterCommSmall
Lutheran Church - Missouri SynodMedium
One Mission SocietyMedium
PioneersMedium
Salvation ArmyMedium
Seventh-day Adventists General ConferenceMedium
Silent Word MinistriesSmall
Southern Baptist Convention - International Mission BoardLarge
Tentmakers InternationalSmall
United Methodist ChurchMedium
United Pentecostal Church Foreign MissionsMedium
United World MissionMedium
World VentureMedium
Worldwide Tentmakers, IncorporatedSmall
Young LifeMedium
Youth with a MissionLarge
Ministries Listed:  39
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Italy – Statistics, Prayer Cards, Maps and Links
 
Statistics
Population 58,954,000
Percent Urbanization 70 %
Total People Groups 105
Unreached People Groups 23
Region Europe, Western
10/40 Window No
Official National Language Italian
Primary Religion Christianity
Percent Professing Christian 81.3%  [1]
Percent Evangelical 1.5%  [2]
Country Progress Level 3
Persecution Ranking Not ranked (1=High to 50=Low OD)
Human Development Index 0.887 (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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