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People Groups (click people name for profile)	Population	Indig	% Evangel	% Adherent	Progress Scale	Primary Religion	Primary Language	Pho	Map	Txt
Akawaio	1,100	Y●	10.00 %	75.00 %	4	Christianity	Akawaio	0P Akawaio	1	1
Americans, U.S.	22,000		28.90 %	84.00 %	5	Christianity	English	0P Americans, U.S.	1	0T
Arab, Lebanese	128,000		0.50 %	32.00 %	2	Islam	Arabic, Levantine	0P Arab, Lebanese	1	0T
Arawak	1,300	Y●	3.00 %	92.00 %	4	Christianity	Arawak	0P Arawak	1	1
Armenian	6,200		8.70 %	94.00 %	4	Christianity	Armenian, Western	0P Armenian	1	0T
Arutani		Y●	20.00 %	40.00 %	5	Ethnic Religions	English	1	1	1
Baniwa	3,600	Y●	9.00 %	70.00 %	4	Christianity	Baniwa	0P Baniwa	1	1
Bare	4,500	Y●	0.80 %	20.00 %	2	Ethnic Religions	Spanish	1	1	1
Basque	5,500		5.00 %	88.00 %	4	Christianity	Basque	0P Basque	1	0T
British	7,400		8.80 %	60.00 %	4	Christianity	English	0P British	1	1
Carib, Galibi	15,000	Y●	3.00 %	60.00 %	4	Christianity	Carib	0P Carib, Galibi	1	1
Catalonian	5,600		8.00 %	95.00 %	4	Christianity	Catalan	0P Catalonian	1	1
Chaima	13,000	Y●	1.00 %	8.00 %	2	Ethnic Religions	Chaima	1	1	1
Chinese, general	358,000		5.70 %	8.00 %	4	Non-Religious	Spanish	0P Chinese, general	1	1
Colombian, White	143,000		7.50 %	94.00 %	4	Christianity	Spanish	0P Colombian, White	1	1
Cuban	83,000		8.80 %	57.00 %	4	Christianity	Spanish	0P Cuban	1	1
Cuiba	500	Y●	2.00 %	5.00 %	1	Ethnic Religions	Cuiba	0P Cuiba	0M Cuiba of Venezuela	0T
Cumanagoto	19,000	Y●	1.00 %	20.00 %	2	Ethnic Religions	Spanish	1	1	1
Curripaco	6,600	Y●	13.00 %	60.00 %	5	Christianity	Curripaco	0P Curripaco	1	1
Deaf	141,000	Y●		84.54 %	3	Christianity	Venezuelan Sign Language	0P Deaf	1	0T
French	8,400		1.00 %	61.00 %	3	Christianity	French	0P French	1	0T
German	8,300		2.10 %	64.00 %	4	Christianity	German, Standard	0P German	1	1
German Colonia Tovar	6,100	Y●	0.50 %	88.00 %	3	Christianity	German, Colonia Tovar	1	1	1
Greek	6,100		0.40 %	91.00 %	3	Christianity	Greek	0P Greek	1	0T
Guajibo	21,000	Y●	7.20 %	85.00 %	4	Christianity	Guahibo	1	1	1
Inga	700		3.00 %	70.00 %	4	Christianity	Inga	1	1	1
Italian	134,000		1.10 %	82.00 %	3	Christianity	Italian	0P Italian	1	0T
Jamaican	2,800		28.00 %	83.00 %	5	Christianity	Jamaican English Creole	0P Jamaican	0M Jamaican of Venezuela	1
Japreria	100	Y●	4.00 %	40.00 %	4	Ethnic Religions	Japreria	1	1	1
Jew, Spanish-speaking	4,800	Y●	0.10 %	0.50 %	1	Ethnic Religions	Spanish	0P Jew, Spanish-speaking	1	0T
Karina	30,000	Y●	2.00 %	60.00 %	3	Christianity	Carib	1	1	1
Maco	1,100	Y●	6.00 %	20.00 %	4	Ethnic Religions	Maco	1	1	1
Macushi	500		18.00 %	30.00 %	5	Ethnic Religions	Macushi	0P Macushi	1	1
Mandahuaca, Bare	2,600	Y●	3.00 %	80.00 %	4	Christianity	Spanish	1	1	1
Mapoyo	400	Y●	4.00 %	40.00 %	4	Ethnic Religions	Spanish	1	1	1
Maquiritari, Mayongong	6,200	Y●	2.00 %	80.00 %	3	Christianity	Maquiritari	0P Maquiritari, Mayongong	1	0T
Motilone, Bari	2,900	Y●	32.00 %	70.00 %	5	Christianity	Bari	0P Motilone, Bari	1	1
Panare, Eye	4,200	Y●	4.00 %	55.00 %	4	Christianity	Enapa Woromaipu	1	1	1
Paraujano	19,000	Y●	1.00 %	80.00 %	3	Christianity	Spanish	1	1	1
Patamona	300		3.00 %	70.00 %	4	Christianity	Patamona	1	1	1
Pemon	27,000	Y●	14.00 %	60.00 %	5	Christianity	Pemon	1	1	1
Piapoco	3,300	Y●	4.00 %	55.00 %	4	Christianity	Piapoco	1	1	1
Piaroa	17,000	Y●	3.30 %	20.00 %	4	Ethnic Religions	Piaroa	1	1	1
Polish	8,300		0.30 %	90.00 %	3	Christianity	Polish	0P Polish	1	0T
Portuguese	182,000		3.00 %	94.00 %	4	Christianity	Portuguese	0P Portuguese	1	0T
Puinave	1,500	Y●	0.70 %	60.00 %	3	Christianity	Puinave	1	1	1
Rio Arauca Guajibo, Playero	200	Y●	0.05 %	50.00 %	2	Christianity	Playero	1	1	0T
Romanian	1,500		5.40 %	97.00 %	4	Christianity	Romanian	0P Romanian	1	1
Russian	4,700		1.20 %	67.00 %	3	Christianity	Russian	0P Russian	1	0T
Saliba	300	Y●	3.00 %	56.00 %	4	Christianity	Saliba	1	1	1
Sanuma, Xamatari	1,300	Y●	7.00 %	25.00 %	4	Ethnic Religions	Sanuma	0P Sanuma, Xamatari	1	1
Spaniard	83,000		1.00 %	77.00 %	3	Christianity	Spanish	0P Spaniard	1	0T
Spanish Creole, Pidgin	139,000	Y●	7.00 %	91.00 %	4	Christianity	Spanish	1	1	1
Turk	28,000		0.00 %	0.00 %	1	Islam	Turkish	0P Turk	1	0T
Ukrainian	9,400		3.80 %	79.00 %	4	Christianity	Ukrainian	0P Ukrainian	1	0T
Venezuelan	25,941,000	Y●	12.89 %	85.00 %	5	Christianity	Spanish	0P Venezuelan	1	1
Warao	44,000	Y●	1.44 %	20.00 %	2	Ethnic Religions	Warao	0P Warao	1	1
Warekena	600	Y●	1.00 %	60.00 %	3	Christianity	Guarequena	0P Warekena	1	1
Wayuu, Guajiro	370,000	Y●	1.50 %	30.00 %	2	Ethnic Religions	Wayuu	0P Wayuu, Guajiro	0M Wayuu, Guajiro of Venezuela	1
Yabarana	400	Y●	2.00 %	25.00 %	2	Ethnic Religions	Yabarana	0P Yabarana	1	1
Yanomami-Ninam	400	Y●	4.00 %	70.00 %	4	Christianity	Ninam	1	1	1
Yanomamo	8,600	Y●	5.00 %	15.00 %	4	Ethnic Religions	Yanomamo	0P Yanomamo	1	1
Yaruro, Pume	8,500	Y●	1.00 %	10.00 %	2	Ethnic Religions	Pume	1	1	1
Yuana	1,500	Y●	26.00 %	30.00 %	5	Ethnic Religions	Hodi	0P Yuana	0M Yuana of Venezuela	0T
Yukpa, Northern Motilon	9,500	Y●	4.00 %	75.00 %	4	Christianity	Yukpa	0P Yukpa, Northern Motilon	1	0T
Zambo, Mulatto	14,000	Y●	6.00 %	70.00 %	4	Christianity	Spanish	0P Zambo, Mulatto	1	1
Total People Groups: 66	28,129,000	42			3			42	4	20
Unclassified / Other Individuals	709,000
UN Country Population (2023)	28,838,000

Venezuela –

% of People Groups ^[1]

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

Progress Level		Peoples	% of Peoples	Population	% of Population ^[2]
	1 - Unreached	3	4.5 %	33,000	0.1 %
	2 - Minimally reached	9	13.6 %	588,000	2.1 %
	3 - Superficially reached	13	19.7 %	449,000	1.6 %
	4 - Partially reached	32	48.5 %	1,055,000	3.7 %
	5 - Significantly reached	9	13.6 %	26,004,000	92.4 %
Totals		66		28,129,000

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.

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

Akawaio 1,100	Americans, U.S. 22,000	Arab, Lebanese 128,000	Arawak 1,300	Armenian 6,200	Baniwa 3,600
Basque 5,500	British 7,400	Carib, Galibi 15,000	Catalonian 5,600	Chinese, general 358,000	Colombian, White 143,000
© Copyrighted Photo Cuban 83,000	Cuiba 500	Curripaco 6,600	Deaf 141,000	French 8,400	German 8,300
Greek 6,100	Italian 134,000	Jamaican 2,800	Jew, Spanish-speaking 4,800	Macushi 500	Maquiritari, Mayongong 6,200
Motilone, Bari 2,900	Polish 8,300	Portuguese 182,000	Romanian 1,500	Russian 4,700	Sanuma, Xamatari 1,300
© Copyrighted Photo Spaniard 83,000	Turk 28,000	Ukrainian 9,400	Venezuelan 25,941,000	Warao 44,000	Warekena 600
Wayuu, Guajiro 370,000	© Copyrighted Photo Yabarana 400	Yanomamo 8,600	Yuana 1,500	Yukpa, Northern Motilon 9,500	Zambo, Mulatto 14,000
Venezuela People Photos * Note: Only people groups with photos available are displayed here.*

Venezuela – 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
Akawaio	ake	1	0	NT	0	0	1	0	1
Arabic, Levantine	apc	1	0	Portions	0	0	1	0	0
Arawak	arw	1	0	Portions	0	1	1	0	1
Armenian, Western	hyw	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	1
Baniwa	bwi	1	0	NT	0	1	1	0	1
Bari	mot	1	0	Trans Needed	1	1	1	0	0
Basque	eus	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Carib	car	2	0	NT	0	0	0	0	1
Catalan	cat	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	1
Chaima	ciy	1	0	Portions	0	1	1	1	1
Cuiba	cui	1	1	NT	0	0	1	0	1
Curripaco	kpc	1	0	NT	0	0	0	0	1
Enapa Woromaipu	pbh	1	0	NT	0	1	0	1	1
English	eng	3	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
French	fra	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
German, Colonia Tovar	gct	1	0	Unspecified	1	1	1	1	1
German, Standard	deu	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Greek	ell	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Guahibo	guh	1	0	NT	0	0	0	0	1
Guarequena	gae	1	0	Unspecified	1	1	1	0	1
Hodi	yau	1	0	Portions	0	1	1	1	1
Inga	inb	1	0	NT	0	0	1	1	1
Italian	ita	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Jamaican English Creole	jam	1	0	NT	0	0	0	0	1
Japreria	jru	1	0	Trans Needed	1	1	1	0	1
Maco	wpc	1	0	NT	0	1	1	1	1
Macushi	mbc	1	0	NT	0	0	1	0	1
Maquiritari	mch	1	0	NT	0	0	0	0	1
Ninam	shb	1	0	NT	0	1	0	0	1
Patamona	pbc	1	0	NT	0	0	1	0	1
Pemon	aoc	1	0	Portions	0	1	1	1	1
Piapoco	pio	1	0	NT	0	1	0	0	1
Piaroa	pid	1	0	NT	0	1	0	0	1
Playero	gob	1	0	Unspecified	1	1	1	1	1
Polish	pol	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Portuguese	por	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Puinave	pui	1	0	NT	0	0	0	0	1
Pume	yae	1	0	NT	0	1	1	0	1
Romanian	ron	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Russian	rus	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Saliba	slc	1	0	Unspecified	1	1	1	0	1
Sanuma	xsu	1	0	NT	0	0	0	0	1
Spanish	spa	13	1	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Turkish	tur	1	1	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Ukrainian	ukr	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Venezuelan Sign Language	vsl	1	0	Trans Started	1	1	1	1	1
Warao	wba	1	0	NT	0	0	0	1	1
Wayuu	guc	1	0	NT	0	0	0	0	1
Yabarana	yar	1	0	Unspecified	1	1	1	1	1
Yanomamo	guu	1	0	NT	0	0	0	0	1
Yukpa	yup	1	0	Portions	0	0	0	0	1
Totals:	51	66	3		43	32	30	40	15

Venezuela –

Major Religions ^{[1] [3]}

Evangelicals: 12.2 %
(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.

Venezuela – Possible Ministry Involvement

Below are lists of ministries that may work in Venezuela. Ministries in the Venezuela 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 Venezuela

Ministries in America, Latin

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Country Level Ministries	Size
Brethren in Christ World Missions	Medium
Christian Outreach International	Small
Church Resource Ministries	Medium
CLC International	Medium
FEBInternational	Medium
Fellowship of Evangelical Churches	Small
Fundacion Arbol de Mostaza
Harvest Foundation	Small
International Board of Jewish Missions	Small
Latin America Mission	Medium
LOGOI Ministries	Small
Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod	Medium
Macedonian World Baptist Missions	Medium
New Tribes Mission	Large
Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church World Witness	Small
Spanish World Ministries	Medium
STEM International	Small
TEAM (The Evangelical Alliance Mission)	Medium
Team Expansion	Medium
World-Wide Missions	Medium
Ministries Listed: 20

Regional Level Ministries	Size
ABWE (Association of Baptists for World Evangelism)	Large
Action International Ministries	Medium
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 Medical and Dental Mission International	Medium
Baptist Mid-Missions	Medium
BCM International	Medium
Bible League	Medium
Campus Crusade for Christ, International	Large
Child Evangelism Fellowship	Medium
Church of God of Prophecy	Medium
Church of the Nazarene World Mission Department	Medium
Church World Service	Medium
EFCA International Mission	Medium
Every Home for Christ	Medium
Final Frontiers Foundation	Large
Free Methodist World Missions	Medium
Galcom International	Small
Global Action	Small
GO International	Small
InterComm	Small
Intervarsity Christian Fellowship	Medium
Iris Ministries, Inc.	Medium
Mailbox Club International	Small
Presbyterian Evangelistic Fellowship	Medium
Scripture Union	Medium
Seventh-day Adventists General Conference	Medium
Silent Word Ministries	Small
Southern Baptist Convention - International Mission Board	Large
United Methodist Church	Medium
United Pentecostal Church Foreign Missions	Medium
United World Mission	Medium
Worldwide Tentmakers, Incorporated	Small
Youth with a Mission	Large
Ministries Listed: 37

Venezuela – Statistics, Prayer Cards, Maps and Links


Statistics

Population	28,129,000
Percent Urbanization	88 %
Total People Groups	66
Unreached People Groups	3
Region	America, Latin
10/40 Window	No
Official National Language	Spanish
Primary Religion	Christianity
Percent Professing Christian	82.6% ^[1]
Percent Evangelical	12.2% ^[2]
Country Progress Level	5
Persecution Ranking	Not ranked (1=High to 50=Low OD)
Human Development Index	0.767 (0=Low to 1=High UN)

Links

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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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