Joshua Project - Persian People Cluster Great Commission Status

Persian Cluster – People Groups

(Click headings for sorting

)

:

People Name (click people name for listing)	Population	Least Reached	Progress Scale	# Peoples by Ctry	# Unreached Peoples	% Peoples Unreached	Primary Religion	Ethnic Code	Photo
Aimaq	2,206,000	Y●	1	5	5	100.0 %	Islam	CNT24z	0P Aimaq
Dezfuli	10	Y●	1	1	1	100.0 %	Islam	CNT24	1
Fars, Northwestern	9,200	Y●	1	1	1	100.0 %	Islam	CNT24	1
Fars, Southwestern	117,000	Y●	1	1	1	100.0 %	Islam	CNT24z	1
Gabri, Dari	15,000	Y●	1	1	1	100.0 %	Other / Small	CNT24f	1
Galeshi	2,200	Y●	1	1	1	100.0 %	Islam	CNT24z	0P Galeshi
Gazi	9,500	Y●	1	1	1	100.0 %	Islam	CNT24z	1
Gilaki, Gilani	3,076,000	Y●	1	2	2	100.0 %	Islam	CNT24z	0P Gilaki, Gilani
Hazara	4,345,000	Y●	1	9	9	100.0 %	Islam	MSY41z	0P Hazara
Hazara Jaghuri	32,000	Y●	1	1	1	100.0 %	Islam	CNN25	1
Khunsari	28,000	Y●	1	1	1	100.0 %	Islam	CNT24z	1
Larestani	125,000	Y●	1	1	1	100.0 %	Islam	CNT24z	0P Larestani
Lasgerdi	1,200	Y●	1	1	1	100.0 %	Islam	CNT24c	1
Luwathiya	39,000	Y●	1	1	1	100.0 %	Islam	CNT24f	0P Luwathiya
Mazanderani	2,550,000	Y●	1	1	1	100.0 %	Islam	CNT24z	0P Mazanderani
Mussulman Tat	127,000	Y●	1	3	3	100.0 %	Islam	CNT24f	0P Mussulman Tat
Natanzi	9,400	Y●	1	1	1	100.0 %	Islam	CNT24z	1
Nayini	9,300	Y●	1	1	1	100.0 %	Islam	CNT24z	1
Pahlavani	3,900	Y●	1	1	1	100.0 %	Islam	CNT24f	0P Pahlavani
Parachi	8,500	Y●	1	1	1	100.0 %	Islam	CNT24a	0P Parachi
Parsee	170,000	Y●	1	11	11	100.0 %	Other / Small	CNN25	0P Parsee
Persian	43,567,000	Y●	1	43	40	93.0 %	Islam	CNT24f	0P Persian
Sangisari	44,000	Y●	1	1	1	100.0 %	Islam	CNT24z	1
Semnani	73,000	Y●	1	1	1	100.0 %	Islam	CNT24f	0P Semnani
Shahmirzadi	1,100	Y●	1	1	1	100.0 %	Islam	CNT24z	1
Sivandi	9,400	Y●	1	1	1	100.0 %	Islam	CNT24z	1
Soi	9,400	Y●	1	1	1	100.0 %	Islam	CNT24z	1
Sorkhei	12,000	Y●	1	1	1	100.0 %	Islam	CNT24z	1
Vafsi	23,000	Y●	1	1	1	100.0 %	Islam	CNT24f	0P Vafsi
Warduji	8,500	Y●	1	1	1	100.0 %	Islam	CNT24f	1
Totals: 30 Peoples	56,632,000	30	1	97	94	96.9 %	Islam		14

:

Persian Cluster –

% of People Groups ^[1]

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

Progress Level		Peoples	% of Peoples	Population	% of Population ^[2]
	1 - Unreached	94	96.9 %	56,203,000	99.2 %
	2 - Minimally reached	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %
	3 - Superficially reached	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %
	4 - Partially reached	3	3.1 %	429,000	0.8 %
	5 - Significantly reached	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %
Totals		97		56,632,000

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.

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

Aimaq 2,206,000 in 5 Countries	Galeshi 2,200 in 1 Country	Gilaki, Gilani 3,076,000 in 2 Countries	Hazara 4,345,000 in 9 Countries	Larestani 125,000 in 1 Country	Luwathiya 39,000 in 1 Country
Mazanderani 2,550,000 in 1 Country	Mussulman Tat 127,000 in 3 Countries	Pahlavani 3,900 in 1 Country	Parachi 8,500 in 1 Country	Parsee 170,000 in 11 Countries	Persian 43,567,000 in 43 Countries
Semnani 73,000 in 1 Country	Vafsi 23,000 in 1 Country
Persian People Photos * Note: Only people groups with photos available are displayed here.*

Persian Cluster – Languages

(Click headings for sorting

)

:

Language (click Language name for details)	Language Code	Peoples-by-Ctry Primary Language	Unreached Primary Language	Bible Status	Bible Locator	Audio NT Online	Jesus Film Online	Audio Recordings Online	Gospel Tract Online
Aimaq	aiq	5	5	Unspecified	1	1	1	1	1
Dari	prs	6	6	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Dari, Zoroastrian	gbz	4	4	Unspecified	1	1	1	0	1
Dezfuli	def	1	1	Portions	0	0	1	0	1
English	eng	3	3	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Fars, Northwestern	faz	1	1	Unspecified	1	1	1	1	1
Fars, Southwestern	fay	1	1	Unspecified	1	1	1	0	1
Gazi	gzi	1	1	Unspecified	1	1	1	1	1
Gilaki	glk	3	3	Portions	0	0	0	0	1
Gujarati	guj	3	3	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Hazaragi	haz	10	10	Portions	0	1	0	0	1
Khunsari	kfm	1	1	Unspecified	1	1	1	0	1
Lari	lrl	1	1	Unspecified	1	1	1	0	1
Lasgerdi	lsa	1	1	Trans Needed	1	1	1	1	1
Luwati	luv	1	1	Trans Needed	1	1	1	1	1
Mazandarani	mzn	1	1	Portions	0	1	1	0	1
Natanzi	ntz	1	1	Trans Needed	1	1	1	1	1
Nayini	nyq	1	1	Trans Needed	1	1	1	0	1
Parachi	prc	1	1	Unspecified	1	1	1	0	1
Persian, Iranian	pes	40	40	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Sangisari	sgr	1	1	Unspecified	1	1	1	0	1
Semnani	smy	1	1	Unspecified	1	1	1	0	1
Shahmirzadi	srz	1	1	Trans Needed	1	1	1	0	1
Sindhi	snd	1	1	Complete	0	0	0	0	1
Sivandi	siy	1	1	Unspecified	1	1	1	0	1
Soi	soj	1	1	Trans Needed	1	1	1	1	1
Sorkhei	sqo	1	1	Trans Needed	1	1	1	1	1
Tat, Muslim	ttt	3	3	Portions	0	1	0	1	1
Vafsi	vaf	1	1	Unspecified	1	1	1	0	1
Totals:	29	97	97		10	7	8	20	4

:

Persian Cluster – Religions
Values less than .3% not shown on pie charts for labeling clarity

Persian Cluster – Details


Summary

Affinity Bloc	Persian-Median
Population	56,632,000
Peoples (by Country)	97
Gateway / Largest People	Persian
Languages	29
Largest Language	Persian, Iranian
Primary Religion	Islam
% Professing Christian	1.5%
% Evangelical	1.3%
Cluster Progress Level	1


Peoples	Count		Population

Peoples (by Country)	97		56,632,000
Peoples in 10/40 Window	70	(72.2%)	55,441,000	(97.9%)
Unreached Peoples	94	(96.9%)	56,203,000	(99.2%)


Regions	Peoples		Population

Africa, North and Middle East	11	(11.3%)	1,872,000	(3.3%)
America, North and Caribbean	6	(6.2%)	537,000	(0.9%)
Asia, Central	45	(46.4%)	53,076,000	(93.7%)
Asia, Northeast	2	(2.1%)	50,000	(0.1%)
Asia, South	10	(10.3%)	393,000	(0.7%)
Asia, Southeast	2	(2.1%)	51,000	(0.1%)
Australia and Pacific	3	(3.1%)	89,000	(0.2%)
Europe, Eastern and Eurasia	4	(4.1%)	8,200	(0.0%)
Europe, Western	14	(14.4%)	557,000	(1.0%)


Resources	Peoples		Population

Complete Bible	53	(54.6%)	43,716,000	(77.2%)
New Testament	53	(54.6%)	43,716,000	(77.2%)
Portions	71	(73.2%)	53,848,000	(95.1%)
Online Audio NT	269	(277.3%)	178,571,000	(315.3%)
Jesus Film	69	(71.1%)	51,298,000	(90.6%)
Gospel Recordings	82	(84.5%)	54,208,000	(95.7%)