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Iran

Total Population

83,864,566

Country Flag

Major Languages

  • Persian (Farsi)

    Official Language

    National Language

  • Many Regional Languages

Major Religion

Islam

Capital City

  • Tehran
    Population 9,134,708

Major Cities

  • Isfahan
    Population 2,132,037
  • Mashhad
    Population 3,208,336

The breakdown of Iran’s Stratus Index Ranking with rankings for each group, category, and subcategory:

Stratus Index

13 / 177

Rankings of (01) have the highest needs

People Groups

Bubbles are sized according to their relative population size within the country.

Show only indigenous people groups

0%

100%

Less Reached

More Reached

Population

83,864,566

People Groups

94

Christian

1.6%

Evangelical

1.19%

Unreached

99.6%

Population Unreached

83,535,776

Frontier

23.7%

Population Frontier

19,909,000

People Groups

94

Unreached

84

Frontier

70
2.6%

of the world's unreached population

Biggest People Groups

  • Population
    37,677,000
    44.93%
    Christian
    1.95%
    Evangelical
    1.9%
    Scripture Access
    Biblia Completa
    Indigenous
    Yes
  • Population
    3,387,000
    4.04%
    Christian
    0.16%
    Evangelical
    0.11%
    Scripture Access
    Biblia Completa
    Indigenous
    Yes
  • Population
    2,913,000
    3.47%
    Christian
    0%
    Evangelical
    0%
    Scripture Access
    Sin Especificar
    Indigenous
    Yes
  • Population
    1,871,000
    2.23%
    Christian
    0%
    Evangelical
    0%
    Scripture Access
    Porciones
    Indigenous
    Yes
  • Population
    1,409,000
    1.68%
    Christian
    0.06%
    Evangelical
    0.05%
    Scripture Access
    Porciones
    Indigenous
    Yes
  • Population
    16,530,000
    19.71%
    Christian
    1.45%
    Evangelical
    1.4%
    Scripture Access
    Biblia Completa
    Indigenous
    Yes
  • Population
    3,365,000
    4.01%
    Christian
    0.04%
    Evangelical
    0.03%
    Scripture Access
    Porciones
    Indigenous
    Yes
  • Population
    2,419,000
    2.88%
    Christian
    1.17%
    Evangelical
    1.14%
    Scripture Access
    Sin Especificar
    Indigenous
    Yes
  • Population
    1,442,000
    1.72%
    Christian
    0.29%
    Evangelical
    0.29%
    Scripture Access
    Nuevo Testamento
    Indigenous
    Yes
  • Population
    1,247,000
    1.49%
    Christian
    0%
    Evangelical
    0%
    Scripture Access
    Porciones
    Indigenous
    Yes

Language Groups

Bubbles are sized according to their relative population size within the country.

Show only indigenous people groups

Number Of Languages

81

Full Bible

25

Full Bible

60,357,200

New Testament

5

Population New Testament

2,180,000

Portion

12

Population Portion

11,102,500

No Scripture Access

39

Population No Scripture Access

10,225,700

% of languages with >2% Christian

83.95%

% of languages with >0.1% Christian

71.60%

0%

100%

Less Reached

More Reached

Highest Spoken Languages

  • Population
    37,677,000
    44.93%
    Christian
    1.95%
    Evangelical
    1.9%
    Scripture Access
    Biblia Completa
    Indigenous
    Yes
  • Population
    3,387,000
    4.04%
    Christian
    0.16%
    Evangelical
    0.11%
    Scripture Access
    Biblia Completa
    Indigenous
    Yes
  • Population
    2,915,100
    3.48%
    Christian
    0%
    Evangelical
    0%
    Scripture Access
    Sin Especificar
    Indigenous
    Yes
  • Population
    1,871,000
    2.23%
    Christian
    0%
    Evangelical
    0%
    Scripture Access
    Porciones
    Indigenous
    Yes
  • Population
    1,409,000
    1.68%
    Christian
    0.06%
    Evangelical
    0.05%
    Scripture Access
    Porciones
    Indigenous
    Yes
  • Population
    17,027,000
    20.3%
    Christian
    1.41%
    Evangelical
    1.36%
    Scripture Access
    Biblia Completa
    Indigenous
    Yes
  • Population
    3,365,000
    4.01%
    Christian
    0.04%
    Evangelical
    0.03%
    Scripture Access
    Porciones
    Indigenous
    Yes
  • Population
    2,419,000
    2.88%
    Christian
    1.17%
    Evangelical
    1.14%
    Scripture Access
    Sin Especificar
    Indigenous
    Yes
  • Population
    1,442,000
    1.72%
    Christian
    0.3%
    Evangelical
    0.29%
    Scripture Access
    Nuevo Testamento
    Indigenous
    Yes
  • Population
    1,247,000
    1.49%
    Christian
    0%
    Evangelical
    0%
    Scripture Access
    Porciones
    Indigenous
    Yes

Hard To Reach

A documentary series from Radical.

Other videos from this series

  • The Gospel is in Iran (But Can Christians Survive?) || Documentary Series Pt. 3

  • Inside the Persecuted Church of Iran || Documentary Series Pt. 2

  • Why Christianity is Booming in Iran (Even Under the Islamic Regime) || Documentary Series Pt. 1

  • Why Christians Should Care About Protests in Iran

Prayer Points

Pray that God would continue to grow the church

Despite the persecution, the church in Iran is growing. Pray that God would continue to grow the church and bring more people to faith in Jesus Christ.

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Pray for Christians to have courage

Pray for Christians in Iran to have the courage to gather in local churches.

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Pray for the safety and protection

Pray for the safety and protection of Christians in Iran. Christians in Iran face a great deal of persecution, including imprisonment and torture. Pray that God would protect them from harm and give them the strength to persevere.

Pray for the theological health

Pray for the theological health of the church in Iran. There are many teaching and spreading theologically dangerous ideas.

Pray that God would give wisdom to underground church leaders

Underground church leaders in Iran must make many difficult decisions in a very challenging environment. Pray that God would give them wisdom and guidance as they lead their churches.