Research

Interested in Bible translation statistics, language status, and unreached people groups? Need to check about a Bible for your friend from Asia? This page shows the resources you need to begin!

Note: While useful as a general starting point, information from the following sources should not be relied upon as authoritative unless corroborated with on-the-ground research.

Joshua Project

The Joshua Project is a popular source of information about people groups around the world. 

Go here also for the Unreached of the Day app and other resources to promote awareness and prayer.

Scripture Access Statistics

Get the latest official Bible translation statistics, along with explanations and charts.

Provided by SIL and Wycliffe Global Alliance

Global Research Data

Massive downloadable spreadsheets with detailed information about thousands of people groups worldwide. 

Provided by International Mission Board

Also from IMB:

Etnopedia

An open-source website designed to make unreached people group profiles available in various languages. Though not exhaustive, it provides information on many unreached people groups around the world. 

Ethnologue

The official go-to for many professionals with information about the languages of the world. Unfortunately, detailed Ethnologue data is only available for a price. 

Provided by SIL

Find-A-Bible

This directory provides links to Bible translations and resources in over 6,000 languages.

Provided by Forum of Bible Agencies International

Additional sources:

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