• PEOPLE NAME: ASSYRIANS OF AUSTRALIA

Affinity Group: Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Arab World

People Cluster: Assyrian / Aramaic

Language: Assyrian Neo-Aramaic - (aii)

Alternate Name(s): NAME Sub-cluster

Primary Religion: Christianity - Eastern Orthodox

Country: Australia

Also found in: Canada; France; Germany; Iran; Iraq; Israel; Kuwait; Lebanon; Sweden; Syria; Türkiye; United Kingdom; United States

Population: 40,000

Global Population: 758,650


PEID: 7833

ROP: 100574

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical


Overview: The Assyrians of Australia, numbering 40,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Assyrian / Aramaic people cluster within the Arab World affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 758,650 in 14 countries. Their primary language is Assyrian Neo-Aramaic. The primary religion practiced by the Assyrians is Orthodox Christianity, a branch of Christianity that includes Copts, the Assyrian Church of the East, Eastern Orthodox Churches and Oriental Orthodox Churches.


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Jesus Film: Available

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