Left Shadow
Right Shadow  
 
About Us Bible Matters       Other Bible Forums         Contact Us Site Map
Access
Access
Impact
Impact
Engagement
Engagement

A broken life, an uncertain future, an encounter with the Bible, a new hope. 

A Personal God

Book of Hope_People with hands raised 

HomeBible Matters
Access

Worldwide Bible Translation Statistics 

  • World Population - 6.5 billion [Wycliffe International 2007]

  • Languages spoken in the world - 6,912 [Ethnologue, 15th edition, 2005]

  • Languages with some or all of the Bible - 2,454. Of these, 438 have an adequate Bible; 1,168 have an adequate New Testament; 848 have Scripture portions [UBS 2007]

  • Translation programs in progress in languages without adequate Scripture - 1,953 [Wycliffe International 2007]

  • Languages The Jesus Film has been translated into - 1033 [The Jesus Film 2008]

  • Languages needing Bible translation work to begin - 2,251 representing 193 million people [Wycliffe International 2007]