Saturday, February 18, 2006

Interesting Statistics

For more information, check the IFOBA website (which I think is still somewhat under construction). Sometimes it is nice to see various Christian groups working together.

Worldwide Bible Translation Statistics
  • World Population--—6.5 billion
  • Languages spoken in the world--—6,912
  • Languages with some or all of the Bible--2,403 (26 first published in 2005)
  • Translation programs in progress in languages without adequate Scripture--1,640
  • Languages The Jesus Film has been translated into--—919
  • Languages needing Bible translation work to begin--2,529 (representing approximately 272 million people)

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