Updated: 11 March 2024
1 in 5 people are still waiting for the Bible in their language
7,396 languages in the world (same as last month)
3,700 languages have no Scripture – yet (down 10 from last month)
But huge progress is being made:
An average of one new translation (a full Bible or New Testament) is being completed every week
An average of one new language project is beginning every day
See the most recent State of the Bible report here.
Completed translation (March 2024)
742 Bibles (down 1 from last month)
1,690 New Testaments (up 8 from last month)
1,264 portions of Scripture (up 3 from last month)
Each language only included in one category
Translation in progress (March 2024)
3,690 languages where work is currently in progress (up 1 from last month)
*All statistics, ProgressBible Snapshot (March 2024)