Updated: 2 May 2024
1 in 5 people are still waiting for the Bible in their language
7,397 languages in the world (up 1 from last month)
3,681 languages have no Scripture – yet (down 11 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 (May 2024)
748 Bibles (up 4 from last month)
1,704 New Testaments (up 11 from last month)
1,264 portions of Scripture (down 3 from last month)
Each language only included in one category
Translation in progress (April 2024)
3,880 languages where work is currently in progress (up 79 from last month)
*All statistics, ProgressBible Snapshot (May 2024)