Updated: 2 November 2023
1 in 5 people are still waiting for the Bible in their language
7,395 languages in the world
3,729 languages have no Scripture – yet
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 (November 2023)
741 Bibles (up 2 from last month)
1,674 New Testaments (up 9 from last month)
1,255 Portions of Scripture
Each language only included in one category
Translation in progress (November 2023)
3,530 languages where work is currently in progress