Updated: 2 July 2024
1 in 5 people are still waiting for the Bible in their language
7,397 languages in the world
3,478 languages have no Scripture – yet (down 101 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 (July 2024)
750 Bibles (same as last month)
1,717 New Testaments (up 5 from last month)
1,259 portions of Scripture (down 1 from last month)
Each language only included in one category
Translation in progress (July 2024)
3,919 languages where work is currently in progress (up 100 from last month)
*All statistics, ProgressBible Snapshot (July 2024)