1 INDIAPop: 1,161,856,000Under 35: 69%Location: South AsiaPredominately Hindu;some MuslimRestricts Evangelism
MAURITANIAPop: 2,668,000Under 35: 79%Location: West AfricaPredominately SunniMuslimProhibits Evangelism
2 SUDANPop: 40,926,000Under 35: 79%Location: North AfricaSome indigenousreligionsRestricts Evangelism
AFGHANISTANPop: 28,088,000Under 35: 73%Location: West AsiaPredominately SunniMuslim; some Shi’iteMuslimRestricts Evangelism
3 KUWAITPop: 2,964,000Under 35: 67%Location: Arabian GulfPredominately SunniMuslim; some Shi’iteMuslimRestricts EvangelismBANGLADESHPop: 153,281,000Under 35: 74%Location: South AsiaPredominately Muslim;Some HinduRestricts Evangelism
4 JAPANPop: 127,050,000Under 35: 42%Location: East AsiaPredominately Shinto/BuddhistAllows Evangelism
GUINEA-BISSAUPop: 1,589,000Under 35: 77%Location: West AfricaPredominatelyindigenous religions;Some MuslimRestricts Evangelism
5 BHUTANPop: 692,000Under 35: 73%Location: South AsiaPredominatelyBuddhist; some HinduRestricts Evangelism
SAUDIA ARABIAPop: 25,608,000Under 35: 71%Location: Arabian GulfPredominately SunniMuslimProhibits Evangelism
6 GUINEAPop: 9,778,000Under 35: 77%Location: West AfricaPredominately Muslim;some indigenousreligionsRestricts EvangelismTHAILANDPop: 67,407,000Under 35: 60%Location: SoutheastAsiaPredominatelyBuddhistRestricts Evangelism
7 NIGERPop: 15,253,000Under 35: 80%Location: West AfricaPredominately SunniMuslim; some indig-enous religionsRestricts EvangelismKYRGYZSTANPop: 5,392,000Under 35: 70%Location: Central AsiaPredominately SunniMuslimRestricts Evangelism
8 IRANPop: 72,114,000 Under 35: 73%Location: Arabian GulfSome Sunni MuslimProhibits Evangelism
BURKINA FASOPop: 15,707,000 Under 35: 73%Location: West AfricaPredominatelyIndigenous Religions,MuslimRestricts Evangelism
9 MALIPop: 12,970,000Under 35: 79%Location: West AfricaPredominately SunniMuslim; some indig-enous religionsAllows Evangelism
AZERBAIJANPop: 8,829,000Under 35: 64%Location: Central AsiaPredominately Shi’iteMuslim; Some SunniMuslimRestricts Evangelism
10 BENINPop: 8,833,000Under 35: 81%Location: West AfricaPredominatelyindigenous religions;some MuslimAllows Evangelism
INDONESIAPop: 222,085,000 Under 35: 67%Location: Southeast AsiaPredominately Muslim;Some HinduRestricts Evangelism
11 LAOSPop: 6,215,000 Under 35: 77%Location: Southeast AsiaPredominatelyBuddhist; Someindigenous religionsRestricts Evangelism
WESTERN SAHARAPop: 511,000 Under 35: unknownLocation: North AfricaPredominately MuslimProhibits Evangelism
12 EGYPTPop: 81,895,000 Under 35: 71%Location: North AfricaPredominately SunniMuslimRestricts Evangelism
UZBEKISTANPop: 27,291,000Under 35: 72%Location: West AsiaPredominately SunniMuslimRestricts Evangelism
13 NEPALPop: 29,026,000Under 35: 75%Location: South AsiaSome BuddhistRestricts Evangelism
UNITED ARAB EMIRATESPop: 4,539,000Under 35: 56%Location: Arabian GulfPredominately SunniMuslim; Some Shi’iteMuslimProhibits Evangelism
14 ALBANIAPop: 3,154,000Under 35: 63%Location: EasternEuropePredominately SunniMuslim; some Ortho-doxRestricts EvangelismMOROCCOPop: 31,677,000Under 35: 72%Location: North AfricaPredominately SunniMuslimProhibits Evangelism
10/40 WINDOW NATIONS MONTHLY PRAYER FOCUS
For further information, please contact:Independent Gospel Missions
Vision2020Asiaemail: [email protected]
Website: www.vision2020asia.org
Specific Daily Prayer Requests for Vision2020Asia:God’s power and continued blessings upon this needy ministry
For God’s providence in opening as many doors within the 10/40 windowFor the needed finances to train at least 4,000 nationals by 2010
To fulfill the vision that all nations be evangelized with the true Gospel of Jesus Christby 2020.
Current population statistics fromWindow1040.com
Source: The United Nations
15 IRAQPop: 30,652,000Under 35: 80%Location: Arabian GulfPredominately Shi’iteMuslim; some OrthodoxRestricts Evangelism
SRI LANKAPop: 19,244,000Under 35: 62%Location: South AsiaPredominatelyBuddhist; some Hinduand MuslimRestricts Evangelism
18 YEMENPop: 23,517,000Under 35: 80%Location: Middle EastPredominately MuslimProhibits Evangelism
VIETNAMPop: 87,545,000Under 35: 70%Location: Southeast AsiaPredominatelyBuddhist; someindigenous religionsRestricts Evangelism
19 TAIWANPop: 23,380,000 Under 35: 55%Location: East AsiaPredominately Chinesefolk religion; someBuddhistAllows EvangelismBARAINPop: 787,000 Under 35: 63%Location: Arabian GulfPredominately SunniMuslimProhibits Evangelism
20 BRUNEIPop: 390,000Under 35: 67%Location: Southeast AsiaPredominately Muslim;some BuddhistRestricts Evangelism
LEBANONPop: 4,196,000Under 35: 70%Location: Middle EastPredominately Muslim;some MaroniteAllows Evangelism
21 QATARPop: 774,000Under 35: 56%Location: Arabian GulfPredominately SunniMuslimProhibits Evangelism
TURKMENISTANPop: Under 35: 73%Location: Central AsiaPredominately SunniMuslimRestricts Evangelism
24 L I B Y APop: 5,115,000Under 35: 76%Location: North AfricaPredominately SunniMuslimProhibits Evangelism
MALAYSIAPop: 27,038,000 Under 35: 69%Location: South AsiaPredominately Muslimand Buddhist; someHinduRestricts Evangelism
25 O M A NPop: 2,823,000Under 35: 72%Location: Middle EastPredominately Muslim;some Russian OrthodoxRestricts Evangelism
KAZAKSTANPop: 15,604,000Under 35: 61%Location: Central AsiaPredominately Muslim;some Russian OrthodoxRestricts Evangelism
26 TUNISIAPop: 10,209,000Under 35: 68%Location: North AfricaPredominately SunniMuslimProhibits Evangelism
CAMBODIAPop: 14,802,000Under 35: 76%Location: SoutheastAsiaPredominatelyBuddhistRestricts Evangelism
27 TURKEYPop: 73,678,000Under 35: 66%Location: West AsiaPredominately SunniMuslim; some Shi’iteRestricts Evangelism
NORTH KOREAPop: 23,896,000Under 35: 60%Location: East AsiaPredominately Atheist;some indigenousreligionsProhibits Evangelism
28 SOMOLIAPop: Under 35: 79%Location: East AfricaPredominately SunniMuslimProhibits Evangelism
PAKISTANPop: 141.554,000Under 35: 75%Location: South AsiaPredominately SunniMuslim; some Shi’iteRestricts Evangelism
GAMBIAPop: 1,654,000 Under 35: 76%Location: West AfricaPredominately MuslimRestricts Evangelism
16 I S R A E LPop: 7,095,000 Under 35: 60%Location: Middle EastPredominately Jewish;some MuslimRestricts Evangelism
TAJIKISTANPop: 6,883,000 Under 35: 76%Location: Central AsiaPredominately SunniMuslimRestricts Evangelism
17 CHINAPop: 1,289,586,000Under 35: 60%Location: East AsiaPredominately Atheist;some Chinese folkreligionProhibits EvangelismDJIBOUTIPop: 845,000Under 35: 81%Location: East AfricaPredominately SunniMuslimProhibits Evangelism
31 SYRIAPop: 21,731,000 Under 35: 78%Location: Middle EastPredominately SunniMuslim; some Shi’iteMuslimProhibits Evangelism
MONGOLIAPop: 2,670,000Under 35: 73%Location: East AsiaPredominatelyBuddhistRestricts Evangelism
ERIT R EAPop: 5,013,000 Under 35: 79%Location: West AfricaPredominately Muslim;OrthodoxRestricts Evangelism
T I B E TPop: 2,400,000Under 35: unknownLocation: East AsiaPredominately LamaistBuddhistProhibits Evangelism
29 NIGERIAPop: 153,744,000Under 35: 78%Location: West AfricaPredominately Muslim;some indigenousreligionsRestricts Evangelism
MALDIVESPop: 306,000 Under 35: 79%Location: South AsiaPredominately SunniMuslimProhibits Evangelism
30 JORDANPop: 6,291,000 Under 35: 77%Location: Middle EastPredominately SunniMuslimRestricts Evangelism
SENEGALPop: 12,365,000Under 35: 78%Location: West AfricaPredominately SunniMuslimRestricts Evangelism
22 ETHIOPIAPop: 81,520,000,Under 35: 79%Location: East AfricaPredominately SunniMuslim; EthiopianOrthodoxAllows EvangelismMYANMARPop: 49,674,000Under 35: 69%Location: SoutheastAsiaPredominatelyBuddhist; some MuslimRestricts Evangelism
23 CHADPop: 8,425,000Under 35: 80%Location: North AfricaSome indigenousreligionsRestricts Evangelism
ALGERIAPop: 34,851,000Under 35: 74%Location: North AfricaPredominately Muslim;some indigenousreligionsRestricts Evangelism
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