Arab, Arabian People Cluster

People Cluster: Arab, Arabian What is a People Cluster?

Population

47,980,000

1.7% estimated
Annual Growth Rate

People Groups (Across Countries)

People Groups
(by Country)

100

Unreached Groups (by Country)

Affinity Bloc

Arab World

Cluster Progress

The Joshua Project Progress Scale is an estimate of the progress of church planting among a people group, people cluster, country or language. The Progress Scale is derived from people group values for percent Evangelical and percent Christian Adherent.

Level	Description	Criteria
1	Unreached - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
3	Superficially reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

Map Notes

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Progress Scale: ☀︎●●●●● (
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= Frontier Unreached Peoples)
Photo	People Group ▲	Global Population	Peoples by Country	Unreached by Country	% Unreached Peoples	Popl in Unreached	% Popl in Unreached	Progress Scale	Primary Religion	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
	Arab	3,025,000	39	21	53.8 %	2,006,000	66.3 %	2 ●	Islam	9.6 %	1.2 %	54
	Arab, Arabic Gulf Spoken	7,242,000	12	11	91.7 %	7,241,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.9 %	0.2 %	146
	Arab, Bahraini	794,000	2	2	100.0 %	794,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	3.4 %	0.9 %	17
	Arab, Dhofari	120,000	1	1	100.0 %	120,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	2
	Arab, Iranian	579,000	1	1	100.0 %	579,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.3 %	0.3 %	12
	Arab, Omani	2,826,000	10	10	100.0 %	2,826,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.1 %	0.0 %	60
	Arab, Saudi - Hijazi	11,931,000	4	4	100.0 %	11,931,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.1 %	0.1 %	239
	Arab, Saudi - Najdi	18,836,000	11	11	100.0 %	18,836,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.1 %	0.1 %	381
	Bathari	300	1	1	100.0 %	300	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Hamar	530,000	1	1	100.0 %	530,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	11
	Harasi, Arabized	2,400	1	1	100.0 %	2,400	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Hobyot	600	2	2	100.0 %	600	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.1 %	0.0 %	2
	Mahra	249,000	5	5	100.0 %	249,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	7
	Muhamasheen, Akhdam	1,577,000	4	4	100.0 %	1,577,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.4 %	0.1 %	32
	Shahari, Jibbali	87,000	2	2	100.0 %	87,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	2
	Shihuh, Al-Shihuh	36,000	2	2	100.0 %	36,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	2
	Socotran	145,000	2	2	100.0 %	145,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	4
Totals:	17 Peoples (across countries)	47,980,000	100	81	81.0 %	46,960,000	97.9 %	●	Islam	0.9%	0.2%	973

* An estimate of the number of pioneer workers needed for initial church planting among unreached people groups by country. Estimates are calculated only for unreached people groups and are based on ratio of 1 worker-unit (single person or married couple) per 50,000 living in an unreached people group by country, or for example one team of four worker-units per 200,000 people. Some workers may already be onsite. Many more workers are needed beyond this initial estimate.

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