Ethnic People Groups of Kuwait

Kuwait – People Groups

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People Groups (click people name for profile)	Population	Indig	% Evangel	% Adherent	Least Reached	Progress Scale	Primary Religion	Primary Language	Pho	Map	Txt
Achdam, Arabized Blacks	47,000		0.30 %	1.00 %	Y	1.2	Islam	Arabic, Gulf Spoken	0P Achdam, Arabized Blacks	1	0T
Americans, U.S.	5,800		28.00 %	79.00 %		3.2	Christianity	English	0P Americans, U.S.	1	0T
Arab, Egyptian	59,000		3.00 %	12.00 %		3.1	Islam	Arabic, Egyptian Spoke	0P Arab, Egyptian	1	1
Arab, Iraqi	102,000		0.20 %	5.00 %	Y	1.2	Islam	Arabic, Mesopotamian S	0P Arab, Iraqi	0M Arab, Iraqi of Kuwait	0T
Arab, Jordanian	280,000		1.00 %	5.00 %	Y	1.2	Islam	Arabic, South Levantin	0P Arab, Jordanian	0M Arab, Jordanian of Kuwait	0T
Arab, Kuwait	1,169,000	Y	1.00 %	6.00 %		2.2	Islam	Arabic, Gulf Spoken	0P Arab, Kuwait	0M Arab, Kuwait of Kuwait	0T
Arab, Lebanese	97,000		0.50 %	30.00 %		2.2	Islam	Arabic, North Levantin	0P Arab, Lebanese	1	0T
Arab, Najdi Bedouin	263,000		0.00 %	0.00 %	Y	1.1	Islam	Arabic, Najdi Spoken	0P Arab, Najdi Bedouin	1	0T
Arab, Omani	15,000		0.09 %	0.10 %	Y	1.2	Islam	Arabic, Omani Spoken	0P Arab, Omani	0M Arab, Omani of Kuwait	0T
Arab, Palestinian	50,000		0.10 %	11.00 %		2.2	Islam	Arabic, South Levantin	0P Arab, Palestinian	0M Arab, Palestinian of Kuwait	0T
Arab, Syrian	15,000		0.10 %	6.00 %		2.2	Islam	Arabic, North Levantin	0P Arab, Syrian	0M Arab, Syrian of Kuwait	0T
Arab, Yemeni	6,000		0.00 %	0.06 %	Y	1.1	Islam	Arabic, Taizzi-Adeni S	0P Arab, Yemeni	0M Arab, Yemeni of Kuwait	0T
Armenian	5,600		8.00 %	94.00 %		3.2	Christianity	Armenian	0P Armenian	1	0T
Assyrian	5,800		1.00 %	92.00 %		2.2	Christianity	Assyrian Neo-Aramaic	0P Assyrian	1	0T
British	7,500		8.00 %	60.00 %		3.2	Christianity	English	0P British	1	1
Deaf		Y	0.00 %	3.00 %	Y	1.1	Islam	Language Unknown	1	1	1
Filipino, Tagalog	99,000		12.00 %	93.00 %		3.2	Christianity	Tagalog	0P Filipino, Tagalog	1	1
French	5,900		1.00 %	62.00 %		2.2	Christianity	French	0P French	1	0T
Greek	1,200		0.40 %	91.00 %		2.2	Christianity	Greek	0P Greek	1	0T
Han Chinese, Mandarin	3,500		4.00 %	6.00 %		3.1	Non-Religious	Chinese, Mandarin	0P Han Chinese, Mandarin	1	0T
Khoja	2,300		0.00 %	0.00 %	Y	1.1	Islam	Gujarati	0P Khoja	0M Khoja of Kuwait	1
Kurd, Sorani	281,000		0.03 %	0.10 %	Y	1.2	Islam	Kurdish, Central	0P Kurd, Sorani	0M Kurd, Sorani of Kuwait	0T
Mahra, Mehri	19,000		0.02 %	0.02 %	Y	1.2	Islam	Mehri	0P Mahra, Mehri	1	1
Malayali	199,000		2.00 %	14.00 %		2.2	Hinduism	Malayalam	0P Malayali	0M Malayali of Kuwait	1
Persian	123,000		0.20 %	3.50 %	Y	1.2	Islam	Persian, Iranian	0P Persian	1	0T
Punjabi	8,800		1.00 %	2.00 %	Y	1.2	Other / Small	Panjabi, Eastern	0P Punjabi	1	0T
Tamil	3,200		1.00 %	5.00 %	Y	1.2	Hinduism	Tamil	0P Tamil	1	1
Telugu	500		1.00 %	4.00 %	Y	1.2	Hinduism	Telugu	0P Telugu	1	1
Turks	7,000		0.00 %	0.00 %	Y	1.1	Islam	Turkish	0P Turks	1	1
Urdu	2,900		0.05 %	0.10 %	Y	1.2	Islam	Urdu	0P Urdu	0M Urdu of Kuwait	0T
Total People Groups: 30	2,882,000	2			16	2.2			29	11	20
Unclassified / Other Individuals	42,000
UN Country Population (2013)	2,924,000

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Kuwait –

% of People Groups ^[1]

% of Population in People Group ^{[1] [2]}


Progress Level		Peoples	% of Peoples	Population	% of Population ^[2]

	Level 1 - Unreached / Least-Reached	16	53.3 %	1,160,000	40.3 %
	Level 2 - Nominal / Formative Church	8	26.7 %	1,542,000	53.5 %
	Level 3 - Established / Significant Church	6	20.0 %	180,000	6.3 %

Totals		30		2,882,000

NOTES:

Small Values: Values less than .3% are not shown on pie charts for labeling clarity.
% of Population in People Group: The percentage of the population that lives in a people group at each progress level. Not every person living in an unreached people group is necessarily unreached.

Kuwait – People Photos * Note: Only people groups with photos available are displayed here.*

Achdam, Arabized Blacks 47,000	Americans, U.S. 5,800	Arab, Egyptian 59,000	Arab, Iraqi 102,000	Arab, Jordanian 280,000	Arab, Kuwait 1,169,000
Arab, Lebanese 97,000	Arab, Najdi Bedouin 263,000	Arab, Omani 15,000	© Copyrighted Photo Arab, Palestinian 50,000	© Copyrighted Photo Arab, Syrian 15,000	Arab, Yemeni 6,000
Armenian 5,600	Assyrian 5,800	British 7,500	Filipino, Tagalog 99,000	French 5,900	Greek 1,200
Han Chinese, Mandarin 3,500	© Copyrighted Photo Khoja 2,300	Kurd, Sorani 281,000	Mahra, Mehri 19,000	© Copyrighted Photo Malayali 199,000	Persian 123,000
Punjabi 8,800	Tamil 3,200	Telugu 500	Turks 7,000	Urdu 2,900
Kuwait People Photos * Note: Only people groups with photos available are displayed here.*

Kuwait – Languages

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Language (click Language name for details)	Language Code	# Peoples Primary Language	# Unreached Primary Language	Bible Status	Bible Locator	Audio NT Online	Jesus Film Online	Audio Recordings Online	Gospel Tract Online
Arabic, Egyptian Spoken	arz	1	0	NT	0	0	0	0	0
Arabic, Gulf Spoken	afb	2	1	None	1	1	1	0	0
Arabic, Mesopotamian Spoken	acm	1	1	None	1	1	0	0	0
Arabic, Najdi Spoken	ars	1	1	None	1	1	1	1	0
Arabic, North Levantine Spoken	apc	2	0	Portions	0	1	1	0	0
Arabic, Omani Spoken	acx	1	1	None	1	1	1	1	0
Arabic, South Levantine Spoken	ajp	2	1	Portions	0	1	0	0	0
Arabic, Taizzi-Adeni Spoken	acq	1	1	None	1	1	0	0	0
Armenian	hye	1	0	Complete	0	1	0	0	0
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic	aii	1	0	Complete	0	1	0	0	0
Chinese, Mandarin	cmn	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
English	eng	2	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
French	fra	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Greek	ell	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Gujarati	guj	1	1	Complete	0	1	0	0	0
Kurdish, Central	ckb	1	1	NT	0	1	0	0	1
Malayalam	mal	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	1
Mehri	gdq	1	1	Portions	0	1	1	1	1
Panjabi, Eastern	pan	1	1	Complete	0	1	0	0	0
Persian, Iranian	pes	1	1	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Tagalog	tgl	1	0	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Tamil	tam	1	1	Complete	0	1	0	0	1
Telugu	tel	1	1	Complete	0	1	0	0	0
Turkish	tur	1	1	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Urdu	urd	1	1	Complete	0	0	0	0	0
Totals:	25	29	15		20	10	20	22	21

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Kuwait –

Major Religions ^{[1] [3]}

Evangelicals: 1.3 %
(subset of Christianity)

Christianity Segments ^{[2] [3]}

(Evangelicals distributed across
Christianity Segments)

% Evangelical and % Christian Adherent Trends ^[4]

NOTES:

Major Religions: Each People Group's population is multiplied by the Major Religion percentages for that people group. Results are summed for each Religion for all Peoples within the country.
Christianity Segments: Each People Group's population is multiplied by the Christianity Segments percentages for that people group. Results are summed for each Christianity Segment for all peoples within the country.
Small Values: Values less than .3% are not shown on pie charts for labeling clarity.
% Evangelical and % Christian Adherent Trends: Source Operation World Editions 1986, 1993, 2001, 2010.
Zero percent data values may also mean unknown or unavailable.

Kuwait – Possible Ministry Involvement

Below are lists of ministries that may work in Kuwait. Ministries in the Kuwait section probably minister in this country. Ministries in the Middle East and North Africa section only possibly minister in this country. The purpose of this information is to assist potential new missionaries connect with sending agencies and for general ministry networking. Click on the links below to visit ministry websites for further information. Visit the Power-Of-Connecting "Find a Network Tool" to find further networking information.
The lists below do not include all ministries at work in this country or region. There are likely many excellent ministries not listed here. Omissions are not intentional, but occur simply from lack of data. Please contact us to suggest other ministries to include here. Inclusion here is not an endorsement by Joshua Project.

Ministries in Kuwait

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Kuwait – Statistics, Prayer Cards, Maps and Links


Statistics

Population	2,882,000
Percent Urbanization	98 %
Total People Groups	30
Unreached People Groups	16
Region	Middle East and North Africa
10/40 Window	Yes
Official National Language	Arabic, Standard
Secondary National Language	Arabic, Gulf Spoken
Primary Religion	Islam
Percent Christian Adherent	9.7% ^[1]
Percent Evangelical	1.3% ^[2]
Country Progress Level	2.2
Persecution Ranking	33 (1=High to 50=Low OD)
Human Development Index	0.790 (0=Low to 1=High UN)

Links

State Department Religious Freedom Report

Library of Congress

Notes

[1] Each People Group's population is multiplied by the Major Religion percentages for that people group. The results are summed for each Religion for all Peoples within the country.

[2] Each People Group's population is multiplied by the Christianity Segments percentages for that people group. The results are summed for each Christianity Segment for all peoples within the country.