People Cluster - Arab, Levant

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

Population

70,172,000

1.6% estimated
Annual Growth Rate

People Groups (Across Countries)

People Groups
(by Country)

160

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: ●●●●●
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 *
	Alawite	2,038,000	4	4	100.0 %	2,038,000	100.0 %	0 ☀	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	41
	Arab, Iraqi	17,301,000	24	21	87.5 %	17,067,000	98.6 %	1 ●	Islam	1.3 %	0.2 %	351
	Arab, Jordanian	4,459,000	11	9	81.8 %	4,381,000	98.3 %	1 ●	Islam	3.7 %	0.3 %	93
	Arab, Lebanese	7,268,000	43	4	9.3 %	970,000	13.3 %	2 ●	Islam	32.5 %	0.7 %	19
	Arab, Maronite	400	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	3 ●	Christianity	95.0 %	0.2 %	-1 -
	Arab, Marsh	46,000	1	1	100.0 %	46,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.4 %	0.2 %	1
	Arab, North Iraqi	10,337,000	5	5	100.0 %	10,337,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.7 %	0.2 %	207
	Arab, Palestinian	11,044,000	25	12	48.0 %	9,693,000	87.8 %	1 ●	Islam	4.6 %	0.4 %	197
	Arab, Syrian	16,469,000	37	7	18.9 %	1,237,000	7.5 %	2 ●	Islam	9.7 %	0.3 %	26
	Arab, Syro-Lebanese	82,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	2 ●	Islam	36.0 %	1.3 %	-1 -
	Awlad Hassan	142,000	1	1	100.0 %	142,000	100.0 %	0 ☀	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	3
	Druze	987,000	7	7	100.0 %	987,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Other / Small	0.2 %	0.2 %	23
Totals:	12 Peoples (across countries)	70,172,000	160	71	44.4 %	46,897,000	66.8 %	●	Islam	7.1%	0.3%	961

* 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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