Arab, Arabian People Cluster

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

Population

44,065,000

1.7% estimated
Annual Growth Rate

People Groups (Across Countries)

People Groups
(by Country)

104

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
0.3	Unreached Frontier - Less than 1 in 1,000 (0.1%) identify as Christians in any way	Evangelicals <=0.1% Professing Christians <=0.1%
0.7	Unreached not Frontier - Few evangelicals and little, if any, history of Christianity.	Evangelicals >0.1% and <=2% Professing Christians >0.1% and <=5%
1	Unreached (All) - 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%

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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	3,111,000	40	21	52.5 %	2,031,000	65.3 %	2 ●	Islam	9.4 %	1.2 %	54
	Arab, Arabic Gulf Spoken	7,595,000	12	11	91.7 %	7,594,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.9 %	0.2 %	153
	Arab, Bahraini	886,000	3	3	100.0 %	886,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	3.4 %	0.9 %	19
	Arab, Dhofari	140,000	1	1	100.0 %	140,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	3
	Arab, Iranian	596,000	1	1	100.0 %	596,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.3 %	0.3 %	12
	Arab, Omani	3,227,000	10	10	100.0 %	3,227,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.1 %	0.0 %	68
	Arab, Saudi - Hijazi	10,481,000	5	5	100.0 %	10,481,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.1 %	0.1 %	211
	Arab, Saudi - Najdi	15,043,000	12	12	100.0 %	15,043,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.1 %	0.1 %	305
	Bathari	400	1	1	100.0 %	400	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Hamar	555,000	1	1	100.0 %	555,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	11
	Harasi, Arabized	2,800	1	1	100.0 %	2,800	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	1
	Hobyot	700	2	2	100.0 %	700	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.1 %	0.0 %	2
	Mahra	282,000	5	5	100.0 %	282,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	8
	Muhamasheen, Akhdam	1,841,000	4	4	100.0 %	1,841,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.4 %	0.1 %	38
	Shahari, Jibbali	88,000	2	2	100.0 %	88,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	2
	Shihuh, Al-Shihuh	43,000	2	2	100.0 %	43,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	2
	Socotran	173,000	2	2	100.0 %	173,000	100.0 %	0 ☀︎	Islam	0.0 %	0.0 %	4
Totals:	17 Peoples (across countries)	44,065,000	104	84	80.8 %	42,984,000	97.5 %	●	Islam	1.0%	0.2%	894

* 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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