Country: Oman
| Photo | People Group ▲ | Population this Country |
Global Population |
Indigenous | Primary Language | Primary Religion | Progress Scale |
% Christian Adherent |
% Evangelical | Est. Workers Needed * |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Americans, U.S. | 3,900 | 196,885,000 | English | Christianity | 5 ● | 79.00 % | 28.00 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Arabic Gulf Spoken | 744,000 | 7,157,000 | Arabic, Gulf Spoken | Islam | 1 ● | 0.35 % | 0.30 % | 15 | |
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Arab, Bahraini | 17,000 | 787,000 | Arabic, Baharna Spoken | Islam | 1 ● | 3.00 % | 1.00 % | 1 | |
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Arab, Dhofari | 118,000 | 118,000 | ● | Arabic, Dhofari Spoken | Islam | 1 ● | 0.45 % | 0.40 % | 2 |
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Arab, Egyptian | 71,000 | 76,698,000 | Arabic, Egyptian Spoken | Islam | 4 ● | 13.00 % | 3.90 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Jordanian | 17,000 | 4,931,000 | Arabic, Levantine | Islam | 1 ● | 3.00 % | 0.30 % | 1 | |
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Arab, Omani | 1,967,000 | 2,823,000 | ● | Arabic, Omani Spoken | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 39 |
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Arab, Saudi - Najdi | 39,000 | 18,511,000 | Arabic, Najdi Spoken | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Arab, Sudanese | 19,000 | 18,763,000 | Arabic, Sudanese Spoken | Islam | 1 ● | 5.00 % | 1.00 % | 1 | |
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Arab, Yemeni | 15,000 | 8,798,000 | Arabic, Taizzi-Adeni Spoken | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.06 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Baloch, Southern | 545,000 | 1,543,000 | Balochi, Southern | Islam | 1 ● | 0.85 % | 0.20 % | 11 | |
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Bathari | 300 | 300 | ● | Arabic, Omani Spoken | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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British | 12,000 | 53,969,000 | English | Christianity | 4 ● | 60.00 % | 8.00 % | -1 - | |
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Deaf | 23,000 | 49,661,000 | ● | Language unknown | Islam | 1 ● | 2.76 % | -1 | 1 |
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Filipino, Tagalog | 89,000 | 40,521,000 | Tagalog | Christianity | 5 ● | 93.00 % | 12.00 % | -1 - | |
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Gujarati | 47,000 | 3,464,000 | Gujarati | Islam | 1 ● | 1.00 % | 0.50 % | 1 | |
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Harasi, Arabized | 2,400 | 2,400 | ● | Arabic, Omani Spoken | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Hindi | 15,000 | 2,734,000 | Hindi | Hinduism | 1 ● | 0.60 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Hobyot | 200 | 600 | ● | Hobyot | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Korean | 4,100 | 81,888,000 | Korean | Non-Religious | 5 ● | 31.00 % | 17.00 % | -1 - | |
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Kumzari | 5,100 | 5,800 | ● | Kumzari | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Luwathiya | 40,000 | 40,000 | ● | Luwati | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Mahra | 84,000 | 244,000 | ● | Mehri | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.01 % | 0.01 % | 2 |
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Malayali | 211,000 | 1,601,000 | Malayalam | Hinduism | 4 ● | 4.00 % | 3.00 % | -1 - | |
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Persian | 64,000 | 46,297,000 | Persian, Iranian | Islam | 1 ● | 0.50 % | 0.30 % | 1 | |
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Punjabi | 37,000 | 2,161,000 | Punjabi, Eastern | Islam | 1 ● | 1.30 % | 0.14 % | 1 | |
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Shahari, Jibbali | 42,000 | 86,000 | ● | Shehri | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Shihuh, Al-Shihuh | 17,000 | 36,000 | Arabic, Shihhi Spoken | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Sindhi | 25,000 | 181,000 | Sindhi | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Sinhalese | 34,000 | 400,000 | Sinhala | Buddhism | 2 ● | 7.00 % | 1.20 % | -1 - | |
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South Asian, Bengali-speaking | 189,000 | 1,884,000 | Bengali | Islam | 1 ● | 2.00 % | 1.20 % | 4 | |
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Swahili, Zanzibari | 49,000 | 817,000 | Swahili | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Tamil (Hindu traditions) | 12,000 | 2,857,000 | Tamil | Hinduism | 2 ● | 12.00 % | 2.00 % | -1 - | |
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Turk | 1,300 | 67,115,000 | Turkish | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Urdu | 69,000 | 2,146,000 | Urdu | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
| Totals: 35 | 4,631,000 | 27 ● | 2.85 % | 0.65 % | 94 | |||||
| Unclassified / Other Individuals | 13,000 | |||||||||
| UN Country Population (2023) | 4,644,000 |
| Province ▲ | Estimated Population |
|---|---|
| Ad Dakhliyah | 514,000 |
| Al Batinah North | 838,000 |
| Al Batinah South | 463,000 |
| Al Buraymi | 126,000 |
| Al Dhahira | 239,000 |
| Al Wusta | 52,000 |
| Ash Sharqiyah North | 304,000 |
| Ash Sharqiyah South | 344,000 |
| Dhofar | 493,000 |
| Musandam | 49,000 |
| Muscat | 1,582,000 |
| Provinces: 11 | 5,004,000 |
| UN Country Population | 4,644,000 |
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| Open Doors Persecution Ranking |
| World Factbook |
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| Ethnologue Language Listing |
| Political Map (UN) |
| Language Map (Ethnologue) |
| Perry-Castaneda Map Collection |
| Language ▲ | Code | # Peoples w/ this Primary Language |
# Unreached w/ this Primary Language |
Scripture Status |
NT Text Online |
NT Audio Online |
Jesus Film Online |
Audio Recordings Online |
Gospel Tract Online |
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| Arabic, Baharna Spoken | abv | 1 | 1 | 2 Translation Started | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 |
| Arabic, Dhofari Spoken | adf | 1 | 1 | 1 Translation Needed | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 |
| Arabic, Egyptian Spoken | arz | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Arabic, Gulf Spoken | afb | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Arabic, Levantine | apc | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 |
| Arabic, Najdi Spoken | ars | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 |
| Arabic, Omani Spoken | acx | 3 | 3 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 |
| Arabic, Shihhi Spoken | ssh | 1 | 1 | 1 Translation Needed | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 |
| Arabic, Sudanese Spoken | apd | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Arabic, Taizzi-Adeni Spoken | acq | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Balochi, Southern | bcc | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Bengali | ben | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| English | eng | 2 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Gujarati | guj | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Hindi | hin | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Hobyot | hoh | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Korean | kor | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Kumzari | zum | 1 | 1 | 1 Translation Needed | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Luwati | luv | 1 | 1 | 1 Translation Needed | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Malayalam | mal | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Mehri | gdq | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Persian, Iranian | pes | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Punjabi, Eastern | pan | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Shehri | shv | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Sindhi | snd | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Sinhala | sin | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Swahili | swh | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tagalog | tgl | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tamil | tam | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Turkish | tur | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Unknown | xxx | 1 | 1 | Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Urdu | urd | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals: | 32 | 35 | 27 | 0 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 24 |
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| People Groups | 35 |
| Unreached People Groups | 27 (77.1%) |
| Population | 4,631,000 |
| Population Annual Growth Rate | 1.9% |
| Population in Unreached | 4,193,000 (90.5%) |
| Primary Religion | Islam |
| Percent Christian Adherent | 2.9% |
| Percent Evangelical | 0.7% |
| Evangelical Annual Growth Rate | 5.9% |
| Pioneer Workers Needed * | 94 |
| Country Progress Level | 1 ● |
| Urbanization | 85% |
| Continent | Asia |
| Region | Africa, North and Middle East |
| 10/40 Window | Yes |
| Country Code | MU |
| Official Language(s) | Arabic, Standard | Arabic, Omani Spoken |
| Literacy Rate | 99% |
| Estimated Illiterate Population | 46,000 |
| Persecution Ranking | 47 (1=Highest) Open Doors |
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