Country: Saudi Arabia
| 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. | 73,000 | 196,886,000 | English | Christianity | 5 ● | 78.00 % | 29.00 % | -1 - | |
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Amhara, Ethiopian | 22,000 | 26,438,000 | Amharic | Christianity | 3 ● | 90.00 % | 1.50 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Arabic Gulf Spoken | 1,055,000 | 7,157,000 | ● | Arabic, Gulf Spoken | Islam | 1 ● | 0.20 % | 0.10 % | 21 |
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Arab, Bedouin | 1,402,000 | 2,937,000 | ● | Arabic, Najdi Spoken | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.09 % | 0.08 % | 28 |
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Arab, Egyptian | 654,000 | 75,618,000 | Arabic, Egyptian Spoken | Islam | 2 ● | 13.00 % | 2.00 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Lebanese | 281,000 | 6,330,000 | Arabic, Levantine | Islam | 2 ● | 31.00 % | 0.50 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Northern Yemeni | 289,000 | 15,318,000 | Arabic, Sanaani Spoken | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 6 | |
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Arab, Omani | 145,000 | 2,823,000 | Arabic, Omani Spoken | Islam | 1 ● | 0.30 % | 0.10 % | 3 | |
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Arab, Palestinian | 455,000 | 11,442,000 | Arabic, Levantine | Islam | 2 ● | 5.60 % | 0.10 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Saudi - Hijazi | 11,291,000 | 11,767,000 | ● | Arabic, Hijazi Spoken | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.09 % | 0.08 % | 226 |
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Arab, Saudi - Najdi | 14,668,000 | 18,853,000 | ● | Arabic, Najdi Spoken | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.09 % | 0.08 % | 293 |
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Arab, Sudanese | 179,000 | 18,763,000 | Arabic, Sudanese Spoken | Islam | 1 ● | 1.40 % | 0.13 % | 4 | |
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Arab, Syrian | 281,000 | 20,065,000 | Arabic, Levantine | Islam | 1 ● | 4.00 % | 0.10 % | 6 | |
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Arab, Tihami | 207,000 | 5,344,000 | ● | Arabic, Taizzi-Adeni Spoken | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 4 |
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Arab, Yemeni | 207,000 | 8,798,000 | Arabic, Taizzi-Adeni Spoken | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.10 % | 0.00 % | 4 | |
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Armenian | 1,800 | 5,944,000 | Armenian, Western | Christianity | 4 ● | 94.00 % | 8.70 % | -1 - | |
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Baloch, Southern | 18,000 | 1,543,000 | Balochi, Southern | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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British | 38,000 | 53,969,000 | English | Christianity | 4 ● | 60.00 % | 7.00 % | -1 - | |
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Deaf | 185,000 | 49,661,000 | ● | Saudi Arabian Sign Language | Islam | 2 ● | 5.43 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Faifi | 53,000 | 53,000 | ● | Faifi | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Filipino, Tagalog | 1,018,000 | 40,521,000 | Tagalog | Christianity | 4 ● | 93.00 % | 8.00 % | -1 - | |
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French | 36,000 | 50,459,000 | French | Christianity | 3 ● | 61.00 % | 1.00 % | -1 - | |
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Greek | 3,700 | 10,480,000 | Greek | Christianity | 3 ● | 91.00 % | 0.40 % | -1 - | |
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Han Chinese, Mandarin | 106,000 | 925,688,000 | Chinese, Mandarin | Non-Religious | 4 ● | 8.00 % | 5.70 % | -1 - | |
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Hindi | 182,000 | 2,734,000 | Hindi | Hinduism | 1 ● | 1.00 % | 0.80 % | 4 | |
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Hui | 37,000 | 14,005,000 | Chinese, Mandarin | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Indonesian | 109,000 | 10,135,000 | Indonesian | Islam | 4 ● | 15.80 % | 5.60 % | -1 - | |
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Italian | 40,000 | 37,702,000 | Italian | Christianity | 3 ● | 83.00 % | 1.10 % | -1 - | |
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Javanese | 33,000 | 18,521,000 | Javanese | Islam | 1 ● | 2.80 % | 1.50 % | 1 | |
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Kabardian | 29,000 | 2,042,000 | Kabardian | Islam | 1 ● | 1.50 % | 0.18 % | 1 | |
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Korean | 190,000 | 81,959,000 | Korean | Christianity | 5 ● | 36.00 % | 16.80 % | -1 - | |
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Mahra, South Arabic | 25,000 | 244,000 | Mehri | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Malay | 18,000 | 18,383,000 | Malay | Islam | 1 ● | 0.80 % | 0.20 % | 1 | |
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Persian | 254,000 | 46,617,000 | Persian, Iranian | Islam | 1 ● | 0.50 % | 0.20 % | 5 | |
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Punjabi | 872,000 | 2,161,000 | Punjabi, Eastern | Islam | 1 ● | 1.00 % | 0.00 % | 17 | |
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Rohingya | 558,000 | 2,224,000 | Rohingya | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 11 | |
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Shahari, Jibbali | 44,000 | 86,000 | Shehri | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Somali | 76,000 | 26,240,000 | Somali | Islam | 1 ● | 0.33 % | 0.00 % | 2 | |
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South Asian, Bengali-speaking | 36,000 | 1,884,000 | Bengali | Islam | 1 ● | 0.40 % | 0.07 % | 1 | |
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South Asian, Telugu-speaking | 383,000 | 1,175,000 | Telugu | Hinduism | 1 ● | 3.00 % | 0.60 % | 8 | |
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Swahili | 433,000 | 1,185,000 | Swahili | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 9 | |
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Tamil (Hindu traditions) | 73,000 | 2,857,000 | Tamil | Hinduism | 2 ● | 12.00 % | 2.00 % | -1 - | |
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Turk | 36,000 | 67,053,000 | Turkish | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Urdu | 811,000 | 2,146,000 | Urdu | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 16 | |
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Uyghur | 9,600 | 12,316,000 | Uyghur | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
| Totals: 45 | 36,917,000 | 29 ● | 4.02 % | 0.53 % | 678 | |||||
| Unclassified / Other Individuals | 30,000 | |||||||||
| UN Country Population (2023) | 36,947,000 |
| Province ▲ | Estimated Population |
|---|---|
| Al Bahah | 497,000 |
| Al Hudud ash Shamaliyah | 383,000 |
| Al Jawf | 532,000 |
| Al Madinah, Medina | 2,234,000 |
| Al Quassim | 1,487,000 |
| Ar Riyad, Riyadh | 8,624,000 |
| Ash Sharqiyah | 5,135,000 |
| Ha'il | 731,000 |
| Jizan | 1,638,000 |
| Makkah, Mecca | 8,989,000 |
| Najran | 609,000 |
| Tabuk | 951,000 |
| `Asir, Aseer | 2,310,000 |
| Provinces: 13 | 34,120,000 |
| UN Country Population | 36,947,000 |
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| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amharic | amh | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 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, Hijazi Spoken | acw | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Arabic, Levantine | apc | 3 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 |
| Arabic, Najdi Spoken | ars | 2 | 2 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 |
| Arabic, Omani Spoken | acx | 1 | 1 | 1 Translation Needed | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 |
| Arabic, Sanaani Spoken | ayn | 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 | 2 | 2 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Armenian, Western | hyw | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -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 |
| Chinese, Mandarin | cmn | 2 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| English | eng | 2 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Faifi | fif | 1 | 1 | 1 Translation Needed | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| French | fra | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Greek | ell | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Hindi | hin | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Indonesian | ind | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Italian | ita | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Javanese | jav | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Kabardian | kbd | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Korean | kor | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Malay | zlm | 1 | 1 | 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 |
| Rohingya | rhg | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Saudi Arabian Sign Language | sdl | 1 | 0 | 1 Translation Needed | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Shehri | shv | 1 | 1 | 1 Translation Needed | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Somali | som | 1 | 1 | 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 |
| Telugu | tel | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Turkish | tur | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Urdu | urd | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Uyghur | uig | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Totals: | 39 | 45 | 29 | 22 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 30 |
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| People Groups | 45 |
| Unreached People Groups | 29 (64.4%) |
| Population | 36,917,000 |
| Population Annual Growth Rate | 1.8% |
| Population in Unreached | 33,631,000 (91.1%) |
| Primary Religion | Islam |
| Percent Christian Adherent | 4.0% |
| Percent Evangelical | 0.5% |
| Evangelical Annual Growth Rate | 4.3% |
| Pioneer Workers Needed * | 678 |
| Country Progress Level | 1 ● |
| Urbanization | 84% |
| Continent | Asia |
| Region | Africa, North and Middle East |
| 10/40 Window | Yes |
| Country Code | SA |
| Official Language(s) | Arabic, Standard | Arabic, Najdi Spoken |
| Literacy Rate | 95% |
| Estimated Illiterate Population | 1,846,000 |
| Persecution Ranking | 13 (1=Highest) Open Doors |
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