Country: Saudi Arabia

People Groups
Total

45

People Groups Unreached

29 (64.4%)

People Groups Unreached Frontier

16 (35.6%)

Population
Total

34,538,000

Population in Unreached

31,464,000 (91.1%)

Population in Unreached Frontier

28,149,000 (81.5%)

% Evangelical

0.53%

Progress Level

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Map Notes

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Photo People Group Population
this Ctry
Population
Global
Count
Ctrys
Indigenous Primary Language Primary
Religion
Progress
Scale
% Christian
Adherent
% Evangelical Needed
Workers
 Americans, U.S. 69,000 201,096,000 104 English Christianity 78.00 % 29.00 % -
 Amhara, Ethiopian 21,000 28,457,000 23 Amharic Christianity 90.00 % 1.50 % -
 Arab, Arabic Gulf Spoken 987,000 7,813,000 12 Arabic, Gulf Islam 0.20 % 0.10 % 20
 Arab, Bedouin 1,311,000 3,038,000 3 Arabic, Najdi Islam ☀︎ 0.09 % 0.08 % 26
 Arab, Egyptian general 612,000 73,774,000 35 Arabic, Egyptian Islam 13.00 % 2.00 % -
 Arab, Lebanese general 263,000 5,439,000 42 Arabic, Levantine Islam 31.00 % 0.50 % -
 Arab, Northern Yemeni 271,000 19,986,000 4 Arabic, Sanaani Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 5
 Arab, Omani 136,000 3,238,000 10 Arabic, Omani Islam 0.30 % 0.10 % 3
 Arab, Palestinian 426,000 11,868,000 26 Arabic, Levantine Islam 5.60 % 0.10 % -
 Arab, Saudi - Hijazi 10,564,000 11,117,000 4 Arabic, Hijazi Islam ☀︎ 0.09 % 0.08 % 211
 Arab, Saudi - Najdi 13,722,000 15,837,000 11 Arabic, Najdi Islam ☀︎ 0.09 % 0.08 % 274
 Arab, Sudanese 167,000 19,600,000 19 Arabic, Sudanese Islam 1.40 % 0.13 % 3
 Arab, Syrian 263,000 21,074,000 37 Arabic, Levantine Islam 4.00 % 0.10 % 5
 Arab, Tihami 194,000 3,312,000 2 Arabic, Ta'izzi-Adeni Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 4
 Arab, Yemeni 194,000 9,672,000 16 Arabic, Ta'izzi-Adeni Islam ☀︎ 0.10 % 0.00 % 4
 Armenian 1,700 6,047,000 54 Armenian, Western Christianity 94.00 % 8.70 % -
 Baloch, Southern 17,000 1,795,000 6 Balochi, Southern Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
 British 35,000 55,399,000 126 English Christianity 60.00 % 7.00 % -
 Deaf 173,000 51,182,000 216 Saudi Arabian Sign Language Islam 5.43 % -
 Faifi 49,000 49,000 1 Faifi Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
 Filipino, Tagalog 953,000 40,441,000 56 Tagalog Christianity 93.00 % 8.00 % -
 French 34,000 52,107,000 113 French Christianity 61.00 % 1.00 % -
 Greek 3,400 10,116,000 70 Greek Christianity 91.00 % 0.40 % -
 Han Chinese, Mandarin 99,000 925,478,000 53 Chinese, Mandarin Non-Religious 8.00 % 5.70 % -
 Hindi 170,000 2,810,000 17 Hindi Hinduism 1.00 % 0.80 % 3
  Totals:  45 34,538,000           16 ☀︎  29 4.02 % 0.53 % 631 
  Unclassified / Other Individuals 28,000                  
  UN Country Population (2025) 34,566,000                  
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Province Estimated
Population
Al Bahah 496,000
Al Hudud ash Shamaliyah 382,000
Al Jawf 531,000
Al Madinah, Medina 2,230,000
Al Quassim 1,484,000
Ar Riyad, Riyadh 8,608,000
Ash Sharqiyah 5,125,000
Ha'il 730,000
Jizan 1,635,000
Makkah, Mecca 8,972,000
Najran 607,000
Tabuk 949,000
`Asir, Aseer 2,305,000
Provinces:  13 34,054,000
UN Country Population 34,566,000
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Language Code # Peoples
w/ this Primary
Language
# Unreached
w/ this Primary
Language
Scripture
Status
YouVersion
Bible
Resources
Faith Comes
By Hearing
Bible Resources
Jesus Film
Online
Global
Recordings
Resources
Gospel
Tract
Online
Amharic amh 1 0 Complete Bible
Arabic, Egyptian arz 1 0 Complete Bible
Arabic, Gulf afb 1 1 Bible Portions
Arabic, Hijazi acw 1 1 Bible Portions
Arabic, Levantine apc 3 1 Bible Portions
Arabic, Najdi ars 2 2 Bible Portions
Arabic, Omani acx 1 1 Unspecified
Arabic, Sanaani ayn 1 1 Unspecified
Arabic, Sudanese apd 1 1 New Testament
Arabic, Ta'izzi-Adeni acq 2 2 Bible Portions
Armenian, Western hyw 1 0 Complete Bible
Balochi, Southern bcc 1 1 Unspecified
Bengali ben 1 1 Complete Bible
Chinese, Mandarin cmn 2 1 Complete Bible
English eng 2 0 Complete Bible
Faifi fif 1 1 Translation Needed
French fra 1 0 Complete Bible
Greek ell 1 0 Complete Bible
Hindi hin 1 1 Complete Bible
Indonesian ind 1 0 Complete Bible
Italian ita 1 0 Complete Bible
Javanese jav 1 1 Unspecified
Kabardian kbd 1 1 New Testament
Korean kor 1 0 Complete Bible
Malay zlm 1 1 Complete Bible
Mehri gdq 1 1 Bible Portions
Persian, Iranian pes 1 1 Complete Bible
Punjabi, Eastern pan 1 1 Complete Bible
Rohingya rhg 1 1 Unspecified
Saudi Arabian Sign Language sdl 1 0 Translation Started
Shehri shv 1 1 Unspecified
Somali som 1 1 Complete Bible
Swahili swh 1 1 Complete Bible
Tagalog tgl 1 0 Complete Bible
Tamil tam 1 0 Complete Bible
Telugu tel 1 1 Complete Bible
Turkish tur 1 1 Complete Bible
Urdu urd 1 1 Complete Bible
Uyghur uig 1 1 Complete Bible
Totals: 39 45 29   31 31 32 33 19
Networking Possibilities

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There are many agencies and churches looking for additional staff to help them in their mission and calling in Saudi Arabia. Internet searches are probably the best way to find these organizations. The following are some example search topics you might try:

  • Church planting agencies in Saudi Arabia
  • Christian ministry in Saudi Arabia
  • Business as mission
  • Christian literature distribution
  • Evangelism agencies
  • Christian discipleship
  • Short term Christian missions
  • Long term Christian missions
  • Urban ministries
  • Christian media opportunities
  • Bible translation opportunities
  • Relief and development agencies
  • Clean water projects
  • Christian medical outreaches

Saudi Arabia Statistics
People Groups 45
Unreached People Groups 29  (64.4%)
Population 34,538,000
Population Annual Growth Rate 1.8%
Population in Unreached 31,464,000  (91.1%)
Primary Religion Islam
Percent Christian Adherent 4.0%
Percent Evangelical 0.5%
Pioneer Workers Needed * 631
Country Progress Level 1
Continent Asia
Region Africa, North and Middle East
10/40 Window Yes
Country Code SA
Official Language(s) Arabic, StandardArabic, Najdi
Literacy Rate 95%
Estimated Illiterate Population 1,727,000
Persecution Ranking 12 (1=Highest) Open Doors