Country: United Arab Emirates
| 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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Arab, Egyptian | 971,000 | 76,698,000 | Arabic, Egyptian Spoken | Islam | 4 ● | 12.00 % | 3.90 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Emirati | 1,099,000 | 7,157,000 | ● | Arabic, Gulf Spoken | Islam | 1 ● | 0.40 % | 0.30 % | 22 |
|
Arab, Iraqi | 49,000 | 18,639,000 | Arabic, Mesopotamian Spoken | Islam | 1 ● | 0.80 % | 0.20 % | 1 | |
|
Arab, Jordanian | 25,000 | 4,931,000 | Arabic, Levantine | Islam | 1 ● | 2.00 % | 0.30 % | 1 | |
|
Arab, Lebanese | 26,000 | 6,330,000 | Arabic, Levantine | Islam | 1 ● | 5.00 % | 0.50 % | 1 | |
|
Arab, Libyan | 44,000 | 2,766,000 | Arabic, Libyan Spoken | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.10 % | 0.10 % | 1 | |
|
Arab, Omani | 292,000 | 2,823,000 | Arabic, Omani Spoken | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 6 | |
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Arab, Palestinian | 97,000 | 11,442,000 | Arabic, Levantine | Islam | 1 ● | 4.00 % | 0.50 % | 2 | |
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Arab, Saudi - Hijazi | 371,000 | 11,767,000 | Arabic, Hijazi Spoken | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 7 | |
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Arab, Sudanese | 71,000 | 18,763,000 | Arabic, Sudanese Spoken | Islam | 1 ● | 1.00 % | 0.10 % | 1 | |
|
Arab, Syrian | 47,000 | 19,465,000 | Arabic, Levantine | Islam | 1 ● | 5.00 % | 0.10 % | 1 | |
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Arab, Yemeni | 55,000 | 8,798,000 | Arabic, Taizzi-Adeni Spoken | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
|
Armenian | 2,900 | 5,679,000 | Armenian, Western | Christianity | 4 ● | 94.00 % | 8.70 % | -1 - | |
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Baloch, Southern | 380,000 | 1,543,000 | Balochi, Southern | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 8 | |
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Bedouin, Gulf | 185,000 | 185,000 | ● | Arabic, Gulf Spoken | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 4 |
|
Chinese, general | 31,000 | 15,879,000 | Chinese, Mandarin | Ethnic Religions | 1 ● | 3.00 % | 1.00 % | 1 | |
|
Deaf | 19,000 | 49,661,000 | ● | Language unknown | Islam | 2 ● | 8.55 % | -1 | -1 - |
|
Filipino, Tagalog | 292,000 | 40,521,000 | Tagalog | Christianity | 5 ● | 90.00 % | 12.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Hazara | 96,000 | 4,450,000 | Hazaragi | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 2 | |
|
Japanese | 3,900 | 119,869,000 | Japanese | Buddhism | 1 ● | 1.50 % | 0.50 % | 1 | |
|
Malay | 28,000 | 18,383,000 | Malay | Islam | 1 ● | 0.30 % | 0.20 % | 1 | |
|
Malayali | 314,000 | 1,601,000 | Malayalam | Hinduism | 2 ● | 15.00 % | 2.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Nepali, general | 95,000 | 868,000 | Nepali | Hinduism | 1 ● | 0.40 % | 0.20 % | 2 | |
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Pashtun, Northern | 380,000 | 40,328,000 | Pashto, Northern | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 8 | |
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Pashtun, Southern | 140,000 | 5,026,000 | Pashto, Southern | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 3 | |
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Persian | 304,000 | 46,297,000 | Persian, Iranian | Islam | 1 ● | 0.50 % | 0.40 % | 6 | |
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Rohingya | 49,000 | 2,224,000 | Rohingya | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Romani, Domari | 67,000 | 1,947,000 | ● | Arabic, Gulf Spoken | Islam | 1 ● | 0.50 % | 0.20 % | 1 |
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Shihuh | 19,000 | 36,000 | ● | Arabic, Shihhi Spoken | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
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Socotran | 15,000 | 143,000 | Soqotri | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Somali, Issa | 40,000 | 26,240,000 | Somali | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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South Asian, Bengali-speaking | 73,000 | 1,884,000 | Bengali | Islam | 1 ● | 1.00 % | 0.30 % | 1 | |
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South Asian, general | 3,788,000 | 12,146,000 | Hindi | Hinduism | 1 ● | 4.00 % | 0.70 % | 76 | |
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Swahili | 5,200 | 1,183,000 | Swahili | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Thai | 3,100 | 24,237,000 | Thai | Buddhism | 1 ● | 1.00 % | 0.50 % | 1 | |
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Turk | 9,800 | 67,115,000 | Turkish | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
| Totals: 36 | 9,487,000 | 31 ● | 6.32 % | 1.18 % | 165 | |||||
| Unclassified / Other Individuals | 30,000 | |||||||||
| UN Country Population (2023) | 9,517,000 |
| Province ▲ | Estimated Population |
|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi | 1,813,000 |
| Ajman | 328,000 |
| Dubai | 5,000,000 |
| Fujairah | 190,000 |
| Ras Al-Khaimah | 521,000 |
| Sharjah | 1,750,000 |
| Umm al-Qaywayn | 90,000 |
| Provinces: 7 | 9,692,000 |
| UN Country Population | 9,517,000 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic, Egyptian Spoken | arz | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Arabic, Gulf Spoken | afb | 3 | 3 | 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 | 4 | 4 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 |
| Arabic, Libyan Spoken | ayl | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Arabic, Mesopotamian Spoken | acm | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Arabic, Omani Spoken | acx | 1 | 1 | 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 |
| 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 | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Hazaragi | haz | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Hindi | hin | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Japanese | jpn | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Malay | zlm | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Malayalam | mal | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Nepali | npi | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Pashto, Northern | pbu | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Pashto, Southern | pbt | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Persian, Iranian | pes | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Rohingya | rhg | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Somali | som | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Soqotri | sqt | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -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 |
| Thai | tha | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Turkish | tur | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Unknown | xxx | 1 | 0 | Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Totals: | 31 | 36 | 31 | 0 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 23 |
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| People Groups | 36 |
| Unreached People Groups | 31 (86.1%) |
| Population | 9,487,000 |
| Population Annual Growth Rate | 1.4% |
| Population in Unreached | 7,889,000 (83.2%) |
| Primary Religion | Islam |
| Percent Christian Adherent | 6.3% |
| Percent Evangelical | 1.2% |
| Evangelical Annual Growth Rate | 5.5% |
| Pioneer Workers Needed * | 165 |
| Country Progress Level | 2 ● |
| Urbanization | 87% |
| Continent | Asia |
| Region | Africa, North and Middle East |
| 10/40 Window | Yes |
| Country Code | AE |
| Official Language(s) | Arabic, Standard | Arabic, Gulf Spoken |
| Literacy Rate | 90% |
| Estimated Illiterate Population | 949,000 |
| Persecution Ranking | Not ranked |
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