Country: United Arab Emirates

Number of People Groups

36

People Groups Unreached

31 (86.1%)

Progress Level

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Total
Population

9,525,000

Population in Unreached

7,915,000 (83.1%)

Largest Religion

% Christian Adherent

6.35%

% Evangelical

1.19%

Evangelical Annual Growth Rate

5.5%
Map Notes

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Photo People Group Population
this Country
Global
Population
Indigenous Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale
% Christian
Adherent
% Evangelical Est. Workers
Needed
 Persian 306,000 46,754,000 Persian, Iranian Islam 0.50 % 0.40 % 6
 Rohingya 49,000 2,248,000 Rohingya Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
 Romani, Domari 500 1,895,000 Arabic, Gulf Islam 0.50 % 0.20 % 1
 Shihuh 19,000 36,000 Arabic, Shihhi Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
 Socotran 15,000 145,000 Soqotri Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
 Somali, Issa 40,000 26,892,000 Somali Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
 South Asian, Bengali-speaking 74,000 2,479,000 Bengali Islam 1.00 % 0.30 % 1
 South Asian, general 3,849,000 12,179,000 Hindi Hinduism 4.00 % 0.70 % 77
 Swahili 5,200 1,208,000 Swahili Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
 Thai 3,200 24,271,000 Thai Buddhism 1.00 % 0.50 % 1
 Turk 9,900 67,389,000 Turkish Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
  Totals:  36 9,525,000         31 6.35 % 1.19 % 166 
  Unclassified / Other Individuals 67,000                
  UN Country Population (2024) 9,592,000                
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Province Estimated
Population
Abu Dhabi 1,774,000
Ajman 321,000
Dubai 4,895,000
Fujairah 186,000
Ras Al-Khaimah 510,000
Sharjah 1,713,000
Umm al-Qaywayn 88,000
Provinces:  7 9,487,000
UN Country Population 9,592,000
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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
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Online
Global
Recordings
Resources
Gospel
Tract
Online
Arabic, Egyptian arz 1 0 Complete Bible
Arabic, Gulf afb 3 3 Bible Portions
Arabic, Hijazi acw 1 1 Bible Portions
Arabic, Levantine apc 4 4 Bible Portions
Arabic, Libyan ayl 1 1 Unspecified
Arabic, Mesopotamian acm 1 1 Complete Bible
Arabic, Omani acx 1 1 Unspecified
Arabic, Shihhi ssh 1 1 Translation Started
Arabic, Sudanese apd 1 1 New Testament
Arabic, Ta'izzi-Adeni acq 1 1 Bible Portions
Armenian, Western hyw 1 0 Complete Bible
Balochi, Southern bcc 1 1 New Testament
Bengali ben 1 1 Complete Bible
Chinese, Mandarin cmn 1 1 Complete Bible
Hazaragi haz 1 1 Bible Portions
Hindi hin 1 1 Complete Bible
Japanese jpn 1 1 Complete Bible
Malay zlm 1 1 Complete Bible
Malayalam mal 1 0 Complete Bible
Nepali npi 1 1 Complete Bible
Pashto, Northern pbu 1 1 Complete Bible
Pashto, Southern pbt 1 1 Bible Portions
Persian, Iranian pes 1 1 Complete Bible
Rohingya rhg 1 1 New Testament
Somali som 1 1 Complete Bible
Soqotri sqt 1 1 Bible Portions
Swahili swh 1 1 Complete Bible
Tagalog tgl 1 0 Complete Bible
Thai tha 1 1 Complete Bible
Turkish tur 1 1 Complete Bible
Unknown xxx 1 0 Unspecified
Totals: 31 36 31   21 23 27 26 23
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There are many agencies and churches looking for additional staff to help them in their mission and calling in United Arab Emirates. 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 United Arab Emirates
  • Christian ministry in United Arab Emirates
  • Business as mission
  • Christian literature distribution
  • Evangelism agencies
  • Christian discipleship
  • Short term Christian missions
  • Long term Christian missions
  • Urban ministries
  • Christian media opportunities
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  • Relief and development agencies
  • Clean water projects
  • Christian medical outreaches

United Arab Emirates Statistics
People Groups 36
Unreached People Groups 31  (86.1%)
Population 9,525,000
Population Annual Growth Rate 1.4%
Population in Unreached 7,915,000  (83.1%)
Primary Religion Islam
Percent Christian Adherent 6.4%
Percent Evangelical 1.2%
Evangelical Annual Growth Rate 5.5%
Pioneer Workers Needed * 166
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, StandardArabic, Gulf
Literacy Rate 90%
Estimated Illiterate Population 953,000
Persecution Ranking Not ranked
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