Photo | People Group |
Population this Country |
Global Population |
Indigenous | Primary Language | Primary Religion |
Progress Scale |
% Christian Adherent |
% Evangelical |
Est. Workers Needed |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hui | 37,000 | 14,005,000 | Chinese, Mandarin | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | ||
Indonesian | 109,000 | 10,135,000 | Indonesian | Islam | 4 ● | 15.80 % | 5.60 % | -1 - | ||
Italian | 40,000 | 37,699,000 | Italian | Christianity | 3 ● | 83.00 % | 1.10 % | -1 - | ||
Javanese | 33,000 | 18,521,000 | Javanese | Islam | 1 ● | 2.80 % | 1.50 % | 1 | ||
Kabardian | 29,000 | 1,982,000 | Kabardian | Islam | 1 ● | 1.50 % | 0.18 % | 1 | ||
Korean | 190,000 | 81,888,000 | Korean | Christianity | 5 ● | 36.00 % | 16.80 % | -1 - | ||
Mahra, South Arabic | 25,000 | 244,000 | Mehri | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | ||
Malay | 18,000 | 18,383,000 | Malay | Islam | 1 ● | 0.80 % | 0.20 % | 1 | ||
Persian | 254,000 | 46,396,000 | Persian, Iranian | Islam | 1 ● | 0.50 % | 0.20 % | 5 | ||
Punjabi | 872,000 | 2,161,000 | Punjabi, Eastern | Islam | 1 ● | 1.00 % | 0.00 % | 17 | ||
Rohingya | 558,000 | 2,225,000 | Rohingya | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 11 | ||
Shahari, Jibbali | 44,000 | 86,000 | Shehri | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | ||
Somali | 76,000 | 26,240,000 | Somali | Islam | 1 ● | 0.33 % | 0.00 % | 2 | ||
South Asian, Bengali-speaking | 36,000 | 1,884,000 | Bengali | Islam | 1 ● | 0.40 % | 0.07 % | 1 | ||
South Asian, Telugu-speaking | 383,000 | 1,175,000 | Telugu | Hinduism | 1 ● | 3.00 % | 0.60 % | 8 | ||
Swahili | 433,000 | 1,183,000 | Swahili | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 9 | ||
Tamil (Hindu traditions) | 73,000 | 2,857,000 | Tamil | Hinduism | 2 ● | 12.00 % | 2.00 % | -1 - | ||
Turk | 36,000 | 67,070,000 | Turkish | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | ||
Urdu | 811,000 | 2,146,000 | Urdu | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 16 | ||
Uyghur | 9,600 | 12,315,000 | 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 | 538,000 |
Al Hudud ash Shamaliyah | 414,000 |
Al Jawf | 576,000 |
Al Madinah, Medina | 2,417,000 |
Al Quassim | 1,609,000 |
Ar Riyad, Riyadh | 9,332,000 |
Ash Sharqiyah | 5,556,000 |
Ha'il | 791,000 |
Jizan | 1,772,000 |
Makkah, Mecca | 9,726,000 |
Najran | 658,000 |
Tabuk | 1,029,000 |
`Asir, Aseer | 2,499,000 |
Provinces: 13 | 36,917,000 |
UN Country Population | 36,947,000 |
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 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Arabic, Egyptian | arz | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Arabic, Gulf | afb | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Arabic, Hijazi | 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 | ars | 2 | 2 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 |
Arabic, Omani | acx | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 |
Arabic, Sanaani | ayn | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 |
Arabic, Sudanese | apd | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Arabic, Ta'izzi-Adeni | 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 | 0 Unspecified | -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 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 30 |
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 |
Literacy Rate | 95% |
Estimated Illiterate Population | 1,846,000 |
Persecution Ranking | 13 (1=Highest) Open Doors |
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