Country: United Arab Emirates
Number of People Groups
36
People Groups Unreached
31 (86.1%)
Progress Level
Progress Scale
The Joshua Project Progress Scale is an estimate of the progress of church planting among a people group, people cluster, country or language. The Progress Scale is derived from people group values for percent Evangelical and percent Christian Adherent.
| Level | Description | Criteria |
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| 1 | Unreached - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity. | Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5% |
| 2 | Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians. | Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50% |
| 3 | Superficially reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith. | Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50% |
| 4 | Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest presence. | Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10% |
| 5 | Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence. | Evangelicals > 10% |
☀︎ indicates Frontier Peoples which are a subset of Unreached with 0.1% or fewer Christian Adherents and no reported movement.
% Christian Adherent
6.35%
% Evangelical
1.19%
Evangelical Annual Growth Rate
5.5%
(Global Rate = 2.6%)
Map Notes
Map Notes
- Each point represents a people group in a country.
- Colors ●●●●● are from the Joshua Project Progress Scale.
- Points are best estimates, but should not be taken as exact.
- Points represent the approximate center of a larger area.
- Click any point for a popup with further people group details.
- Click the image in the popup window for a people group profile.
- Detailed maps are often found on specific people profiles.
- Use mouse wheel or +/- buttons to zoom the map.
— Only people groups with photos are displayed —
Arab, Egyptian
Arab, Emirati
Arab, Iraqi
Arab, Jordanian
Arab, Lebanese
Arab, Libyan
Arab, Omani
Arab, Palestinian
Arab, Saudi - Hijazi
Arab, Sudanese
Arab, Syrian
Arab, Yemeni
Armenian
Baloch, Southern
Bedouin, Gulf
Chinese, general
Deaf
Filipino, Tagalog
Hazara
Japanese
Malay
Malayali
Nepali, general
Pashtun, Northern
Pashtun, Southern
Persian
Rohingya
Romani, Domari
Shihuh
Socotran
Somali, Issa
South Asian, Bengali-speaking
South Asian, general
Swahili
Thai
Turk
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Terry Feuerborn - Flickr
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Hella Nijssen - Pixabay
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Christiaan Briggs - Wikimedia
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DFID - UK - Flickr
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DFID - UK - Flickr
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Al Jazeera English - Flickr
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CharlesFred - Flickr
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Levi Meir Clancy - Wikimedia
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Tribes of the World - Flickr
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David Haberlah - Wikimedia
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James Gordon - Wikimedia
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Rod Waddington - Flickr
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Anonymous
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Nasha Ila - Flickr
Creative Commons
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Kerry Olson
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Ming Xia - Flickr
Creative Commons
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Faysal Khan - Pixabay
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MySabah.com
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Anonymous
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N-Y-C - Pixabay
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Faiz Zaki - Shutterstock
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Anonymous
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travelwayoflife - Flickr
Creative Commons
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Don LaVange - Flickr
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chiplanay - Pixabay
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Hamed Saber - Flickr
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digital.democracy - Flickr
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Petar Milošević - Wikimedia
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Praying Through the Arabian Peninsula
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Rod Waddington - Flickr
Creative Commons
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MarosMatousek - Shutterstock
© Copyrighted
Used with permission
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COMIBAM / Sepal
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pxhere
Creative Commons
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Luciano Rizzello - Flickr
Creative Commons
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Deepak Meena - Pixabay
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Anonymous
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Photo Source:
Terry Feuerborn - Flickr
Creative Commons
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Photo Source:
Hella Nijssen - Pixabay
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Christiaan Briggs - Wikimedia
Creative Commons
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Photo Source:
DFID - UK - Flickr
Creative Commons
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Photo Source:
DFID - UK - Flickr
Creative Commons
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Photo Source:
Al Jazeera English - Flickr
Creative Commons
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Photo Source:
CharlesFred - Flickr
Creative Commons
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Photo Source:
Levi Meir Clancy - Wikimedia
Creative Commons
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Photo Source:
Tribes of the World - Flickr
Creative Commons
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Photo Source:
David Haberlah - Wikimedia
Creative Commons
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Photo Source:
James Gordon - Wikimedia
Creative Commons
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Photo Source:
Rod Waddington - Flickr
Creative Commons
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Anonymous
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Photo Source:
Nasha Ila - Flickr
Creative Commons
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Photo Source:
Kerry Olson
© Copyrighted
Used with permission
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Photo Source:
Ming Xia - Flickr
Creative Commons
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Photo Source:
Faysal Khan - Pixabay
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Photo Source:
MySabah.com
Used with permission
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Photo Source:
Anonymous
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Photo Source:
N-Y-C - Pixabay
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Photo Source:
Faiz Zaki - Shutterstock
© Copyrighted
Used with permission
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Photo Source:
Anonymous
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Photo Source:
travelwayoflife - Flickr
Creative Commons
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Photo Source:
Don LaVange - Flickr
Creative Commons
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chiplanay - Pixabay
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Photo Source:
Hamed Saber - Flickr
Creative Commons
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Photo Source:
digital.democracy - Flickr
Creative Commons
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Photo Source:
Petar Milošević - Wikimedia
Creative Commons
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Photo Source:
Praying Through the Arabian Peninsula
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Photo Source:
Rod Waddington - Flickr
Creative Commons
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Photo Source:
MarosMatousek - Shutterstock
© Copyrighted
Used with permission
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Photo Source:
COMIBAM / Sepal
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Photo Source:
pxhere
Creative Commons
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Photo Source:
Luciano Rizzello - Flickr
Creative Commons
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Deepak Meena - Pixabay
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Anonymous
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Photo Source:
Terry Feuerborn - Flickr
Creative Commons
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Photo Source:
Hella Nijssen - Pixabay
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Photo Source:
Christiaan Briggs - Wikimedia
Creative Commons
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Photo Source:
DFID - UK - Flickr
Creative Commons
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DFID - UK - Flickr
Creative Commons
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Photo Source:
Al Jazeera English - Flickr
Creative Commons
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CharlesFred - Flickr
Creative Commons
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Photo Source:
Levi Meir Clancy - Wikimedia
Creative Commons
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Photo Source:
Tribes of the World - Flickr
Creative Commons
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Photo Source:
David Haberlah - Wikimedia
Creative Commons
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James Gordon - Wikimedia
Creative Commons
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Photo Source:
Rod Waddington - Flickr
Creative Commons
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Photo Source:
Anonymous
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Nasha Ila - Flickr
Creative Commons
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Photo Source:
Kerry Olson
© Copyrighted
Used with permission
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Photo Source:
Ming Xia - Flickr
Creative Commons
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Faysal Khan - Pixabay
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Photo Source:
MySabah.com
Used with permission
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Photo Source:
Anonymous
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N-Y-C - Pixabay
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Photo Source:
Faiz Zaki - Shutterstock
© Copyrighted
Used with permission
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Photo Source:
Anonymous
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Photo Source:
travelwayoflife - Flickr
Creative Commons
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Photo Source:
Don LaVange - Flickr
Creative Commons
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Photo Source:
chiplanay - Pixabay
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Photo Source:
Hamed Saber - Flickr
Creative Commons
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Photo Source:
digital.democracy - Flickr
Creative Commons
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Photo Source:
Petar Milošević - Wikimedia
Creative Commons
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Photo Source:
Praying Through the Arabian Peninsula
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Photo Source:
Rod Waddington - Flickr
Creative Commons
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Photo Source:
MarosMatousek - Shutterstock
© Copyrighted
Used with permission
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COMIBAM / Sepal
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Photo Source:
pxhere
Creative Commons
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Photo Source:
Luciano Rizzello - Flickr
Creative Commons
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Deepak Meena - Pixabay
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Anonymous
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