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United Arab Emirates – People Groups
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People Groups
(click people name for profile)		 Population % Evangel % Adherent Least Reached Progress Scale Primary Religion Primary Language Pho Map Txt
Americans, U.S.57,0003.2 ChristianityEnglish
Arab, Egyptian293,0002.1 IslamArabic, Egyptian Spoken
Arab, Gulf538,000Y1.2 IslamArabic, Gulf Spoken
Arab, Iraqi23,000Y1.2 IslamArabic, Mesopotamian Spo
Arab, Jordanian163,0003.1 IslamArabic, North Levantine
Arab, Lebanese81,0003.1 IslamArabic, North Levantine
Arab, Omani194,000Y1.2 IslamArabic, Omani Spoken
Arab, Palestinian156,0003.1 IslamArabic, South Levantine
Arab, Saudi - Hijazi119,0000.00 %0.00 %Y1.1 IslamArabic, Hijazi Spoken
Arab, Sudanese47,0000.06 %Y1.2 IslamArabic, Sudanese Spoken
Arab, Syrian65,0002.1 IslamArabic, North Levantine
Arab, Yemeni33,000Y1.2 IslamArabic, Taizzi-Adeni Spo
Armenian4,7003.2 ChristianityArmenian
Baloch, Southern337,000Y1.2 IslamBalochi, Southern
Bedouin, Gulf444,000Y1.2 IslamArabic, North Levantine
Bengali141,0000.04 %Y1.2 IslamBengali
British56,0003.2 ChristianityEnglish
DeafUnknown0.80 %9.25 %2.1 IslamLanguage Unknown
Filipino175,0003.2 ChristianityTagalog
French14,00060.00 %3.2 ChristianityFrench
Gypsy, Nawari33,0000.00 %Y1.1 IslamArabic, Gulf Spoken
Gypsy, Zott33,0000.00 %0.00 %Y1.1 IslamArabic, Standard
Indo-Pakistani47,0003.1 HinduismHindi
Japanese9,500Y1.2 BuddhismJapanese
Malay14,000Y1.2 IslamMalay
Malayali334,0003.2 HinduismMalayalam
Nepali, generic81,0000.20 %0.20 %Y1.2 HinduismNepali
Pashtun, Central, Afghani242,000Y1.2 IslamPashto, Central
Pashtun, Northern47,0000.10 %Y1.2 IslamPashto, Northern
Pashtun, Southern38,000Y1.1 IslamPashto, Southern
Persian236,0000.01 %Y1.2 IslamFarsi, Western
Punjabi142,000Y1.2 IslamPanjabi, Eastern
Serbo-Croatian10080.00 %3.1 ChristianitySerbian
Shihuh9,7000.00 %Y1.1 IslamArabic, Shihhi Spoken
Sindhi71,0000.05 %2.1 IslamSindhi
Sinhalese84,0003.1 BuddhismSinhala
Somali, Issa84,000Y1.2 IslamSomali
Swahili7,200Y1.2 IslamSwahili
Swedish20068.00 %3.2 ChristianitySwedish
Telugu180,0000.20 %0.20 %Y1.2 HinduismTelugu
Thai, Central6,600Y1.2 BuddhismThai
Turk1,0000.00 %Y1.1 IslamTurkish
Urdu7,200Y1.2 IslamUrdu
Total People Groups:   434,648,000262.1 411727
Unclassified / Other Individuals59,000 
UN Country Population (2010)4,707,000
 
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United Arab Emirates – Peoples Progress Progress Scale Definition All Progress Level Listing
% of People Groups % of Population in People Groups
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Progress Level Peoples % of Peoples Population % of Population
  Level 1 - Unreached / Least-Reached 26 60.5 % 3,047,000 65.6 %
  Level 2 - Nominal / Formative Church 4 9.3 % 429,000 9.2 %
  Level 3 - Established / Significant Church 13 30.2 % 1,172,000 25.2 %
Totals 43   4,648,000  
United Arab Emirates – Languages
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Language
(click Language name for details)		 Language
Code 		Peoples
Primary
Language		 Unreached
Primary
Language		 Bible
Status		 Bible
Locator		 Audio NT
Online 		Jesus
Film
Online 		Audio
Recordings
Online		 Gospel
Tract
Online
Arabic, Egyptian Spokenarz10NT
Arabic, Gulf Spokenafb22None
Arabic, Hijazi Spokenacw11None
Arabic, Mesopotamian Spokenacm11None
Arabic, North Levantine Spokenapc41Portions
Arabic, Omani Spokenacx11None
Arabic, Shihhi Spokenssh11None
Arabic, South Levantine Spokenajp10Portions
Arabic, Standardarb11Complete
Arabic, Sudanese Spokenapd11NT
Arabic, Taizzi-Adeni Spokenacq11None
Armenianhye10Complete
Balochi, Southernbcc11NT
Bengaliben11Complete
Englisheng20Complete
Farsi, Westernpes11Complete
Frenchfra10Complete
Hindihin10Complete
Japanesejpn11Complete
Language Unknownxxx10None
Malayzlm11Complete
Malayalammal10Complete
Nepalinep11Complete
Panjabi, Easternpan11Complete
Pashto, Centralpst11None
Pashto, Northernpbu11Complete
Pashto, Southernpbt11NT
Serbiansrp10Complete
Sindhisnd10Complete
Sinhalasin10Complete
Somalisom11Complete
Swahiliswh11Complete
Swedishswe10Complete
Tagalogtgl10Complete
Telugutel11Complete
Thaitha11Complete
Turkishtur11Complete
Urduurd11Complete
Totals: 38 43 26   30 20 28 33 28
 
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United Arab Emirates – Religions All Religions Listing
 
Major Religions  
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Source:  Operation World 2001.
 
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Source:  Operation World 2001.
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United Arab Emirates – Possible Ministry Involvement
  • Below are lists of ministries that may work in United Arab Emirates. Ministries in the United Arab Emirates section probably minister in this country. Ministries in the Middle East and North Africa section only possibly minister in this country. The purpose of this information is to assist potential new missionaries connect with sending agencies and for general ministry networking. Click on the links below to visit ministry websites for further information. Visit the Power-Of-Connecting "Find a Network Tool" to find further networking information for United Arab Emirates.
  • The lists below do not include all ministries at work in this country or region. There are likely many excellent ministries not listed here. Omissions are not intentional, but occur simply from lack of data. Please contact us to suggest other ministries to include here. Inclusion here is not an endorsement by Joshua Project.
Ministries in United Arab Emirates   Ministries in Middle East and North Africa
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Ministries Listed for United Arab Emirates:  0
 
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United Arab Emirates – Statistics, Prayer Cards, Maps and Links
 
Statistics
Population 4,648,000
Percent Urbanization 78 %
Total People Groups 43
Unreached People Groups 26
Region Middle East and North Africa
10/40 Window Yes
Official National Language Arabic, Standard
Secondary National LanguageArabic, Gulf Spoken
Primary Religion Islam
Percent Christian Adherent 9.3 % [1]
Percent Evangelical 0.8 % [2]
Country Progress Level 2.1
Persecution Ranking 33 (1=High to 50=Low OD)
Development Status Not reported (Low-Medium-High UN)
Human Development Index 0.903 (0=Low to 1=High UN)

Links
Operation World
Ethnologue Language Listing
World Factbook
State Department Religious Freedom Report
Library of Congress
Network for Strategic Mission

Notes
[1]  Operation World 2001
[2]  Operation World 2001
 
Prayer Cards
Download United Arab Emirates unreached peoples prayer cards (268 KB)

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Maps
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