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Saudi Arabia – People Groups
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Population % Evangel % Adherent Least Reached Progress Scale Primary Religion Primary Language Pho Map Txt
Americans, U.S.51,00087.00 %3.2 ChristianityEnglish
Arab, Bedouin1,003,0000.01 %Y1.1 IslamArabic, Najdi Spoken
Arab, Egyptian463,00010.00 %2.1 IslamArabic, Egyptian Spoken
Arab, Lebanese257,00025.00 %3.1 IslamArabic, North Levantine
Arab, Omani103,0000.10 %Y1.2 IslamArabic, Omani Spoken
Arab, Palestinian322,0003.00 %3.1 IslamArabic, South Levantine
Arab, Saudi746,0002.20 %3.1 IslamArabic, Gulf Spoken
Arab, Saudi - Hijazi8,043,0000.00 %0.00 %Y1.2 IslamArabic, Hijazi Spoken
Arab, Saudi - Najdi10,724,0000.45 %Y1.2 IslamArabic, Najdi Spoken
Arab, Sudanese126,0000.13 %1.40 %Y1.2 IslamArabic, Sudanese Spoken
Arab, Syrian131,0004.00 %3.1 IslamArabic, North Levantine
Arab, Yemeni180,0000.20 %Y1.2 IslamArabic, Taizzi-Adeni Spo
Armenian1,30087.00 %3.2 ChristianityArmenian
Baloch, Southern13,0000.02 %Y1.2 IslamBalochi, Southern
Bengali26,0000.07 %0.07 %Y1.2 IslamBengali
British27,00078.00 %3.2 ChristianityEnglish
Cham, Western1000.01 %Y1.1 IslamCham, Western
Cherkess, Kabardian21,0000.18 %2.00 %Y1.2 IslamKabardian
DeafUnknown0.90 %4.54 %Y1.2 IslamSaudi Arabian Sign Langu
Filipino720,00095.00 %3.2 ChristianityTagalog
French26,0000.30 %76.00 %2.2 ChristianityFrench
Greek2,60090.00 %3.2 ChristianityGreek
Han Chinese, Mandarin103,0000.05 %6.00 %2.1 Non-ReligiousChinese, Mandarin
Hindi129,0000.10 %Y1.2 HinduismHindi
Hui26,0000.00 %0.00 %Y1.1 IslamChinese, Mandarin
Indonesian77,0000.20 %Y1.2 IslamIndonesian
Italian28,00083.00 %3.2 ChristianityItalian
Javanese23,0002.40 %3.1 IslamJavanese
Korean134,00040.00 %3.2 Ethnic ReligionsKorean
Mahra, South Arabic31,0000.01 %Y1.1 IslamMehri
Malay13,0000.02 %Y1.2 IslamMalay
Persian180,0000.00 %0.04 %Y1.1 IslamFarsi, Western
Punjabi617,0001.00 %Y1.2 IslamPanjabi, Eastern
Shahara49,0000.00 %0.01 %Y1.1 IslamShehri
Somali54,0000.04 %Y1.2 IslamSomali
Swahili386,0005.00 %3.1 IslamSwahili
Tamil51,00015.00 %3.2 HinduismTamil
Tihami115,0000.00 %0.00 %Y1.1 IslamArabic, Hijazi Spoken
Turk26,0000.02 %Y1.2 IslamTurkish
Urdu574,0000.02 %Y1.2 IslamUrdu
Uyghur6,8000.00 %0.00 %Y1.1 IslamUyghur
Total People Groups:   4125,608,000241.2 381228
Unclassified / Other Individuals113,000 
UN Country Population (2009)25,721,000
 
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Saudi Arabia – Peoples Progress Progress Scale Definition All Progress Level Listing
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Progress Level Peoples % of Peoples Population % of Population
  Level 1 - Unreached / Least-Reached 24 58.5 % 22,135,000 86.4 %
  Level 2 - Nominal / Formative Church 3 7.3 % 592,000 2.3 %
  Level 3 - Established / Significant Church 14 34.1 % 2,881,000 11.2 %
Totals 41   25,608,000  
Saudi Arabia – Religions All Religions Listing
 
Major Religions  
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Saudi Arabia – Major Cities Urbanization: 82 %
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Major Cities Population Capital State / Province Primary Language Primary Religion % Christian Adherents % Christian Source
Ad-Dammam903,000Ash SharqiyahArabic, Najdi SpokenIslam5.0 %Operation World 2001
Jiddah3,239,000MakkahArabic, Najdi SpokenIslam5.0 %Operation World 2001
Mecca1,486,000MakkahArabic, Najdi SpokenIslam5.0 %Operation World 2001
Medina1,105,000Al MadinahArabic, Najdi SpokenIslam5.0 %Operation World 2001
Riyadh4,856,000YAr RiyadArabic, Najdi SpokenIslam5.0 %Operation World 2001
Total Cities:  5 11,589,000  
 
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Saudi Arabia – Possible Ministry Involvement
  • Below are lists of ministries that may work in Saudi Arabia. Ministries in the Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia.
  • 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 Saudi Arabia   Ministries in Middle East and North Africa
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Ministries Listed for Saudi Arabia:  0
 
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Ministries Listed for Middle East and North Africa:  0
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Saudi Arabia – Statistics, Maps and Links
 
Statistics
Item Value
Population 25,608,000
Percent Urbanization 82 %
Total People Groups 41
Unreached People Groups 24
Region Middle East and North Africa
10/40 Window Yes
Official National Language Arabic, Standard
Secondary National LanguageArabic, Najdi Spoken
Primary Religion Islam
Percent Christian Adherent 4.5 % (Operation World 2001)
Percent Evangelical 0.9 % (Operation World 2001)
Country Progress Level 1.2
Persecution Ranking 3 (1=High to 50=Low OD)
Development Status Not reported (Low-Medium-High UN)
Human Development Index 0.843 (0=Low to 1=High UN)

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