Arab World Affinity Bloc | Joshua Project

Affinity Bloc: Arab World What is an Affinity Bloc?

Population

455,240,000

Number of People Clusters

People Groups (by Country)

685

Unreached People Groups

493 (72 %)

Map Notes

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Progress Scale: ●●●●●
People Cluster ▲	Population	Peoples by Country	Unreached by Country	% Groups Unreached	Popl in Unreached	% Popl in Unreached	Progress Scale	Primary Religion	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
Arab World, general	86,000	9	7	77.8 %	80,000	93.3 %	1 ●	Islam	1.09 %	0.25 %	2
Arab, Arabian	44,065,000	104	84	80.8 %	42,984,000	97.5 %	1 ●	Islam	0.97 %	0.19 %	860
Arab, Hassaniya	5,927,000	31	31	100.0 %	5,927,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.04 %	0.03 %	119
Arab, Levant	88,060,000	164	77	47.0 %	62,544,000	71.0 %	2 ●	Islam	5.93 %	0.36 %	1,251
Arab, Libyan	4,404,000	17	17	100.0 %	4,404,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.57 %	0.10 %	88
Arab, Maghreb	82,569,000	60	60	100.0 %	82,569,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.09 %	0.04 %	1,651
Arab, Shuwa	6,439,000	18	18	100.0 %	6,439,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.32 %	0.25 %	129
Arab, Sudan	40,663,000	58	56	96.6 %	40,625,000	99.9 %	1 ●	Islam	1.35 %	0.27 %	812
Arab, Yemeni	39,078,000	25	25	100.0 %	39,078,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	782
Assyrian / Aramaic	1,263,000	53	9	17.0 %	87,000	6.9 %	3 ●	Christianity	85.77 %	1.21 %	2
Bedouin, Arabian	4,764,000	9	9	100.0 %	4,764,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.03 %	0.03 %	95
Bedouin, Saharan	1,532,000	16	16	100.0 %	1,532,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	31
Berber-Kabyle	7,648,000	6	6	100.0 %	7,648,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.57 %	0.41 %	153
Berber-Rif	2,051,000	6	6	100.0 %	2,051,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.08 %	0.03 %	41
Berber-Saharan	1,148,000	28	28	100.0 %	1,148,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.04 %	0.02 %	23
Berber-Shawiya	2,798,000	6	6	100.0 %	2,798,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	56
Berber-Shilha	11,009,000	20	19	95.0 %	10,038,000	91.2 %	2 ●	Islam	7.61 %	0.18 %	201
Egyptian	107,889,000	38	2	5.3 %	67,195,000	62.3 %	4 ●	Islam	10.74 %	2.79 %	1,344
Tuareg	3,844,000	17	17	100.0 %	3,844,000	100.0 %	1 ●	Islam	0.12 %	0.10 %	77
Totals: 19 People Clusters	455,240,000	685	493	72.0 %	385,756,000	84.7 %	15 ●				7,896

* An estimate of the number of pioneer workers needed for initial church planting among unreached people groups by country. Estimates are calculated only for unreached people groups and are based on ratio of 1 worker-unit (single person or married couple) per 50,000 living in an unreached people group by country, or for example one team of four worker-units per 200,000 people. Some workers may already be onsite. Many more workers are needed beyond this initial estimate.

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Level	Description	Criteria
0.3	Unreached Frontier - Less than 1 in 1,000 (0.1%) identify as Christians in any way	Evangelicals <=0.1% Professing Christians <=0.1%
0.7	Unreached not Frontier - Few evangelicals and little, if any, history of Christianity.	Evangelicals >0.1% and <=2% Professing Christians >0.1% and <=5%
1	Unreached (All) - 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%

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