Country: Oman

Number of People Groups

35

People Groups Unreached

27 (77.1%)

Progress Level

Progress Gauge

Total
Population

4,631,000

Population in Unreached

4,193,000 (90.5%)

Largest Religion

% Christian Adherent

2.85%

% Evangelical

0.65%

Evangelical Annual Growth Rate

5.9%
Map Notes

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Photo People Group Population
this Country
Global
Population
Indigenous Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale
% Christian
Adherent
% Evangelical Est. Workers
Needed
 Americans, U.S. 3,900 196,885,000 English Christianity 79.00 % 28.00 % -
 Arab, Arabic Gulf Spoken 744,000 7,157,000 Arabic, Gulf Islam 0.35 % 0.30 % 15
 Arab, Bahraini 17,000 787,000 Arabic, Baharna Islam 3.00 % 1.00 % 1
 Arab, Dhofari 118,000 118,000 Arabic, Dhofari Islam 0.45 % 0.40 % 2
 Arab, Egyptian 71,000 76,839,000 Arabic, Egyptian Islam 13.00 % 3.90 % -
 Arab, Jordanian 17,000 4,931,000 Arabic, Levantine Islam 3.00 % 0.30 % 1
 Arab, Omani 1,967,000 2,823,000 Arabic, Omani Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 39
 Arab, Saudi - Najdi 39,000 18,511,000 Arabic, Najdi Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
 Arab, Sudanese 19,000 18,263,000 Arabic, Sudanese Islam 5.00 % 1.00 % 1
 Arab, Yemeni 15,000 8,798,000 Arabic, Ta'izzi-Adeni Islam 0.06 % 0.00 % 1
 Baloch, Southern 545,000 1,543,000 Balochi, Southern Islam 0.85 % 0.20 % 11
 Bathari 300 300 Arabic, Omani Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
 British 12,000 53,969,000 English Christianity 60.00 % 8.00 % -
 Deaf 23,000 49,661,000 Language unknown Islam 2.76 % 1
 Filipino, Tagalog 89,000 40,521,000 Tagalog Christianity 93.00 % 12.00 % -
 Gujarati 47,000 3,464,000 Gujarati Islam 1.00 % 0.50 % 1
 Harasi, Arabized 2,400 2,400 Arabic, Omani Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
 Hindi 15,000 2,734,000 Hindi Hinduism 0.60 % 0.00 % 1
 Hobyot 200 600 Hobyot Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
 Korean 4,100 81,888,000 Korean Non-Religious 31.00 % 17.00 % -
 Kumzari 5,100 5,800 Kumzari Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
 Luwathiya 40,000 40,000 Luwati Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
 Mahra 84,000 244,000 Mehri Islam 0.01 % 0.01 % 2
 Malayali 211,000 1,627,000 Malayalam Hinduism 4.00 % 3.00 % -
 Persian 64,000 46,396,000 Persian, Iranian Islam 0.50 % 0.30 % 1
  Totals:  35 4,631,000         27 2.85 % 0.65 % 94 
  Unclassified / Other Individuals 13,000                
  UN Country Population (2023) 4,644,000                

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Province Estimated
Population
Ad Dakhliyah 476,000
Al Batinah North 776,000
Al Batinah South 429,000
Al Buraymi 117,000
Al Dhahira 221,000
Al Wusta 48,000
Ash Sharqiyah North 282,000
Ash Sharqiyah South 318,000
Dhofar 456,000
Musandam 45,000
Muscat 1,464,000
Provinces:  11 4,632,000
UN Country Population 4,644,000
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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
Arabic, Baharna abv 1 1 Translation Started
Arabic, Dhofari adf 1 1 Translation Started
Arabic, Egyptian arz 1 0 Complete Bible
Arabic, Gulf afb 1 1 Bible Portions
Arabic, Levantine apc 1 1 Bible Portions
Arabic, Najdi ars 1 1 Bible Portions
Arabic, Omani acx 3 3 Unspecified
Arabic, Shihhi ssh 1 1 Translation Started
Arabic, Sudanese apd 1 1 New Testament
Arabic, Ta'izzi-Adeni acq 1 1 Bible Portions
Balochi, Southern bcc 1 1 New Testament
Bengali ben 1 1 Complete Bible
English eng 2 0 Complete Bible
Gujarati guj 1 1 Complete Bible
Hindi hin 1 1 Complete Bible
Hobyot hoh 1 1 Unspecified
Korean kor 1 0 Complete Bible
Kumzari zum 1 1 Translation Needed
Luwati luv 1 1 Translation Needed
Malayalam mal 1 0 Complete Bible
Mehri gdq 1 1 Bible Portions
Persian, Iranian pes 1 1 Complete Bible
Punjabi, Eastern pan 1 1 Complete Bible
Shehri shv 1 1 Unspecified
Sindhi snd 1 1 Complete Bible
Sinhala sin 1 0 Complete Bible
Swahili swh 1 1 Complete Bible
Tagalog tgl 1 0 Complete Bible
Tamil tam 1 0 Complete Bible
Turkish tur 1 1 Complete Bible
Unknown xxx 1 1 Unspecified
Urdu urd 1 1 Complete Bible
Totals: 32 35 27   19 18 20 21 24
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Oman Statistics
People Groups 35
Unreached People Groups 27  (77.1%)
Population 4,631,000
Population Annual Growth Rate 1.9%
Population in Unreached 4,193,000  (90.5%)
Primary Religion Islam
Percent Christian Adherent 2.9%
Percent Evangelical 0.7%
Evangelical Annual Growth Rate 5.9%
Pioneer Workers Needed * 94
Country Progress Level 1
Urbanization 85%
Continent Asia
Region Africa, North and Middle East
10/40 Window Yes
Country Code MU
Official Language(s) Arabic, StandardArabic, Omani
Literacy Rate 99%
Estimated Illiterate Population 46,000
Persecution Ranking 31 (1=Highest) Open Doors



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