Country: Saudi Arabia

Number of People Groups

45

People Groups Unreached

29 (64.4%)

Progress Level

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Total
Population

36,917,000

Population in Unreached

33,631,000 (91.1%)

Largest Religion

% Christian Adherent

4.02%

% Evangelical

0.53%

Evangelical Annual Growth Rate

4.3%
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. 73,000 196,885,000 English Christianity 78.00 % 29.00 % -
 Amhara, Ethiopian 22,000 26,487,000 Amharic Christianity 90.00 % 1.50 % -
 Arab, Arabic Gulf Spoken 1,055,000 7,157,000 Arabic, Gulf Islam 0.20 % 0.10 % 21
 Arab, Bedouin 1,402,000 2,937,000 Arabic, Najdi Islam 0.09 % 0.08 % 28
 Arab, Egyptian 654,000 76,839,000 Arabic, Egyptian Islam 13.00 % 2.00 % -
 Arab, Lebanese 281,000 6,326,000 Arabic, Levantine Islam 31.00 % 0.50 % -
 Arab, Northern Yemeni 289,000 15,318,000 Arabic, Sanaani Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 6
 Arab, Omani 145,000 2,823,000 Arabic, Omani Islam 0.30 % 0.10 % 3
 Arab, Palestinian 455,000 11,442,000 Arabic, Levantine Islam 5.60 % 0.10 % -
 Arab, Saudi - Hijazi 11,291,000 11,767,000 Arabic, Hijazi Islam 0.09 % 0.08 % 226
 Arab, Saudi - Najdi 14,668,000 18,511,000 Arabic, Najdi Islam 0.09 % 0.08 % 293
 Arab, Sudanese 179,000 18,263,000 Arabic, Sudanese Islam 1.40 % 0.13 % 4
 Arab, Syrian 281,000 19,465,000 Arabic, Levantine Islam 4.00 % 0.10 % 6
 Arab, Tihami 207,000 5,344,000 Arabic, Ta'izzi-Adeni Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 4
 Arab, Yemeni 207,000 8,798,000 Arabic, Ta'izzi-Adeni Islam 0.10 % 0.00 % 4
 Armenian 1,800 5,691,000 Armenian, Western Christianity 94.00 % 8.70 % -
 Baloch, Southern 18,000 1,543,000 Balochi, Southern Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
 British 38,000 53,969,000 English Christianity 60.00 % 7.00 % -
 Deaf 185,000 49,661,000 Saudi Arabian Sign Language Islam 5.43 % -
 Faifi 53,000 53,000 Faifi Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
 Filipino, Tagalog 1,018,000 40,521,000 Tagalog Christianity 93.00 % 8.00 % -
 French 36,000 50,509,000 French Christianity 61.00 % 1.00 % -
 Greek 3,700 10,398,000 Greek Christianity 91.00 % 0.40 % -
 Han Chinese, Mandarin 106,000 931,685,000 Chinese, Mandarin Non-Religious 8.00 % 5.70 % -
 Hindi 182,000 2,734,000 Hindi Hinduism 1.00 % 0.80 % 4
  Totals:  45 36,917,000         29 4.02 % 0.53 % 678 
  Unclassified / Other Individuals 30,000                
  UN Country Population (2023) 36,947,000                
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Province Estimated
Population
Al Bahah 538,000
Al Hudud ash Shamaliyah 414,000
Al Jawf 576,000
Al Madinah, Medina 2,417,000
Al Quassim 1,609,000
Ar Riyad, Riyadh 9,332,000
Ash Sharqiyah 5,556,000
Ha'il 791,000
Jizan 1,772,000
Makkah, Mecca 9,726,000
Najran 658,000
Tabuk 1,029,000
`Asir, Aseer 2,499,000
Provinces:  13 36,917,000
UN Country Population 36,947,000
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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
Amharic amh 1 0 Complete Bible
Arabic, Egyptian arz 1 0 Complete Bible
Arabic, Gulf afb 1 1 Bible Portions
Arabic, Hijazi acw 1 1 Bible Portions
Arabic, Levantine apc 3 1 Bible Portions
Arabic, Najdi ars 2 2 Bible Portions
Arabic, Omani acx 1 1 Unspecified
Arabic, Sanaani ayn 1 1 Unspecified
Arabic, Sudanese apd 1 1 New Testament
Arabic, Ta'izzi-Adeni acq 2 2 Bible Portions
Armenian, Western hyw 1 0 Complete Bible
Balochi, Southern bcc 1 1 New Testament
Bengali ben 1 1 Complete Bible
Chinese, Mandarin cmn 2 1 Complete Bible
English eng 2 0 Complete Bible
Faifi fif 1 1 Translation Needed
French fra 1 0 Complete Bible
Greek ell 1 0 Complete Bible
Hindi hin 1 1 Complete Bible
Indonesian ind 1 0 Complete Bible
Italian ita 1 0 Complete Bible
Javanese jav 1 1 Complete Bible
Kabardian kbd 1 1 New Testament
Korean kor 1 0 Complete Bible
Malay zlm 1 1 Complete Bible
Mehri gdq 1 1 Bible Portions
Persian, Iranian pes 1 1 Complete Bible
Punjabi, Eastern pan 1 1 Complete Bible
Rohingya rhg 1 1 Bible Portions
Saudi Arabian Sign Language sdl 1 0 Translation Needed
Shehri shv 1 1 Unspecified
Somali som 1 1 Complete Bible
Swahili swh 1 1 Complete Bible
Tagalog tgl 1 0 Complete Bible
Tamil tam 1 0 Complete Bible
Telugu tel 1 1 Complete Bible
Turkish tur 1 1 Complete Bible
Urdu urd 1 1 Complete Bible
Uyghur uig 1 1 Complete Bible
Totals: 39 45 29   27 28 31 33 30
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There are many agencies and churches looking for additional staff to help them in their mission and calling in Saudi Arabia. Internet searches are probably the best way to find these organizations. The following are some example search topics you might try:

  • Church planting agencies in Saudi Arabia
  • Christian ministry in Saudi Arabia
  • Business as mission
  • Christian literature distribution
  • Evangelism agencies
  • Christian discipleship
  • Short term Christian missions
  • Long term Christian missions
  • Urban ministries
  • Christian media opportunities
  • Bible translation opportunities
  • Relief and development agencies
  • Clean water projects
  • Christian medical outreaches

Saudi Arabia Statistics
People Groups 45
Unreached People Groups 29  (64.4%)
Population 36,917,000
Population Annual Growth Rate 1.8%
Population in Unreached 33,631,000  (91.1%)
Primary Religion Islam
Percent Christian Adherent 4.0%
Percent Evangelical 0.5%
Evangelical Annual Growth Rate 4.3%
Pioneer Workers Needed * 678
Country Progress Level 1
Urbanization 84%
Continent Asia
Region Africa, North and Middle East
10/40 Window Yes
Country Code SA
Official Language(s) Arabic, StandardArabic, Najdi
Literacy Rate 95%
Estimated Illiterate Population 1,846,000
Persecution Ranking 13 (1=Highest) Open Doors
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