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Bahrain
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Bahrain – People Groups
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People Groups
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Population Indig % Evangel % Adherent Progress Scale Primary Religion Primary Language Pho Map Txt
Americans, U.S.7,30040.00 %87.00 %5 ChristianityEnglishP
Americans, U.S.
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Arab, Bahraini770,000Y0.90 %3.40 %1 IslamArabic, Baharna SpokenP
Arab, Bahraini
M
Arab, Bahraini of Bahrain
T
Arab, general143,0002.50 %8.50 %4 IslamArabic, Gulf SpokenP
Arab, general
  
British22,0008.00 %60.00 %4 ChristianityEnglishP
British
  
Deaf3,000Y9.81 %2 IslamLanguage unknownP
Deaf
 T
Filipino, Tagalog30,00025.30 %94.00 %5 ChristianityTagalogP
Filipino, Tagalog
  
Gujarati30,0000.80 %2.00 %1 HinduismGujaratiP
Gujarati
M
Gujarati of Bahrain
T
Jew, Arabic-speaking0.00 %0.00 %1 Ethnic ReligionsArabic, Gulf SpokenP
Jew, Arabic-speaking
 T
Kerinci23,0001.00 %2.00 %1 IslamKerinciP
Kerinci
 T
Korean2,70040.00 %70.00 %5 ChristianityKoreanP
Korean
 T
Kurd, Kurmanji51,0000.01 %0.01 %1 IslamKurdish, NorthernP
Kurd, Kurmanji
 T
Malayali53,0001.50 %40.00 %2 HinduismMalayalamP
Malayali
M
Malayali of Bahrain
 
Persian192,0000.80 %1.00 %1 IslamPersian, IranianP
Persian
M
Persian of Bahrain
T
South Asian, Telugu-speaking30,00010.00 %11.00 %4 HinduismTeluguP
South Asian, Telugu-speaking
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Tamil (Hindu traditions)37,00010.00 %14.00 %4 HinduismTamilP
Tamil (Hindu traditions)
 T
Turk1,5000.00 %0.00 %1 IslamTurkishP
Turk
 T
Urdu67,0000.01 %0.01 %1 IslamUrduP
Urdu
M
Urdu of Bahrain
T
Total People Groups:   17 1,463,000 2         17 5 13
Unclassified / Other Individuals 23,000  
UN Country Population (2023) 1,486,000  
Other reported groups:  1  
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Bahrain – People Progress

% of People Groups [1]
 
% of Population in People Group [1] [2]
 
Progress Level Peoples % of Peoples Population % of Population [2]
  1 - Unreached 8 47.1 % 1,135,000 77.6 %
  2 - Minimally reached 2 11.8 % 56,000 3.8 %
  3 - Superficially reached 0 0.0 % 0 0.0 %
  4 - Partially reached 4 23.5 % 232,000 15.9 %
  5 - Significantly reached 3 17.6 % 40,000 2.7 %
Totals 17   1,463,000  


NOTES:
  1. Small Values: Values less than .3% are not shown on pie charts for labeling clarity.
  2. % of Population in People Group:  The percentage of the population that lives in a people group at each progress level. Not every person living in an unreached people group is necessarily unreached.
Bahrain – People Photos   *** Note:  Only people groups with photos available are displayed here.***
 

Americans, U.S.
7,300


Arab, Bahraini
770,000


Arab, general
143,000


British
22,000


Deaf
3,000


Filipino, Tagalog
30,000


Gujarati
30,000


Jew, Arabic-speaking
70


Kerinci
23,000


Korean
2,700


Kurd, Kurmanji
51,000


Malayali
53,000


Persian
192,000


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South Asian, Telugu-speaking
30,000


Tamil (Hindu traditions)
37,000


Turk
1,500


Urdu
67,000

Bahrain People Photos   *** Note:  Only people groups with photos available are displayed here.***
Bahrain – Languages
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Language
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Language
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Film
Online
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Recordings
Online
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Online
Arabic, Baharna Spokenabv11Trans Needed
Arabic, Gulf Spokenafb21Portions
Englisheng20Complete
Gujaratiguj11Complete
Kerincikvr11Portions
Koreankor10Complete
Kurdish, Northernkmr11Complete
Language unknownxxx10Unspecified
Malayalammal10Complete
Persian, Iranianpes11Complete
Tagalogtgl10Complete
Tamiltam10Complete
Telugutel10Complete
Turkishtur11Complete
Urduurd11Complete
Totals: 15 17 8   13 11 13 13 12
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Bahrain – Religions
Major Religions [1] [3]
Evangelicals: 2.3 %
(subset of Christianity)
 
% Evangelical and % Professing Christian Trends [4]

NOTES:
  1. Major Religions: Each People Group's population is multiplied by the Major Religion percentages for that people group. Results are summed for each Religion for all Peoples within the country.
  2. Christianity Segments: Each People Group's population is multiplied by the Christianity Segments percentages for that people group. Results are summed for each Christianity Segment for all peoples within the country.
  3. Small Values: Values less than .3% are not shown on pie charts for labeling clarity.
  4. % Evangelical and % Professing Christian Trends:  Source Operation World Editions 1986, 1993, 2001, 2010.
    Zero percent data values may mean unknown or unavailable.
Bahrain – Possible Ministry Involvement
  • Below are lists of ministries that may work in Bahrain. Ministries in the Bahrain section probably minister in this country. Ministries in the Africa, North and Middle East 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.
  • 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 Bahrain   Ministries in Africa, North and Middle East
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Bahrain – Statistics, Prayer Cards, Maps and Links
 
Statistics
Population 1,463,000
Percent Urbanization 89 %
Total People Groups 17
Unreached People Groups 8
Region Africa, North and Middle East
10/40 Window Yes
Official National Language Arabic, Standard
Secondary National LanguageArabic, Baharna Spoken
Primary Religion Islam
Percent Professing Christian 8.3%  [1]
Percent Evangelical 2.3%  [2]
Country Progress Level 4
Persecution Ranking Not ranked (1=High to 50=Low OD)
Human Development Index 0.824 (0=Low to 1=High UN)

Links
Operation World
Window International Country Profile
Ethnologue Language Listing
State Department Religious Freedom Report
World Factbook

Notes
[1]  Calculated by summing the major religion data for the people groups in the country.
[2]  Calculated by summing the Evangelical data for the people groups in the country.
 
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