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Yemen
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Yemen – 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.11,00028.00 %82.00 %5 ChristianityEnglishP
Americans, U.S.
 T
Amhara, Ethiopian13,0001.10 %61.00 %3 ChristianityAmharicP
Amhara, Ethiopian
M
Amhara, Ethiopian of Yemen
T
Arab, Arabic Gulf Spoken17,0000.20 %0.60 %1 IslamArabic, Gulf SpokenP
Arab, Arabic Gulf Spoken
M
Arab, Arabic Gulf Spoken of Yemen
T
Arab, Egyptian17,0001.00 %2.00 %1 IslamArabic, Egyptian SpokenP
Arab, Egyptian
M
Arab, Egyptian of Yemen
T
Arab, Hadrami2,152,000Y0.00 %0.00 %1 IslamArabic, Hadrami SpokenP
Arab, Hadrami
M
Arab, Hadrami of Yemen
T
Arab, Iraqi43,0000.20 %2.00 %1 IslamArabic, Mesopotamian SpokenP
Arab, Iraqi
M
Arab, Iraqi of Yemen
T
Arab, Lebanese24,0000.50 %6.00 %2 IslamArabic, North Levantine SpokenP
Arab, Lebanese
M
Arab, Lebanese of Yemen
T
Arab, Northern Yemeni14,676,000Y0.00 %0.00 %1 IslamArabic, Sanaani SpokenP
Arab, Northern Yemeni
M
Arab, Northern Yemeni of Yemen
T
Arab, Omani171,0000.08 %0.10 %1 IslamArabic, Omani SpokenP
Arab, Omani
M
Arab, Omani of Yemen
T
Arab, Palestinian36,0000.10 %2.00 %1 IslamArabic, North Levantine SpokenP
Arab, Palestinian
M
Arab, Palestinian of Yemen
T
Arab, Sudanese428,0000.40 %0.50 %1 IslamArabic, Sudanese SpokenP
Arab, Sudanese
M
Arab, Sudanese of Yemen
T
Arab, Tihami5,025,000Y0.00 %0.00 %1 IslamArabic, Taizzi-Adeni SpokenP
Arab, Tihami
M
Arab, Tihami of Yemen
T
Arab, Yemeni7,594,000Y0.00 %0.00 %1 IslamArabic, Taizzi-Adeni SpokenP
Arab, Yemeni
M
Arab, Yemeni of Yemen
T
British5,2009.00 %61.00 %4 ChristianityEnglishP
British
  
Deaf337,000Y0.08 %1 IslamLanguage unknownP
Deaf
 T
German8,9002.00 %66.00 %3 ChristianityGerman, StandardP
German
  
Hobyot100Y0.00 %0.20 %1 IslamHobyotP
Hobyot
M
Hobyot of Yemen
 
Italian7001.00 %80.00 %3 ChristianityItalianP
Italian
 T
Mahra101,000Y0.05 %0.10 %1 IslamMehriP
Mahra
M
Mahra of Yemen
T
Malay49,0000.50 %1.00 %1 IslamMalayP
Malay
 T
Muhamasheen, Akhdam1,697,000Y0.00 %0.00 %1 IslamArabic, Taizzi-Adeni SpokenP
Muhamasheen, Akhdam
M
Muhamasheen, Akhdam of Yemen
T
Persian24,0000.20 %0.50 %1 IslamPersian, IranianP
Persian
 T
Razihi80,000Y0.00 %0.00 %1 IslamRazihiP
Razihi
 T
Russian13,0001.20 %68.00 %3 ChristianityRussianP
Russian
  
Socotran125,000Y0.00 %0.00 %1 IslamSoqotriP
Socotran
M
Socotran of Yemen
T
Somali505,0000.03 %0.05 %1 IslamSomaliP
Somali
M
Somali of Yemen
T
South Asian, general357,0000.05 %1.00 %1 IslamHindiP
South Asian, general
 T
Spaniard10,0001.00 %77.00 %3 ChristianitySpanishP
Spaniard
 T
Tigray, Tigrinya13,0000.30 %96.00 %3 ChristianityTigrignaP
Tigray, Tigrinya
 T
Total People Groups:   29 33,533,000 10     20      29 17 25
Unclassified / Other Individuals 164,000  
UN Country Population (2022) 33,697,000  
Other reported groups:  2  
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Yemen – People Progress

% of People Groups [1]
 
% of Population in People Group [1] [2]
 
Progress Level Peoples % of Peoples Population % of Population [2]
  1 - Unreached 20 69.0 % 33,434,000 99.7 %
  2 - Minimally reached 1 3.4 % 24,000 0.1 %
  3 - Superficially reached 6 20.7 % 59,000 0.2 %
  4 - Partially reached 1 3.4 % 5,200 0.0 %
  5 - Significantly reached 1 3.4 % 11,000 0.0 %
Totals 29   33,533,000  


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.
Yemen – Languages
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Language
Code
# Peoples
Primary
Language
# Unreached
Primary
Language
Bible
Status
Bible
Locator
Audio NT
Online
Jesus
Film
Online
Audio
Recordings
Online
Gospel
Tract
Online
Amharicamh10Complete
Arabic, Egyptian Spokenarz11Complete
Arabic, Gulf Spokenafb11Portions
Arabic, Hadrami Spokenayh11Portions
Arabic, Mesopotamian Spokenacm11NT
Arabic, North Levantine Spokenapc21Portions
Arabic, Omani Spokenacx11Trans Needed
Arabic, Sanaani Spokenayn11Trans Needed
Arabic, Sudanese Spokenapd11NT
Arabic, Taizzi-Adeni Spokenacq33Portions
Englisheng20Complete
German, Standarddeu10Complete
Hindihin11Complete
Hobyothoh11Unspecified
Italianita10Complete
Language unknownxxx11Unspecified
Malayzlm11Complete
Mehrigdq11Portions
Persian, Iranianpes11Complete
Razihirzh11Trans Needed
Russianrus10Complete
Somalisom11Complete
Soqotrisqt11Portions
Spanishspa10Complete
Tigrignatir10Complete
Totals: 25 29 20   20 14 16 18 20
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Yemen – Religions
Major Religions [1] [3]
Evangelicals: 0.0 %
(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.
Yemen – Possible Ministry Involvement
  • Below are lists of ministries that may work in Yemen. Ministries in the Yemen 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 Yemen   Ministries in Africa, North and Middle East
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Yemen – Statistics, Prayer Cards, Maps and Links
 
Statistics
Population 33,533,000
Percent Urbanization 37 %
Total People Groups 29
Unreached People Groups 20
Region Africa, North and Middle East
10/40 Window Yes
Official National Language Arabic, Standard
Secondary National LanguageArabic, Sanaani Spoken
Primary Religion Islam
Percent Professing Christian 0.2%  [1]
Percent Evangelical 0.0%  [2]
Country Progress Level 1
Persecution Ranking 3 (1=High to 50=Low OD)
Human Development Index 0.482 (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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