Country: Kuwait

People Groups
Total

28

People Groups Unreached

13 (46.4%)

People Groups Unreached Frontier

6 (21.4%)

Population
Total

4,943,000

Population in Unreached

3,745,000 (75.8%)

Population in Unreached Frontier

391,000 (7.9%)

% Evangelical

1.51%

Progress Level

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Map Notes

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Photo People Group Population
this Ctry
Population
Global
Count
Ctrys
Indigenous Primary Language Primary
Religion
Progress
Scale
% Christian
Adherent
% Evangelical Needed
Workers
 Americans, U.S. 19,000 201,096,000 104 English Christianity 79.00 % 28.00 % -
 Amhara, Ethiopian 110,000 28,457,000 23 Amharic Christianity 86.00 % 1.00 % -
 Arab, Arabic Gulf Spoken 1,583,000 7,813,000 12 Arabic, Gulf Islam 2.00 % 0.53 % 32
 Arab, Egyptian general 474,000 73,774,000 35 Arabic, Egyptian Islam 12.00 % 3.00 % -
 Arab, Iraqi 22,000 22,370,000 24 Arabic, Mesopotamian Islam 5.00 % 0.20 % 1
 Arab, Jordanian 39,000 5,025,000 12 Arabic, Levantine Islam 5.00 % 1.00 % 1
 Arab, Lebanese general 62,000 5,439,000 42 Arabic, Levantine Islam 30.00 % 0.50 % -
 Arab, Omani 24,000 3,238,000 10 Arabic, Omani Islam ☀︎ 0.10 % 0.09 % 1
 Arab, Palestinian 40,000 11,868,000 26 Arabic, Levantine Islam 11.00 % 1.00 % -
 Arab, Saudi - Najdi 300,000 15,837,000 11 Arabic, Najdi Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 6
 Arab, Syrian 194,000 21,073,000 37 Arabic, Levantine Islam 6.00 % 0.10 % -
 Arab, Yemeni 16,000 9,672,000 16 Arabic, Ta'izzi-Adeni Islam ☀︎ 0.06 % 0.00 % 1
 Armenian 9,200 6,047,000 54 Armenian, Western Christianity 94.00 % 8.00 % -
 Assyrian 9,600 851,000 22 Assyrian Neo-Aramaic Christianity 92.00 % 1.00 % -
 British 12,000 55,399,000 126 English Christianity 60.00 % 8.00 % -
 Deaf 10,000 51,182,000 216 Language unknown Islam 13.79 % -
 Filipino, Tagalog 211,000 40,441,000 56 Tagalog Christianity 93.00 % 14.00 % -
 French 9,700 52,107,000 113 French Christianity 62.00 % 1.00 % -
 Greek 1,900 10,116,000 70 Greek Christianity 91.00 % 0.40 % -
 Han Chinese, Mandarin 5,800 925,478,000 53 Chinese, Mandarin Non-Religious 6.00 % 4.00 % -
 Indonesian 28,000 10,412,000 18 Indonesian Islam 12.00 % 5.00 % -
 Kurd, Sorani 7,400 3,751,000 5 Kurdish, Central Islam ☀︎ 0.10 % 0.03 % 1
 Mahra 31,000 284,000 5 Mehri Islam ☀︎ 0.02 % 0.02 % 1
 Muhamasheen, Akhdam 77,000 1,841,000 4 Arabic, Gulf Islam 1.00 % 0.30 % 2
 Persian 64,000 48,149,000 42 Persian, Iranian Islam 3.50 % 0.20 % 1
  Totals:  28 4,943,000           6 ☀︎  13 10.20 % 1.51 % 80 
  Unclassified / Other Individuals 83,000                  
  UN Country Population (2025) 5,026,000                  
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Province Estimated
Population
Al Ahmadi 1,090,000
Al Asimah (Capital) 620,000
Al Farwaniyah 1,280,000
Al Jahrah 603,000
Hawalli 1,020,000
Mubarak Al-Kabeer 286,000
Provinces:  6 4,899,000
UN Country Population 5,026,000
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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 2 2 Bible Portions
Arabic, Levantine apc 4 1 Bible Portions
Arabic, Mesopotamian acm 1 1 New Testament
Arabic, Najdi ars 1 1 Bible Portions
Arabic, Omani acx 1 1 Unspecified
Arabic, Ta'izzi-Adeni acq 1 1 Bible Portions
Armenian, Western hyw 1 0 Complete Bible
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic aii 1 0 Complete Bible
Chinese, Mandarin cmn 1 0 Complete Bible
English eng 2 0 Complete Bible
French fra 1 0 Complete Bible
Greek ell 1 0 Complete Bible
Hindi hin 1 1 Complete Bible
Indonesian ind 1 0 Complete Bible
Kurdish, Central ckb 1 1 Complete Bible
Mehri gdq 1 1 Bible Portions
Persian, Iranian pes 1 1 Complete Bible
Tagalog tgl 1 0 Complete Bible
Telugu tel 1 1 Complete Bible
Turkish tur 1 1 Complete Bible
Unknown xxx 1 0 Unspecified
Totals: 23 28 13   18 19 19 19 11
Networking Possibilities

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  • Church planting agencies in Kuwait
  • Christian ministry in Kuwait
  • 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

Kuwait Statistics
People Groups 28
Unreached People Groups 13  (46.4%)
Population 4,943,000
Population Annual Growth Rate 2.3%
Population in Unreached 3,745,000  (75.8%)
Primary Religion Islam
Percent Christian Adherent 10.2%
Percent Evangelical 1.5%
Pioneer Workers Needed * 80
Country Progress Level 2
Continent Asia
Region Africa, North and Middle East
10/40 Window Yes
Country Code KU
Official Language(s) Arabic, StandardArabic, Gulf
Literacy Rate 94%
Estimated Illiterate Population 297,000
Persecution Ranking Not ranked