Country: Bahrain
| 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. | 8,100 | 201,113,000 | 104 | English | Christianity | 5 ● | 87.00 % | 40.00 % | -1 - | |
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Arab | 158,000 | 3,111,000 | 40 | Arabic, Gulf | Islam | 4 ● | 8.50 % | 2.50 % | -1 - | |
|
Arab, Bahraini | 851,000 | 886,000 | 3 | ● | Arabic, Baharna | Islam | 1 ● | 3.40 % | 0.90 % | 17 |
|
British | 24,000 | 55,381,000 | 126 | English | Christianity | 4 ● | 60.00 % | 8.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Deaf | 3,300 | 51,168,000 | 216 | ● | Language unknown | Islam | 2 ● | 9.81 % | -1 | -1 - |
|
Filipino, Tagalog | 33,000 | 40,072,000 | 56 | Tagalog | Christianity | 5 ● | 94.00 % | 25.30 % | -1 - | |
|
Gujarati | 33,000 | 2,934,000 | 29 | Gujarati | Hinduism | 1 ● | 2.00 % | 0.80 % | 1 | |
|
Jewish, Arabic-speaking | -1 Unknown | -1 Unknown | 1 | Arabic, Gulf | Ethnic Religions | 0 ☀︎ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
|
Kerinci | 25,000 | 337,000 | 2 | Kerinci | Islam | 1 ● | 2.00 % | 1.00 % | 1 | |
|
Korean | 3,000 | 80,354,000 | 51 | Korean | Christianity | 5 ● | 70.00 % | 40.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Kurd, Kurmanji | 57,000 | 17,549,000 | 33 | Kurdish, Northern | Islam | 0 ☀︎ | 0.01 % | 0.01 % | 1 | |
|
Malayali | 59,000 | 1,748,000 | 12 | Malayalam | Hinduism | 2 ● | 40.00 % | 1.50 % | -1 - | |
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Persian | 213,000 | 48,102,000 | 43 | Persian, Iranian | Islam | 1 ● | 1.00 % | 0.80 % | 4 | |
|
South Asian, Telugu-speaking | 33,000 | 1,139,000 | 11 | Telugu | Hinduism | 4 ● | 11.00 % | 10.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Tamil (Hindu traditions) | 41,000 | 2,969,000 | 20 | Tamil | Hinduism | 4 ● | 14.00 % | 10.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Turk | 1,700 | 68,371,000 | 69 | Turkish | Islam | 0 ☀︎ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
|
Urdu | 74,000 | 2,690,000 | 24 | Urdu | Islam | 0 ☀︎ | 0.01 % | 0.01 % | 1 | |
| Totals: 17 | 1,616,000 | 4 ☀︎ 8 ● | 8.26 % | 2.27 % | 27 | ||||||
| Unclassified / Other Individuals | 27,000 | ||||||||||
| UN Country Population (2025) | 1,643,000 |
| Province ▲ | Estimated Population |
|---|---|
| Capital | 478,000 |
| Central | 323,000 |
| Muharraq | 229,000 |
| Northern | 309,000 |
| Southern | 263,000 |
| Provinces: 5 | 1,602,000 |
| UN Country Population | 1,643,000 |
| 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 |
God's Story Resources |
Gospel Tract Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic, Baharna | abv | 1 | 1 | 2 Translation Started | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Arabic, Gulf | afb | 2 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| English | eng | 2 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Gujarati | guj | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Kerinci | kvr | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Korean | kor | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Kurdish, Northern | kmr | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Malayalam | mal | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Persian, Iranian | pes | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tagalog | tgl | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Tamil | tam | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Telugu | tel | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Turkish | tur | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Unknown | xxx | 1 | 0 | Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Urdu | urd | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals: | 15 | 17 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
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| People Groups | 17 |
| Unreached People Groups | 8 (47.1%) |
| Population | 1,616,000 |
| Population Annual Growth Rate | 1.6% |
| Population in Unreached | 1,254,000 (77.6%) |
| Primary Religion | Islam |
| Percent Christian Adherent | 8.3% |
| Percent Evangelical | 2.3% |
| Pioneer Workers Needed * | 27 |
| Country Progress Level | 4 ● |
| Continent | Asia |
| Region | Africa, North and Middle East |
| 10/40 Window | Yes |
| Country Code | BA |
| Official Language(s) | Arabic, Standard | Arabic, Baharna |
| Literacy Rate | 95% |
| Estimated Illiterate Population | 81,000 |
| Persecution Ranking | Not ranked |
 All Unreached |
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| Bahrain Prayercast Video |
