Country: Kuwait
| Photo | People Group |
Population this Ctry |
Population Global |
Count Ctrys |
Indigenous | Primary Language |
Primary Religion |
Progress Scale |
% Christian Adherent |
% Evangelical |
Needed Workers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Americans, U.S. | 19,000 | 201,113,000 | 104 | English | Christianity | 5 ● | 79.00 % | 28.00 % | -1 - | |
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Amhara, Ethiopian | 110,000 | 28,540,000 | 26 | Amharic | Christianity | 3 ● | 86.00 % | 1.00 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Arabic Gulf Spoken | 1,583,000 | 7,595,000 | 12 | ● | Arabic, Gulf | Islam | 1 ● | 2.00 % | 0.53 % | 32 |
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Arab, Egyptian general | 474,000 | 73,519,000 | 35 | Arabic, Egyptian | Islam | 4 ● | 12.00 % | 3.00 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Iraqi | 22,000 | 22,461,000 | 25 | Arabic, Mesopotamian | Islam | 1 ● | 5.00 % | 0.20 % | 1 | |
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Arab, Jordanian | 39,000 | 5,025,000 | 12 | Arabic, Levantine | Islam | 1 ● | 5.00 % | 1.00 % | 1 | |
|
Arab, Lebanese general | 62,000 | 5,398,000 | 42 | Arabic, Levantine | Islam | 2 ● | 30.00 % | 0.50 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Omani | 24,000 | 3,227,000 | 10 | Arabic, Omani | Islam | 0 ☀︎ | 0.10 % | 0.09 % | 1 | |
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Arab, Palestinian | 40,000 | 11,513,000 | 26 | Arabic, Levantine | Islam | 2 ● | 11.00 % | 1.00 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Saudi - Najdi | 300,000 | 15,043,000 | 12 | Arabic, Najdi | Islam | 0 ☀︎ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 6 | |
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Arab, Syrian | 194,000 | 24,536,000 | 38 | Arabic, Levantine | Islam | 2 ● | 6.00 % | 0.10 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Yemeni | 16,000 | 9,656,000 | 16 | Arabic, Ta'izzi-Adeni | Islam | 0 ☀︎ | 0.06 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Armenian | 9,200 | 6,055,000 | 54 | Armenian, Western | Christianity | 4 ● | 94.00 % | 8.00 % | -1 - | |
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Assyrian | 9,600 | 863,000 | 22 | Assyrian Neo-Aramaic | Christianity | 3 ● | 92.00 % | 1.00 % | -1 - | |
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British | 12,000 | 55,381,000 | 126 | English | Christianity | 4 ● | 60.00 % | 8.00 % | -1 - | |
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Deaf | 10,000 | 51,168,000 | 216 | ● | Language unknown | Islam | 2 ● | 13.79 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Filipino, Tagalog | 211,000 | 40,072,000 | 56 | Tagalog | Christianity | 5 ● | 93.00 % | 14.00 % | -1 - | |
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French | 9,700 | 52,108,000 | 113 | French | Christianity | 3 ● | 62.00 % | 1.00 % | -1 - | |
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Greek | 1,900 | 10,115,000 | 70 | Greek | Christianity | 3 ● | 91.00 % | 0.40 % | -1 - | |
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Han Chinese, Mandarin | 5,800 | 925,439,000 | 53 | Chinese, Mandarin | Non-Religious | 4 ● | 6.00 % | 4.00 % | -1 - | |
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Indonesian | 28,000 | 10,663,000 | 21 | Indonesian | Islam | 4 ● | 12.00 % | 5.00 % | -1 - | |
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Kurd, Sorani | 7,400 | 3,751,000 | 5 | Kurdish, Central | Islam | 0 ☀︎ | 0.10 % | 0.03 % | 1 | |
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Mahra | 31,000 | 282,000 | 5 | Mehri | Islam | 0 ☀︎ | 0.02 % | 0.02 % | 1 | |
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Muhamasheen, Akhdam | 77,000 | 1,841,000 | 4 | Arabic, Gulf | Islam | 1 ● | 1.00 % | 0.30 % | 2 | |
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Persian | 64,000 | 48,102,000 | 43 | Persian, Iranian | Islam | 1 ● | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amharic | amh | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Arabic, Egyptian | arz | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Gulf | afb | 2 | 2 | 3 Bible Portions | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Levantine | apc | 4 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Mesopotamian | acm | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Najdi | ars | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Omani | acx | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Ta'izzi-Adeni | acq | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Armenian, Western | hyw | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Assyrian Neo-Aramaic | aii | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Chinese, Mandarin | cmn | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| English | eng | 2 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| French | fra | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Greek | ell | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Hindi | hin | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Indonesian | ind | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Kurdish, Central | ckb | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Mehri | gdq | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -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 |
| Telugu | tel | 1 | 1 | 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 |
| Totals: | 23 | 28 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 11 |
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| 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, Standard | Arabic, Gulf |
| Literacy Rate | 94% |
| Estimated Illiterate Population | 297,000 |
| Persecution Ranking | Not ranked |
 All Unreached |
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