Country: Kuwait
| Photo | People Group |
Population this Ctry |
Population Global |
Count Ctrys |
Indigenous | Primary Language |
Primary Religion |
Progress Scale |
% Evangelical Range |
% Christian Adh Range |
Workers Needed * |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Muhamasheen, Akhdam | 77,000 | 1,691,000 | 4 | Arabic, Gulf | Islam |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 0.1-2% ● | 2 | |
|
Nepali, general | 62,000 | 1,553,000 | 22 | Nepali | Hinduism |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 2-5% ● | 1 | |
|
Persian | 64,000 | 48,388,000 | 48 | Persian, Iranian | Islam |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 2-5% ● | 1 | |
|
Punjabi | 22,000 | 1,825,000 | 20 | Punjabi, Eastern | Islam |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 0.1-2% ● | 1 | |
|
Somali | 3,000 | 28,531,000 | 35 | Somali | Islam |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 0.1-2% ● | 1 | |
|
South Asian, Bengali-speaking | 350,000 | 3,013,000 | 23 | Bengali | Islam |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 0.1-2% ● | 7 | |
|
South Asian, general | 730,000 | 10,807,000 | 59 | Hindi | Hinduism |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 0.1-2% ● | 15 | |
|
South Asian, Telugu-speaking | 800 | 1,704,000 | 14 | Telugu | Hinduism |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 2-5% ● | 1 | |
|
Tamil (Hindu traditions) | 4,700 | 3,374,000 | 22 | Tamil | Hinduism |
4
|
2-5% ● | 2-5% ● | -1 - | |
|
Thai | 4,000 | 24,372,000 | 34 | Thai | Buddhism |
1
|
0.1-2% ● | 0.1-2% ● | 1 | |
|
Tigray, Tigrinya | 5,000 | 10,217,000 | 22 | Tigrigna | Christianity |
3
|
0.1-2% ● | 50-100% ● | -1 - | |
|
Turk | 12,000 | 67,711,000 | 69 | Turkish | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 | |
|
Urdu | 71,000 | 3,011,000 | 27 | Urdu | Islam |
0
|
0-0.1% ● | 0-0.1% ● | 1 | |
| Totals: 38 | 4,948,000 | 21 ◼︎ (9 ✸︎) | 1.61 % | 10.55 % | 77 | ||||||
| Unclassified / Other Individuals | 78,000 | ||||||||||
| 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 | 2 Translation Started | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Sudanese | apd | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 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 |
| Bengali | ben | 1 | 1 | 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 |
| Language Unknown | xxx | 1 | 1 | Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Malayalam | mal | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Mehri | gdq | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Nepali | npi | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Persian, Iranian | pes | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Punjabi, Eastern | pan | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Somali | som | 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 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Thai | tha | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tigrigna | tir | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Turkish | tur | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Urdu | urd | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals: | 33 | 38 | 21 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 22 | 18 |
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| People Groups | 38 |
| Unreached People Groups | 21 (55.3%) |
| Population | 4,948,000 |
| Population Annual Growth Rate | 2.3% |
| Population in Unreached | 3,432,000 (69.4%) |
| Primary Religion | Islam |
| Percent Christian Adherent | 10.5% |
| Percent Evangelical | 1.6% |
| Pioneer Workers Needed * | 77 |
| Country Progress Level |  |
| 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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