Country: Oman
People Groups
Total
35
People Groups Unreached
27 (77.1%)
People Groups Unreached Frontier
17 (48.6%)
Population
Total
5,433,000
Population in Unreached
4,915,000 (90.5%)
Population in Unreached Frontier
3,528,000 (64.9%)
| 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. | 4,600 | 201,113,000 | 104 | English | Christianity |
5
|
79.00 % | 28.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Arab, Arabic Gulf Spoken | 881,000 | 7,595,000 | 12 | Arabic, Gulf | Islam |
1
|
0.35 % | 0.30 % | 18 | |
|
Arab, Bahraini | 20,000 | 886,000 | 3 | Arabic, Baharna | Islam |
1
|
3.00 % | 1.00 % | 1 | |
|
Arab, Dhofari | 140,000 | 140,000 | 1 | ● | Arabic, Dhofari | Islam |
0
|
0.00 % | 0.00 % | 3 |
|
Arab, Egyptian general | 84,000 | 73,519,000 | 35 | Arabic, Egyptian | Islam |
4
|
13.00 % | 3.90 % | -1 - | |
|
Arab, Jordanian | 20,000 | 5,025,000 | 12 | Arabic, Levantine | Islam |
1
|
3.00 % | 0.30 % | 1 | |
|
Arab, Omani | 2,281,000 | 3,227,000 | 10 | ● | Arabic, Omani | Islam |
0
|
0.00 % | 0.00 % | 46 |
|
Arab, Saudi - Najdi | 46,000 | 15,043,000 | 12 | Arabic, Najdi | Islam |
0
|
0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
|
Arab, Sudanese | 22,000 | 21,583,000 | 23 | Arabic, Sudanese | Islam |
1
|
5.00 % | 1.00 % | 1 | |
|
Arab, Yemeni | 18,000 | 9,656,000 | 16 | Arabic, Ta'izzi-Adeni | Islam |
0
|
0.06 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
|
Baloch, Southern | 645,000 | 1,794,000 | 6 | Balochi, Southern | Islam |
0
|
0.02 % | 0.02 % | 13 | |
|
Bathari | 400 | 400 | 1 | ● | Arabic, Omani | Islam |
0
|
0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
|
British | 14,000 | 55,381,000 | 126 | English | Christianity |
4
|
60.00 % | 8.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Deaf | 27,000 | 51,168,000 | 216 | ● | Language unknown | Islam |
1
|
2.76 % | -1 | 1 |
|
Filipino, Tagalog | 106,000 | 40,072,000 | 56 | Tagalog | Christianity |
5
|
93.00 % | 12.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Gujarati | 56,000 | 2,934,000 | 29 | Gujarati | Islam |
1
|
1.00 % | 0.50 % | 1 | |
|
Harasi, Arabized | 2,800 | 2,800 | 1 | ● | Arabic, Omani | Islam |
0
|
0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
|
Hindi | 17,000 | 2,797,000 | 17 | Hindi | Hinduism |
1
|
0.60 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
|
Hobyot | 200 | 700 | 2 | ● | Hobyot | Islam |
0
|
0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
|
Korean | 4,800 | 80,354,000 | 51 | Korean | Non-Religious |
5
|
31.00 % | 17.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Kumzari | 6,000 | 6,700 | 2 | ● | Kumzari | Islam |
0
|
0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
|
Luwathiya | 47,000 | 47,000 | 1 | ● | Luwati | Islam |
0
|
0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
|
Mahra | 100,000 | 282,000 | 5 | ● | Mehri | Islam |
0
|
0.01 % | 0.01 % | 2 |
|
Malayali | 250,000 | 1,748,000 | 12 | Malayalam | Hinduism |
4
|
4.00 % | 3.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Persian | 76,000 | 48,102,000 | 43 | Persian, Iranian | Islam |
1
|
0.50 % | 0.30 % | 2 | |
| Totals: 35 | 5,433,000 | 17 ☀︎ 27 ● | 2.76 % | 0.63 % | 109 | ||||||
| Unclassified / Other Individuals | 62,000 | ||||||||||
| UN Country Population (2025) | 5,495,000 |
| Province ▲ | Estimated Population |
|---|---|
| Ad Dakhliyah | 555,000 |
| Al Batinah North | 904,000 |
| Al Batinah South | 500,000 |
| Al Buraymi | 136,000 |
| Al Dhahira | 258,000 |
| Al Wusta | 56,000 |
| Ash Sharqiyah North | 328,000 |
| Ash Sharqiyah South | 371,000 |
| Dhofar | 531,000 |
| Musandam | 53,000 |
| Muscat | 1,706,000 |
| Provinces: 11 | 5,398,000 |
| UN Country Population | 5,495,000 |
| 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, Dhofari | adf | 1 | 1 | 2 Translation Started | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Egyptian | arz | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Gulf | afb | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Levantine | apc | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Najdi | ars | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Omani | acx | 3 | 3 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Arabic, Shihhi | ssh | 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 |
| Balochi, Southern | bcc | 1 | 1 | 4 New Testament | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Bengali | ben | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 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 |
| Hindi | hin | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Hobyot | hoh | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Korean | kor | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Kumzari | zum | 1 | 1 | 1 Translation Needed | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Luwati | luv | 1 | 1 | 1 Translation Needed | -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 |
| 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 |
| Shehri | shv | 1 | 1 | 0 Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Sindhi | snd | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Sinhala | sin | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Swahili | swh | 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 |
| Turkish | tur | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Unknown | xxx | 1 | 1 | Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Urdu | urd | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals: | 32 | 35 | 27 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 13 |
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| People Groups | 35 |
| Unreached People Groups | 27 (77.1%) |
| Population | 5,433,000 |
| Population Annual Growth Rate | 1.9% |
| Population in Unreached | 4,915,000 (90.5%) |
| Primary Religion | Islam |
| Percent Christian Adherent | 2.8% |
| Percent Evangelical | 0.6% |
| Pioneer Workers Needed * | 109 |
| Country Progress Level | 1 ● |
| Continent | Asia |
| Region | Africa, North and Middle East |
| 10/40 Window | Yes |
| Country Code | MU |
| Official Language(s) | Arabic, Standard | Arabic, Omani |
| Literacy Rate | 99% |
| Estimated Illiterate Population | 54,000 |
| Persecution Ranking | 32 (1=Highest) Open Doors |
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