Country: 

People Groups
Total

20

People Groups Unreached

11 (55.0%)

People Groups Unreached Frontier

6 (30.0%)

Population
Total

1,640,000

Population in Unreached

1,243,000 (75.8%)

Population in Unreached Frontier

296,000 (18.0%)
Map Notes

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Photo People Group Population
this Ctry
Population
Global
Count
Ctrys
Indigenous Primary Language Primary
Religion
Progress
Scale
% Evangelical
Range
% Christian
Adh Range
Workers
Needed *
 Americans, U.S. 8,200 202,433,000 78 English Christianity Progress Gauge 10-50% ● 50-100% ● -
 Amhara, Ethiopian 10,000 29,270,000 20 Amharic Christianity Progress Gauge 0.1-2% ● 50-100% ● -
 Arab, Bahraini 685,000 722,000 3 ● Arabic, Baharna Islam Progress Gauge 0.1-2% ● 2-5% ● 14
 Arab, Egyptian general 97,000 75,623,000 31 Arabic, Egyptian Islam Progress Gauge 0-0.1% ● 0-0.1% ● 2
 Arab, general 152,000 1,983,000 27 Arabic, Gulf Islam Progress Gauge 2-5% ● 5-10% ● -
 Arab, Sudanese 14,000 22,431,000 24 Arabic, Sudanese Islam Progress Gauge 0-0.1% ● 0-0.1% ● 1
 Baloch, Southern 52,000 1,881,000 7 Balochi, Southern Islam Progress Gauge 0-0.1% ● 0-0.1% ● 1
 British 25,000 54,991,000 81 English Christianity Progress Gauge 5-10% ● 50-100% ● -
 Filipino, Tagalog 34,000 40,381,000 49 Tagalog Christianity Progress Gauge 10-50% ● 50-100% ● -
 Gujarati 34,000 2,960,000 22 Gujarati Hinduism Progress Gauge 0.1-2% ● 0.1-2% ● 1
 Indonesian 34,000 15,096,000 24 Indonesian Islam Progress Gauge 5-10% ● 10-50% ● -
 Jewish, Arabic-speaking Unknown Unknown 1 Arabic, Gulf Judaism Progress Gauge 0-0.1% ● 0-0.1% ● 1
 Kerinci 26,000 338,000 2 Kerinci Islam Progress Gauge 0.1-2% ● 0.1-2% ● 1
 Kurd, Kurmanji 58,000 16,653,000 28 Kurdish, Northern Islam Progress Gauge 0-0.1% ● 0-0.1% ● 1
 Malayali 60,000 2,169,000 14 Malayalam Hinduism Progress Gauge 0.1-2% ● 10-50% ● -
 Nepali, general 23,000 1,717,000 26 Nepali Hinduism Progress Gauge 0.1-2% ● 0.1-2% ● 1
 Persian 180,000 48,767,000 39 Persian, Iranian Islam Progress Gauge 0.1-2% ● 0.1-2% ● 4
 South Asian, Telugu-speaking 33,000 1,759,000 13 Telugu Hinduism Progress Gauge 5-10% ● 10-50% ● -
 Tamil (Hindu traditions) 42,000 3,730,000 25 Tamil Hinduism Progress Gauge 5-10% ● 10-50% ● -
 Urdu 75,000 2,966,000 24 Urdu Islam Progress Gauge 0-0.1% ● 0-0.1% ● 2
  Totals:  20 1,640,000           11 ◼︎ (6 ✸︎) 2.28 % 8.57 % 29 
  Unclassified / Other Individuals 36,000                  
  UN Country Population (2026) 1,676,000                  
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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 1,676,000
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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
God's
Story
Resources
Gospel
Tract
Online
Amharic amh 1 0 Complete Bible
Arabic, Baharna abv 1 1 Translation Needed
Arabic, Egyptian arz 1 1 Complete Bible
Arabic, Gulf afb 2 1 New Testament
Arabic, Sudanese apd 1 1 New Testament
Balochi, Southern bcc 1 1 New Testament
English eng 2 0 Complete Bible
Gujarati guj 1 1 Complete Bible
Indonesian ind 1 0 Complete Bible
Kerinci kvr 1 1 Bible Portions
Kurdish, Northern kmr 1 1 Complete Bible
Malayalam mal 1 0 Complete Bible
Nepali npi 1 1 Complete Bible
Persian, Iranian pes 1 1 Complete Bible
Tagalog tgl 1 0 Complete Bible
Tamil tam 1 0 Complete Bible
Telugu tel 1 0 Complete Bible
Urdu urd 1 1 Complete Bible
Totals: 18 20 11   16 16 17 17 14 11
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Bahrain Statistics
People Groups 20
Unreached People Groups 11  (55.0%)
Population 1,640,000
Population Annual Growth Rate 1.6%
Population in Unreached 1,243,000  (75.8%)
Primary Religion Islam
Percent Christian Adherent 8.6%
Percent Evangelical 2.3%
Pioneer Workers Needed * 29
Country Progress Level Progress Gauge
Continent Asia
Region Africa, North and Middle East
10/40 Window Yes
Country Code BA
Official Language(s) Arabic, Standard | Arabic, Baharna
Bible Restrictions Rank 37 (1=Highest) Bible Access
Bible Shortage Rank 54 (1=Highest) Bible Access
Literacy Rate 95%
Estimated Illiterate Population 82,000
Persecution Ranking Not ranked
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