People group profile · PG015315
The Yemeni Arabs of Madagascar
The Yemeni Arabs of Madagascar, numbering about 63,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a diaspora community of Yemeni Arabs in Madagascar.
They are a diaspora people in the Arab, Yemeni people cluster of the Arab Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam, and they primarily speak Ta'izzi-Adeni Arabic.
Fast facts
- Country
- Madagascar
- Population
- 63,500
- Affinity group
- Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples
- People cluster
- Arab, Yemeni
- Primary language
- Ta'izzi-Adeni Arabic (acq)
- Primary religion
- Sunni Islam
- Strategic Progress Index
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- Eastern Africa, Africa
Where they live
Gospel status
The Yemeni Arabs are Engaged yet Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, but there are sustained efforts to establish self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. In GSEC terms, this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years.
- Congregations exist No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Yemeni Arabs
- Continue prayer and fasting for this group
- Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
- Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people
Primary religion
Sunni Islam · Islam
99% adherents
Primary language
Ta'izzi-Adeni Arabic · Afro-Asiatic family
100% speak Ta'izzi-Adeni Arabic
Gospel resources in Ta'izzi-Adeni Arabic
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources not available
- Bible stories available
Films
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Yemeni Arabs
- Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
- Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
- Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
- John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
Arab, Yemeni in other countries
The same people (ROP3 109729) is reported in 12 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Yemeni Arabs | Yemen | 12,170,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Yemeni Arabs | Egypt | 1,080,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Yemeni Arabs | Saudi Arabia | 259,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Yemeni Arabs | United Arab Emirates | 214,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Djiboutian Arabs | Djibouti | 80,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Yemeni Arabs | Eritrea | 71,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Yemeni Arabs | United States | 55,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Yemeni Arabs | Ethiopia | 40,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Yemeni Arabs | Sudan | 34,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Yemeni Arabs | Oman | 25,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Yemeni Arabs | Kuwait | 8,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Yemini Arabs | Canada | 7,100 | Engaged yet Unreached |
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