People group profile · PG042458
The Middle Eastern Arabs of Germany
The Middle Eastern Arabs of Germany, numbering about 104,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are an Arab community of Syrian, Lebanese, Jordanian, and Palestinian descent, often grouped together due to shared historical, linguistic, and cultural ties.
They are a diaspora people in the Arab, Levant people cluster of the Arab Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam, and they primarily speak Levantine Arabic.
Fast facts
- Country
- Germany
- Population
- 104,000
- Affinity group
- Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples
- People cluster
- Arab, Levant
- Primary language
- Levantine Arabic (apc)
- Primary religion
- Sunni Islam
- Strategic Progress Index
- Unengaged and Unreached
- Evangelical
- No Known Evangelicals
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- Western Europe, Europe
Where they live
Gospel status
The Middle Eastern Arabs are Unengaged and Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, and there has been no reported church planting activity in the past two years. 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 Middle Eastern Arabs
- Pray that God would send workers to this people group
- Begin sowing the gospel and seek out people of peace
- Plant the first churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice
Primary religion
Sunni Islam · Islam
97% adherents
Primary language
Levantine Arabic · Afro-Asiatic family
100% speak Levantine Arabic
Gospel resources in Levantine Arabic
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
Bibles
- Sabeel Media · video, audio
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Middle Eastern Arabs
- Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
- Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
- Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
Arab, Levantine in other countries
The same people (ROP3 109667) is reported in 15 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Levantine Arabs | Turkiye | 1,460,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Levantine Arabs | United Kingdom | 512,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Levantine Arabs | Sweden | 406,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Levantine Arabs | Tunisia | 250,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Levantine Arabs | Egypt | 218,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Levantine Arabs | Australia | 195,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Levantine Arabs | Cote d’Ivoire | 67,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Levantine Arabs | Portugal | 23,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Levantine Arabs | Guinea-Bissau | 11,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Levantine Arabs | Haiti | 5,700 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Levantine Arabs | Ecuador | 3,200 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Levantine Arabs | Guinea | 1,300 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Levantine Arabs | Curacao | 325 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Levantine Arabs | British Virgin Islands | 60 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Levantine Arabs | Dominica | 50 | Unengaged and Unreached |
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