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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Moroccan Arabs of Portugal

The Moroccan Arabs of Portugal, numbering approximately 23,500 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are described as an Arabic-speaking people of North Africa whose culture reflects the interaction of Arab, Amazigh (Berber), Islamic, Mediterranean, Saharan, African, and Andalusian influences within the distinctive historical and social context of Morocco They are an Diaspora people, with Arab, Moroccan as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Arab, Maghreb people cluster of the Arab Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam. They primarily speak Arabic, Moroccan.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash: Moroccan Arab

Fast Facts*:

Affinity Group: Arab Peoples
Country: Portugal
People Cluster: Arab, Maghreb
Primary Language(s): Arabic, Moroccan (ary)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 23,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG000491
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

99%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Arabic, Moroccan
Language Family: Afro-Asiatic

100%
%
Arabic, Moroccan Speakers

Media Resources in Arabic, Moroccan:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film
The SaviorView Film

3 films

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Bible Resources in Arabic, Moroccan:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Morocco Bible Society, 2012✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Arabic, Moroccan bible at Bible.com

Linked from YouVersion

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Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 0), which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Frontier Unreached People Group, (LPI: 0), < 0.1% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity (GSEC: 1), 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

Next steps for the Moroccan Arabs:
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Pray specifically for the Moroccan Arabs of Portugal

Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions.
readPsalm 51:1

Give thanks to God that He is able to forgive all the sins people might commit, and pray that many who don't yet know this will hear the good news and turn to Him for mercy.

O LORD, how manifold are your works! In wisdom have you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures.
readPsalm 104:24

Pray that they will see the wisdom and power of God in His creation and praise Him for His mighty works.

If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.
readColossians 3:1

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.

And he went away and began to proclaim in the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him, and everyone marveled.
readMark 5:20

Pray that God will bring people who appear beyond hope to faith in Jesus and that they will then go and tell others of the marvelous things He has done.

Arab, Moroccan Across Countries (ROP3 - 106804) reported in the following countries:

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15 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Moroccan ArabsPG011863Moroccan ArabsMorocco21,230,000Engaged yet UnreachedArabic, MoroccanSunni Islam
Moroccan ArabsPG000529Moroccan ArabsSpain874,000Engaged yet UnreachedArabic, MoroccanSunni Islam
Moroccan ArabsPG011674Moroccan ArabsFrance853,000Engaged yet UnreachedArabic, MoroccanSunni Islam
Moroccan ArabsPG042325Moroccan ArabsItaly515,000Engaged yet UnreachedArabic, MoroccanSunni Islam
Moroccan ArabsPG050583Moroccan ArabsWestern Sahara416,000Unengaged and UnreachedArabic, MoroccanSunni Islam
Moroccan ArabsPG000425Moroccan ArabsNetherlands410,000Engaged yet UnreachedArabic, MoroccanSunni Islam
Moroccan ArabsPG000065Moroccan ArabsBelgium232,000Engaged yet UnreachedArabic, MoroccanSunni Islam
Moroccan ArabsPG042646Moroccan ArabsAlgeria187,000Engaged yet UnreachedArabic, MoroccanSunni Islam
Moroccan ArabsPG042456Moroccan ArabsGermany137,000Unengaged and UnreachedArabic, MoroccanSunni Islam
Moroccan ArabsPG047215Moroccan ArabsUnited States121,000Engaged yet UnreachedArabic, MoroccanSunni Islam
Moroccan ArabsPG047410Moroccan ArabsCanada111,000Engaged yet UnreachedArabic, MoroccanSunni Islam
Moroccan ArabsPG000663Moroccan ArabsUnited Kingdom40,500Unengaged and UnreachedArabic, MoroccanSunni Islam
Moroccan ArabsPG000491Moroccan ArabsPortugal23,500Unengaged and UnreachedArabic, MoroccanSunni Islam
Moroccan ArabsPG011828Moroccan ArabsLibya11,500Unengaged and UnreachedArabic, MoroccanSunni Islam
Moroccan ArabsPG000281Moroccan ArabsGibraltar1,700Unengaged and UnreachedArabic, MoroccanSunni Islam

To download a comprehensive people group list in spreadsheet form, visit our Research Data page.

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