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The Hadrami Arabs of Yemen

The Hadrami Arabs of Yemen, numbering approximately 1,945,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are an Arab people native to Hadhramaut in southern Yemen, known for their Hadrami Arabic dialect, Sunni Muslim traditions, and extensive trading and diaspora networks spanning the Indian Ocean region. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Hadrami Arabic is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Arab, Hadhramout Yemeni

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Arab Peoples
Country: Yemen
People Cluster: Arab, Yemeni
Primary Language(s): Hadrami Arabic (ayh)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 1,945,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG012293
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

99%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Hadrami Arabic
Language Family: Afro-Asiatic

100%
%
Arabic, Hadrami Speakers

Media Resources in Hadrami Arabic:

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Bible Resources in Hadrami Arabic:

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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 Hadrami Arabs:
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Pray specifically for the Hadrami Arabs of Yemen

Note then the kindness and the severity of God: severity toward those who have fallen, but God's kindness to you, provided you continue in his kindness. Otherwise you too will be cut off.
readRomans 11:22

Pray that God will transform those who persist in unbelief and, in His everlasting kindness, graft them into His family.

Simon Peter replied, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
readMatthew 16:16

Pray that many will see clearly that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God, and put their trust in Him.

And he brought him outside and said, "Look toward heaven, and number the stars, if you are able to number them." Then he said to him, "So shall your offspring be.”
readGenesis 15:5

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will trust God to keep His promises.

For we do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the affliction we experienced in Asia. For we were so utterly burdened beyond our strength that we despaired of life itself. Indeed, we felt that we had received the sentence of death. But that was to make us rely not on ourselves but on God who raises the dead.
read2 Corinthians 1:8-9

Pray that as people hear and believe the gospel, they will be faithful as they walk through trials and will have an opportunity to be a witness to others in this people group of the goodness of God.

Arab, Hadrami Across Countries (ROP3 - 103630) reported in the following countries:

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3 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Hadrami ArabsPG012293Hadrami ArabsYemen1,945,000Unengaged and UnreachedHadrami ArabicSunni Islam
Hadrami ArabsPG011519Hadrami ArabsEritrea10,000Engaged yet UnreachedHadrami ArabicSunni Islam
Hadrami ArabsPG050332Hadrami ArabsUnited States325Unengaged and UnreachedHadrami ArabicSunni Islam

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