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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Tunisian Arabs of Libya

The Tunisian Arabs of Libya, numbering approximately 214,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are described as an Arabic-speaking North African people whose culture reflects a blend of Arab, Amazigh (Berber), Mediterranean, Islamic, African, Ottoman, and European influences, shaped by Tunisia's strategic position between the Mediterranean Sea and the Sahara They are an Diaspora people, with Arab, Tunisian 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, Tunisian.

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

Fast Facts*:

Affinity Group: Arab Peoples
Country: Libya
People Cluster: Arab, Maghreb
Primary Language(s): Arabic, Tunisian (aeb)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 214,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG011849
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

99%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

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

100%
%
Arabic, Tunisian Speakers

Media Resources in Arabic, Tunisian:

Films:
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JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

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Bible Resources in Arabic, Tunisian:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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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 Tunisian Arabs:
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Pray specifically for the Tunisian Arabs of Libya

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.
readRomans 3:23

Pray that those who live in fear, guilt and discontentment because of sin will see their need for change, hear, and receive the good news of freedom from sin through Christ.

The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.
read2 Peter 3:9

Pray that the lost will not perish but come to repentance and that God's patience and long-suffering will lead them to salvation.

And he said to them, “You have a fine way of rejecting the commandment of God in order to establish your tradition!"
readMark 7:9

Pray that as men, women, boys, and girls place their faith in Christ, they will let go of any traditions that do not honor Him.

The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
readJohn 1:5

Pray that when discouraging days come, those who cross cultures for the sake of the gospel will be comforted as they remember that the light of Christ is stronger than the darkness that surrounds them.

Arab, Tunisian Across Countries (ROP3 - 110285) reported in the following countries:

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9 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Tunisian ArabsPG012222Tunisian ArabsTunisia11,400,000Engaged yet UnreachedArabic, TunisianSunni Islam
Tunisian ArabsPG011685Tunisian ArabsFrance459,000Engaged yet UnreachedArabic, TunisianSunni Islam
Tunisian ArabsPG011849Tunisian ArabsLibya214,000Unengaged and UnreachedArabic, TunisianSunni Islam
Tunisian ArabsPG047223Tunisian ArabsUnited States144,000Unengaged and UnreachedArabic, LevantineSunni Islam
Tunisian ArabsPG046797Tunisian ArabsItaly125,000Engaged yet UnreachedArabic, TunisianSunni Islam
Tunisian ArabsPG042454Tunisian ArabsGermany45,000Unengaged and UnreachedArabic, TunisianSunni Islam
Tunisian ArabsPG047412Tunisian ArabsCanada24,000Engaged yet UnreachedArabic, TunisianSunni Islam
Tunisian ArabsPG000072Tunisian ArabsBelgium16,500Unengaged and UnreachedArabic, TunisianSunni Islam
Tunisian ArabsPG000443Tunisian ArabsNetherlands10,500Unengaged and UnreachedArabic, TunisianSunni Islam

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

*Peoplegroups.org relies on updates from the field and other organizations for much of our data, so if you have any updates, please contact us. We use various international naming standards. For a list of these standards and fields, visit our Data Standards section.

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