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The Tunisian Arabs of France

The Tunisian Arabs of France, numbering approximately 459,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are 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 mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Tunisian Arabic is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Arab Peoples
Country: France
People Cluster: Arab, Maghreb
Primary Language(s): Tunisian Arabic (aeb)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 459,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG011685
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

99%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Tunisian Arabic
Language Family: Afro-Asiatic

100%
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Arabic, Tunisian Speakers

Media Resources in Tunisian Arabic:

Films:
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JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

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Bible Resources in Tunisian Arabic:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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Or check out the Tunisian Arabic bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Tunisian Arabs are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Tunisian 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

Pray specifically for the Tunisian Arabs of France

And Samuel said to Saul, “You have done foolishly. You have not kept the command of the Lord your God, with which he commanded you."
read1 Samuel 13:13a

Pray that those who are walking in disobedience will recognize their sin and to turn to God.

For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse.
readRomans 1:19-20

Pray that God will use His creation – the “things that have been made” – to spark a fresh and passionate curiosity among them to draw near to the Maker and that, as they seek Him, He will make a way for them to hear the gospel and receive it with joy.

Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.
readColossians 2:6-7

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be rooted and built up in Him, abounding in thanksgiving for the grace and mercy He has shown them.

To that end, keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints, and also for me, that words may be given to me in opening my mouth boldly to proclaim the mystery of the gospel.
readEphesians 6:18b-19

Ask God to give believers He sends to the lost of this people group the boldness and clarity to proclaim the mystery of the gospel in a way that people can understand.

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 ArabsTunisia11,430,000Engaged yet UnreachedTunisian ArabicSunni Islam
Tunisian ArabsPG011685Tunisian ArabsFrance459,000Engaged yet UnreachedTunisian ArabicSunni Islam
Tunisian ArabsPG011849Tunisian ArabsLibya215,000Unengaged and UnreachedTunisian ArabicSunni Islam
Tunisian ArabsPG047223Tunisian ArabsUnited States145,000Unengaged and UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Tunisian ArabsPG046797Tunisian ArabsItaly125,000Engaged yet UnreachedTunisian ArabicSunni Islam
Tunisian ArabsPG042454Tunisian ArabsGermany45,500Unengaged and UnreachedTunisian ArabicSunni Islam
Tunisian ArabsPG047412Tunisian ArabsCanada24,000Engaged yet UnreachedTunisian ArabicSunni Islam
Tunisian ArabsPG000072Tunisian ArabsBelgium16,500Unengaged and UnreachedTunisian ArabicSunni Islam
Tunisian ArabsPG000443Tunisian ArabsNetherlands10,500Unengaged and UnreachedTunisian ArabicSunni Islam

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