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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Moroccan Arabs of Spain

The Moroccan Arabs of Spain, numbering approximately 874,000 people, are Engaged yet 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: Spain
People Cluster: Arab, Maghreb
Primary Language(s): Arabic, Moroccan (ary)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 874,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG000529
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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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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Moroccan 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 Moroccan 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 Moroccan Arabs of Spain

How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching?
readRomans 10:14

Pray that those who haven't heard will hear the Word of Christ and believe in Him, calling upon the name of the Lord to be saved.

...And that repentance for the forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem.
readLuke 24:47

Pray that the message of repentance and forgiveness through Jesus will reach everyone.

My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God?
readPsalm 42:2

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will thirst for God and be satisfied when they abide in Him.

And Jesus said to them, "Follow me, and I will make you become fishers of men." And immediately they left their nets and followed him.
readMark 1:17-18

Pray that God will raise up believers from this place and/or other cultures nearby to proclaim the gospel to those who desperately need to encounter it.

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 ArabsPG000281Moroccan ArabsGibraltar1,700Unengaged and UnreachedArabic, MoroccanSunni Islam
Moroccan ArabsPG011828Moroccan ArabsLibya11,500Unengaged and UnreachedArabic, MoroccanSunni Islam
Moroccan ArabsPG000491Moroccan ArabsPortugal23,500Unengaged and UnreachedArabic, MoroccanSunni Islam
Moroccan ArabsPG000663Moroccan ArabsUnited Kingdom40,500Unengaged and UnreachedArabic, MoroccanSunni Islam
Moroccan ArabsPG047410Moroccan ArabsCanada111,000Engaged yet UnreachedArabic, MoroccanSunni Islam
Moroccan ArabsPG047215Moroccan ArabsUnited States121,000Engaged yet UnreachedArabic, MoroccanSunni Islam
Moroccan ArabsPG042456Moroccan ArabsGermany136,000Unengaged and UnreachedArabic, MoroccanSunni Islam
Moroccan ArabsPG042646Moroccan ArabsAlgeria186,000Engaged yet UnreachedArabic, MoroccanSunni Islam
Moroccan ArabsPG000065Moroccan ArabsBelgium232,000Engaged yet UnreachedArabic, MoroccanSunni Islam
Moroccan ArabsPG000425Moroccan ArabsNetherlands410,000Engaged yet UnreachedArabic, MoroccanSunni Islam
Moroccan ArabsPG050583Moroccan ArabsWestern Sahara414,000Unengaged and UnreachedArabic, MoroccanSunni Islam
Moroccan ArabsPG042325Moroccan ArabsItaly513,000Engaged yet UnreachedArabic, MoroccanSunni Islam
Moroccan ArabsPG011674Moroccan ArabsFrance853,000Engaged yet UnreachedArabic, MoroccanSunni Islam
Moroccan ArabsPG000529Moroccan ArabsSpain874,000Engaged yet UnreachedArabic, MoroccanSunni Islam
Moroccan ArabsPG011863Moroccan ArabsMorocco21,230,000Engaged yet UnreachedArabic, MoroccanSunni Islam

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

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