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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Libyan Arabs of Egypt

The Libyan Arabs of Egypt, numbering approximately 1,080,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are described as a people of Bedouin Arab ancestry with a more localized ethnic identity tied to their recent roots in Libya They are an Diaspora people, with Arab, Libyan as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Arab, Libyan people cluster of the Arab Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam. They primarily speak Libyan Arabic.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Arab Peoples
Country: Egypt
People Cluster: Arab, Libyan
Primary Language(s): Libyan Arabic (ayl)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 1,080,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG011505
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

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Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Libyan Arabic
Language Family: Afro-Asiatic

100%
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Arabic, Libyan Speakers

Media Resources in Libyan Arabic:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

Provided by the Jesus Film Project

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Bible Resources in Libyan Arabic:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
2020 Mahabat El-Rahman✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Libyan Arabic bible at Bible.com

Linked from YouVersion

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Libyan 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 Libyan 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 Libyan Arabs of Egypt

For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
readRomans 6:23

Pray that those who do know about God's free gift will hear and believe that the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord and that they will joyfully accept this gift.

The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.
readLamentations 3:23-23

Pray that they will have hope in the Lord, knowing that His compassions never fails and that His mercies are new every morning.

I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand.
readJohn 10:28

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will have assurance of eternal life, knowing that no one can snatch them out of the loving hand of Jesus.

Being then God's offspring, we ought not to think that the divine being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by the art and imagination of man.
readActs 17:29

Pray that God will send out laborers to tell people of the one true God and, as the good news is shared, bring about repentance and belief as they turn from idols and follow Jesus.

Arab, Libyan Across Countries (ROP3 - 105948) reported in the following countries:

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7 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion ▼
Libyan ArabsPG011505Libyan ArabsEgypt1,080,000Engaged yet UnreachedLibyan ArabicSunni Islam
Libyan ArabsPG011841Libyan ArabsLibya2,810,000Unengaged and UnreachedLibyan ArabicSunni Islam
Libyan ArabsPG033521Libyan ArabsItaly42,000Unengaged and UnreachedLibyan ArabicSunni Islam
LibyansPG042348LibyansSpain1,100Unengaged and UnreachedLibyan ArabicSunni Islam
LibyansPG047314LibyansUnited States11,000Unengaged and UnreachedLibyan ArabicSunni Islam
Libyan ArabsPG047409Libyan ArabsCanada9,900Engaged yet UnreachedLibyan ArabicSunni Islam
Libyan ArabsPG048738Libyan ArabsTunisia317,000Unengaged and UnreachedLibyan ArabicSunni Islam

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

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