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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Syrian Arabs of Kuwait

The Syrian Arabs of Kuwait, numbering approximately 161,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are described as a diaspora community of Syrian Arabs in Kuwait They are an Diaspora people, with Arab, Syrian as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Arab, Levant people cluster of the Arab Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam. They primarily speak Arabic, Levantine.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite: Arab, Syrian

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Arab Peoples
Country: Kuwait
People Cluster: Arab, Levant
Primary Language(s): Arabic, Levantine (apc)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 161,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG042758
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

84%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

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

100%
%
Arabic, Levantine Speakers

Media Resources in Arabic, Levantine:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

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Bible Resources in Arabic, Levantine:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Sabeel Media✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Arabic, Levantine bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Syrian 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 Syrian 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 Syrian Arabs of Kuwait

I love those who love me, and those who seek me diligently find me.
readProverbs 8:17

As many search for hope, pray they will discover materials that will lead them to Jesus and explain the gospel in a way they will resonate with.

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.

Know therefore that the Lord your God is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments, to a thousand generations.
readDeuteronomy 7:9

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will know God's faithful love and keep His commandments, experiencing His steadfast care.

For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures.
read1 Corinthians 15:3-4

Pray that God will raise up believers to go to the lost and faithfully proclaim the good news of Jesus' death and resurrection so that all may have an opportunity to access and believe.

Arab, Syrian Across Countries (ROP3 - 109662) reported in the following countries:

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19 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Syrian Sunni ArabsPG012198Syrian Sunni ArabsSyria15,540,000Engaged yet UnreachedArabic, LevantineSunni Islam
Syrian ArabsPG049340Syrian ArabsTurkiye3,895,000Engaged yet UnreachedArabic, LevantineSunni Islam
Syrian ArabsPG042752Syrian ArabsJordan1,315,000Engaged yet UnreachedArabic, LevantineSunni Islam
Syrian ArabsPG042801Syrian ArabsSaudi Arabia816,000Engaged yet UnreachedArabic, LevantineSunni Islam
Syrian ArabsPG042455Syrian ArabsGermany584,000Engaged yet UnreachedArabic, LevantineSunni Islam
Syrian ArabsPG042761Syrian ArabsLebanon490,000Engaged yet UnreachedArabic, StandardSunni Islam
Syrian ArabsPG042886Syrian ArabsUnited Arab Emirates302,000Unengaged and UnreachedArabic, LevantineSunni Islam
Syrian ArabsPG011694Syrian ArabsIraq291,000Unengaged and UnreachedArabic, StandardSunni Islam
Syrian ArabsPG042794Syrian ArabsQatar266,000Unengaged and UnreachedArabic, StandardSunni Islam
Syrian ArabsPG050211Syrian ArabsSweden211,000Unengaged and UnreachedArabic, LevantineSunni Islam
Syrian ArabsPG043644Syrian ArabsUnited States195,000No Longer UnreachedArabic, LevantineSunni Islam
Syrian ArabsPG042758Syrian ArabsKuwait161,000Engaged yet UnreachedArabic, LevantineSunni Islam
Syrian ArabsPG042850Syrian ArabsSudan131,000Unengaged and UnreachedArabic, StandardSunni Islam
Syrian ArabsPG050027Syrian ArabsNetherlands94,000Engaged yet UnreachedArabic, LevantineSunni Islam
Syrian ArabsPG049967Syrian ArabsGreece75,000Engaged yet UnreachedArabic, LevantineSunni Islam
Syrian ArabsPG043482Syrian ArabsCanada68,000Engaged yet UnreachedArabic, StandardSunni Islam
Syrian ArabsPG011682Syrian ArabsFrance18,500Unengaged and UnreachedArabic, StandardSunni Islam
Syrian ArabsPG016350Syrian ArabsGuadeloupe900Unengaged and UnreachedArabic, LevantineSunni Islam
Syrian ArabsPG016393Syrian ArabsMartinique550Unengaged and UnreachedArabic, LevantineSunni Islam

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