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 Levantine Arabic.

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): Levantine Arabic (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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Pray for the Syrian Arabs of Kuwait

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

84%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Levantine Arabic
Language Family: Afro-Asiatic

100%
%
Arabic, Levantine Speakers

Media Resources in Levantine Arabic:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

Bible Resources in Levantine Arabic:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Sabeel Media✓✓

1 entry

Or check out the Levantine Arabic bible at Bible.com

Linked from YouVersion

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

Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
readMatthew 11:28

Pray for those who are tired, weary, and burdened by the weight of sin to encounter Jesus and experience the rest that only He can give.

The LORD watches over the sojourners; he upholds the widow and the fatherless, but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin.
readPsalm 146:9

Pray for God to watch over people, wherever they are, and cause them to meet believers who will share the gospel with them clearly and lovingly.

He will swallow up death forever; and the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from all faces, and the reproach of his people he will take away from all the earth, for the LORD has spoken.
readIsaiah 25:8

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will rejoice in the hope of the Lord's coming, when He will swallow up death forever and wipe away their tears.

Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.
read2 Corinthians 5:20

Pray that those God sends to cross cultures will be His ambassadors, faithfully imploring people on Christ's behalf to be reconciled to God through Jesus.

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

Strategic Progress Index
All

19 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▲Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Syrian ArabsSyrian ArabsMartinique550Unengaged and UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Syrian ArabsSyrian ArabsGuadeloupe900Unengaged and UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Syrian ArabsSyrian ArabsFrance18,500Unengaged and UnreachedStandard ArabicSunni Islam
Syrian ArabsSyrian ArabsCanada68,000Engaged yet UnreachedStandard ArabicSunni Islam
Syrian ArabsSyrian ArabsGreece75,000Engaged yet UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Syrian ArabsSyrian ArabsNetherlands94,000Engaged yet UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Syrian ArabsSyrian ArabsSudan131,000Unengaged and UnreachedStandard ArabicSunni Islam
Syrian ArabsSyrian ArabsKuwait161,000Engaged yet UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Syrian ArabsSyrian ArabsUnited States195,000No Longer UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Syrian ArabsSyrian ArabsSweden211,000Unengaged and UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Syrian ArabsSyrian ArabsQatar266,000Unengaged and UnreachedStandard ArabicSunni Islam
Syrian ArabsSyrian ArabsIraq291,000Unengaged and UnreachedStandard ArabicSunni Islam
Syrian ArabsSyrian ArabsUnited Arab Emirates302,000Unengaged and UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Syrian ArabsSyrian ArabsLebanon490,000Engaged yet UnreachedStandard ArabicSunni Islam
Syrian ArabsSyrian ArabsGermany584,000Engaged yet UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Syrian ArabsSyrian ArabsSaudi Arabia816,000Engaged yet UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Syrian ArabsSyrian ArabsJordan1,315,000Engaged yet UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Syrian ArabsSyrian ArabsTurkiye3,895,000Engaged yet UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Syrian Sunni ArabsSyrian Sunni ArabsSyria15,540,000Engaged yet UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam

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