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Map source:  Future of the Global Church
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Religion ▲ Map Estimated
Adherents		 % of World
Population		 Peoples with this
Primary Religion		 Unreached with this
Primary Religion		 %
Unreached		 Est. Workers
Needed *
Buddhism
 
 501,784,000 6.3 % 691 536 77.6 % 5,906
Christianity
 
 2,495,388,000 31.2 % 7,163 0 0.0 % 0
Ethnic Religions
 
 736,825,000 9.2 % 2,622 923 35.2 % 3,453
Hinduism
 
 1,209,828,000 15.1 % 2,476 2,283 92.2 % 24,550
Islam
 
 1,984,809,000 24.8 % 4,066 3,497 86.0 % 36,152
Non-Religious
 
 1,003,652,000 12.5 % 265 16 6.0 % 547
Other / Small
 
 60,993,000 0.8 % 138 135 97.8 % 659
Unknown
 
 8,751,000 0.1 % 31 7 22.6 % 32
Totals:   8   8,002,028,000 100 % 17,452 7,397 42.4 % 71,299
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