Islam people group listing

Religion: Islam What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

2,022,262,000

% of World Population

25.0 %

People Groups

4,003

Unreached Groups

3,426 (85.6 %)

Map Notes

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Progress Scale: ☀︎●●●●● (
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= Frontier Unreached Peoples)
Photo	People Group	Country	Population	Primary Language	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Scripture Status	Est. Workers Needed *
	Malay	Christmas Island	300	Malay	Islam	1 ●	0.50 %	0.50 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Malay	Madagascar	37,000	Malay	Islam	1 ●	0.50 %	0.10 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Malay	Malaysia	13,600,000	Malay	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.10 %	0.08 %	5 Complete Bible	272
	Malay	Netherlands	1,600	Malay	Islam	1 ●	1.00 %	0.50 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Malay	New Zealand	22,000	Malay	Islam	1 ●	0.90 %	0.30 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Malay	Saudi Arabia	19,000	Malay	Islam	1 ●	0.80 %	0.20 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Malay	Singapore	563,000	Malay	Islam	1 ●	0.60 %	0.20 %	5 Complete Bible	11
	Malay	Taiwan	21,000	Malay	Islam	1 ●	0.50 %	0.30 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Malay	United States	21,000	Malay	Islam	1 ●	1.00 %	0.10 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Malay	Yemen	51,000	Malay	Islam	1 ●	1.00 %	0.50 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Malay, Bacanese	Indonesia	3,500	Malay, Bacanese	Islam	4 ●	38.00 %	5.00 %	0 Unspecified	-1 -
	Malay, Banda	Indonesia	5,000	Malay, Banda	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Malay, Cape	South Africa	330,000	Afrikaans	Islam	1 ●	0.50 %	0.20 %	5 Complete Bible	7
	Malay, Cocos Islands	Australia	1,300	Malay, Cocos Islands	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Malay, Cocos Islands	Cocos (Keeling) Islands	400	Malay, Cocos Islands	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Malay, Cocos Islands	Christmas Island	400	Malay, Cocos Islands	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Malay, Cocos Islands	Malaysia	6,200	Malay	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Malay, Javar	Sri Lanka	53,000	Sri Lankan Malay Creole	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	2 Translation Started	1
	Malay, Kedah	Thailand	1,100	Malay, Kedah	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Malay, Ketapang	Indonesia	316,000	Malay	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	6
	Malay, Larantuka	Indonesia	24,000	Malay, Larantuka	Islam	1 ●	2.00 %	0.50 %	2 Translation Started	1
	Malay, Malaysian	Ireland	3,600	Malay	Islam	1 ●	0.50 %	0.45 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Malay, Malaysian	United Kingdom	61,000	Malay	Islam	1 ●	0.50 %	0.10 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Malay, North Moluccan	Indonesia	138,000	Malay, North Moluccan	Islam	1 ●	1.00 %	0.05 %	4 New Testament	3
	Malay, Pattani	Thailand	1,573,000	Malay, Pattani	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.01 %	0.01 %	4 New Testament	31
Totals:	4,003 Peoples		2,022,262,000			3,426 ●				36,526

* An estimate of the number of pioneer workers needed for initial church planting among unreached people groups by country. Estimates are calculated only for unreached people groups and are based on ratio of 1 worker-unit (single person or married couple) per 50,000 living in an unreached people group by country, or for example one team of four worker-units per 200,000 people. Some workers may already be onsite. Many more workers are needed beyond this initial estimate.

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Level	Description	Criteria
1	Unreached - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
3	Superficially reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%