Islam people group listing

Religion: Islam What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

2,082,758,000

% of World Population

25.4 %

People Groups

4,046

Unreached Groups

3,468 (85.7 %)

Map Notes

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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, Javar	Sri Lanka	56,000	Sri Lankan Malay Creole	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Malay	Comoros	1,100	Malay	Islam	1 ●	0.90 %	0.30 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Malay	Denmark	800	Malay	Islam	1 ●	1.00 %	1.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Malay	Egypt	3,200	Malay	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Malay	Ireland	3,700	Malay	Islam	1 ●	0.50 %	0.45 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Malay	China, Hong Kong	20,000	Malay	Islam	1 ●	0.50 %	0.45 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Ngile	Sudan	27,000	Ngile	Islam	1 ●	0.70 %	0.10 %	2 Translation Started	1
	Nielim, Mjillem	Chad	20,000	Niellim	Islam	1 ●	0.30 %	0.20 %	4 New Testament	1
	Makian, East	Indonesia	75,000	Makian, East	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Makian, West	Indonesia	32,000	Makian, West	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.05 %	0.05 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Makonde	Mayotte	2,000	Makonde	Islam	1 ●	1.00 %	0.10 %	4 New Testament	1
	Makwe	Mozambique	55,000	Makwe	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.10 %	0.09 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Makwe	Tanzania	21,000	Makwe	Islam	1 ●	2.00 %	0.50 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Nuristani, Malakhel	Afghanistan	3,600	Dari	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Ilwana	Kenya	24,000	Kiwilwana	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.02 %	0.02 %	4 New Testament	1
	Malay	United Arab Emirates	34,000	Malay	Islam	1 ●	0.30 %	0.20 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Malay	Myanmar (Burma)	27,000	Malay	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.03 %	0.02 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Malay	Brunei	50,000	Malay	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.10 %	0.08 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Malay	Japan	9,600	Malay	Islam	1 ●	0.60 %	0.20 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Malay	Korea, South	9,600	Malay	Islam	1 ●	1.00 %	0.50 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Malay	Christmas Island	300	Malay	Islam	1 ●	0.50 %	0.50 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Malay	Libya	8,500	Malay	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Malay	Madagascar	39,000	Malay	Islam	1 ●	0.50 %	0.10 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Malay	Netherlands	1,600	Malay	Islam	1 ●	1.00 %	0.50 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Malay	New Zealand	21,000	Malay	Islam	1 ●	0.90 %	0.30 %	5 Complete Bible	1
Totals:	4,046 Peoples		2,082,758,000			3,468 ●				38,916

* 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
0.3	Unreached Frontier - Less than 1 in 1,000 (0.1%) identify as Christians in any way	Evangelicals <=0.1% Professing Christians <=0.1%
0.7	Unreached not Frontier - Few evangelicals and little, if any, history of Christianity.	Evangelicals >0.1% and <=2% Professing Christians >0.1% and <=5%
1	Unreached (All) - 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%

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