Islam people group listing

Religion: Islam What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

1,986,346,000

% of World Population

24.8 %

People Groups

4,061

Unreached Groups

3,493 (86.0 %)

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Photo	People Group	Country	Population	Primary Language	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Scripture Status	Est. Workers Needed *
	Silawat (Muslim traditions)	India	2,500	Marwari (India)	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	4 New Testament	1
	Sikule	Indonesia	29,000	Sikule	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Sikligar (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	7,300	Saraiki	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Sikligar (Muslim traditions)	India	54,000	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Sikligar (Muslim traditions)	Bangladesh	9,000	Bengali	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Siduan	Malaysia	1,200	Melanau, Sibu	Islam	1 ●	3.00 %	1.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Siddi (Muslim traditions)	India	16,000	Gujarati	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Shwai	Sudan	8,200	Shwai	Islam	1 ●	0.20 %	0.05 %	2 Translation Started	1
	Shumashti	Afghanistan	1,700	Shumashti	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Shukria	Sudan	264,000	Arabic, Sudanese	Islam	1 ●	0.30 %	0.05 %	4 New Testament	5
	Shughni, Shugnan-Rushan	Tajikistan	92,000	Shughni	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	3 Bible Portions	2
	Shughni	Afghanistan	49,000	Shughni	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Shorgar (Muslim traditions)	India	5,000	Mewari	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	4 New Testament	1
	Shirazi	Tanzania	726,000	Swahili	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	15
	Shin	Pakistan	42,000	Shina	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Shikaki	Türkiye (Turkey)	26,000	Kurdish, Northern	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Shikaki	Iran	31,000	Kurdish, Northern	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Shihuh, Al-Shihuh	Oman	17,000	Arabic, Shihhi	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	2 Translation Started	1
	Shihuh	United Arab Emirates	19,000	Arabic, Shihhi	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	2 Translation Started	1
	Shifir	Sudan	35,000	Karko	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	2 Translation Started	1
	Shidi (Siddi)	Pakistan	4,600	Balochi, Southern	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	4 New Testament	1
	Shershabdia (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	2,800	Sindhi	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Shershabdia (Muslim traditions)	India	41,000	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Sherifi	Sudan	224,000	Arabic, Sudanese	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	4 New Testament	4
	Shawafna	Sudan	4,500	Arabic, Sudanese	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	4 New Testament	1
Totals:	4,061 Peoples		1,986,346,000			3,493 ●				36,118

* 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%