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Religion: Islam What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

1,984,162,000

% of World Population

24.8 %

People Groups

4,057

Unreached Groups

3,487 (86.0 %)

Map Notes
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Photo ▲ People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
Needed *
Malay Madagascar 36,000 Malay Islam ● 0.50 % 0.10 % Complete Bible 1
Malay Malaysia 13,951,000 Malay Islam ☀ 0.10 % 0.08 % Complete Bible 279
Malay Netherlands 1,600 Malay Islam ● 1.00 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Malay New Zealand 21,000 Malay Islam ● 0.90 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 1
Malay Saudi Arabia 18,000 Malay Islam ● 0.80 % 0.20 % Complete Bible 1
Malay Singapore 560,000 Malay Islam ● 0.60 % 0.20 % Complete Bible 11
Malay Taiwan 21,000 Malay Islam ● 0.50 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 1
Malay United States 20,000 Malay Islam ● 1.00 % 0.10 % Complete Bible 1
Malay Yemen 50,000 Malay Islam ● 1.00 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Malay, Cape South Africa 327,000 Afrikaans Islam ● 0.50 % 0.20 % Complete Bible 7
Malay, Cocos Islands Australia 1,300 Malay, Cocos Islands Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Malay, Cocos Islands Cocos (Keeling) Islands 400 Malay, Cocos Islands Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Malay, Cocos Islands Christmas Island 600 Malay, Cocos Islands Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Malay, Cocos Islands Malaysia 6,200 Malay Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Malay, Javar Sri Lanka 44,000 Sri Lankan Malay Creole Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Malay, Kedah Thailand 1,100 Malay, Kedah Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Malay, Ketapang Indonesia 314,000 Malay Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 6
Malay, Larantuka Indonesia 24,000 Malay, Larantuka Islam ● 2.00 % 0.50 % Unspecified 1
Malay, Malaysian Ireland 3,500 Malay Islam ● 0.50 % 0.45 % Complete Bible 1
Malay, Malaysian United Kingdom 61,000 Malay Islam ● 0.50 % 0.10 % Complete Bible 1
Malay, North Moluccan Indonesia 137,000 Malay, North Moluccan Islam ● 1.00 % 0.05 % New Testament 3
Malay, Pattani Thailand 1,571,000 Malay, Pattani Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % New Testament 31
Malay, Pontianak Indonesia 324,000 Malay Islam ● 3.00 % 0.01 % Complete Bible 6
Malay, Riau Indonesia 1,908,000 Malay Islam ☀ 0.08 % 0.04 % Complete Bible 38
Malay, Riau Singapore 17,000 Malay Islam ● 0.30 % 0.05 % Complete Bible 1
Totals: 4,057 Peoples   1,984,162,000     3,487 ●       36,168
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