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Religion: Islam What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

1,861,005,000

% of World Population

24.0 %

People Groups

3,824

Unreached Groups

3,256 (85.1 %)

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Photo ▲ People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
Needed *
Rufaa, Rufaiyin Sudan 602,000 Arabic, Sudanese Spoken Islam ● 0.20 % 0.03 % New Testament 12
Rufiji Tanzania 556,000 Rufiji Islam ● 9.00 % 1.50 % Translation Needed -
Runga Chad 66,000 Runga Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Runga Central African Republic 30,000 Runga Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Rutul Azerbaijan 18,000 Rutul Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Rutul Russia 31,000 Rutul Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % Unspecified 1
Safaliba, Safazo Ghana 9,300 Safaliba Islam ● 10.00 % 7.50 % Bible Portions -
Saharawi Algeria 220,000 Hassaniyya Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % Bible Portions 4
Saharawi France 15,000 Hassaniyya Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Saharawi Libya 900 Arabic, Libyan Spoken Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Saharawi Morocco 162,000 Arabic, Moroccan Spoken Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 3
Saharawi Western Sahara 257,000 Hassaniyya Islam ☀ 0.04 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 5
Saho, Irob Eritrea 130,000 Saho Islam ● 30.00 % 0.25 % Bible Portions -
Salar China 151,000 Salar Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % Unspecified 3
Saluan, Coastal Indonesia 140,000 Saluan Islam ● 20.00 % 0.20 % Complete Bible -
Sama Bangingi, Northern Sama Philippines 99,000 Sama, Balangingih Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 2
Sama Bangingi, Northern Sama Malaysia 5,300 Sama, Balangingih Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Sama Pangutaran Philippines 51,000 Sama, Pangutaran Islam ● 0.20 % 0.10 % New Testament 1
Sama, Southern Malaysia 18,000 Sama, Southern Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Sama, Southern Philippines 249,000 Sama, Southern Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 5
Sama-Bajau Malaysia 20,000 Sama, Central Islam ● 1.00 % 0.50 % New Testament 1
Sama-Bajau Philippines 130,000 Sama, Central Islam ● 5.00 % 2.00 % New Testament 3
Sanggau-Sekadau Indonesia 113,000 Sanggau Islam ● 5.00 % 0.00 % Translation Started 2
Sangil Philippines 9,700 Sangil Islam ● 2.00 % 0.10 % Bible Portions 1
Sansi (Muslim traditions) India 300 Punjabi, Eastern Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Totals: 3,824 Peoples   1,861,005,000     3,256 ●       33,511
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