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Religion: Islam What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

1,862,236,000

% of World Population

24.0 %

People Groups

3,821

Unreached Groups

3,258 (85.3 %)

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Photo ▲ People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
Needed *
Shahari, Jibbali Saudi Arabia 42,000 Shehri Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Shaikh Bangladesh 135,226,000 Bengali Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 2,705
Shaikh Bhutan 9,100 Bengali Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Shaikh Canada 30,000 Bengali Islam ● 0.90 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Shaikh Sri Lanka 200,000 Tamil Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 4
Shaikh India 85,376,000 Urdu Islam ☀ 0.00 % Complete Bible 1,708
Shaikh Nepal 780,000 Urdu Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 16
Shaikh New Zealand 1,700 Bengali Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Shaikh Pakistan 13,327,000 Punjabi, Western Islam ☀ 0.00 % New Testament 267
Shaikh United States 201,000 Bengali Islam ● 0.80 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 4
Shaikh Qureshi India 8,060,000 Urdu Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 161
Shaikh Qureshi Nepal 17,000 Urdu Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Shaikh Qureshi Pakistan 747,000 Sindhi Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 15
Shaikh Siddiqi Bangladesh 3,600 Bengali Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Shaikh Siddiqi India 7,500,000 Urdu Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 150
Shaikh Siddiqi Nepal 700 Urdu Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Shaikia, Arabized Sudan 1,028,000 Arabic, Sudanese Spoken Islam ● 0.30 % 0.05 % New Testament 21
Shanga Nigeria 26,000 Shanga Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Shihuh United Arab Emirates 20,000 Arabic, Shihhi Spoken Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Shihuh, Al-Shihuh Oman 19,000 Arabic, Shihhi Spoken Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Shikaki Iran 29,000 Kurdish, Northern Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Shikaki Turkey 26,000 Kurdish, Northern Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Shin Pakistan 41,000 Shina Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Shirazi Tanzania 643,000 Swahili Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 13
Shughni Afghanistan 45,000 Shughni Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Totals: 3,821 Peoples   1,862,236,000     3,258 ●       33,527
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