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Religion: Islam What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

1,857,557,000

% of World Population

24.0 %

People Groups

3,758

Unreached Groups

3,220 (85.7 %)

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
Needed * ▲
Arab, Sudanese Libya 301,000 Arabic, Sudanese Spoken Islam ● 0.20 % 0.05 % New Testament 6
Wakatobi Indonesia 283,000 Tukang Besi South Islam ● 5.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 6
Urdu United States 302,000 Urdu Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 6
Marghi, West Nigeria 277,000 Kanuri, Yerwa Islam ● 2.00 % 1.00 % New Testament 6
Mahtam (Muslim traditions) Pakistan 306,000 Punjabi, Western Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 6
Merat (Muslim traditions) India 298,000 Urdu Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 6
Mallah (Muslim traditions) Pakistan 323,000 Punjabi, Western Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 6
Rangrez (Muslim traditions) India 307,000 Urdu Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 6
Azerbaijani, Azeri Turk Azerbaijan 294,000 Azerbaijani, South Islam ● 0.25 % 0.15 % Complete Bible 6
Malay, Cape South Africa 321,000 Afrikaans Islam ● 0.50 % 0.20 % Complete Bible 6
Deaf Iraq 301,000 Language unknown Islam ● 1.59 % Unspecified 6
Deaf Morocco 277,000 Moroccan Sign Language Islam ☀ 0.09 % Translation Needed 6
Deaf Yemen 298,000 Language unknown Islam ☀ 0.08 % Unspecified 6
Arab, general Indonesia 280,000 Arabic, North Levantine Spoken Islam ● 4.00 % 0.10 % Bible Portions 6
South Asian, general Yemen 316,000 Hindi Islam ● 1.00 % 0.05 % Complete Bible 6
Jat Chima (Muslim traditions) Pakistan 308,000 Punjabi, Western Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 6
Rajput Chauhan (Muslim traditions) India 304,000 Urdu Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 6
Malay, Ketapang Indonesia 309,000 Malay Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 6
Malay, Pontianak Indonesia 319,000 Malay Islam ● 3.00 % 0.01 % Complete Bible 6
Turkmen, Middle-Eastern Syria 285,000 Turkish Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 6
Adyghe Turkey 350,000 Adyghe Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 7
Bajau Indonesia 345,000 Bajau, Indonesian Islam ☀ 0.03 % 0.01 % Translation Needed 7
Osing Indonesia 340,000 Osing Islam ● 2.00 % 0.90 % Unspecified 7
Berber, Filala Morocco 375,000 Tachelhit Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % New Testament 7
Berber, Warain Morocco 325,000 Tamazight, Central Atlas Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % Bible Portions 7
Totals: 3,758 Peoples   1,857,557,000     3,220 ●       33,421
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