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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
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Swahili Saudi Arabia 408,000 Swahili Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 8
Takistani Iran 404,000 Takestani Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 8
Khoja India 420,000 Gujarati Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 8
Darzi (Muslim traditions) Pakistan 391,000 Punjabi, Western Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 8
Deaf Afghanistan 389,000 Afghan Sign Language Islam ☀ 0.05 % Unspecified 8
Deaf Iran 420,000 Iranian Sign Language Islam ● 0.51 % Bible Portions 8
Deaf Turkey 422,000 Turkish Sign Language Islam ● 0.21 % Translation Needed 8
Fulani, Sokoto Nigeria 416,000 Fulfulde, Central-Eastern Niger Islam ☀ 0.10 % 0.04 % New Testament 8
South Asian, general Italy 425,000 Urdu Islam ● 4.00 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 8
Songhai, Koyra Mali 386,000 Songhay, Koyra Chiini Islam ● 0.20 % 0.00 % New Testament 8
Afshari Iran 378,000 Azerbaijani, South Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 8
Sindhi Khaikheli Pakistan 416,000 Sindhi Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 8
Hajam Bangladesh 385,000 Bengali Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 8
Arab, North Iraqi Jordan 412,000 Arabic, North Mesopotamian Spoken Islam ● 0.70 % 0.20 % New Testament 8
Sayyid Husaini India 411,000 Urdu Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 8
Tuareg, Air Niger 449,000 Tamajeq, Tayart Islam ● 0.20 % 0.20 % New Testament 9
Bangka Indonesia 440,000 Bangka Islam ● 0.50 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 9
Dargin Russia 447,000 Dargwa Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % Bible Portions 9
Ingush, Galgai Russia 429,000 Ingush Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 9
Kababish Sudan 434,000 Arabic, Sudanese Spoken Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 9
Lezgin Russia 431,000 Lezgi Islam ☀ 0.02 % 0.02 % New Testament 9
Arab, Libyan Egypt 431,000 Arabic, Libyan Spoken Islam ● 2.50 % 0.30 % Bible Portions 9
Maninka, Eastern Mali 470,000 Maninkakan, Eastern Islam ☀ 0.02 % 0.00 % New Testament 9
Masalit Sudan 457,000 Masalit Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 9
Moroccan, Arabic-speaking Belgium 428,000 Arabic, Moroccan Spoken Islam ● 0.11 % 0.07 % New Testament 9
Totals: 3,758 Peoples   1,857,557,000     3,220 ●       33,421
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