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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 * ▲
Maba, Mabangi Chad 530,000 Maba Islam ☀ 0.04 % 0.01 % Translation Started 11
Makonde Mozambique 551,000 Makonde Islam ● 5.00 % 0.50 % New Testament 11
Malay Singapore 544,000 Malay Islam ● 0.60 % 0.20 % Complete Bible 11
Mandar Indonesia 541,000 Mandar Islam ☀ 0.07 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 11
Uzbek, Northern Kazakhstan 528,000 Uzbek, Northern Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 11
Nubian, Arabized Egypt 543,000 Arabic, Egyptian Spoken Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 11
Pashayi, Southeast Afghanistan 547,000 Pashai, Southeast Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 11
Bhisti India 545,000 Urdu Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 11
Mallik (Muslim traditions) India 560,000 Gujarati Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 11
Manihar India 562,000 Urdu Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 11
Jat (Muslim traditions) India 530,000 Urdu Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 11
Turk Bulgaria 550,000 Turkish Islam ● 0.10 % 0.01 % Complete Bible 11
Alawite Turkey 554,000 Arabic, North Levantine Spoken Islam ☀ 0.03 % 0.01 % Bible Portions 11
Nubian, Fedicca-Mohas Sudan 556,000 Nobiin Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 11
Arab, North Iraqi Turkey 568,000 Arabic, North Mesopotamian Spoken Islam ● 0.50 % 0.10 % New Testament 11
Azerbaijani Russia 615,000 Azerbaijani, North Islam ● 3.00 % 0.20 % Complete Bible 12
Kabardian, East Circassian Russia 587,000 Kabardian Islam ● 2.00 % 0.02 % New Testament 12
Maninka, Western Mali 587,000 Maninkakan, Western Islam ● 2.00 % 0.20 % Bible Portions 12
Rufaa, Rufaiyin Sudan 602,000 Arabic, Sudanese Spoken Islam ● 0.20 % 0.03 % New Testament 12
Baloch, Southern Oman 599,000 Balochi, Southern Islam ● 0.85 % 0.20 % New Testament 12
Arab, Syrian Turkey 587,000 Arabic, North Levantine Spoken Islam ● 5.00 % 0.40 % Bible Portions 12
Berber, Tekna Morocco 624,000 Tachelhit Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % New Testament 12
Oromo, Yejju Ethiopia 578,000 Oromo, West Central Islam ● 1.30 % 0.40 % Complete Bible 12
Yao, Muslim Tanzania 614,000 Yao Islam ● 2.00 % 1.20 % Complete Bible 12
Badhai (Muslim traditions) India 586,000 Urdu Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 12
Totals: 3,758 Peoples   1,857,557,000     3,220 ●       33,421
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