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Religion: Islam What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

1,824,925,000

% of World Population

23.8 %

People Groups

3,637

Unreached Groups

3,095 (85.1 %)

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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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Arab, Iranian Iran 1,424,000 Arabic, Mesopotamian Spoken Islam ● 0.30 % 0.29 % New Testament 28
Kurd, Kurmanji Syria 1,383,000 Kurdish, Northern Islam ● 0.13 % 0.06 % Complete Bible 28
Maninka, Western Senegal 1,385,000 Maninkakan, Western Islam ● 0.50 % 0.13 % Bible Portions 28
Muhamasheen, Akhdam Yemen 1,469,000 Arabic, Taizzi-Adeni Spoken Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 29
Chechen, Nohchi Russia 1,454,000 Chechen Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % Complete Bible 29
Arab, Palestinian / Israeli Israel 1,442,000 Arabic, South Levantine Spoken Islam ● 5.00 % 1.85 % Bible Portions 29
Bosniak Bosnia-Herzegovina 1,502,000 Bosnian Islam ☀ 0.03 % 0.03 % Complete Bible 30
Silt'e Ethiopia 1,496,000 Silt'e Islam ● 2.00 % 0.09 % Bible Portions 30
Fulani, Adamawa Nigeria 1,511,000 Fulfulde, Adamawa Islam ● 3.00 % 0.88 % Complete Bible 30
Malinke, Ivorian Côte d'Ivoire 1,524,000 Jula Islam ● 0.50 % 0.40 % Complete Bible 30
Arab, Arabic Gulf Spoken Egypt 1,563,000 Arabic, Gulf Spoken Islam ● 1.10 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 31
Berber, Rif Morocco 1,552,000 Tarifit Islam ☀ 0.03 % 0.02 % Bible Portions 31
Arab, Hadrami Yemen 1,532,000 Arabic, Hadrami Spoken Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 31
Tajik Uzbekistan 1,573,000 Tajik Islam ☀ 0.10 % 0.07 % Complete Bible 31
Turk Germany 1,561,000 Turkish Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 31
Aimaq Afghanistan 1,558,000 Aimaq Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 31
Fulani, Gurmanche Burkina Faso 1,597,000 Fulfulde, Western Niger Islam ● 0.70 % 0.23 % New Testament 32
Berber, Imazighen Algeria 1,616,000 Tamazight, Central Atlas Islam ● 0.70 % 0.63 % Bible Portions 32
Deaf Pakistan 1,619,000 Pakistan Sign Language Islam ● 2.45 % Unspecified 32
Algerian, Arabic-speaking Egypt 1,668,000 Arabic, Algerian Spoken Islam ☀ 0.02 % 0.01 % New Testament 33
Arab, Saudi - Najdi Iraq 1,671,000 Arabic, Najdi Spoken Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 33
Albanian Kosovo 1,646,000 Albanian, Gheg Islam ● 2.00 % 0.20 % Complete Bible 33
Moroccan, Arabic-speaking Egypt 1,668,000 Arabic, Moroccan Spoken Islam ☀ 0.04 % 0.01 % New Testament 33
Arab, Cyrenaican Libya 1,694,000 Arabic, Libyan Spoken Islam ☀ 0.10 % 0.03 % Bible Portions 34
Zaza-Dimli Turkey 1,721,000 Zazaki, Southern Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 34
Totals: 3,637 Peoples   1,824,925,000     3,095 ●       32,865
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