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Religion: Islam What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

1,824,259,000

% of World Population

23.8 %

People Groups

3,635

Unreached Groups

3,087 (84.9 %)

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		Scripture
Status 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Est. Workers
Needed * ▲
Moghal India 1,765,000 Urdu Islam ● Complete Bible 0.00 % 0.00 % 35
Malay, Pattani Thailand 1,759,000 Malay, Pattani Islam ● New Testament 0.01 % 0.01 % 35
Bedouin, Tajakant Algeria 1,738,000 Arabic, Algerian Spoken Islam ● New Testament 0.00 % 0.00 % 35
Malinke, Ivorian Côte d'Ivoire 1,744,000 Jula Islam ● Complete Bible 0.50 % 0.40 % 35
Kazakh China 1,873,000 Kazakh Islam ● Complete Bible 0.01 % 0.01 % 37
Luri, Northern Iran 1,847,000 Luri, Northern Islam ● Bible Portions 0.00 % 0.00 % 37
Malay, Riau Indonesia 1,860,000 Malay Islam ● Complete Bible 0.08 % 0.00 % 37
Afar Ethiopia 1,909,000 Afar Islam ● Complete Bible 0.90 % 0.08 % 38
Arab, Libyan Libya 1,926,000 Arabic, Libyan Spoken Islam ● Bible Portions 0.10 % 0.04 % 39
Yao, Muslim Malawi 1,947,000 Yao Islam ● Complete Bible 1.00 % 0.50 % 39
Mirasi (Muslim traditions) Pakistan 1,928,000 Punjabi, Western Islam ● New Testament 0.00 % 0.00 % 39
Hajam India 2,007,000 Urdu Islam ● Complete Bible 0.00 % 0.00 % 40
Guhayna Sudan 2,072,000 Arabic, Sudanese Spoken Islam ● New Testament 0.00 % 0.00 % 41
Jula, Dyula Burkina Faso 2,073,000 Jula Islam ● Complete Bible 0.80 % 0.02 % 41
Oromo, Bale Ethiopia 2,034,000 Oromo, Borana-Arsi-Guji Islam ● Complete Bible 1.50 % 0.07 % 41
Arab, Omani Oman 2,108,000 Arabic, Omani Spoken Islam ● Translation Needed 2.00 % 1.20 % 42
Turkmen Afghanistan 2,122,000 Turkmen Islam ● Complete Bible 0.00 % 0.00 % 42
Lohar (Muslim traditions) Pakistan 2,141,000 Punjabi, Western Islam ● New Testament 0.00 % 0.00 % 43
Hajam Pakistan 2,172,000 Punjabi, Western Islam ● New Testament 0.00 % 0.00 % 43
Malay, Sumatera North Indonesia 2,242,000 Malay Islam ● Complete Bible 0.05 % 0.00 % 45
Berber, Shawiya Algeria 2,296,000 Tachawit Islam ● Bible Portions 0.00 % 0.00 % 46
Turkmen, Middle-Eastern Iraq 2,319,000 Azerbaijani, South Islam ● Complete Bible 0.00 % 0.00 % 46
Beja, Bedawi Sudan 2,371,000 Bedawiyet Islam ● Bible Portions 0.00 % 0.00 % 47
Makassar Indonesia 2,395,000 Makasar Islam ● Complete Bible 1.00 % 0.02 % 48
Mazanderani, Tabri Iran 2,388,000 Mazandarani Islam ● Unspecified 1.20 % 1.14 % 48
Totals: 3,635 Peoples   1,824,259,000     3,087 ●       32,923
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