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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 Tanzania 759,000 Swahili Islam ● 1.00 % 0.80 % Complete Bible 15
Baloch, Western Iran 750,000 Balochi, Western Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 15
Turkmen Iran 759,000 Turkmen Islam ● 0.30 % 0.05 % Complete Bible 15
Urdu Saudi Arabia 764,000 Urdu Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 15
Qazi India 725,000 Urdu Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 15
Jhinwar (Muslim traditions) Pakistan 761,000 Punjabi, Western Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 15
Jatt (Muslim traditions) Pakistan 763,000 Saraiki Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 15
Tanaoli Pakistan 731,000 Hindko, Northern Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 15
Besemah Indonesia 731,000 Malay, Central Islam ● 1.50 % 0.01 % New Testament 15
Somali Bantu Somalia 769,000 Maay Islam ☀ 0.05 % 0.05 % Bible Portions 15
Shaikh Qureshi Pakistan 747,000 Sindhi Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 15
Arab, Arabic Gulf Spoken Oman 819,000 Arabic, Gulf Spoken Islam ● 0.35 % 0.30 % Bible Portions 16
Avar, Dagestani Russia 779,000 Avar Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % New Testament 16
Dar Hamid Sudan 789,000 Arabic, Sudanese Spoken Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 16
Moroccan, Arabic-speaking Spain 780,000 Arabic, Moroccan Spoken Islam ☀ 0.10 % 0.05 % New Testament 16
Punjabi Saudi Arabia 821,000 Punjabi, Eastern Islam ● 1.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 16
Mewati (Muslim traditions) India 825,000 Urdu Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 16
Shaikh Nepal 780,000 Urdu Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 16
Mbojo Indonesia 824,000 Bima Islam ☀ 0.02 % 0.02 % New Testament 16
Shaikh Faruqi India 793,000 Urdu Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 16
Kanembu Chad 864,000 Kanembu Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 17
Kazakh Uzbekistan 828,000 Kazakh Islam ● 0.20 % 0.15 % Complete Bible 17
Khasonke Mali 865,000 Xaasongaxango Islam ● 2.50 % 0.63 % New Testament 17
Kulobi Tajikistan 830,000 Tajik Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 17
Arab, Bahraini Bahrain 882,000 Arabic, Baharna Spoken Islam ● 3.40 % 0.90 % Unspecified 18
Totals: 3,758 Peoples   1,857,557,000     3,220 ●       33,421
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