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Religion: Islam What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

1,933,034,000

% of World Population

24.4 %

People Groups

4,041

Unreached Groups

3,492 (86.4 %)

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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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Mewati (Muslim traditions) Pakistan 955,000 Sindhi Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 19
Shaikh Nepal 927,000 Urdu Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 19
Bihari (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 927,000 Urdu Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 19
Jat Sindhu (Muslim traditions) Pakistan 949,000 Punjabi, Western Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 19
Shaikh Faruqi India 945,000 Urdu Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 19
Arab, Arabic Gulf Spoken Saudi Arabia 1,023,000 Arabic, Gulf Spoken Islam ● 0.20 % 0.10 % Bible Portions 20
Khorasani Turk Iran 981,000 Khorasani Turkish Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 20
Mandingo, Mandinka Senegal 1,008,000 Mandinka Islam ● 0.70 % 0.05 % Complete Bible 20
Uzbek, Northern Kyrgyzstan 979,000 Uzbek, Northern Islam ● 0.18 % 0.18 % Complete Bible 20
Qashqai, Kashkai Iran 1,014,000 Kashkay Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 20
Jat Varaich (Muslim traditions) Pakistan 1,022,000 Punjabi, Western Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 20
Pashtun Yusafzai India 1,016,000 Urdu Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 20
Bederia Sudan 1,034,000 Arabic, Sudanese Spoken Islam ☀ 0.10 % 0.10 % New Testament 21
Gawamaa Sudan 1,070,000 Arabic, Sudanese Spoken Islam ● 0.20 % 0.10 % New Testament 21
Jambi Indonesia 1,051,000 Malay, Jambi Islam ☀ 0.06 % 0.01 % Bible Portions 21
Kawahia, Fezara Sudan 1,066,000 Arabic, Sudanese Spoken Islam ☀ 0.10 % 0.10 % New Testament 21
Mandingo, Mandinka Gambia 1,049,000 Mandinka Islam ● 1.10 % 0.97 % Complete Bible 21
Luri, Southern Iran 1,044,000 Luri, Southern Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 21
Shaikh Qureshi Pakistan 1,029,000 Sindhi Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 21
Shaikia, Arabized Sudan 1,078,000 Arabic, Sudanese Spoken Islam ● 0.30 % 0.05 % New Testament 22
Songhai-Koyraboro Mali 1,113,000 Songhay, Koyraboro Senni Islam ● 0.20 % 0.00 % New Testament 22
Qassab Pakistan 1,120,000 Saraiki Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 22
Arab, Emirati United Arab Emirates 1,164,000 Arabic, Gulf Spoken Islam ● 0.40 % 0.30 % Bible Portions 23
Hausa Benin 1,144,000 Hausa Islam ● 0.10 % 0.05 % Complete Bible 23
Hausa Côte d'Ivoire 1,153,000 Hausa Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 23
Totals: 4,041 Peoples   1,933,034,000     3,492 ●       35,367
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