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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 %)

Map Notes
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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
Needed * ▲
Arab, Sudanese Sudan 14,632,000 Arabic, Sudanese Spoken Islam ☀ 0.10 % 0.10 % New Testament 293
Arab, Iraqi Iraq 16,820,000 Arabic, Mesopotamian Spoken Islam ● 0.50 % 0.20 % New Testament 336
Azerbaijani, Azeri Turk Iran 16,929,000 Azerbaijani, South Islam ● 1.50 % 1.40 % Complete Bible 339
Fulani, Nigerian Nigeria 17,664,000 Fulfulde, Nigerian Islam ☀ 0.08 % 0.06 % New Testament 353
Java Mancanegari Indonesia 21,213,000 Javanese Islam ● 1.00 % 0.22 % Complete Bible 424
Arab, Moroccan Morocco 24,468,000 Arabic, Moroccan Spoken Islam ☀ 0.09 % 0.08 % New Testament 489
Uzbek, Northern Uzbekistan 27,882,000 Uzbek, Northern Islam ☀ 0.02 % 0.01 % Complete Bible 558
Pashtun Pakistan 30,787,000 Pashto, Central Islam ☀ 0.00 % Translation Needed 616
Algerian, Arabic-speaking Algeria 32,932,000 Arabic, Algerian Spoken Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % New Testament 659
Hausa Nigeria 36,675,000 Hausa Islam ● 0.15 % 0.10 % Complete Bible 733
Java Pesisir Lor Indonesia 37,950,000 Javanese Islam ● 2.80 % 0.06 % Complete Bible 759
Persian Iran 38,587,000 Persian, Iranian Islam ● 2.60 % 0.40 % Complete Bible 772
Sunda Indonesia 38,882,000 Sunda Islam ● 0.49 % 0.06 % Complete Bible 778
Turk Turkey 60,117,000 Turkish Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1,202
Shaikh unspecified India 71,108,000 Urdu Islam ☀ 0.00 % Complete Bible 1,422
Bengali Muslim Shaikh Bangladesh 130,310,000 Bengali Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 2,606
Totals: 4,041 Peoples   1,933,034,000     3,492 ●       35,367
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