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Religion: Islam What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

1,902,705,000

% of World Population

24.3 %

People Groups

4,042

Unreached Groups

3,490 (86.3 %)

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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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Shaikh Bangladesh 129,081,000 Bengali Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 2,582
Shaikh unspecified India 70,439,000 Urdu Islam ☀ 0.00 % Complete Bible 1,409
Turk Turkey 59,753,000 Turkish Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1,195
Sunda Indonesia 38,495,000 Sunda Islam ● 0.49 % 0.06 % Complete Bible 770
Persian Iran 38,142,000 Persian, Iranian Islam ● 2.60 % 0.40 % Complete Bible 763
Java Pesisir Lor Indonesia 37,573,000 Javanese Islam ● 2.80 % 0.06 % Complete Bible 751
Hausa Nigeria 35,770,000 Hausa Islam ● 0.15 % 0.10 % Complete Bible 715
Algerian, Arabic-speaking Algeria 32,400,000 Arabic, Algerian Spoken Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % New Testament 648
Pashtun Pakistan 30,211,000 Pashto, Central Islam ☀ 0.00 % Translation Needed 604
Uzbek, Northern Uzbekistan 27,521,000 Uzbek, Northern Islam ☀ 0.02 % 0.01 % Complete Bible 550
Arab, Moroccan Morocco 24,221,000 Arabic, Moroccan Spoken Islam ☀ 0.09 % 0.08 % New Testament 484
Java Mancanegari Indonesia 21,002,000 Javanese Islam ● 1.00 % 0.22 % Complete Bible 420
Fulani, Nigerian Nigeria 17,229,000 Fulfulde, Nigerian Islam ☀ 0.08 % 0.06 % New Testament 345
Azerbaijani, Azeri Turk Iran 16,733,000 Azerbaijani, South Islam ● 1.50 % 1.40 % Complete Bible 335
Arab, Iraqi Iraq 16,427,000 Arabic, Mesopotamian Spoken Islam ● 0.50 % 0.20 % New Testament 329
Arab, Saudi - Najdi Saudi Arabia 14,030,000 Arabic, Najdi Spoken Islam ☀ 0.09 % 0.08 % Bible Portions 281
Hui China 13,917,000 Chinese, Mandarin Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % Complete Bible 278
Arab, Northern Yemeni Yemen 13,279,000 Arabic, Sanaani Spoken Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 266
Malay Malaysia 13,192,000 Malay Islam ☀ 0.10 % 0.08 % Complete Bible 264
Jat (Muslim traditions) Pakistan 12,640,000 Saraiki Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 253
Kazakh Kazakhstan 12,645,000 Kazakh Islam ● 0.10 % 0.07 % Complete Bible 253
Hausa Niger 12,562,000 Hausa Islam ● 2.00 % 1.60 % Complete Bible 251
Somali Somalia 12,430,000 Somali Islam ● 0.30 % 0.01 % Complete Bible 249
Ansari India 12,400,000 Urdu Islam ☀ 0.00 % Complete Bible 248
Sylhet (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 11,875,000 Sylheti Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 238
Totals: 4,042 Peoples   1,902,705,000     3,490 ●       34,532
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