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Religion: Islam What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

1,857,435,000

% of World Population

24.0 %

People Groups

3,756

Unreached Groups

3,219 (85.7 %)

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
Needed * ▼
Oromo, Jima Ethiopia 3,645,000 Oromo, West Central Islam ● 2.00 % 1.30 % Complete Bible 73
Kumhar (Muslim traditions) Pakistan 3,637,000 Punjabi, Western Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 73
Mochi (Muslim traditions) Pakistan 3,448,000 Punjabi, Western Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 69
Palembang Indonesia 3,427,000 Musi Islam ☀ 0.03 % 0.00 % Unspecified 69
Berber, Southern Shilha Morocco 3,386,000 Tachelhit Islam ● 0.20 % 0.16 % New Testament 68
Kurd, Kurmanji Iraq 3,398,000 Kurdish, Northern Islam ☀ 0.10 % 0.09 % Complete Bible 68
Kurd, Central Iran 3,387,000 Kurdish, Central Islam ● 0.20 % 0.11 % Complete Bible 68
Sasak Indonesia 3,348,000 Sasak Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % New Testament 67
Kurd, Southern Iran 3,365,000 Kurdish, Southern Islam ☀ 0.05 % 0.03 % Bible Portions 67
Pinjara India 3,286,000 Urdu Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 66
Malay Indonesia 3,251,000 Malay Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 65
Baloch Jalbani Pakistan 3,204,000 Balochi, Southern Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 64
Banten Indonesia 3,194,000 Sunda Islam ☀ 0.08 % 0.08 % Complete Bible 64
Tamil (Muslim traditions) India 3,186,000 Tamil Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 64
Maninka, Eastern Guinea 3,182,000 Maninkakan, Eastern Islam ☀ 0.02 % 0.00 % New Testament 64
Baggara, Shuwa Arab Chad 3,135,000 Arabic, Chadian Spoken Islam ● 0.50 % 0.40 % Complete Bible 63
Tarkhan (Muslim traditions) Pakistan 3,039,000 Punjabi, Western Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 61
Somali Kenya 3,050,000 Somali Islam ● 0.11 % 0.09 % Complete Bible 61
Teli (Muslim traditions) Pakistan 2,882,000 Punjabi, Western Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 58
Rajput (Muslim traditions) India 2,893,000 Urdu Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 58
Gilaki Iran 2,913,000 Gilaki Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 58
Arab, Palestinian Jordan 2,835,000 Arabic, South Levantine Spoken Islam ● 1.80 % 0.30 % Bible Portions 57
Rahanweyn Somalia 2,825,000 Maay Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 57
Berber, Imazighen Morocco 2,797,000 Tamazight, Central Atlas Islam ☀ 0.07 % 0.06 % Bible Portions 56
Brahui Pakistan 2,824,000 Brahui Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 56
Totals: 3,756 Peoples   1,857,435,000     3,219 ●       33,422
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