Religion - Islam | Joshua Project

Religion: Islam What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

1,830,977,000

% of World Population

23.9 %

People Groups

3,764

Unreached Groups

3,216 (85.4 %)

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 *
	Penesak	Indonesia	148,000	Musi	Islam	1 ●	2.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	3
	Rahambuu	Indonesia	7,400	Rahambuu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Rashaida	Eritrea	50,000	Arabic, Hijazi Spoken	Islam	0 ☀	0.01 %	0.01 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Rawas	Indonesia	227,000	Musi	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	5
	Rutul	Azerbaijan	18,000	Rutul	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Rutul	Russia	31,000	Rutul	Islam	0 ☀	0.01 %	0.01 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Sarwa	Chad	5,300	Sarua	Islam	1 ●	0.40 %	0.30 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Sau	Afghanistan	4,700	Savi	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Arab, Saudi - Hijazi	United Arab Emirates	381,000	Arabic, Hijazi Spoken	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	8
	Arab, Saudi - Hijazi	Qatar	26,000	Arabic, Hijazi Spoken	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Arab, Saudi - Hijazi	Saudi Arabia	20,811,000	Arabic, Hijazi Spoken	Islam	1 ●	0.30 %	0.12 %	0 Unspecified	416
	Arab, Saudi - Hijazi	United States	5,900	Arabic, Hijazi Spoken	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Semnani	Iran	68,000	Semnani	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Segeju	Kenya	600	Segeju	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Segeju	Tanzania	19,000	Segeju	Islam	0 ☀	0.03 %	0.02 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Shanga	Nigeria	25,000	Shanga	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Seze	Ethiopia	16,000	Seze	Islam	4 ●	25.00 %	9.30 %	0 Unspecified	-1 -
	Shahari, Jibbali	Oman	55,000	Shehri	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Shahari, Jibbali	Saudi Arabia	41,000	Shehri	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Shatt	Sudan	31,000	Shatt	Islam	1 ●	2.00 %	0.80 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Siri, Sirawa	Nigeria	5,600	Siri	Islam	4 ●	25.00 %	4.00 %	0 Unspecified	-1 -
	Siduan	Malaysia	1,100	Melanau, Sibu	Islam	1 ●	3.00 %	1.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Sinyar, Shamya	Chad	28,000	Sinyar	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Sivandi	Iran	8,800	Sivandi	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Berber, Siwa	Egypt	23,000	Siwi	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
Totals:	3,764 Peoples		1,830,977,000			3,216 ●				33,013

* An estimate of the number of pioneer workers needed for initial church planting among unreached people groups by country. Estimates are calculated only for unreached people groups and are based on ratio of 1 worker for every 50,000 individuals living in an unreached people group by country. Some workers may already be onsite. Many more workers are needed beyond this initial estimate.

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Level	Description	Criteria
1	Unreached - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
3	Superficially reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%