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Religion: Islam What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

1,984,162,000

% of World Population

24.8 %

People Groups

4,057

Unreached Groups

3,487 (86.0 %)

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 *
Malay Saudi Arabia 18,000 Malay Islam ● 0.80 % 0.20 % Complete Bible 1
Arab, Palestinian Saudi Arabia 455,000 Arabic, Levantine Islam ● 5.60 % 0.10 % Bible Portions -
Persian Saudi Arabia 254,000 Persian, Iranian Islam ● 0.50 % 0.20 % Complete Bible 5
Punjabi Saudi Arabia 872,000 Punjabi, Eastern Islam ● 1.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 17
Arab, Northern Yemeni Saudi Arabia 289,000 Arabic, Sanaani Spoken Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 6
Arab, Saudi - Hijazi Saudi Arabia 11,291,000 Arabic, Hijazi Spoken Islam ☀ 0.09 % 0.08 % Bible Portions 226
Shahari, Jibbali Saudi Arabia 44,000 Shehri Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Somali Saudi Arabia 76,000 Somali Islam ● 0.33 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 2
Baloch, Southern Saudi Arabia 18,000 Balochi, Southern Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Arab, Sudanese Saudi Arabia 179,000 Arabic, Sudanese Spoken Islam ● 1.40 % 0.13 % New Testament 4
Swahili Saudi Arabia 433,000 Swahili Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 9
Arab, Syrian Saudi Arabia 281,000 Arabic, Levantine Islam ● 4.00 % 0.10 % Bible Portions 6
Arab, Yemeni Saudi Arabia 207,000 Arabic, Taizzi-Adeni Spoken Islam ☀ 0.10 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 4
Arab, Tihami Saudi Arabia 207,000 Arabic, Taizzi-Adeni Spoken Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 4
Urdu Saudi Arabia 811,000 Urdu Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 16
Uyghur Saudi Arabia 9,600 Uyghur Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Javanese Saudi Arabia 33,000 Javanese Islam ● 2.80 % 1.50 % Complete Bible 1
Turk Saudi Arabia 36,000 Turkish Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Indonesian Saudi Arabia 109,000 Indonesian Islam ● 15.80 % 5.60 % Complete Bible -
Deaf Saudi Arabia 185,000 Saudi Arabian Sign Language Islam ● 5.43 % Translation Needed -
Faifi Saudi Arabia 53,000 Faifi Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Badyara Senegal 2,900 Badyara Islam ● 1.00 % 0.20 % Translation Started 1
Bambara Senegal 98,000 Bamanankan Islam ● 3.00 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 2
Bandial Senegal 15,000 Bandial Islam ● 6.00 % 1.00 % New Testament -
Jola, Falor Senegal 17,000 Paloor Islam ● 6.00 % 1.00 % Translation Needed -
Totals: 4,057 Peoples   1,984,162,000     3,487 ●       36,168
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