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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 *
Persian Afghanistan 663,000 Persian, Iranian Islam ● 0.12 % 0.10 % Complete Bible 13
Afghan, Tajik Afghanistan 10,585,000 Dari Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % Complete Bible 212
Punjabi Afghanistan 6,000 Punjabi, Eastern Islam ● 1.00 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 1
Nuristani, Prasuni Afghanistan 9,700 Prasuni Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Qasilbash Afghanistan 299,000 Dari Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 6
Romani, Balkan Afghanistan 17,000 Romani, Balkan Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Sanglechi Afghanistan 2,800 Sanglechi Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Sau Afghanistan 4,800 Savi Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Shughni Afghanistan 45,000 Shughni Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Shumashti Afghanistan 1,600 Shumashti Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Pashayi, Southeast Afghanistan 547,000 Pashai, Southeast Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 11
Pashayi, Southwest Afghanistan 121,000 Pashai, Southwest Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 2
Arab, Tajiki Afghanistan 18,000 Arabic, Tajiki Spoken Islam ● 0.20 % 0.20 % Translation Needed 1
Tangshuri Afghanistan 16,000 Dari Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Baloch, Western Afghanistan 467,000 Balochi, Western Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % Bible Portions 9
Punjabi, Western Afghanistan 37,000 Punjabi, Western Islam ● 0.20 % 0.10 % New Testament 1
Wotapuri-Katarqalai Afghanistan 3,500 Pashto, Northern Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Tirahi Afghanistan 5,700 Pashto, Southern Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Nuristani, Tregami Afghanistan 4,200 Tregami Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Turkmen Afghanistan 2,171,000 Turkmen Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 43
Ormuri Afghanistan 3,200 Pashto, Southern Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Uyghur Afghanistan 4,800 Uyghur Islam ☀ 0.05 % 0.05 % Complete Bible 1
Uzbek, Southern Afghanistan 4,358,000 Uzbek, Southern Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % New Testament 87
Nuristani, Waigeli Afghanistan 32,000 Waigali Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Warduji Afghanistan 8,100 Warduji Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Totals: 3,756 Peoples   1,857,435,000     3,219 ●       33,422
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