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Religion: Islam What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

1,819,415,000

% of World Population

23.7 %

People Groups

3,618

Unreached Groups

3,067 (84.8 %)

Map Notes
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Photo People Group Country ▲ Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		Scripture
Status 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Est. Workers
Needed *
Persian Afghanistan 634,000 Persian, Iranian Islam ● Complete Bible 0.12 % 0.10 % 13
Afghan, Tajik Afghanistan 10,027,000 Dari Islam ● Complete Bible 0.01 % 0.01 % 201
Nuristani, Prasuni Afghanistan 9,200 Prasuni Islam ● Translation Needed 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Punjabi Afghanistan 5,700 Punjabi, Eastern Islam ● Complete Bible 1.00 % 0.30 % 1
Qizilbash Afghanistan 286,000 Dari Islam ● Complete Bible 0.00 % 0.00 % 6
Romani, Balkan Afghanistan 16,000 Romani, Balkan Islam ● Complete Bible 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Sanglechi Afghanistan 2,700 Sanglechi Islam ● Translation Needed 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Sau Afghanistan 4,600 Savi Islam ● Unspecified 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Shughni Afghanistan 43,000 Shughni Islam ● Bible Portions 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Shumashti Afghanistan 1,500 Shumashti Islam ● Translation Needed 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Pashayi, Southeast Afghanistan 523,000 Pashai, Southeast Islam ● Translation Started 0.00 % 0.00 % 10
Pashayi, Southwest Afghanistan 115,000 Pashai, Southwest Islam ● Translation Needed 0.01 % 0.00 % 2
Arab, Tajiki Afghanistan 17,000 Arabic, Tajiki Spoken Islam ● Translation Needed 0.20 % 0.20 % 1
Tangshuri Afghanistan 15,000 Dari Islam ● Complete Bible 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Baloch, Western Afghanistan 447,000 Balochi, Western Islam ● Bible Portions 0.01 % 0.01 % 9
Punjabi, Western Afghanistan 35,000 Punjabi, Western Islam ● New Testament 0.20 % 0.10 % 1
Wotapuri-Katarqalai Afghanistan 3,300 Pashto, Northern Islam ● Complete Bible 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Tirahi Afghanistan 5,500 Pashto, Southern Islam ● Bible Portions 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Nuristani, Tregami Afghanistan 4,000 Tregami Islam ● Translation Needed 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Turkmen Afghanistan 2,077,000 Turkmen Islam ● Complete Bible 0.00 % 0.00 % 42
Ormuri Afghanistan 3,100 Pashto, Southern Islam ● Bible Portions 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Uyghur Afghanistan 4,600 Uyghur Islam ● Complete Bible 0.05 % 0.05 % 1
Uzbek, Southern Afghanistan 4,168,000 Uzbek, Southern Islam ● New Testament 0.01 % 0.01 % 83
Nuristani, Waigeli Afghanistan 30,000 Waigali Islam ● Translation Needed 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Warduji Afghanistan 7,700 Warduji Islam ● Translation Needed 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Totals: 3,618 Peoples   1,819,415,000     3,067 ●       32,770
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