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Religion: Islam What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

1,957,933,000

% of World Population

24.7 %

People Groups

4,041

Unreached Groups

3,492 (86.4 %)

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Photo People Group Country ▲ Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
Needed *
Pashtun, Southern Afghanistan 10,511,000 Pashto, Southern Islam ☀ 0.02 % 0.02 % Bible Portions 210
Persian Afghanistan 700,000 Persian, Iranian Islam ● 0.12 % 0.10 % Complete Bible 14
Afghan, Tajik Afghanistan 11,493,000 Dari Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % Complete Bible 230
Nuristani, Prasuni Afghanistan 10,000 Prasuni Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Punjabi Afghanistan 6,300 Punjabi, Eastern Islam ● 1.00 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 1
Qizilbash Afghanistan 316,000 Dari Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 6
Romani, Balkan Afghanistan 18,000 Romani, Balkan Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Sanglechi Afghanistan 2,900 Sanglechi Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Sau Afghanistan 5,100 Savi Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Shughni Afghanistan 48,000 Shughni Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Shumashti Afghanistan 1,700 Shumashti Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Pashayi, Southeast Afghanistan 578,000 Pashai, Southeast Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 12
Pashayi, Southwest Afghanistan 128,000 Pashai, Southwest Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 3
Arab, Tajiki Afghanistan 19,000 Arabic, Tajiki Spoken Islam ● 0.20 % 0.20 % Translation Needed 1
Tangshuri Afghanistan 17,000 Dari Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Wotapuri-Katarqalai Afghanistan 3,600 Pashto, Northern Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Baloch, Western Afghanistan 494,000 Balochi, Western Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % Bible Portions 10
Punjabi, Western Afghanistan 39,000 Punjabi, Western Islam ● 0.20 % 0.10 % New Testament 1
Tirahi Afghanistan 6,100 Pashto, Southern Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Nuristani, Tregami Afghanistan 4,500 Tregami Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Turkmen Afghanistan 2,294,000 Turkmen Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 46
Ormuri Afghanistan 3,400 Pashto, Southern Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Uyghur Afghanistan 3,600 Uyghur Islam ☀ 0.05 % 0.05 % Complete Bible 1
Uzbek, Southern Afghanistan 4,636,000 Uzbek, Southern Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % Bible Portions 93
Nuristani, Waigeli Afghanistan 33,000 Waigali Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Totals: 4,041 Peoples   1,957,933,000     3,492 ●       35,771
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