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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 *
Parya, Laghmani Afghanistan 400 Parya Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Persian Afghanistan 719,000 Persian, Iranian Islam ● 0.12 % 0.10 % Complete Bible 14
Afghan, Tajik Afghanistan 11,598,000 Dari Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % Complete Bible 232
Nuristani, Prasuni Afghanistan 10,000 Prasuni Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Punjabi Afghanistan 6,500 Punjabi, Eastern Islam ● 1.00 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 1
Qizilbash Afghanistan 324,000 Dari Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 6
Romani, Balkan Afghanistan 19,000 Romani, Balkan Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Sanglechi Afghanistan 3,000 Sanglechi Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Sau Afghanistan 5,200 Savi Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Shughni Afghanistan 49,000 Shughni Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Shumashti Afghanistan 1,700 Shumashti Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Pashayi, Southeast Afghanistan 593,000 Pashai, Southeast Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 12
Pashayi, Southwest Afghanistan 131,000 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
Baloch, Western Afghanistan 507,000 Balochi, Western Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % Bible Portions 10
Punjabi, Western Afghanistan 40,000 Punjabi, Western Islam ● 0.20 % 0.10 % New Testament 1
Wotapuri-Katarqalai Afghanistan 3,700 Pashto, Northern Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Tirahi Afghanistan 6,200 Pashto, Southern Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Nuristani, Tregami Afghanistan 4,600 Tregami Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Turkmen Afghanistan 2,356,000 Turkmen Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 47
Ormuri Afghanistan 3,500 Pashto, Southern Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Uyghur Afghanistan 3,700 Uyghur Islam ☀ 0.05 % 0.05 % Complete Bible 1
Uzbek, Southern Afghanistan 4,761,000 Uzbek, Southern Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % Bible Portions 95
Nuristani, Waigeli Afghanistan 34,000 Waigali Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Totals: 4,057 Peoples   1,984,162,000     3,487 ●       36,168
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