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Religion: Islam What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

1,984,091,000

% of World Population

24.8 %

People Groups

4,032

Unreached Groups

3,463 (85.9 %)

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 *
Swahili, Congo Zambia 50,000 Swahili, Congo Islam ● 16.00 % 3.00 % Complete Bible -
Yao Zambia 5,600 Yao Islam ● 3.00 % 1.00 % Complete Bible 1
Swahili Zambia 51,000 Swahili Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Arab, Lebanese Zambia 4,200 Arabic, Levantine Islam ● 32.00 % 0.50 % Bible Portions -
Razihi Yemen 82,000 Razihi Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 2
South Asian, general Yemen 365,000 Hindi Islam ● 1.00 % 0.05 % Complete Bible 7
Deaf Yemen 344,000 Language unknown Islam ☀ 0.08 % Unspecified 7
Arab, Tihami Yemen 5,137,000 Arabic, Taizzi-Adeni Spoken Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 103
Arab, Yemeni Yemen 7,764,000 Arabic, Taizzi-Adeni Spoken Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 155
Arab, Sudanese Yemen 438,000 Arabic, Sudanese Spoken Islam ● 0.50 % 0.40 % New Testament 9
Somali Yemen 516,000 Somali Islam ☀ 0.05 % 0.03 % Complete Bible 10
Socotran Yemen 128,000 Soqotri Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 3
Arab, Northern Yemeni Yemen 15,004,000 Arabic, Sanaani Spoken Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 300
Persian Yemen 25,000 Persian, Iranian Islam ● 0.50 % 0.20 % Complete Bible 1
Arab, Palestinian Yemen 36,000 Arabic, Levantine Islam ● 2.00 % 0.10 % Bible Portions 1
Malay Yemen 50,000 Malay Islam ● 1.00 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Mahra Yemen 103,000 Mehri Islam ☀ 0.10 % 0.05 % Bible Portions 2
Arab, Lebanese Yemen 25,000 Arabic, Levantine Islam ● 6.00 % 0.50 % Bible Portions -
Arab, Iraqi Yemen 44,000 Arabic, Mesopotamian Spoken Islam ● 2.00 % 0.20 % New Testament 1
Hobyot Yemen 400 Hobyot Islam ● 0.20 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Arab, Hadrami Yemen 2,200,000 Arabic, Hadrami Spoken Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 44
Arab, Egyptian Yemen 18,000 Arabic, Egyptian Spoken Islam ● 2.00 % 1.00 % Complete Bible 1
Muhamasheen, Akhdam Yemen 1,735,000 Arabic, Taizzi-Adeni Spoken Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 35
Arab, Arabic Gulf Spoken Yemen 18,000 Arabic, Gulf Spoken Islam ● 0.60 % 0.20 % Bible Portions 1
Arab, Omani Yemen 174,000 Arabic, Omani Spoken Islam ☀ 0.10 % 0.08 % Unspecified 3
Totals: 4,032 Peoples   1,984,091,000     3,463 ●       36,086
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