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Religion: Islam What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

1,957,987,000

% of World Population

24.7 %

People Groups

4,054

Unreached Groups

3,505 (86.5 %)

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 *
Serer-Non Senegal 48,000 Noon Islam ● 18.00 % 0.33 % New Testament -
Serer-Safen, Safi Senegal 265,000 Saafi-Saafi Islam ● 20.00 % 0.02 % Bible Portions -
Soninke Senegal 382,000 Soninke Islam ● 2.00 % 0.05 % Bible Portions 8
Susu Senegal 50,000 Susu Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Arab, Syrian Senegal 16,000 Arabic, North Levantine Spoken Islam ● 6.00 % 0.10 % Bible Portions -
Wolof Senegal 5,812,000 Wolof Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.00 % New Testament 116
Fulani, Pulaar Senegal 1,510,000 Pulaar Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 30
Yalunka, Dialonke Senegal 15,000 Yalunka Islam ● 0.15 % 0.05 % Complete Bible 1
Wolof, Lebou Senegal 234,000 Wolof Islam ● 0.40 % 0.10 % New Testament 5
Deaf Senegal 173,000 Language unknown Islam ● 6.42 % Unspecified -
Jola-Lala, Lehar Senegal 19,000 Laalaa Islam ● 10.00 % 1.50 % Translation Needed -
Arab, Arabic Gulf Spoken Saudi Arabia 1,039,000 Arabic, Gulf Spoken Islam ● 0.20 % 0.10 % Bible Portions 21
Arab, Omani Saudi Arabia 143,000 Arabic, Omani Spoken Islam ● 0.30 % 0.10 % Translation Needed 3
Arab, Bedouin Saudi Arabia 1,381,000 Arabic, Najdi Spoken Islam ☀ 0.09 % 0.08 % Bible Portions 28
Arab, Saudi - Najdi Saudi Arabia 14,454,000 Arabic, Najdi Spoken Islam ☀ 0.09 % 0.08 % Bible Portions 289
South Asian, Bengali-speaking Saudi Arabia 36,000 Bengali Islam ● 0.40 % 0.07 % Complete Bible 1
Rohingya Saudi Arabia 550,000 Rohingya Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 11
Kabardian Saudi Arabia 29,000 Kabardian Islam ● 1.50 % 0.18 % New Testament 1
Arab, Egyptian Saudi Arabia 645,000 Arabic, Egyptian Spoken Islam ● 13.00 % 2.00 % Complete Bible -
Hui Saudi Arabia 36,000 Chinese, Mandarin Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Arab, Lebanese Saudi Arabia 277,000 Arabic, North Levantine Spoken Islam ● 31.00 % 0.50 % Bible Portions -
Mahra, South Arabic Saudi Arabia 25,000 Mehri Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Malay Saudi Arabia 18,000 Malay Islam ● 0.80 % 0.20 % Complete Bible 1
Arab, Palestinian Saudi Arabia 448,000 Arabic, North Levantine Spoken Islam ● 5.60 % 0.10 % Bible Portions -
Persian Saudi Arabia 251,000 Persian, Iranian Islam ● 0.50 % 0.20 % Complete Bible 5
Totals: 4,054 Peoples   1,957,987,000     3,505 ●       35,733
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