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Religion: Islam What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

1,893,296,000

% of World Population

24.2 %

People Groups

4,040

Unreached Groups

3,470 (85.9 %)

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale ▲		 % Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
Needed *
Shukria Sudan 247,000 Arabic, Sudanese Spoken Islam ● 0.30 % 0.05 % New Testament 5
Shwai, Shirumba Sudan 7,700 Shwai Islam ● 0.20 % 0.05 % Translation Needed 1
Siduan Malaysia 1,200 Melanau, Sibu Islam ● 3.00 % 1.00 % Unspecified 1
Silt'e Ethiopia 1,573,000 Silt'e Islam ● 2.00 % 0.09 % Bible Portions 31
Sindhi Philippines 31,000 Sindhi Islam ● 4.00 % 0.05 % Complete Bible 1
Sokoro, Tunjur Sudan 2,100 Sokoro Islam ● 4.00 % 2.00 % Bible Portions 1
Somali Belgium 1,400 Somali Islam ● 1.00 % 1.00 % Complete Bible 1
Somali Eritrea 1,800 Somali Islam ● 0.33 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Somali Ethiopia 7,464,000 Somali Islam ● 0.14 % 0.03 % Complete Bible 149
Somali Kenya 2,540,000 Somali Islam ● 0.11 % 0.09 % Complete Bible 51
Somali Norway 44,000 Somali Islam ● 0.50 % 0.10 % Complete Bible 1
Somali Saudi Arabia 73,000 Somali Islam ● 0.33 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Somali South Africa 24,000 Somali Islam ● 0.50 % 0.40 % Complete Bible 1
Somali Somalia 12,430,000 Somali Islam ● 0.30 % 0.01 % Complete Bible 249
Somali Sudan 1,900 Somali Islam ● 1.00 % 1.00 % Complete Bible 1
Somali Bantu Canada 6,100 Maay Islam ● 0.80 % 0.30 % Bible Portions 1
Somali Bantu United States 52,000 Maay Islam ● 0.50 % 0.20 % Bible Portions 1
Somali, Garre Ethiopia 58,000 Somali Islam ● 0.26 % 0.26 % Complete Bible 1
Somali, Issa Djibouti 487,000 Somali Islam ● 0.20 % 0.12 % Complete Bible 10
Songhai, Humburi Mali 30,000 Songhay, Humburi Senni Islam ● 0.30 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Songhai, Humburi Burkina Faso 13,000 Songhay, Humburi Senni Islam ● 1.00 % 0.63 % New Testament 1
Songhai, Koyra Mali 397,000 Songhay, Koyra Chiini Islam ● 0.20 % 0.00 % New Testament 8
Songhai-Koyraboro Benin 9,300 Songhay, Koyraboro Senni Islam ● 0.81 % 0.20 % Complete Bible 1
Songhai-Koyraboro Ghana 9,800 Songhay, Koyraboro Senni Islam ● 2.00 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 1
Songhai-Koyraboro Mali 1,081,000 Songhay, Koyraboro Senni Islam ● 0.20 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 22
Totals: 4,040 Peoples   1,893,296,000     3,470 ●       34,029
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