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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 %)

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale ▲		 % Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
Needed *
Sokoro, Tunjur Sudan 2,300 Sokoro Islam ● 4.00 % 2.00 % Bible Portions 1
Somali Kenya 2,545,000 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 76,000 Somali Islam ● 0.33 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 2
Somali South Africa 24,000 Somali Islam ● 0.50 % 0.40 % Complete Bible 1
Somali Somalia 13,785,000 Somali Islam ● 0.30 % 0.01 % Complete Bible 276
Somali Sudan 2,000 Somali Islam ● 1.00 % 1.00 % Complete Bible 1
Somali Türkiye (Turkey) 28,000 Somali Islam ● 0.40 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 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 8,012,000 Somali Islam ● 0.14 % 0.03 % Complete Bible 160
Somali Bantu Canada 6,200 Maay Islam ● 0.80 % 0.30 % Bible Portions 1
Somali Bantu United States 53,000 Maay Islam ● 0.50 % 0.20 % Bible Portions 1
Somali, Garre Ethiopia 62,000 Somali Islam ● 0.26 % 0.26 % Complete Bible 1
Somali, Issa Djibouti 552,000 Somali Islam ● 0.20 % 0.12 % Complete Bible 11
Songhai, Humburi Mali 33,000 Songhay, Humburi Senni Islam ● 0.30 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Songhai, Humburi Burkina Faso 14,000 Songhay, Humburi Senni Islam ● 1.00 % 0.02 % Translation Needed 1
Songhai, Koyra Mali 444,000 Songhay, Koyra Chiini Islam ● 0.20 % 0.00 % New Testament 9
Songhai-Koyraboro Benin 10,000 Songhay, Koyraboro Senni Islam ● 0.81 % 0.20 % New Testament 1
Songhai-Koyraboro Ghana 11,000 Songhay, Koyraboro Senni Islam ● 2.00 % 0.50 % New Testament 1
Songhai-Koyraboro Mali 1,208,000 Songhay, Koyraboro Senni Islam ● 0.20 % 0.00 % New Testament 24
Songhai-Koyraboro Niger 1,011,000 Songhay, Koyraboro Senni Islam ● 0.20 % 0.10 % New Testament 20
Soninke Gambia 158,000 Soninke Islam ● 0.40 % 0.15 % Bible Portions 3
Soninke Mauritania 248,000 Soninke Islam ● 0.15 % 0.12 % Bible Portions 5
Soninke Guinea-Bissau 6,300 Soninke Islam ● 0.50 % 0.30 % Bible Portions 1
Totals: 4,057 Peoples   1,984,162,000     3,487 ●       36,168
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