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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 %)

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale ▲		 % Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
Needed *
Somali South Africa 24,000 Somali Islam ● 0.50 % 0.40 % Complete Bible 1
Somali Somalia 13,371,000 Somali Islam ● 0.30 % 0.01 % Complete Bible 267
Somali Sudan 1,900 Somali Islam ● 1.00 % 1.00 % Complete Bible 1
Somali Türkiye 28,000 Somali Islam ● 0.40 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 1
Somali Bantu Canada 6,100 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 61,000 Somali Islam ● 0.26 % 0.26 % Complete Bible 1
Somali, Issa Djibouti 545,000 Somali Islam ● 0.20 % 0.12 % Complete Bible 11
Songhai, Humburi Mali 32,000 Songhay, Humburi Senni Islam ● 0.30 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Songhai, Humburi Burkina Faso 13,000 Songhay, Humburi Senni Islam ● 1.00 % 0.02 % Translation Needed 1
Songhai, Koyra Mali 431,000 Songhay, Koyra Chiini Islam ● 0.20 % 0.00 % New Testament 9
Songhai-Koyraboro Benin 9,900 Songhay, Koyraboro Senni Islam ● 0.81 % 0.20 % New Testament 1
Songhai-Koyraboro Ghana 10,000 Songhay, Koyraboro Senni Islam ● 2.00 % 0.50 % New Testament 1
Songhai-Koyraboro Mali 1,171,000 Songhay, Koyraboro Senni Islam ● 0.20 % 0.00 % New Testament 23
Songhai-Koyraboro Niger 974,000 Songhay, Koyraboro Senni Islam ● 0.20 % 0.10 % New Testament 19
Songhai-Koyraboro Nigeria 3,500 Songhay, Koyraboro Senni Islam ● 0.40 % 0.16 % New Testament 1
Soninke Gambia 154,000 Soninke Islam ● 0.40 % 0.15 % Bible Portions 3
Soninke Mauritania 241,000 Soninke Islam ● 0.15 % 0.12 % Bible Portions 5
Soninke Guinea-Bissau 6,100 Soninke Islam ● 0.50 % 0.30 % Bible Portions 1
Soninke Senegal 382,000 Soninke Islam ● 2.00 % 0.05 % Bible Portions 8
Soninke United States 26,000 Soninke Islam ● 1.00 % 0.50 % Bible Portions 1
South Asian, Bengali-speaking United Arab Emirates 73,000 Bengali Islam ● 1.00 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 1
South Asian, Bengali-speaking Myanmar (Burma) 280,000 Bengali Islam ● 0.40 % 0.13 % Complete Bible 6
South Asian, Bengali-speaking Canada 75,000 Bengali Islam ● 1.20 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 1
South Asian, Bengali-speaking Italy 91,000 Bengali Islam ● 4.00 % 0.20 % Complete Bible 2
Totals: 4,054 Peoples   1,957,987,000     3,505 ●       35,733
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