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Religion: Islam What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

1,857,557,000

% of World Population

24.0 %

People Groups

3,758

Unreached Groups

3,220 (85.7 %)

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Photo People Group ▼ Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
Needed *
Balkar Russia 112,000 Karachay-Balkar Islam ☀ 0.05 % 0.04 % New Testament 2
Balkar United States 600 Karachay-Balkar Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Balkar Uzbekistan 800 Karachay-Balkar Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Balija (Muslim traditions) India 1,000 Telugu Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Balanta, Mane Guinea-Bissau 30,000 Balanta-Kentohe Islam ● 0.30 % 0.15 % New Testament 1
Balai (Muslim traditions) India 200 Urdu Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Balahar (Muslim traditions) India 1,900 Urdu Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Balaesan Indonesia 6,800 Balaesang Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Bakumpai Indonesia 165,000 Bakumpai Islam ● 2.00 % 0.03 % Unspecified 3
Bakkarwal India 113,000 Gujari Islam ☀ 0.05 % Unspecified 2
Bakhtiari Iran 1,247,000 Bakhtiari Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 25
Bakha Chad 2,900 Karanga Islam ● 3.00 % 1.00 % Translation Needed 1
Bajuni Kenya 187,000 Swahili Islam ● 5.00 % 1.00 % Complete Bible 4
Bajuni Somalia 11,000 Swahili Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Bajuni Tanzania 24,000 Swahili Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Bajikar (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 100 Bengali Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Bajikar (Muslim traditions) India 2,200 Bengali Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Bajelani Iraq 69,000 Bajelani Islam ● 0.15 % 0.03 % Unspecified 1
Bajau, West Coast Brunei 12,000 Bajau, West Coast Islam ☀ 0.02 % 0.02 % Translation Started 1
Bajau, West Coast Malaysia 244,000 Bajau, West Coast Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Started 5
Bajau Bukit, Papar Malaysia 2,000 Malay Islam ● 4.00 % 2.00 % Complete Bible 1
Bajau Indonesia 345,000 Bajau, Indonesian Islam ☀ 0.03 % 0.01 % Translation Needed 7
Bairagi (Muslim traditions) India 18,000 Urdu Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Bairagi (Muslim traditions) Pakistan 3,600 Urdu Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Bainouk, Banyum Guinea-Bissau 11,000 Bainouk-Gunyuno Islam ● 15.00 % 1.50 % Translation Needed -
Totals: 3,758 Peoples   1,857,557,000     3,220 ●       33,421
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