Islam people group listing

Religion: Islam What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

1,986,367,000

% of World Population

24.8 %

People Groups

4,060

Unreached Groups

3,492 (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 *
	Makwe	Mozambique	53,000	Makwe	Islam	0 ☀	0.10 %	0.09 %	2 Translation Started	1
	Malay	Malaysia	13,951,000	Malay	Islam	0 ☀	0.10 %	0.08 %	5 Complete Bible	279
	Maninka, Eastern	Canada	3,600	Maninkakan, Eastern	Islam	0 ☀	0.10 %	0.10 %	4 New Testament	1
	Moor	Mauritania	3,954,000	Hassaniyya	Islam	0 ☀	0.10 %	0.10 %	4 New Testament	79
	Arab, Moroccan	Spain	793,000	Arabic, Moroccan	Islam	0 ☀	0.10 %	0.05 %	4 New Testament	16
	Arab, Moroccan	United Kingdom	34,000	Arabic, Moroccan	Islam	0 ☀	0.10 %	0.00 %	4 New Testament	1
	Berber, Shawiya	Belgium	42,000	Tachawit	Islam	0 ☀	0.10 %	0.07 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Ajuran, Somali-speaking	Kenya	191,000	Somali	Islam	0 ☀	0.10 %	0.08 %	5 Complete Bible	4
	Arab, Yemeni	Saudi Arabia	207,000	Arabic, Ta'izzi-Adeni	Islam	0 ☀	0.10 %	0.00 %	3 Bible Portions	4
	Arab, Yemeni	United Kingdom	34,000	Arabic, Ta'izzi-Adeni	Islam	0 ☀	0.10 %	0.00 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Tajik	Uzbekistan	1,757,000	Tajik	Islam	0 ☀	0.10 %	0.07 %	5 Complete Bible	35
	Tuareg, Algerian	Niger	27,000	Arabic, Algerian Saharan	Islam	0 ☀	0.10 %	0.00 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Tigre, Eritrean	Sudan	123,000	Tigre	Islam	0 ☀	0.10 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	2
	Tigre, Eritrean	United Kingdom	15,000	Tigre	Islam	0 ☀	0.10 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Arab, Tunisian	Canada	26,000	Arabic, Tunisian	Islam	0 ☀	0.10 %	0.00 %	4 New Testament	1
	Fulani, Central-Eastern	Niger	812,000	Fulfulde, Central-Eastern Niger	Islam	0 ☀	0.10 %	0.00 %	4 New Testament	16
	Comorian, Mwali	Comoros	42,000	Comorian, Mwali	Islam	0 ☀	0.10 %	0.01 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Berber, Senhaja	Morocco	95,000	Senhaja Berber	Islam	0 ☀	0.10 %	0.08 %	0 Unspecified	2
	Nuristani, Narisati	Afghanistan	157,000	Kateviri	Islam	1 ●	0.10 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	3
	Birgid	Chad	29,000	Birgit	Islam	1 ●	0.10 %	0.08 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Brahui	Afghanistan	350,000	Brahui	Islam	1 ●	0.10 %	0.10 %	4 New Testament	7
	Hausa	Benin	1,227,000	Hausa	Islam	1 ●	0.10 %	0.05 %	5 Complete Bible	25
	Hausa	Burkina Faso	3,400	Hausa	Islam	1 ●	0.10 %	0.10 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Kazakh	Russia	592,000	Kazakh	Islam	1 ●	0.10 %	0.01 %	5 Complete Bible	12
	Turk	Austria	117,000	Turkish	Islam	1 ●	0.10 %	0.06 %	5 Complete Bible	2
Totals:	4,060 Peoples		1,986,367,000			3,492 ●				36,117

* An estimate of the number of pioneer workers needed for initial church planting among unreached people groups by country. Estimates are calculated only for unreached people groups and are based on ratio of 1 worker-unit (single person or married couple) per 50,000 living in an unreached people group by country, or for example one team of four worker-units per 200,000 people. Some workers may already be onsite. Many more workers are needed beyond this initial estimate.

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Level	Description	Criteria
1	Unreached - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
3	Superficially reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%