Islam people group listing

Religion: Islam What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

1,962,210,000

% of World Population

24.3 %

People Groups

4,000

Unreached Groups

3,430 (85.8 %)

Map Notes

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= Frontier Unreached Peoples)
Photo	People Group	Country	Population	Primary Language	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Scripture Status	Est. Workers Needed *
	Somali	Eritrea	1,900	Somali	Islam	1 ●	0.33 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Somali	Saudi Arabia	77,000	Somali	Islam	1 ●	0.33 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	2
	Deaf	Niger	282,000	Language unknown	Islam	1 ●	0.33 %	-1	0 Unspecified	6
	Deaf	Somalia	187,000	Language unknown	Islam	1 ●	0.33 %	-1	0 Unspecified	4
	Bezhta	Georgia	900	Bezhta	Islam	1 ●	0.34 %	0.34 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Arab, Arabic Gulf Spoken	Oman	756,000	Arabic, Gulf	Islam	1 ●	0.35 %	0.30 %	3 Bible Portions	15
	Somali	Ethiopia	8,214,000	Somali	Islam	1 ●	0.35 %	0.22 %	5 Complete Bible	164
	Adyghe	Syria	31,000	Adyghe	Islam	1 ●	0.40 %	0.10 %	4 New Testament	1
	Ajuran, Borana-speaking	Kenya	186,000	Oromo, Borana-Arsi-Guji	Islam	1 ●	0.40 %	0.30 %	5 Complete Bible	4
	Arab, Emirati	United Arab Emirates	1,108,000	Arabic, Gulf	Islam	1 ●	0.40 %	0.30 %	3 Bible Portions	22
	Azerbaijani	Azerbaijan	8,000,000	Azerbaijani, North	Islam	1 ●	0.40 %	0.22 %	5 Complete Bible	160
	Bambara	Gambia	27,000	Bamanankan	Islam	1 ●	0.40 %	0.10 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Arab, Saudi - Najdi	United Kingdom	24,000	Arabic, Najdi	Islam	1 ●	0.40 %	0.20 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	South Asian, Bengali-speaking	Myanmar (Burma)	284,000	Bengali	Islam	1 ●	0.40 %	0.13 %	5 Complete Bible	6
	South Asian, Bengali-speaking	Saudi Arabia	37,000	Bengali	Islam	1 ●	0.40 %	0.07 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Bosniak	Denmark	17,000	Bosnian	Islam	1 ●	0.40 %	0.10 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Bosniak	Germany	435,000	Bosnian	Islam	1 ●	0.40 %	0.10 %	5 Complete Bible	9
	Bosniak	Italy	28,000	Bosnian	Islam	1 ●	0.40 %	0.05 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Karakalpak	Uzbekistan	779,000	Karakalpak	Islam	1 ●	0.40 %	0.40 %	5 Complete Bible	16
	Arab, Moroccan	Portugal	5,900	Arabic, Moroccan	Islam	1 ●	0.40 %	0.10 %	4 New Testament	1
	Arab, Northern Yemeni	Canada	6,900	Arabic, Sanaani	Islam	1 ●	0.40 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Sarwa	Chad	6,300	Sarua	Islam	1 ●	0.40 %	0.30 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Somali	Türkiye (Turkey)	28,000	Somali	Islam	1 ●	0.40 %	0.30 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Soninke	Gambia	162,000	Soninke	Islam	1 ●	0.40 %	0.15 %	3 Bible Portions	3
	Baloch, Southern	Somalia	11,000	Balochi, Southern	Islam	1 ●	0.40 %	0.10 %	4 New Testament	1
Totals:	4,000 Peoples		1,962,210,000			3,430 ●				35,463

* 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%