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 *
	Kurd, Kurmanji	Kazakhstan	55,000	Kurdish, Northern	Islam	1 ●	0.30 %	0.10 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Kurd, Kurmanji	Uzbekistan	3,300	Kurdish, Northern	Islam	1 ●	0.20 %	0.10 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Kyrgyz	Uzbekistan	537,000	Kyrgyz	Islam	1 ●	0.30 %	0.10 %	5 Complete Bible	11
	Arab, Lebanese	Türkiye (Turkey)	13,000	Arabic, Levantine	Islam	1 ●	0.50 %	0.10 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Bedouin, Levantine	Lebanon	54,000	Arabic, Eastern Egyptian Bedawi	Islam	1 ●	0.20 %	0.10 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Lezgin	Azerbaijan	365,000	Lezgi	Islam	0 ☀	0.10 %	0.10 %	4 New Testament	7
	Arab, Libyan	United Arab Emirates	44,000	Arabic, Libyan	Islam	0 ☀	0.10 %	0.10 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Arab, Libyan	Canada	5,700	Arabic, Libyan	Islam	1 ●	0.20 %	0.10 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Arab, Libyan	Côte d'Ivoire	20,000	Arabic, Libyan	Islam	1 ●	2.60 %	0.10 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Arab, Libyan	Türkiye (Turkey)	24,000	Arabic, Libyan	Islam	1 ●	0.20 %	0.10 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Aramaic, West	Syria	20,000	Western Neo-Aramaic	Islam	2 ●	40.00 %	0.10 %	4 New Testament	-1 -
	Maba, Borgu	Sudan	30,000	Maba (Chad)	Islam	1 ●	1.00 %	0.10 %	2 Translation Started	1
	Ngile	Sudan	25,000	Ngile	Islam	1 ●	0.70 %	0.10 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Makonde	Mayotte	2,000	Makonde	Islam	1 ●	1.00 %	0.10 %	4 New Testament	1
	Malay	Canada	2,700	Malay	Islam	1 ●	0.11 %	0.10 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Malay	Madagascar	36,000	Malay	Islam	1 ●	0.50 %	0.10 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Malay, Malaysian	United Kingdom	61,000	Malay	Islam	1 ●	0.50 %	0.10 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Malay	United States	20,000	Malay	Islam	1 ●	1.00 %	0.10 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Maninka, Eastern	Canada	3,600	Maninkakan, Eastern	Islam	0 ☀	0.10 %	0.10 %	4 New Testament	1
	Maninka, Eastern	Côte d'Ivoire	31,000	Maninkakan, Eastern	Islam	1 ●	0.50 %	0.10 %	4 New Testament	1
	Maninka, Eastern	Senegal	49,000	Maninkakan, Eastern	Islam	1 ●	0.30 %	0.10 %	4 New Testament	1
	Masalit	Sudan	502,000	Masalit	Islam	1 ●	0.20 %	0.10 %	3 Bible Portions	10
	Arab, Moroccan	France	440,000	Arabic, Moroccan	Islam	1 ●	0.50 %	0.10 %	4 New Testament	9
	Arab, Moroccan	Portugal	5,900	Arabic, Moroccan	Islam	1 ●	0.40 %	0.10 %	4 New Testament	1
	Nalu	Guinea-Bissau	13,000	Nalu	Islam	1 ●	0.50 %	0.10 %	2 Translation Started	1
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%