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Religion: Islam What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

1,898,606,000

% of World Population

24.2 %

People Groups

4,037

Unreached Groups

3,468 (85.9 %)

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical ▲		 Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
Needed *
Susu Guinea-Bissau 5,700 Susu Islam ● 0.50 % 0.20 % Complete Bible 1
Wolof Guinea-Bissau 9,900 Wolof Islam ● 1.00 % 0.20 % New Testament 1
Saluan, Coastal Indonesia 142,000 Saluan Islam ● 20.00 % 0.20 % Complete Bible -
Sarudu Indonesia 6,100 Sarudu Islam ● 0.50 % 0.20 % Translation Needed 1
Arab, Iraqi Iraq 16,427,000 Arabic, Mesopotamian Spoken Islam ● 0.50 % 0.20 % New Testament 329
Arab, Marsh Iraq 46,000 Arabic, Mesopotamian Spoken Islam ● 0.40 % 0.20 % New Testament 1
Arab, North Iraqi Iraq 8,977,000 Arabic, North Mesopotamian Spoken Islam ● 0.70 % 0.20 % New Testament 180
Shahseven Iran 90,000 Azerbaijani, South Islam ● 0.50 % 0.20 % Complete Bible 2
Persian Iraq 486,000 Persian, Iranian Islam ● 0.50 % 0.20 % Complete Bible 10
South Asian, Bengali-speaking Italy 93,000 Bengali Islam ● 4.00 % 0.20 % Complete Bible 2
Malay Japan 9,800 Malay Islam ● 0.60 % 0.20 % Complete Bible 1
Albanian Kosovo 1,741,000 Albanian, Gheg Islam ● 2.00 % 0.20 % New Testament 35
Egyptian, Balkan Kosovo 12,000 Albanian, Tosk Islam ● 2.00 % 0.20 % New Testament 1
Arab, Iraqi Kuwait 19,000 Arabic, Mesopotamian Spoken Islam ● 5.00 % 0.20 % New Testament 1
Arab, Iraqi Lebanon 26,000 Arabic, Mesopotamian Spoken Islam ● 1.60 % 0.20 % New Testament 1
Arab, North Iraqi Jordan 415,000 Arabic, North Mesopotamian Spoken Islam ● 0.70 % 0.20 % New Testament 8
Kurd, Kurmanji Italy 12,000 Kurdish, Northern Islam ● 2.00 % 0.20 % Complete Bible 1
Persian Italy 7,300 Persian, Iranian Islam ● 0.50 % 0.20 % Complete Bible 1
Persian Japan 50,000 Persian, Iranian Islam ● 0.50 % 0.20 % Complete Bible 1
South Asian, Bengali-speaking Japan 69,000 Bengali Islam ● 1.00 % 0.20 % Complete Bible 1
Persian Kazakhstan 5,000 Persian, Iranian Islam ● 0.50 % 0.20 % Complete Bible 1
Arab, Kenyan Kenya 15,000 Swahili Islam ● 1.00 % 0.20 % Complete Bible 1
Narom Malaysia 4,400 Narom Islam ● 4.00 % 0.20 % Translation Needed 1
Persian Kuwait 55,000 Persian, Iranian Islam ● 3.50 % 0.20 % Complete Bible 1
Maninka, Kita Mali 539,000 Maninkakan, Kita Islam ● 3.00 % 0.20 % Bible Portions 11
Totals: 4,037 Peoples   1,898,606,000     3,468 ●       34,099
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