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Religion: Islam What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

1,957,190,000

% of World Population

24.7 %

People Groups

4,042

Unreached Groups

3,494 (86.4 %)

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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 Italy 12,000 Kurdish, Northern Islam ● 2.00 % 0.20 % Complete Bible 1
Kurd, Kurmanji Norway 5,300 Kurdish, Northern Islam ● 1.00 % 0.20 % Complete Bible 1
Kurd, Kurmanji Turkmenistan 53,000 Kurdish, Northern Islam ● 0.50 % 0.20 % Complete Bible 1
Arab, Libyan Niger 13,000 Arabic, Libyan Spoken Islam ● 0.50 % 0.20 % Unspecified 1
Arab, Libyan Tunisia 537,000 Arabic, Libyan Spoken Islam ● 1.40 % 0.20 % Unspecified 11
Arab, Libyan United Kingdom 25,000 Arabic, Libyan Spoken Islam ● 3.00 % 0.20 % Unspecified 1
Makua, Makhuwa-Meetto Mayotte 3,200 Makhuwa-Meetto Islam ● 4.00 % 0.20 % New Testament 1
Narom Malaysia 4,600 Narom Islam ● 4.00 % 0.20 % Translation Needed 1
Nggwahyi, Ngwaxi Nigeria 11,000 Nggwahyi Islam ● 0.30 % 0.20 % Translation Needed 1
Ngwaba Nigeria 20,000 Ngwaba Islam ● 8.00 % 0.20 % Unspecified -
Nielim, Mjillem Chad 17,000 Niellim Islam ● 0.30 % 0.20 % Bible Portions 1
Malay United Arab Emirates 28,000 Malay Islam ● 0.30 % 0.20 % Complete Bible 1
Malay Japan 9,700 Malay Islam ● 0.60 % 0.20 % Complete Bible 1
Malay Saudi Arabia 18,000 Malay Islam ● 0.80 % 0.20 % Complete Bible 1
Malay Singapore 556,000 Malay Islam ● 0.60 % 0.20 % Complete Bible 11
Maninka, Western Mali 655,000 Maninkakan, Western Islam ● 2.00 % 0.20 % Bible Portions 13
Moor Libya 50,000 Arabic, Hassaniyya Islam ● 0.30 % 0.20 % New Testament 1
Laz, Lazuri Turkey 104,000 Laz Islam ● 2.00 % 0.20 % Bible Portions 2
Arab, Mongallese South Sudan 213,000 Juba Arabic Islam ● 2.00 % 0.20 % Bible Portions 4
Mushunguli Somalia 37,000 Mushungulu Islam ● 1.00 % 0.20 % Translation Needed 1
Swahili, Pemba Tanzania 56,000 Swahili Islam ● 0.30 % 0.20 % Complete Bible 1
Persian Austria 15,000 Persian, Iranian Islam ● 1.00 % 0.20 % Complete Bible 1
Persian Denmark 17,000 Persian, Iranian Islam ● 2.00 % 0.20 % Complete Bible 1
Persian Finland 14,000 Persian, Iranian Islam ● 2.00 % 0.20 % Complete Bible 1
Persian Italy 7,200 Persian, Iranian Islam ● 0.50 % 0.20 % Complete Bible 1
Totals: 4,042 Peoples   1,957,190,000     3,494 ●       35,721
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