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Religion: Islam What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

1,984,162,000

% of World Population

24.8 %

People Groups

4,057

Unreached Groups

3,487 (86.0 %)

Map Notes
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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical ▲		 Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
Needed *
Kazakh Korea, South 12,000 Kazakh Islam ● 0.80 % 0.40 % Complete Bible 1
Kurd, Kurmanji Netherlands 77,000 Kurdish, Northern Islam ● 1.00 % 0.40 % Complete Bible 2
Kurd, Kurmanji Denmark 21,000 Kurdish, Northern Islam ● 0.50 % 0.40 % Complete Bible 1
Kyrgyz Kazakhstan 33,000 Kyrgyz Islam ● 4.00 % 0.40 % Complete Bible 1
Muyang, Myau Cameroon 46,000 Muyang Islam ● 7.00 % 0.40 % New Testament -
Nyiman, Ama Sudan 186,000 Ama Islam ● 2.00 % 0.40 % Bible Portions 4
Romani, Sinte Kazakhstan 4,700 Romani, Sinte Islam ● 2.00 % 0.40 % Complete Bible 1
Persian United Arab Emirates 304,000 Persian, Iranian Islam ● 0.50 % 0.40 % Complete Bible 6
Persian Norway 24,000 Persian, Iranian Islam ● 1.00 % 0.40 % Complete Bible 1
Pomak Greece 30,000 Bulgarian Islam ● 2.00 % 0.40 % Complete Bible 1
Pomak Türkiye (Turkey) 396,000 Bulgarian Islam ● 2.00 % 0.40 % Complete Bible 8
Romani, Balkan Iran 38,000 Romani, Balkan Islam ● 5.00 % 0.40 % Complete Bible 1
Shani Nigeria 2,000 Hausa Islam ● 8.00 % 0.40 % Complete Bible -
Baggara, Shuwa Arab Chad 3,385,000 Arabic, Chadian Spoken Islam ● 0.50 % 0.40 % Complete Bible 68
Somali South Africa 24,000 Somali Islam ● 0.50 % 0.40 % Complete Bible 1
Arab, Sudanese South Sudan 336,000 Arabic, Sudanese Spoken Islam ● 2.00 % 0.40 % New Testament 7
Arab, Sudanese Yemen 438,000 Arabic, Sudanese Spoken Islam ● 0.50 % 0.40 % New Testament 9
Swahili, Coastal Kenya 14,000 Swahili Islam ● 0.50 % 0.40 % Complete Bible 1
Arab, Syrian Belgium 15,000 Arabic, Levantine Islam ● 3.00 % 0.40 % Bible Portions 1
Arab, Syrian Türkiye (Turkey) 105,000 Arabic, Levantine Islam ● 5.00 % 0.40 % Bible Portions 2
Tatar Romania 22,000 Tatar Islam ● 3.00 % 0.40 % Complete Bible 1
Tira, Thiro Sudan 37,000 Tira Islam ● 2.00 % 0.40 % New Testament 1
Fulani, Pulaar United States 21,000 Pulaar Islam ● 0.60 % 0.40 % New Testament 1
Urdu Thailand 7,500 Urdu Islam ● 0.50 % 0.40 % Complete Bible 1
Uyghur Australia 5,200 Uyghur Islam ● 0.50 % 0.40 % Complete Bible 1
Totals: 4,057 Peoples   1,984,162,000     3,487 ●       36,168
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